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Biography
Dr. David S. Mazza is a graduate of the University of Vermont where he also obtained a Master’s degree in mathematics. He is a graduate as well of UVM College of Medicine and completed his residency in pediatrics at NYU Langone Health – Bellevue. With a fellowship in pediatrics ambulatory care and ER at NYU – Bellevue, Dr. Mazza returned to also fulfill his fellowship in both adult and pediatric allergy, asthma and immunology at the R.A. Cooke Institute of Allergy at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University.
Dr. Mazza brings to the Concorde Medical Group 25 years of experience in treating allergic disease. He served as assistant director of the training program in Allergy from 1989 to 1993 at the R.A. Cooke Institute of Allergy. He believes his teaching experience has made him a much better physician because communicating to patients an understanding of their disease is the cornerstone of successful treatment. He is a past president of the New York Allergy Society and a fellow of both the College and the Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He just celebrated his 20th consecutive year ranked as one of the top allergists in New York by Castle Connolly, New York Magazine and the New York Times. Dr. Mazza is also in the New York Super Doctors® Hall of Fame.
Dr. Mazza’s philosophy is to treat every patient as he or someone close to him would want to be treated, realizing that to each person their problem and their time with the doctor is special for them.
Medical School
University of Vermont, MD, 1977
Internship
New York University, Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1977-1978
Residency
New York University — Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1978-1980
Fellowship
New York University — Bellevue Hospital Medical Center, Pediatric Ambulatory Care, Emergency Medicine, 1980-1982
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center, Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 1987-1989
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, 1983
American Board of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 2019
Insurances Accepted
Aetna
Cigna
CIIPA-NSLIJHS
Connecticare (applies to services rendered in NYS for Connecticare Commercial members ONLY)
Emblem (GHI) except for Emblem Millennium Network for all lines of business
Emblem (HIP) except Emblem Reserve (VIP Reserve) Medicare Plan
Empire BCBS except EBCBS Medicaid HMO
Empire Healthplus (Individual Network ONLY)
Medicare
Railroad Medicare (Palmetto)
Humana Medicare
MagnaCare
MultiPlan
Northwell Direct
Oxford Plans except Oxford Metro
UHC Plans except UHC Core, UHC Charter Networks and Community Plan
UnitedHealthcare NYS Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
Concorde Medical Group participates with the above payors Commercial, Medicare and Individual Exchange Plans
Publications & Articles
Classical Singer Magazine, The Dr. Is In: Dealing with Allergies : Allergy as Inflammation
Urticaria! Reaction to Zidovudine, letter in Lancet, Vol 336, page 384, Aug. 11, 1990. G. McKinley, D.S Mazza, M.H. Grieco.
Prospective Study of HIV Infection and IgE Protein and Antibody Levels, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 87, 31, part 2, 1991. (Abstract) D.S. Mazza, M.M. Reddy, D.K. Meriney, M.H. Grieco.
Circulating Cytokin Levels In Ragweed-Sensitive Patients, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 87, #1, part 2, 1991. (Abstract) D. Mitchell, W. Baik-Han, D.S. Mazza, D.K. Meriney, M.M. Reddy, M.H. Grieco.
HIV – 1 Infection Complicated by Food Allergy and Allergic Gastroenteritis: A Case Report. Annals of Allergy, Vol. 66, May 5, 1991. D.S. Mazza, M. O’Sullivan, M.H. Grieco.
Effect of Immunotherapy on CD23 Levels in Hymenoptera Allergic Patients, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 89, #1, part 2, 1992. (Abstract) S.O. Forman, M.M. Reddy, D.S. Mazza, D.K. Meriney, M.M. Grieco.
Circulating Elevated Levels of Soluble CD23, Interleukin-4, and CD20+CD23+Lymphocytes in Atopic Subjects with Elevated Serum IgE Concentrations, Annals of Allergy, Vol. 69, #2, Aug. 1992. M.M. Reddy, AM. Weissman, D.S. Mazza, D.K. Meriney, M. Johns, S. Carrabis, M.H. Grieco.
In-Vitro Production of Soluble CD23 (sCD23) In Atopic vs. Non-Atopic Individuals, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 91, #1, part 2, 1993. C.J. Piniella, J.S. Sugar, D.S. Mazza, D.K. Meriney, W.L. Cleveland, M.M Reddy, M.H. Grieco.
Prospective Study of HIV Infection and IgE Protein and Antibody Levels, Annals of Allergy. Annals of Allergy, Vol 74, May 1995. D.S. Mazza, M.M. Reddy, D.K. Meriney, M.H. Grieco.
The Effect of Antigen E, Interleukins 2 and 4 Stimulation on In-Vitro Release of Soluble CD23 in Ragweed Sensitive vs. Non-Atopic Patients. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol 95, #1, part 2, January 1995. L.C. Roth, M. Cannizzaro, M.M. Reddy, D.S. Mazza, D.K. Meriney, W.L. Cleveland, M.H. Grieco.
The Relationship Between CD23 and IgE in Atopics and Non-Atopics (Abstract). The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Vol. 97, No. 1, Part 3, January 1996. M. Nejat, I. Haralabatos, D.S. Mazza, D.K. Meriney, M. Reddy, L. Cleveland, M.H. Grieco.