South Bay Allergy & Asthma Group

This is a 5-​star one hands down. Top to bottom and I mean TOP TO BOTTOM this group is amazing. Lupe, Eileen, Christina — every single person that works here is stellar. They take SUCH good care of their patients. Each staff is apprised of what the other is doing and the complete team works in unison. Doctors Chu, Nelson and Kellogg walk on water as far as I am concerned. They take the time to ask questions and notate. They treat with care and compassion. I love these people. Can’t say enough about how comfortable I am to have found them. It all starts with the first call. Lupe was the first person I spoke to and what a sweet kind girl she is. Keep up the great work.

I had an allergy & asthma consultation with Dr. Nelson today and had a great experience that lacked for nothing. She obviously loves what she does and was eager to explain everything to me. She was very friendly and incredibly informative about all my different allergies and getting to the bottom of why I always seem to get sick in the cold. Will definitely be recommending her to my friends in need of an allergy/​asthma specialist.

Dr. Kellogg has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. I’ve had numerous problems that he has attended to and we’ve always found a good creative solution that fits my personal needs.
He takes the time to really go in depth with whatever problem I was having and made sure I felt comfortable with everything we were doing. He’s very personable and truly cares about my well-​being. I’ve never felt nervous or uncomfortable sharing anything with him or his staff.
I’ve also seen Dr. Chu, who was also extremely helpful and kind.
I would definitely recommend this medical group to everyone I know!

I saw Dr. Kellogg for the first time yesterday. He is a nice man and has interesting things to say. I felt very comfortable with him and his nurse. They both were professional and definitely provide a great service. Dr. Kellogg took his knowledge a few steps further than your average doctor to really help solve the problem at hand. The administration staff are also very nice, clearly explains procedure, and made sure I had a return appointment.
Also Dr. Kellogg personally gave me a call today with information for me to read on about my shell fish reaction and offered me a sample of allergy spray to pick up since he was out of samples at his Samaritan office! What a nice considerate Doctor! I would send my family and best friends to him :)

Dr. Xu is very attentive and listens well to what you have to say. She’s very friendly and approachable. Dr. Xu is doing all my allergy testing because I am apparently a «regular very allergic patient» lol! and suffer from all kinds of allergies. She was even able to diagnose that I have sleep apnea due to my enlarged tonsils & blocked sinus ways (which explains why I always feel fatigued even sleeping 8 – 9 hours) and has recommended me to a great ENT doctor to help take out my tonsils soon! Hopefully I will finally have a good nights rest. I will be coming back to see Dr. Xu in next week and in the future.

I began seeing Dr. Nelson as a result of the glowing reviews here and am very glad that I did so. She is extremely knowledgeable and caring and makes you feel respected and heard. The office staff are also great. If you are looking for an exceptional doctor, she is the perfect choice.

I have had allergies since childhood, but for most of my life, they have not been terribly problematic. But more recently, my nose began to run like a faucet, pretty much non-​stop, for a full year. My ears got plugged up and sore, and my handkerchief became my constant companion. I visited South Bay Allergy, saw Dr. Kellogg, and was very pleasantly surprised. Personable, articulate, and knowledgable, he listened attentively to everything I said. I can’t recall ever meeting a physician who was not concerned about how much time I was taking up, nor one who seemed as personally interested in taking on a new case, almost as if it were a problem solving mission. After three visits and an allergy testing battery, I was able to leave feeling much better than I have felt in many, many years. I know I can feel comfortable going back at any time for additional help. I would give Dr. Kellogg my highest endorsement. He’s great.
By the way, my experience with the supportive office staff has been excellent. All the ladies I have met have been considerate and pleasant, acting like they enjoy each other and working in the (Bellarose) office.

I’ve had severe allergies since I was about 10. No more.
A friend recommended that I go here. I was rather critical when I heard about Immunotherapy first. In the mean time I found out that it’s been studied rather well for about 100 years.
After an initial test, we found that I was very allergic to trees, grasses, dust, dogs and cats, among other things. Dr. Xu put together a program, and after about 5 months, my symptoms were very much reduces.
Now it’s 5 years since I went there for the first time, and I am off all medication and shots, and have no more symptoms.
Thanks to Dr. Xu and Dr Kellog who did the followup work and the wonderful staff at the clinic, I’ve been able to do things I would not have done otherwise — I got my pilots license, went skydiving, scuba diving and participated in various races and did many other things that I might have hesitated to do with severe allergies.

I had my first appointment with Dr. Kellogg yesterday. As nervous as I was to get skin test of possible allergens, the staff made me so comfortable. They made sure I had a portable heater in my room as I am usually ice cold. We laughed and communicated as if we were old friends which eased my nerves. Then I met Dr. Kellog who was nice and extremely pleasant, but also took the time to get detailed information from me. At the end of my appointment he also typed up a list of directions for the samples he sent me home with as well as instructions for our next step in resolving my allergies. This is a group that seems to really care about every individual’s needs. You don’t find a doctor, let alone a group, of health providers like this very often.

