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Dr. Kristine Krol
In her years of practice, Dr. Krol has admitted very few asthma patients to the hospital. She modestly credits her success to the extra educational attention she gives. Here, patients learn new methods of controlling their symptoms so that they can live, as much as possible, without the unpleasantness of aggravated allergies.
Dr. Krol has an extensive medical background beginning with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from St. John's University. She then received her medical degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) Health Sciences Center Her clinical training includes an internal medicine residency at Staten Island Hospital, where she served for a year as Chief Resident. Dr. Krol did her allergy and immunology fellowship at Harvard Medical School. Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children s Hospital.
Dr. Krol is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in allergy and immunology. She holds the post of Assistant Clinical Professor at SUNY Health Science Center in Brooklyn. In addition, Dr. Krol is Director of the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Staten Island University Hospital, where she teaches her innovative treatment approach to medical students and residents.
Your Office Visit
When you call for an appointment, please briefly tell our receptionist what your symptoms are. That way, she can reserve ample time for your testing and for your consultation with Dr Krol.
Our office hours were set with your convenience in mind with day, evening, and Saturday morning hours available.
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Our Staff
Expertly trained in allergy nursing, our staff focuses on your needs. Piease think of our team as a resource for information who can answer your questions and will try to make your life easier.
Fees and Insurance
We, too, are concerned about the cost of quality medical services. We do everything possible to keep our fees reasonable and to make payment easy for you. Here s what you need to know:
- We request payment at the time of service This helps us to keep billing costs down.
- Future visits: As a courtesy, we will file your insurance forms for you If your insurance company will pay us directly, you will only need to take care of your co-payment. If not, we will send you a monthly statement and your insurance company will reimburse you
- HMOs/PPOs: We do participate in many New Jersey and New York area "pre-paid" plans. Please ask about yours
Your Referrals
We sincerely welcome patient referrals and wili always make time to see a friend or relative whom you think we can help. A referral is, in fact, the highest compliment you can give to us.
In Case of an Emergency
If you have an asthma attack, try to remain calm. This will help reduce the length and severity of the attack If you then need to reach Dr. Krol after hours, please call (718) 967-7337 or (908) 725-8666 The answering service always knows how to get in touch with her
During your visits with us, we will teach you which symptoms should signal an emergency call to our office This way, you can receive early medical attention, oftentimes eliminating the need for hospitalization.
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Innovative Treatments
Our treatment goals are to control your immediate symptoms and help you feel better now, and then to ultimately control the allergy long-term.
We use a three-step approach to accomplish this: education and environmental changes, medication, and desensitization. During your visits, we will find out what your needs are so that we can create the most practical and effective treatment program for you.
Environmental Control
There are many minor lifestyle changes you can make that will greatly improve your health. For example, if you have a pollen allergy, jogging in the evening rather than the morning will reduce asthma attacks. We will talk with you about your individual habits and then teach you how to easily modify them for better health.
Some of the topics we may cover with you include:
- Relaxation techniques for asthma control
- Recipes for people with food allergies
- What symptoms signal an emergency call
- How to control dust and pollen in your home
New Medications
We prescribe several new allergy medications that are effective yet do not have side effects like drowsiness and nervousness Also, we've found that a number of allergy sufferers use their nose sprays ineffectively because no one has taught them how to do it properly. We are glad to cover this with you.
Allergy Injections
Allergy injections help you become less sensitive to a particular allergy, like pollen After initial weekly injections (6 months to 1 year), your resistance builds to the point where you need to visit us only once every 34 weeks. Then, some people can stop injections all together after 3-5 years. We'll talk with you about your previous allergy experiences to try and see if this is possible for you.
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Complete Allergy Services
Today, there are new allergy treatments available that are helping millions of people live healthier, more active lives. Our practice, founded by Dr. Kristine Krol in 1989, is committed to offering these new therapies to you.
By using innovative and practical techniques, we have helped our own patients become desensitized to allergies, avoid hospitalization, and enjoy life more fully. We care for patients of all ages, from very young children to older adults
Our services include the complete diagnosis and treatment of all types of allergies. For example, we offer:
ALLERGY TESTING & CONTROL
- Inhalant allergies
- Environmental (dust. pollen, animal) allergies
- Food allergies
- Bee sting (venom) al ergies
- Penicillin and other drug allergies
- Contact allergies (to cosmetics, gold, etc.)
TREATMENT OF RESULTING SYMPTOMS
- Asthma or wheezing
- Hayfever
- Sinus problems
- Headaches and pressure in facial area
- Chronic coughing
- Eczema, rashes and hives
- Recurrent ear infections
Offering Modern Facilities
The most effective way to test for allergies is still skin "prick" testing. All types of allergies can be tested this way, including the rarer bee sting and drug allergies. Our light touch during allergy testing makes this a very comfortable procedure.
Other modern testing facilities include:
- Blood allergy testing (if needed)
- Pulmonary function testing (for wheezing and asthma)
- Tympanogram to measure inner ear fluid
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