Kathleen May, FACAAI, FAAAAI
Wray Chair in Pediatrics and Professor in Medical College of Georgia Augusta University
- Augusta GA
Dr. May is an allergist-immunologist with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Multimedia
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
Bela Schick Lectureship
2021 ACAAI
Education
Northeast Ohio Medical University
M.D.
Medicine
1990
Kent State University
B.S.
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
1990
Media Appearances
A guide to seasonal allergies
WBUR radio
2026-04-15
Here & Now’s Deb Becker talks with Dr. Kathleen May, the allergy-immunology and pediatric rheumatology division chief at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, about why the allergy season may have you sneezing a bit longer this year.
Golf Fans Face Major Problem at the Masters
Men's Journal online
2026-04-10
However, Dr. Kathleen May, the division chief of allergy, immunology and pediatric rheumatology at the Medical College of Georgia, told the New York Times that most people are simply not prepared.
Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself
ABC 30 tv
2026-03-22
But patients often use them incorrectly, irritating parts of the nose, said Dr. Kathleen May, an allergist at Augusta University in Georgia. She suggested angling the nozzle outward toward your ear rather than sticking it straight up your nose.
Are your allergies getting worse? It could be due to the affects of climate change on pollen
Augusta Chronicle online
2024-04-01
“When the pollen season starts is determined by sunlight,” said Dr. Kathleen May, division chief of allergy immunology and pediatric rheumatology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. “Climate change could be shifting the peaks to start earlier. Especially depending on where you are in the country.
Pollen nation: Allergies flaring for folks across the CSRA
WRDW tv
2024-03-21
“Right now, everyone is seeing the green clouds and the green haze on their cars. That’s actually pine pollen. That doesn’t tend to be as much of a problem for people, but it is an irritant,” said Dr. Kathleen May.
Miracle Monday: Children’s Hospital of Georgia raises awareness for peanut allergies
WRDW tv
2023-09-04
“Years ago, we used to not recommend that parents introduce peanuts to their kids when they’re young. We have them avoid it if there was an allergic history,” said Division Chief of Allergy-Immunology and Pediatric Rheumatology Dr. Kathleen May. “Now we are promoting parents to try that typically when they’re 4 to 6 months of age.”
Yellow everything: Pollen covers Augusta
Augusta Chronicle online
2023-03-06
Dr. Kathleen May, division chief of allergy immunology and pediatric rheumatology at the Medical College of Georgia, said the pollen season pretty reliably starts around the same time every year.
Local doctor explains why our allergy symptoms bloomed early
WRDW tv
2023-03-03
With all this pollen comes different issues for allergy sufferers. Dr. Kathleen May is the Augusta University division chief of allergy immunology and pediatric rheumatology.
Articles
Consensus of an American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and American Thoracic Society workgroup on definition of clinical [...]
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology2023
Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion (DiGeorge Syndrome): Immunologic Features, Diagnosis, and Management
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports2023
Use of over-the-counter inhaled epinephrine in asthma
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology2022
