Otolaryngic allergy. the last half-century
Anon, J.B.
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America 25(1): 1-12
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-6665 PMID: 1549374 Document Number: 17206
The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) celebrated 1991 as its Golden Anniversary. The past 50 years have seen many changes within the field of otolaryngic allergy as well as within the Academy. This historical review makes an attempt to give the reader a sense of how our society and field has developed. The material contained within is a compilation of published material as well as anecdotal material from a variety of sources. As with any undertaking such as this article, discrepancies between one person's memory versus another are bound to occur. Hopefully, however, this article will at least serve as a framework upon which historians can build. Otolaryngologists have practiced allergy for much longer than 50 years. One of the first otolaryngic allergists in the United States was Joseph L. Goodale (1868-1957). Goodale trained at the Harvard Medical School and at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was a prolific author and researcher. His interest in allergy was an extension of his father's strong interest in botany and medicine. For the purposes of this article, however, we will focus on the practice of modern otolaryngic allergy, which begins with the story of French Keller Hansel.
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