I have seen Dr. Katherine Nelson about 4 times now (over the past 4 months), and she’s is simply amazing. Just when I was losing hope for doctor’s working within the confines of Western Medicine, I come across Dr. Nelson. She is extremely personable, actually LISTENS, and has a CONVERSATION with me where my own account of my own experiences with MY body are actually accepted. She really buys into the concept that each and every person knows their own body better than anyone else, yet demonstrates an excellent amount of knowledge with her speciality: Allergies and Immunology. She listens to my explanations of what I have experienced. With all my questions, she has given clear and understandable responses, yet has not demeaned me, or shown any sense of arrogance whatsoever.
Let me just put her presence in perspective: I have roughly 85 medical claims (includes procedures, blood tests, and dr visits), 30 doctor visits spreadout amongst 17 different specailists, and 6 ER visits all within 5.5 MONTHS!!! Of those 17 specialists, only Dr. Nelson and 2 others have been excellent at seeing me as a HUMAN patient!!! And I give the upper nod to Dr. Nelson by default because I have seen her more than any of the 2 other excellent specialists.
Now, don’t get me wrong, as a doctor, she does rely on empirical evidence, so – naturally — she needs to get concrete data and does rely on the notes of other specialists. Her staff is great, too. At least the ones i’ve interacted with. Overall, i’m glad she’s not working at these big organizations (PAMF, Kaiser, etc.): they don’t deserve her!!! Oh, yeah, one of the front-​office personnel, Christina (spelling) is great, too.
I’ve gotten Immune system-​related blood tests done, a skin allergy test, and will be seeing her for some follow-​up Immunological therapies.

After a very bad experience with a different MD group that left me with six months of severe asthma, I started seeing Dr. Nelson with South Bay Allergy and Asthma, and I have been so happy. She got my allergies and asthma under control and was extremely professional and knowledgeable. She spends as much one-​on-​one time at the office and on the phone as I need, and she is very attentive to my needs. She listens to me and cares about my health. I am so grateful that I found Dr. Nelson and this group of doctors. Thank you, Dr. Nelson!

Dr. Kellogg is the best Doctor ever… I highly recommended him to everyone who needs an allergy and asthma specialist… Thank you Dr. Kellogg and staff !!!

I’ve been a patient here for more than 10 years and I’m so impressed with the doctors and their staff. I can always get an appointment when I’m ill, which is very important for someone with asthma. I appreciate the way all 4 doctors are willing to listen and take the time to explain in detail what they recommend and why. I’ve recommended this practice to many friends and family members and all have been pleased as well.

office staff can be highly dysfunctional, intrusive (whatever location) and racist personalities. Docs provide decent medical care and are VERY fond of the sound of their own voices… but with the exception of Dr Kellog (and possibly Dr Nelson)
dont listen or pay attention. If you have to go there see Dr K !

I have had allergies all my life and finally after nearly 40 years suffering I made an appointment here. I see Dr. Nelson and she is FANTASTIC!!! She is VERY personable, helpful, informative, and patient. I don’t have children, but I can see how she would be great with kids. After discussing all my issues, we decided on getting the full panel allergy testing. I was nervous about this because I thought it involved needles and pain, but that is far from the case. No needles, painless, yes it itches (of course!), and fast for the most part.
I like that they have 3 locations. I work near Mt. View, live near one of the San Jose offices, and the main office is on my commute home. It’s perfect for me. What is not so perfect, hence my 4 star rating, are the hours of the allergy shots. They really need to be extended for those of us who work. The earliest time for shots is 9:00 am. That is far too late for most working folks here in this area. I’d have my shots done at the Mt. View office but their days and hours are very limited. So I have to fight through traffic to get to one of the San Jose locations by 4:55. Monday nights they are open until 6:00pm at the main office, so that does help a bit. PLEASE extend your hours, morning and/​or night!
I have had a couple bad reactions to the shots and when I saw Dr. Nelson, she was great. Took me on very short notice and gave me free samples of medications that I could take on the spot.
I’m very pleased with my care here.

5÷14÷2015
I have no intention to change my review. But there is one minor thing that has irritated me in the past three months.
FIX THE COURTESY INTERNET WI-​FI.
I have to visit the office every other week to take a shot, and have heard and experienced so many patients complaining no Wi-​Fi/​internet access. Their Wi-​Fi stopped working in early January. Every time I spoke to the office lady (MA or worker), they will try to tell the doctors, or to promise me it will work next time when I come back.
Now it’s May. The connection spot does not even show up in wireless network search page.
I understand internet access is not included in the office visit routine or part of the treatment. Like myself, the time measured from the MA to get medicine ready, take the shot, wait until they check on my body reaction, it’s around 90 min. I used to be able to get online and work there while waiting. But not any more…
The least and most unpleasant answer I received from one of their «doctors» (obviously he is the man in control) is, he has spent too much money on the wi-​fi service, and he needs to talk to his partners about restoring it (and the router is broken?) Also, the loan from bank is hard to get…
What? Are you kidding me?
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7÷26÷2012
I have been under Dr. Xu’s professional care for the past two years for my asthma. Not only does she spend the time to highlight critical symptoms I need to focus on and monitor my progress, but also suggest helpful methods I may use to improve my health condition. The aspect that impresses me the most is that Dr. Xu would take the time to explain the tests and charts taken at the office or call me after she receives the lab reports and go through the results with me! This is very important for me as I need to understand what the numbers mean. Her commitment strengthens my confidence in fighting this nasty illness, and thus I no longer feel helpless. I am getting much better now. If you suffer asthma, don’t hesitate to pay her a visit.

I’m so glad my whole family goes to Katharine Nelson, M.D. She recently treated me for a bad sinus infection, and also (on short notice) treated my 10 year daughter too.
She is very thorough, and most importantly is GREAT with kids. I was pleasantly surprised she also sees children! Previously my daughter had a traumatic experience with the skin allergy testing and Dr. Nelson made her feel very comfortable.
The office staff is courtesy and welcoming, a nice chance compared to a lot of other doctor offices.