Dr. Sublett Becomes President of ACAAI

ATLANTA, GA. (November 10, 2014) – James L. Sublett, M.D., Louisville, Kentucky, was installed president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) at the ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in Atlanta on Nov. 10.  This is a tremendous honor, as the ACAAI has over 6,000 members and is the largest association of practicing allergists in the US.

Dr. Sublettis the co-founder and managing partner of Family Allergy & Asthma, based in Louisville, Kentucky, with 24 offices throughout Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. He is clinical professor of pediatric allergy at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is the founder and chairman of AllergyZone LLC.

This past year he served as ACAAI president-elect and has chaired the ACAAI’s Indoor Environment, Public Relations, Research Funding Review and Symposia Committees. He serves on the Board of Regents, Annual Program Committee, Executive Committee, Foundation Board and the Editorial Board for the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Dr. Sublett has been honored with the Distinguished Fellow Award and the Bela Schick and Jean Chapman Lectureships.

He also serves on the Norton Healthcare Board of Directors and the University of Louisville Board of Overseers.

Dr. Sublett is past president of the Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the Kentucky Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the Greater Louisville Allergy Society.

Family Allergy & Asthma recently received the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the Louisville Business First 2011 Medium Size Company Business of the Year “Eagle Award,” and was included in INC5000’s fastest growing companies.

About ACAAI

The ACAAI is a professional medical organization of more than 6,000 allergists-immunologists and allied health professionals, headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill. The College fosters a culture of collaboration and congeniality in which its members work together and with others toward the common goals of patient care, education, advocacy and research. ACAAI allergists are board-certified physicians trained to diagnose allergies and asthma, administer immunotherapy, and provide patients with the best treatment outcomes.

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