Karla E Adams

MD

Colonel, Air Force

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Title
Program Director, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
Location: San Antonio Military Medical Center, TX
Research Interests:
Venom Allergy
Vaccine Allergy
Office Phone

Education

Allergy and Immunology Fellowship, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (2014)
Pediatrics Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (2009)
M.D. Uniformed Services University (2006)
B.A. Cornell University (2002)

Biography

Dr. Karla Adams is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and a practicing Allergist in San Antonio, Texas. She obtained her medical degree from the Uniformed Services University then completed a Pediatrics residency and Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium in San Antonio, TX. She is currently the Program Director for the Allergy and Immunology Fellowship at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, San Antonio, TX.

Representative Bibliography

McMurray JC, Pacheco CS, Schornack BJ, Sun X, Brunader JA, Scott AE, Ariza JS, Kou CJ, Costantino RC, Pittman LM, Adams KE, Waters AM, Pryor EM, Lyons JJ, Metcalfe D, Maric I, Boggs NA. Standardized indolent systemic mastocytosis evaluations across a healthcare system: implications for screening accuracy. Blood. 2024 Apr 18:blood.2023023347. doi: 10.1182/blood.2023023347. PMID: 38635793.

Adams KE, Smith D, Weiss S, White K, Quinn J. Military Accession Guidelines: An Allergy Focus. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 May;132(5):585-591. PMID: 38110056.

Hellu TS, Schuldt MM, Gomez RA, Adams KE. Garlic: A potential food allergen? J Food Allergy 2023;5(2):65-67.

Neaves B, Adams K, Smith D, Schapira R, Ocampo R, White K, Waibel K, Tankersley M, Stokes S. Fire Ant Immunotherapy with InteRvals Extended to 12-weekS: The FIRES Study. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Oct;131(4):513-520. PMID: 37454809

Floyd M, Adams K, Golden DBK. Updates and Recent Advances on Venom Immunotherapy. Current Treat Options Allergy. Epub April 2023. DOI 10.1007/s40521-023-00336-7. PMID: 37361640

Neaves BI, Adams KE, White KM, Stokes SC, Sacha J, Quinn JM. Long-term Adherence to Imported Fire Ant Subcutaneous Immunotherapy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2023;130(1):106-110. PMID: 36162620.

Virant FS, Randolph C, Nanda A, Baptist A, Akuthota P, Adams K, Quinn JM, Pongdee T, Nyenhuis S. Pulmonary Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment Interest Section. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2022;10(6):1474-1484. PMID: 35431153

Adams KE, Smith D, White K. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution: Bolstering the Air Force Immunizations Model. Mil Med 2022;187 (1-2):29-34. PMID: 34411247

Szari S, Belgard A, Adams K, Freiler J. Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA): A Rare Reaction to Vaccine Administration. Federal Practitioner 2019;36(8):380-384. PMID 31456630

Nath P, Adams K, Schapira R, Edwards K. Imported Fire Ant Hypersensitivity and Mastocytosis: A Case Series of Successful Venom Immunotherapy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019;122:541-542. PMID 30831255