PAK Charlotte

Formed in April, 2006 by parents with severe food allergies, Our members include parents of children (from babies to young adults) with life-threatening food, venom and latex allergies. PAK has grown to 700+ families in the Charlotte, NC and surrounding area. We offer a variety of meetings, guest speakers, informal get togethers, playgroups, advocacy projects, and anaphylaxis education for our community which are organized through this forum and our Facebook discussion group... www.facebook.com/pak.charlotte

PAK has an amazing medical advisory board that assist in community outreach, education, advocacy efforts, sponsoring guest speakers, updating local school policies, and most recently, EMT anaphylaxis training. They are:

Jennifer Caicedo, MD: AAIR of Charlotte www.aairofcharlotte.com 704-910-1402

Sanjay J. Khiani, MD MBA: Family Allergy Asthma & Sinus Care www.allergyforall.com 704-817-2022

Stephen McEldowney, MD: Allergy & Asthma Care of Blakeney www.allergyofblakeney.com 704-752-3773

Gray Norris, MD Carolina Asthma and Allergy Center www.carolinaasthma.com 704-246-3794

Maeve O'Connor, MD FACAAI FAAAI: AAIR of Charlotte www.aairofcharlotte.com 704-910-1402

Vandana Patel, MD: Asthma & Allergy Speciaiists, PA www.asthmanc.com 704-341-9600

Ekta Shah, MD: Carolinas Medical Clinic-Allergy & Immunology www.charlottemedical.org 704-355-9659