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McGovern Allergy and Asthma Clinic is a group practice established in 1956 by Dr. John P. McGovern. The physicians are trained in Adult and Pediatric medicine before completing a Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology. They specialize in diagnosis and treatment of asthma, hay fever, allergic skin diseases, sinusitis secondary to allergy, reactions to foods, insects and medications and immune deficiencies which may appear as recurrent infection. Please click on any of the below listed physician's names.

	Theodore J. Haywood, M.D. Board certified in Pediatrics and Allergy and Immunology, Dr. Haywood has written many articles on adult and pediatric allergy and immunology, and has served on the Editorial Board of the Annuals of Allergy. As an active member of numerous medical societies, he has served as chairman of the Allergy Section of the Southern Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association. He is on the faculty of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine.
	Lawrence G. Thorne, M.D. A Graduate of Duke University and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, Dr. Thorne came to Houston from a busy pediatric practice in Tennessee to accept a post graduate fellowship in allergy and immunology and to join our Clinic. Dr. Thorne is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is on the clinical faculty of Baylor College of Medicine.
	Lyna K. Lee, M.D. Board certified in Pediatrics, Dr. Lee began her practice here in 1982. A native Houstonian and Baylor College of Medicine graduate, Dr. Lee completed her post graduate training in Pediatrics and in Allergy and Immunology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
	Frederick F. Herman, M.D. A Diplomate of the American Boards of Pediatrics and Allergy and Immunology, Dr. Herman performed research studies in allergy related subjects, and received the Clemens Von Pirquet Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Allergy/Immunology Research presented by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He received his doctorate from St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed his residency in Pediatrics at UCLA Medical Center and a fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Kaiser Foundation Hospital, both in Los Angeles, California. He was voted "Best Physician" in the Sacramento Press Tribune 2000-2006.
	Faria M. Khan, M.D. Born in Birmingham, England, the daughter of a physician, she and her family moved to the United States where Dr. Khan carried on the family tradition, earning her doctorate from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. After completing an Internal Medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, an interest in allergy led her to pursue a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at the Baylor College of Medicine. She joined our clinic at the conclusion of her fellowship. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Allergy and Immunology.
	Renee M. Clary, PA-C. Renee Clary graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA with early acceptance into a Physician Assistant program at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in Shreveport, LA. where she received a BS degree in Physician Assistant. She joined our clinic as a Board Certified Physician Assistant. In addition Renee is a certified Asthma Educator. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and a Member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants and the Greater Houston Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society.
	John P. McGovern, M.D. Founder 1921-2007 Dr. McGovern was a distinguished American and an internationally noted physician who was lauded by numerous professional societies, governmental agencies, universities, and foreign countries for his significant medical and scientific contributions, as well as for his leadership, teaching, research and professional writings. He founded the McGovern Allergy Clinic in Houston, Texas. The John P. McGovern Foundation carries on his philanthropic work.