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Meet the Team
Jiovanne Hughart, Au.D
Clinical Audiologist
Dr. Jiovanne Hughart is an experienced audiologist in the area of vestibular and equilibrium evaluation and treatment of vestibular disorders. She has served the Atlanta area for 36 years. She is currently co- owner of Georgia Equilibrium Diagnostics and CEO of American Audiology Associates. She is an affiliate professor at Auburn University where she teaches Audiology practice management. She provides workshops nationally for vestibular rehabilitation therapy.She is currently a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology, Academy of Doctors of Audiology and National Academies of Practice.
Howard Herman, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Howard K. Herman is President of ENT of Georgia South and has been practicing there since 1993. He is also the medical director of both Pinnacle Allergy and Topple Diagnostics. He received his bachelor’s degree from Boston University and his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. Postgraduate training included an internship in general surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City and residency in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He is double board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and in Sleep Medicine.
Steve Oliveras
Partner
Steve’s passion is to support physicians as they enable their patients to “feel better, do more, and live longer, healthier lives.” Steve brings over 22 years of healthcare executive experience as the CEO of Pinnacle Allergy and member of Topple Diagnostics. Steve’s varied industry experience includes sales and marketing, educational, and operational leadership across an array of pharmaceutical and clinical diagnostics companies. Steve’s experience includes executive roles with healthcare market leaders such as Pinnacle Allergy, LipoScience, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and PDI-Inc. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science from Jacksonville State University. Steve lives in the suburbs of Atlanta with his wife and 2 children.
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Who is Pinnacle Allergy?
A Few Words About Us
Pinnacle Allergy is an innovative, diagnostics services company that specializes in creating turn-key allergy programs inside physicians' practices. Founded in 2012, our physician-led leadership team brings more than 50 years experience in the medical industry—both as a practicing professional and on the business side of medicine. Brought together by a shared passion for patient care and medical innovation, our guiding values are rooted in improving patients’ lives. Headquartered in Marietta, GA we have helped physicians in 16 states provide long term relief to allergy sufferers.
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Success Mission
Learn how Pinnacle Allergy can help you.
Our Services
Skin prick and Intradermal testing is utilized to identify specific allergy triggers. Immunotherapy treats the underlying cause of allergies.
Allergy testing and treatment
Accurately diagnose obstructive sleep apnea from the comfort of your own home
Home Sleep
Testing
Real-Time PCR can precisely provide a more definitive diagnosis of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and antibiotic resistance.
Virus & Bacterial Resistance Testing
Who We Serve
Seamless Integration For Enhanced Patient Care
Pinnacle Allergy is a physician owned innovative medical diagnostics company that specializes in providing turn key allergy clinics inside qualified provider offices. We bring effective and convenient allergy testing and immunotherapy to a range of providers that treat the vast majority of patients with seasonal and perennial allergies. This group includes:
PCP’s
50 million Americans suffer from allergies 1 out of 5. In office allergy testing and treatment provides comprehensive care, improves patient outcomes, increase practice value and revenue.
65-75% of asthmatic adults have allergies. 40-75% have sinusitis. Comprehensive testing improves patient outcomes while increasing practice value and revenue.
Pulmonologist
Sinusitis affects 31 million American per year. Allergic Rhinitis affects 6.1 million children and 20 million adults. Allergist are declining in number across the U.S.
ENT’s
8.8 million children have skin allergies often impacted by indoor and outdoor allergens
Dermatologist
Allergic conditions are the most common health issues affecting children. 40% of children in the U.S have allergies.
Pediatricians
Patient demand for allergy services is increasing by 35%. Obstructive sleep apnea afflicts at least 25 million adults in the U.S., according to the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project.
Internal Medicine
Estimated 18 billion annual cost to healthcare system. 18 million office visit per year for sinusitis.
Healthcare Systems
Pinnacle Allergy fully staffed model features licensed and trained medical assistants or LPN's. We have invested heavily into training our clinical nurses and follow the AAOA and AAAAI standards for training, quality assurance and compliance. Our nurses work under the provider’s direct supervision to test, compound allergenic immunotherapy and provide injections.
The Pinnacle Allergy Approach
Allergies and asthma effect more than 60 million Americans annually; and that number is growing. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the demand for allergist will increase roughly 35% by the year 2020, while supply for allergists is expected to decrease by 7%. This shortage will result in many patients being unable to be adequately tested and treated. Expand your practice and give your patients relief by utilizing Pinnacle Allergy to manage your in-office allergy clinic.
Testing Procedures
An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from allergies (1 in 5 Americans) including indoor/outdoor, food & drug, latex, insect, skin and eye allergies. Listed below is a snapshot from Pinnacle Allergy’s extensive testing platform that assist in properly diagnosing allergies to determine formulation of individualized allergen immunotherapy.
IMMUNOTHERAPY
INTRADERMAL TESTING
INJECTIONS
SKIN TESTING
Long-Term treatment that decreases symptoms
for people who suffer from particular allergies.
Used to help further evaluate environmental
allergies when no detection from the skin test.
The method by which immunotherapy is
delivered. Most patients receive 1 or 2 shots
during each treatment.
A non-invasive "prick" of the skin that checks for
immediate reactions to allergens.
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OPENING HOURS
Monday – Friday ---------------------------09:00-5:00
Saturday --------------------------------------09:30-5:00
Sunday ----------------------------------------CLOSED
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Our Commitment To You
Our Commitment To You
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Pinnacle Allergy’s clinical staff will verify insurance coverage for all patients referred for allergy testing.
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Our management team works in conjunction with your office to set scheduled day(s) for our program based on practice demand.
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All Pinnacle Allergy nurses come equipped with all the tools needed to appropriately perform testing and treatment in your office.
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Compliance with USP 797 sterile compounding regulations
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You maintain control of cash flow by billing the patients’ insurance.
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say
Our practice did not offer allergy testing and treatment prior to working with Pinnacle Allergy. The fact that their people, processes, and technology are aligned with the AAOA gave me the confidence to start testing and treating my patients.
Ear, Nose & Throat Atlanta, GA
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