THE GREATER WASHINGTON ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY SOCIETY
MEMBER AREA
2026 GWAAIS Officers
Sadia Hayat, MD, FAAAAI | President
Board Certified Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Dr. Hayat completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas – Houston Health Sciences Center, and completed a combined fellowship in Allergy & Immunology and Rheumatology at Washington University in St Louis / Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She was then Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed and referenced papers and was core faculty of the fellowship training program.
After shifting to the DMV area, she joined A. Larry Miller, MD Allergy & Immunology in Vienna, Virginia. Dr Hayat focuses on pediatric and adult Allergy & Immunology.
Karen Kaufman, DO, FAAAAI | Vice President
Board Certified Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Dr. Kaufman is an award winning Allergist Immunologist, received a Bachelor of Science from the Pennsylvania State University, and her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, and fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
She is a Diplomat of American Board of Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Dr. Kaufman is also a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. She has repeatedly been honored as one of the region's top doctors and has been named the Face of Allergy and Immunology for Washington Magazine.
Luke Pittman, MD | Secretary / Treasurer
Board Certified Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Dr. Pittman began his military career with a commission from West Point in 2012. He received his medical degree upon graduation from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in 2016. He completed his internal medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA in 2019 and went on to complete his fellowship in allergy & immunology at the National Capital Consortium in Bethesda, MD in 2019. He is board certified in Internal Medicine as well as Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program headquartered at Walter Reed National Military Medicine Center in Bethesda, MD. Additionally, he serves as Deputy Consultant to the US Surgeon General for Army Allergy & Immunology (60M) and is an Ambassador to the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. He is the current consultant allergist and immunologist to the White House Medical Unit. Beyond his aforementioned duties, Dr. Pittman is an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at USUHS. He serves as the Principal Investigator for multiple ongoing research protocols and is the primary author or co-author of multiple peer-reviewed articles. Nationally, he is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI).
Deepthi Gadde, MD |
Immediate Past President
Board Certified Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
Dr. Deepthi Gadde, MD is a board-certified adult/pediatric allergist and clinical immunologist. Dr. Gadde earned her bachelor’s degree in Management Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She completed her medical degree and internal medicine residency at George Washington University. She received her training in Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, where she continues to be on staff as an assistant professor. Dr. Gadde helps patients with a wide range of conditions, including non-allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, asthma, drug allergies, food allergies, anaphylaxis, eczema, and hives.