Dr. Barstow started ninth grade at Anderson, but finished high school in Dallas. He eventually moved on to receive his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University, where he did research in Neuroscience and Bioremediation of contaminated soil. As a student, he was one of the founding members of the “Replant” tree planting tradition at Texas A&M, where he was appointed to a cabinet level position in TAMU Student Government Association as Chairman of the newly formed Environmental Issues Committee.
After college, he earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Internship and residency in Internal Medicine were completed at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA. He then completed his clinical fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and worked as a research fellow in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, LA. Arriving in Austin, Dr. Barstow continued to follow his research interests as an investigator in several allergy clinical research trials, on the cutting edge bringing new medicines to help allergy and asthma sufferers.
Dr. Barstow is a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, where he has served on the national Indoor Environment Committee, Aerobiology Committee, and Basic and Clinical Immunology Committee. He is also a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
In his spare time, Dr. Barstow enjoys hiking, racing cars and playing with his two children.
Dr. Barstow has served on the following boards:
– Central Texas Board of the American Diabetes Association
– Louisiana Health Care Review Clinical Advisory Board
Dr. Michael Saavedra, a native of New Orleans, moved to Austin from Phoenix, AZ (where he practiced since 2009). He is certified by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology, treating both children and adults of all ages. Dr. Saavedra is the past president of the Arizona Allergy & Asthma Society and a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Fellow
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Member
Arizona Allergy & Asthma Society – Past President
Maricopa County Medical Society – Member
Dr. Cook grew up in Brownsville, Texas and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas in the Plan II Honors Program. In 1977, he received his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Dr. Cook completed a three year Internal Medicine Internship and Residency program at Washington University Medical School and the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis (now Barnes-Jewish), followed by a two year fellowship program in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Cook is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and in Allergy and Immunology.
Dr. Cook began practicing in Austin in 1982 and has been in private practice since 1985. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, the American College of Allergy and Immunology, and the American Association of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. Since 2003, Dr. Cook has been on the list of the Best Doctors in America. He has been named as one of Austin’s Best Doctors in Austin Monthly magazine and also selected as a Texas Monthly Super Doctor every year, since 2004. For many years he has also been listed as one of Castle Connally America’s Top Doctors and one of America’s Top Physicians by the Consumer’s Research Council of America.
Dr. Cook and his wife, Cheryl, have two adult children.
Dr. Leath is a native Texan and received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Texas A&M University. After college, he earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He completed all of his post-graduate training in Winston-Salem, NC at Wake Forest University. This included internship and residency in Pediatrics, an additional year as Chief Resident of Pediatrics, and his fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Upon return to Texas, he joined the clinical faculty of Texas A&M Health Science Center as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. In that capacity, he has provided lectures and a clinical rotation experience in Allergy and Immunology for medical students and residents.
In his spare time, Dr. Leath enjoys jogging, music, and coaching youth soccer with his children.
Shelly graduated from West Texas State University with a B.S.N. in 1984. Upon graduation, she has worked as an R.N. in pediatrics, post-partum labor & delivery, nursery, family practice, and allergy.
Shelly was Dr. Robert Cook’s Nurse Supervisor, from 1986 to 1988. She completed her Master’s in nursing from the University of Texas and became a certified Nurse Practitioner in July, 1999. Immediately following graduation, Shelly returned to work in our office as our Nurse Practitioner. Our patients love Shelly’s expertise, as well as her warm and caring manner.
Dr. Barstow started ninth grade at Anderson, but finished high school in Dallas. He eventually moved on to receive his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from Texas A&M University, where he did research in Neuroscience and Bioremediation of contaminated soil. As a student, he was one of the founding members of the “Replant” tree planting tradition at Texas A&M, where he was appointed to a cabinet level position in TAMU Student Government Association as Chairman of the newly formed Environmental Issues Committee.
After college, he earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Internship and residency in Internal Medicine were completed at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA. He then completed his clinical fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and worked as a research fellow in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, LA. Arriving in Austin, Dr. Barstow continued to follow his research interests as an investigator in several allergy clinical research trials, on the cutting edge bringing new medicines to help allergy and asthma sufferers.
Dr. Barstow is a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, where he has served on the national Indoor Environment Committee, Aerobiology Committee, and Basic and Clinical Immunology Committee. He is also a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
In his spare time, Dr. Barstow enjoys hiking, racing cars and playing with his two children.
Dr. Barstow has served on the following boards:
– Central Texas Board of the American Diabetes Association
– Louisiana Health Care Review Clinical Advisory Board
Dr. Michael Saavedra, a native of New Orleans, moved to Austin from Phoenix, AZ (where he practiced since 2009). He is certified by the American Board of Allergy & Immunology, treating both children and adults of all ages. Dr. Saavedra is the past president of the Arizona Allergy & Asthma Society and a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Fellow
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology – Member
Arizona Allergy & Asthma Society – Past President
Maricopa County Medical Society – Member
Dr. Cook grew up in Brownsville, Texas and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Texas in the Plan II Honors Program. In 1977, he received his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Dr. Cook completed a three year Internal Medicine Internship and Residency program at Washington University Medical School and the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis (now Barnes-Jewish), followed by a two year fellowship program in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Colorado. Dr. Cook is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and in Allergy and Immunology.
Dr. Cook began practicing in Austin in 1982 and has been in private practice since 1985. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, the American College of Allergy and Immunology, and the American Association of Clinical Immunology and Allergy. Since 2003, Dr. Cook has been on the list of the Best Doctors in America. He has been named as one of Austin’s Best Doctors in Austin Monthly magazine and also selected as a Texas Monthly Super Doctor every year, since 2004. For many years he has also been listed as one of Castle Connally America’s Top Doctors and one of America’s Top Physicians by the Consumer’s Research Council of America.
Dr. Cook and his wife, Cheryl, have two adult children.
Dr. Leath is a native Texan and received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Texas A&M University. After college, he earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He completed all of his post-graduate training in Winston-Salem, NC at Wake Forest University. This included internship and residency in Pediatrics, an additional year as Chief Resident of Pediatrics, and his fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Upon return to Texas, he joined the clinical faculty of Texas A&M Health Science Center as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. In that capacity, he has provided lectures and a clinical rotation experience in Allergy and Immunology for medical students and residents.
In his spare time, Dr. Leath enjoys jogging, music, and coaching youth soccer with his children.
Shelly graduated from West Texas State University with a B.S.N. in 1984. Upon graduation, she has worked as an R.N. in pediatrics, post-partum labor & delivery, nursery, family practice, and allergy.
Shelly was Dr. Robert Cook’s Nurse Supervisor, from 1986 to 1988. She completed her Master’s in nursing from the University of Texas and became a certified Nurse Practitioner in July, 1999. Immediately following graduation, Shelly returned to work in our office as our Nurse Practitioner. Our patients love Shelly’s expertise, as well as her warm and caring manner.
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