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Welcome Dr. Sitesh Roy
Sitesh R. Roy, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI
Prior to joining the Columbia Asthma and Allergy Clinic, Dr. Sitesh Roy was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medial Center in Jackson, MS. He also served as Director of the Jackson Medical Mall Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Clinic from 2002-2010.
After completing his residency training in pediatrics from Chicago, Dr. Roy went on to complete a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center of the University of Colorado School Of Medicine in Denver, CO in 2002. National Jewish Medical and Research Center is a premier institute, which has been voted the number one Respiratory Hospital in the US by US News and World Report for 12 years in a row.
Dr. Roy has authored a number of articles and publications for leading medical journals on asthma and allergy as well as a chapter titled "Stress and Allergic Diseases" for the 2-volume textbook Psychoneuroimmunology, Fourth Edition (Academic Press 2006). In addition, Dr. Roy has given many presentations on asthma, food allergies, drug allergies, eczema and chronic cough amongst others both nationally and internationally.
Dr. Roy is a Diplomat of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, a conjoint board accredited by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (FAAAAI) and American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (FACAAI). Dr. Roy was listed in Best Doctors in America 2005-2006, 2007-2008 and again in 2009-2010, as well as in the Guide to America's Top Physicians from 2005-2009.
Dr. Roy has always been fascinated by the incredible human immune system and cherished a career where he could help patients understand it's over-reactivity i.e. allergies or asthma and manipulate it via immunotherapy and other modalities for best outcomes. He is a very patient listener and a great communicator who makes patients of all ages feel cared for and empowered to handle their health problems. |
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