Medical Expertise of Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan, MD
Dr. Marks-Cogan is a leading allergist and immunologist who provides exceptional care to people of all ages, from infants to seniors. Centrally located on the Westside of Los Angeles, in Downtown Culver City, the practice helps its patients regain control over their allergies and rediscover the joys of life.
Dr. Marks-Cogan is a board-certified allergist and immunologist who provides a healthy combination of state-of-the-art techniques and tried-and-true treatments. She always stays up to date on the latest advances in medical science, devotes ample time to each patient, and emphasizes patient education, all in order to provide high-quality care that is empathetic and comprehensive.
Some of the therapeutic services offered at her practice include allergy shots, sublingual immunotherapy, skin care education, and biologic injectable medications, such as Xolair®, Dupixent®, Nucala®, Fasenra™, Tezpire and Cinqair®.
She also offers safe, gentle, and accurate testing, including scratch and intradermal skin testing, patch testing, laboratory tests for allergy diagnosis, drug allergy testing, venom allergy testing, oral food challenges, pulmonary function tests, peak flow meters, and immune deficiency evaluations.
At Dr. Marks-Cogan's office, the patient is the priority, which is why patients are delighted with short wait times, friendly staff, and a warm and inviting office space. In fact, patients often feel better the second they walk in the doors.
She sees patients from West LA to the South Bay including Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Playa Vista and Manhattan Beach and more.
About Dr. Katie Marks-Cogan, MD
About Dr. Marks-Cogan
Katie Marks-Cogan, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, is a board-certified and Ivy League-trained physician specializing in allergies, asthma, and sinus disease. She provides exceptional care to pediatric and adult patients at Clear Allergy in Downtown Culver City, California.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Marks-Cogan graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiology and Neurobiology from the University of Maryland College Park in College Park, Maryland. She stayed in Maryland for her medical degree, which she earned with honors from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore.
Dr. Marks-Cogan completed her medical internship and residency at the McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University in Chicago and finished her medical training in Philadelphia at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she completed a fellowship in adult and pediatric allergy, asthma, and immunology.
Now working in private practice in Southern California, Dr. Marks-Cogan aims to enhance her patients’ quality of life through skilled diagnosis, customized treatment plans, and lasting patient education. She approaches treatment by combining cutting-edge science with techniques and practices that have been proven to work time and again.
Dr. Marks-Cogan is a diplomate of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She also enjoys membership in the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, as well as the Los Angeles Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology.
Outside of her practice, Dr. Marks-Cogan is a respected researcher and lecturer. She’s authored numerous original research publications, including one of Medscape’s “most-read journal articles by allergists and immunologists in 2013,” and she frequently lectures at universities and conferences.
When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband, son, and daughter, with whom she hikes, cooks, and builds LEGO castles.
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Immunotherapy (allergy shots) consists of a build-up phase and a maintenance phase. The pace of this sequence is determined by patient preference and schedule. The maintenance phase is a 3-5 year period of a monthly dose and regular 6 month follow-up. We offer two methods of completing the build up phase: rapid desensitization ("clusters") or weekly shots ("drop-ins"). Patients are welcome to alternate between the two methods at their convenience. The advantages of allergy sh...
Because asthma leads to excess mucus production and constriction of airways due to inflammation, it’s important to build a relationship with a practitioner who can help manage the condition. Treating asthma depends on the severity of symptoms and what triggers the breathing difficulties. Quick-relief inhalers are used to treat acute asthma attacks and symptoms, and sometimes the medicines are delivered via a nebulizer, which changes it into a mist that is inhaled. ...
Anaphylaxis is a potentially life-threatening reaction that can occur when a person is exposed to a certain allergen. While many people have mild-to-moderate allergic reactions, anaphylaxis causes an excess release of chemicals that can put a person into shock, making it difficult to breathe and possibly causing the loss of consciousness. Anaphylactic shock is a medical emergency. For many patients, anaphylaxis is triggered when they’re exposed to specific allergens like: Latex ...
Patient Education Resources
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Professional Affiliations
Clear Allergy
Clear Allergy is a leading allergy and immunology clinic that provides exceptional care to people of all ages, from infants to seniors. Centrally located on the Westside of Los Angeles, in Downtown Culver City, the practice helps its patients regain control over their allergies and rediscover the joys of life.
The highly skilled doctors at Clear Allergy are board-certified allergists and immunologists that provide a healthy combination of state-of-the-art techniques and tried-and-true treatments. They always stay up to date on the latest advances in medical science, devote ample time to each patient, and emphasize patient education, all in order to provide high-quality care that is empathetic and comprehensive.
Some of the therapeutic services offered at Clear Allergy include allergy tablets, sublingual immunotherapy, allergy shots, immunizations, immunoglobulin therapy, skin care education, and biologic injectable medications, such as Xolair®, Dupixent®, Nucala®, Fasenra™, and Cinqair®.
Clear Allergy also offers safe, gentle, and accurate testing, including scratch and intradermal skin testing, patch testing, laboratory tests for allergy diagnosis, drug allergy testing, venom allergy testing, oral food challenges, pulmonary function tests, peak flow meters, and immune deficiency evaluations.
At the Clear Allergy offices, the patient is the priority, which is why patients are delighted with short wait times, friendly staff, and a warm and inviting office space. In fact, patients often feel better the second they walk in the doors.
They see patients from West LA to the South Bay including Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica, Playa Vista and Manhattan Beach.