Sara Axelrod, MD
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Sara Axelrod, MD

About Sara Axelrod, MD

Dr. Axelrod completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, where she also earned her Master’s in Public Health, with a focus on Genetic Epidemiology.  She then received her medical degree at George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Science, served her clinical residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and completed her fellowship training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at Winthrop University Hospital.

Her professional associations, memberships and accolades are equally wide-ranging.  She has either been, or currently is, a member of the ACAAI/AAAAI, the UMDNJ Nominating Committee, the American College of Physicians, the American Public Health Association, and the Beaumont Research Society.  Dr. Axelrod has also been extensively published in journals including the JACI, The Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and the Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, and authored a chapter in Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology as well as Atopic Dermatitis.

Dr. Axelrod’s professional interests are broad and deep.  Over the years she has served at the National Institutes of Health-National Cancer Institute, the National Academy of Science and the Henry Ford Health System, and volunteered at the Disaster Relief Initiative in Belize, Central America. 

Dr. Axelrod sees adult and pediatric patients in need of her expertise. She resides in nearby Monmouth County with her husband and two sons. As the mother of a child who suffers from food allergies, she is well aware of the similar challenges faced by so many of her patients, both adult and pediatric.

Insurances Accepted Aetna, Aetna HMO, Aetna Medicare, Aetna Open Choice Access EPO, Aetna PPO, Amerihealth (NJ), AmeriHealth Value Plan (NJ), BC/BS Empire HMO, BC/BS Empire NY, Centivo, Cigna, Cigna HMO, PPO, POS, Cigna Medicare, Cigna Open Access Plus, Connecticare, EmblemHealth GHI, Empire BCBS POS, EPO, Indemnity, Empire BCBS PPO, Empire Plan (UHC), HealthSmart WTC, HIP (NY), HIP ID (NY), HIP Montefiore CMO (NY), HIP Montefiore CMO ID (NY), HIP Mt. Sinai IPA (NY), HIP Mt. Sinai IPA ID (NY), Horizon Advantage (NJ), Horizon BC/BS Medicare Choice (NJ), Horizon BC/BS NJ HMO (NJ), Horizon BC/BS NJ PPO/EPO (NJ), Horizon BC/BS of NJ POS (NJ), Horizon NJ BCBS (NJ), Horizon NJ BCBS Blue Card (NJ), Horizon NJ Federal Employee Program (NJ), Horizon Omnia Tier 1 (NJ), Local 1199, Magnacare, Medicare, Multiplan/PHCS, OSCAR (NY), Oxford Freedom, Partners Direct Health, Qualcare (NJ Only) (NJ), Railroad Medicare, Railroad Medicare NJ, SELF / PATIENT PAY TIME OF SERVICE, Tricare, Tricare HMO, Tricare PPO, UHC Oxf Liberty, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare Commercial (HMO,PPO,POS), US Family Health, WTC Health For Heroes
Affiliations Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Meridian), St. Peters University Hospital
Education
Medical School
  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Science
Internship
  • Internal Medicine, University Hospital
Residency
  • Internal Medicine, University Hospital
Fellowship
  • Allergy and Immunology, Winthrop University Hospital
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