Department of Allergy & Immunology
Buffalo Medical Group, PC
Specialty: Allergy and Immunology

Dr. Robert E. Reisman’s distinguished career spans more than 40 years, during which time he has been recognized for his extraordinary commitment to patient care and extensive research in the field of allergy and immunology. He joined the Buffalo Medical Group, PC, in 1988, and is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Allergy and Immunology.

A clinical professor of Medicine/Pediatrics at the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Dr. Reisman is an attending physician and allergist at Buffalo General Hospital and Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo.
He earned his medical degree at UB and completed a residency in medicine at the university and Buffalo General. Dr. Reisman also completed Allergy and Immunology fellowship training at Buffalo General and Women and Children’s hospitals.

Dr. Reisman has authored or co-authored more than 200 articles, abstracts and book chapters, most of which address such clinically relevant issues as serum sickness, anaphylaxis, asthma, drug allergy, and in more recent years, stinging insect allergy. During his career, he has had a major role in the training of allergy/immunology specialists, as well as medical school students, residents and other practicing physicians.

He is a Master in the American College of Physicians, and a Fellow and past president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, which honored him with its Distinguished Clinician Award in 2003. He was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Allergy and Immunology and served on three Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committees related to allergens and vaccines.

Dr. Reisman has been a member of the New York State and Erie County Medical Societies, and is a member of the Buffalo Allergy Society and the American Clinical and Climatolgical Association. He served on the Governing Board of the UB Medical Alumni Association for many years, and is a past president of the organization.