Dr. Monika Korff, MD

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Get to know Allergist and Immunologist Dr. Monika Korff, who serves patients in Columbia, Maryland.

Dr. Korff is a board-certified allergist and immunologist with a special interest in food allergies, medication allergies, and asthma. She practices at Allergy & Asthma Center of Central Maryland in Columbia, Maryland.

She and the other board-certified allergists working there specialize in providing comprehensive medical care for children and adults with hay fever (allergic rhinitis), asthma, food allergies, eczema (atopic dermatitis), contact dermatitis, drug allergy, bee sting (venom) allergy, and primary immunodeficiency. They offer skin testing for environmental and food allergies, as well as for drug and venom allergies. They also conduct spirometry breathing test (limited pulmonary function test), open food challenges, and administer allergy shots (immunotherapy). 

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Korff earned her medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 2001. She then went on to complete her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, followed by her fellowship in allergy and clinical immunology at Johns Hopkins. 

Committed to keeping on top of the latest advances and news in her field, the doctor is board-certified in allergy and immunology by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, whose mission is to improve the quality of medical care by the development and utilization of professional and educational standards for the initial certification and maintenance of certification of physician specialists in allergy and immunology. She is also a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

Allergy and immunology involves the management of disorders related to the immune system. These conditions range from the very common to the very rare, spanning all ages and encompassing various organ systems. An allergist and immunologist is a physician specially trained to diagnose, treat, and manage allergies, asthma, and immunologic disorders, including primary immunodeficiency disorders.

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