Physician

As an allergist, Dr. Seltzer is highly trained to determine the cause of allergies and other respiratory tract disorders related to foods, the environment, drugs, or topical substances.

James M. Seltzer, M.D., FAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP
Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric and Adult

• Clinical Professor, Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine,
  University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, 2004 - present

• Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Allergy/Immunology
  University of California, San Diego, 1982 - present

• M.D. - University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1977

• Residency in Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of LA, 1977-1980

• Fellowship, Allergy & Immunology - University of California, San Diego, 1982

• Fellow, AAAAI

• Fellow, ACAAI

• Fellow, AAP

• Co-Director, Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, (PEHSU)

• Appointment to the Committee on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics

• President, Indoor Hygienic Technologies Corporation

Dr. Seltzer's clinical practice is limited to pediatric and adult consultations in allergy/asthma/immunology and environmental medicine. He has more than 25 years experience and is board certified in allergy & immunology, and in pediatrics.

In addition to patient care and consulting, Dr. Seltzer has more than 20 years experience performing environmental evaluations of residential and commercial buildings. He works with an expert team of environmental scientists.

He is past chairman of Enviromental Control and Air Pollution Committee, and the Environmental Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology and currently Chairman of the Indoor Allergy Committee of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

Publications (Partial list)

1. Editor of book "Effects of the Indoor Environment on Health", Occupational Medicine, State of the Art Reviews, Hanley & Belfus: Philadelphia 10:1, 1995.

2. Seltzer, J.M., "Sources, Concentrations and Assessment of Indoor Pollution", Chapter in Indoor Air Pollution, Bardana, E.J., Ed., Dekker: New York, 1996.

3. Delfino, R.J., Seltzer, J.M., "Symptoms in pediatric asthmatics and air pollution: differences in effects by symptom severity, anti-inflammatory medication use and particulate averaging time, Environ. Health Perspect., 106:751, 1998.

4. Seltzer, J.M., "Biological Contaminants", Chapter in Seltzer, J.M., Editor, Occupational Medicine: Effects of the Indoor Environment on Health, Hanley & Belfus: Philadelphia, 10:1-26, 1995.

5. Seltzer, J.M., "Creating Healthy Indoor Environments: a Road Map for the Future", Chapter in Seltzer, J.M., Editor, Occupational Medicine: Effects of the Indoor Environment on Health, Hanley & Belfus: Philadelphia, 10:229-244, 1995.

6. Delfino R.J, ...Seltzer, J.M, et al., "Effect of Outdoor Fungal Spores on Peak Expiratory Flow Rates in Allergic Asthmatics", American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 153:A478, 1996.

7. Dutkiewicz, J., Sullivan, J.B., & Seltzer, J.M, "Biological Hazards and Bioaerosols", a chapter in Clinical Environmental Health and Hazardous Materials Toxicology, 2nd Ed., Sullivan J.B. & Krieger, G.R., Eds., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, 2001.

8. "Association of Asthma Symptoms with Peak Particulate Air Pollution and Effect Modification by Anti-inflammatory Medication Use", Environmental health Perspectives, Vol. 10, No. 10, October 2002.

9. Trout, D.B., Seltzer, J.M., et al., "Clinical use of Immunoassays in Assessing Exposure to Fungi and Potential Health Effects Related to Fungal Exposure", Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol., Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 92:483-492, 2004.

10. "A Regional Comparison of Mold Spore Concentration Outdoors and Inside "Clean" and "Mold Contaminated" Southern California Buildings", Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2:8-18, 2005.

11. "Environmental Tobacco Smoke -Health effects in Children", Article California Pediatrician, Fall Edition, 2006.

12. "Health Effects of Mold in Children", Pediatric Clinics of North America, 54(2):309-333, 2007.

Curriculum Vitae