Katherine Szema, MD

About Katherine Szema, MD

Katherine F. Szema, MD is a board-certified diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Szema received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her doctorate of medicine from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. She completed her residency in Pediatrics and Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at The New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center where she received concurrent training in Pediatric Pulmonology. Prior to joining ENT and Allergy Associates, Dr. Szema was Chief of Pediatric Ambulatory Care and Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, NY and practiced adult and pediatric Allergy and Immunology and general Pediatrics. She has an academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics of Weill Cornell Medical College and has received multiple honors in recognition of her work related to clinical care, research, and teaching. Dr. Szema treats both adult and pediatric patients for a wide variety of allergic and immunologic conditions including allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, sinusitis, atopic dermatitis, drug and food allergies, and urticaria. She is a board-certified Asthma Educator (AE-C) and her areas of expertise include management of adult and pediatric patients with seasonal and perennial allergies and persistent asthma. She speaks Spanish and Mandarin.