Allergy & Asthma Center of Austin

Dr. Howland is an awesome doctor. He provided options for my treatment and helped me make a decision. I am so glad I went to him. It has been 2 years that I am taking allergy shots and it has significantly improved my life style.

Hi all,
I love this clinic. After having a very unpleasant experience with another allergy clinic (I reviewed them too) their professionalism and courtesy really eased my mind. My son had to have his blood drawn because his allergies are severe but the process wasn’t too bad and we got the results in three days. The Dr. Personally called to give them to us. All in all a good experience.

This review is based on a new patient call in and is only reviewing the manner in which the front desk person handled the call. I was referred by a friend to see Dr Howland who may be awesome, but I’ll never know because the front desk lady is sooooooooo rude!
I was told by my dermatologist to seek an allergist because of a skin reaction I was having that seemed to her an allergic reaction based on the symptoms. So, when my friend suggested Dr. Howland and spoke of his praises, I thought this scary process would be much simpler. Not anymore!

I’ve been seeing Dr. Howland for several years now. I’ve had asthma and allergy issues all my life. I’ve been to several Doctors over the years and taken tons of inhalers and nasal sprays, but struggled controlling the problem. Dr. Howland is the the first Pysician to actually clearly explain what is causing my issues and how each medication works to clear things up – or better yet prevent my horrible flare ups. Since I’ve been under his care I feel like I’m so much more in control of my allergies and asthma. Also, I’ve been doing shots for a while and they seem to be slowly working… I know it takes a while to see results.
I recently took my teenage daughter in to have skin tests done for her allergies and we saw Dr. Lieberman. While he’s not quite as gregarious as Dr. Howland, he was very helpful and informative as well.

First, let me say that I sure got an education! I didn’t realize that food allergies are usually TOTALLY different than food intolerances or sensitivities. Apparently, you should see a gastroenterologist for gluten issues/​tummy problems.
I found Dr. Howland to be very personable, and takes so much time with you. He has taught me new techniques to help control my seasonal allergy symptoms! Dr. H doesn’t immediately jump to medications, although those help, too. :) It is wonderful to have faith and trust in such a seasoned doctor.

I took my son to see Dr Lieberman 2 weeks ago to get allergy testing. We had a blood test done a year ago with a previous doctor and I wanted to see if he still had any food allergies or if he had grown out of them (he is now 3 years old). From the moment Dr Lieberman came into the room, he was condescending and questioning my parenting choices. He asked why would we rely on a blood test and that my son is clearly not allergic to anything since he has never had eczema. When I explained that once we removed the foods he was allergic to, he became a completely different boy, including better behavior, better sleep, less pain. He said these were not related to food. He said I am «lucky» that my son is growing and thriving even though we don’t feed him waffles and pancakes and ice cream (yes, those were his examples!). He even had the audacity to say that my 4 month old’s reflux is in no way related to the foods I eat as a nursing mom (yea…I can find several doctors who would disagree with this).
I would NEVER recommend Dr. Lieberman to anyone looking for a pediatric allergist. He is not personable, he is condescending, and he didn’t even admit that he was wrong when the skin test showed that my son did still have some sensitivities.

I got to see Dr. Howland. He was very attentive and asked me a bunch of questions. He gave me information on what my allergy issues were. He gave me samples to start on before I get my refills. He does have a dry sense of humor so don’t let his little comments get to you. He was nice to my daughter that I had to take with me. All in all will be seeing him again. The nurses and front desk are amazing people. They will go out of their way to help you. They gave me information I needed on what my insurance covered which was great. Also taking my daughter to Dr. Liberman which I was told was the best with little ones… Will give you an update on him… HAVE ALLERGIES GO TO THIS PLACE. WONDERFUL!!!

Allergy testing complete. Friendly and professional staff. Dr Liberman was everything you would want in a specialist.

I saw Dr. Howland, I think that’s his name, earlier this week. I’d been having trouble breathing for about 6 weeks and the antibiotics my primary care physician had prescribed didn’t help.
It turns out, I don’t have allergies or asthma or anything like that. We did some lung tests and he ruled all that stuff out. I have some kind of sprained cartilage connecting my ribs to my sternum, yada yada.
Basically, I really liked the guy. He was very friendly and personable. He seemed to really know his stuff and he took the time to explain it to you. He was more than willing to answer my questions.
The office is very clean and updated. If I had allergies or asthma, this would totally be my place to go.

I am a long time allergy sufferer anyway, but since moving to Austin, I can’t tell you how many times I was late for work because of suffering from allergies the night before. Finally got tested and started the shots. For the first few months, I noticed no change. Dr. Lieberman said we’d meet again in six months, and if I still wasn’t getting any better, he was going to take me off them (lots of people I know were on them for years but say they were of no use). At 6.5 months, I remember getting together with friends and the conversation went to how bad their allergies have been the past week. Really? I’m not suffering at all. This went on– I watch the mold counts (a previous killer for me), and it didn’t matter how high they got– I felt great.
This center is open til 6PM and on Saturdays. It’s so easy to get in and out, and the staff is all very friendly. I recommend the shots highly for anyone who wants allergy relief, and this place in particular for anyone who wants a doctor who isn’t going to continue them on something if it is determined it doesn’t work.

I went to the Allergy and Asthma Center of Austin about 3 years ago — remember that hideous Cedar Season that knocked out about half of Austin? Well, I had NEVER had allergy symptoms until that year and then it came on full force and I was terminally miserbable. I started taking shots and have had NO PROBLEMS at all for the last 3 years. I am so grateful for the services offered by the Allergy and Asthma Center of Austin. If you suffer from Allergies — please go see them. They will improve the quality of your life immensely and it’s a small time commitment on your part to go in and get the shots. And, I think that most medical insurances will cover the cost. We have really crappy insurance and they even cover my allergy shots.