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Scott Palmer Commins, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
UNC Health Provider
UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.
Specialties
Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
4.9 out of 5
984-974-2645
4.9 out of 5
Location Information
UNC Faculty Physicians Center at Eastowne (Allergy)
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
100 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap AccessiblePhone:
984-974-2645
Fax:
984-974-2660
Hours
| Day of the Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
About the Provider
Specialties
- Allergy and Immunology
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Provider Details
Type: Clinician, Researcher
Gender: Male
About Scott Palmer Commins, MD, PhD
While I see patients of all ages with any type of allergy issue, my area of expertise is food allergy. In particular, I focus on a unique allergy to red meat that appears to develop after tick or chigger bites. This allergy is a challenge to diagnose because the symptoms can range from stomach ache to hives and typically occur 4-6 hours after eating beef, pork or lamb. The connections required to make a diagnosis of alpha-gal allergy were only...
While I see patients of all ages with any type of allergy issue, my area of expertise is food allergy. In particular, I focus on a unique allergy to red meat that appears to develop after tick or chigger bites. This allergy is a challenge to diagnose because the symptoms can range from stomach ache to hives and typically occur 4-6 hours after eating beef, pork or lamb. The connections required to make a diagnosis of alpha-gal allergy were only assembled by listening to patients, and it is this approach that guides my care.
UNC Health Affiliations
- UNC Hospitals
Languages
- English
Medical School
- Medical University of South Carolina, 2000 - 2004
Residency
- University of Virginia, 2004 - 2007
- Area: Internal Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Virginia, 2007 - 2009
- Area: Food Allergy
Doctor of Philosophy
- Medical University of South Carolina, 1996 - 2000
- Area: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Certifications
- Allergy and Immunology, Board Certified, 2009
- Internal Medicine, Board Certified, 2007
Alpha-gal allergy to red meat
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
- Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
- BCBSNC Commercial Plans
- North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
- BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
- BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid
- Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
- Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
- Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
- Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
- Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
- Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
- North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
- Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
- MedCost PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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