Allergy and Asthma Associates of Tucson, P.C.

08/09/2024

The FDA approved the first nasal spray for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions in adult and certain pediatric patients.

09/30/2021

Dear patients-

It is with the greatest imaginable sadness that I inform you that my dad, Dr. Reuben G. Wagelie, passed away on September 27, shortly after his 87th birthday. He was fiercely loved by his wife of 61 years—my mom, Sandi (who you might remember from her days as a nurse in the clinic), his 5 daughters, 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren, and he loved us all back.

It’s well known that his second family was at his work. He loved children and was a pediatrician before his allergy training at Baylor. He set his own course on his own terms in 1982 when he opened Allergy Associates of Tucson. He served tens of thousands of patients all over Tucson and Southern Arizona, taking to the roads to broaden the practice in the early days. He soon found that the drive to Safford, Nogales, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Morenci and others was so peaceful and the patients were so kind, he didn’t want to give it up. He and my mom went together for several years and had impromptu adventures after clinic in the Chiricahuas or Madera Canyon. When my nephew Charlie took over at the wheel, the drive became a time to share stories and life lessons, of which he had so many. He often shared them with his “work family” too, who held down the fort with me in Tucson…like Grace —who is still working and just celebrated her 38th anniversary at Allergy Associates, and Mary—who was so like a daughter to dad she even happens to share his eldest daughter Becky’s birthday— and Joyce, Sherry, Desiree, Danielle, Viví, Dunia, Margarita, Meredith, Lola, Anahí, Ximena, and brand-new Julia and Jasmine—who all now work hard to continue his legacy.

I joined him in 2007. He always joked that as soon as I showed up, he and his best friend Horacio would hop into his car, take a right onto Country Club and go play tennis every day at the Tucson Racquet Club. And he did play a bit more than before…. but found that his work life and patients had sort of woven themselves into the muscle fibers of his heart… it kept his family life beating, and was an intellectual counterpoint to his non-work passions: tennis, running, gardening, the Yankees, listening to music with my mom, telling stories about the Philippines, playing mahjong and reveling in the cacophony of a house full of joyful noise, where the “original seven” and all their partners, kids and grandkids ate and swam and laughed all together…..

This is what we tried to recreate for him over the past couple weeks, as he was leaving us. I owe a HUGE debt of gratitude to my PA Danielle, my Practice Manager Desiree, and the whole AAAOT family for working so tirelessly these past days in order to let me and my sister Meredith spend as much time with him and our family as possible. A very special thank you to Robyn Green, NP for her incredible wisdom and clarity at a moment of truth.

He used to quiz me, after he retired, about how all the new biologics worked and which of his long-time patients had gone on to try them, often with great success. He marveled at all the new options and he and I would “geek out” about the cytokines and science behind them. A few days before he passed, when he was only lucid a couple hours a day, he extemporaneously dove into some musings about medicine and some of those new treatments. Right before he got sleepy again, he reminded me that although medicines are powerful things, the most important patient treatment is simply how you treat them: with kindness, respect, attention, and honesty.

I will do my best to always remember, dad♥️

07/10/2021

Moderna Covid-19 vaccine available now at Allergy and Asthma Associates of Tucson, P.C. for patients 18 years of age and older. To schedule an appointment, please speak to a receptionist at 520-325-5701.

04/27/2021

Sesame becomes a “major allergen,” joining milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.

01/05/2021

Questions about timing of Covid-19 vaccines in relation to your allergy shots or biologic injections? Should you get the vaccine if you have a history of anaphylaxis? Answers to these questions and more can be found at www.allergyoftucson.com - just click on the Covid-19 button on the top menu bar.

Family-owned allergy practice based in Tucson and operating in Southern Arizona for over thirty years.

12/11/2020

Thomas B. Casale, MD - FARE Medical Advisor at Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE)Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics Division of Allergy/Immunology ...

12/10/2020

Dear patients:
As of today, December 10,2020 we at Allergy & Asthma Associates of Tucson have very little information to share with you about whether we will be selected to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. Below please find some general information from the America College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, as well as a link to the Arizona Department of Health Services "Covid-19 Vaccination Plan" draft, dated October 2020.
We will do our best to update you regularly.

https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/novel-coronavirus/draft-covid19-vaccine-plan.pdf

On October 22nd, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) hosted…

12/10/2020

12/09/2020

Please, Tucson. It’s like wildfire right now. Thank you, Mimi and TMC💪🏼😷

04/09/2020

Our fabulous PA, Danielle Werge, turns ONE today!! In one short year, she has become a cornerstone of our care team. We can only hope for many more💕

03/19/2020

Office Updates Due to COVID-19
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08/22/2019

Sherry’s turn!!! Help us congratulate her on her 24th anniversary at Allergy Associates! Sherry works “behind the scenes” on ALL manner of things to keep our practice running smoothly: labs, coding, medical records, and much more.......thank you for all you do, Sherry!