About the WAO Allergic Rhinitis Working Group

Goals of the Allergic Rhinitis Working Group

The WAO Allergic Rhinitis Working Group is a worldwide initiative focused on raising awareness and sharing information on allergic rhinitis toward improved patient care. The initial goals of the Working Group are:

1) to gather gather educational and scientific materials on allergic rhinitis into a central repository for free available worldwide access

2) to provide an interactive learning program on allergic rhinitis in children and adults.

Members of the Steering Committee


Sandra González-Díaz, MD, PhD (Chair) Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey, México	Eli O. Meltzer, MD Allergy & Asthma Medical Group and Research Center San Diego, USA

Claus Bachert, MD, PhD University of Ghent Ghent, Belgium	Susan Prescott, MD, PhD University of Western Australia Perth, Australia

Elham Hossny, MD, PhD Children’s Hospital, Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt	Nelson Rosário Filho, MD, PhD Federal University of Paraná Curitaba, Brazil

Members of the Content Committee

Herberto Chong Neto, MD, PhD
Federal University of Paraná
Curitiba, Brazil

Michael O'Sullivan, MD
University of Western Australia
Perth, Australia

Tineke Dutré, MD
University of Ghent
Ghent, Belgium

Shereen Saad El-Sayed, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt

Alexander Greiner, MD
Allergy & Asthma Medical Group
and Research Center
San Diego, USA

Website Content Editor

Claudia Gallego-Corella, MD
Regional Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
University Hospital
Monterrey, México

For more information about the work of the WAO Allergic Rhinitis Working Group, contact info@worldallergy.org.

Last updated: 15 September 2011