Allison Kazue Hamada, MD

Description

Allison K. Hamada, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician with Prisma Health Primary Care in Columbia, South Carolina. Originally from Whittier, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, Dr. Hamada earned her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley in California, and her medical degree from GW School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. She then completed her residency in family medicine at PIH Health in her hometown. Dr. Hamada has practiced in the Midlands for more than 15 years, since moving to Columbia, where her husband is a professor at the University of South Carolina. She enjoys getting to know her patients and building collaborative relationships. Her professional interests include preventive care and chronic disease management, and she is passionate about helping patients take a more proactive role in their health through education and partnership. Outside of medicine, Dr. Hamada enjoys gardening and spending time with her husband, two daughters and their beagle mix.

Keywords medial epicondylitis, lateral epicondylitis, visual field testing, gluten intolerance, gluten allergy, bicep pain, calf pain, fatigue, weakness, vitamin deficiency, oral candidiasis, performance anxiety, nutritional counseling, skin cancer screening, heat intolerance, heart disease, health maintenance, cold intolerance, anxiety, arm strain, foot strain, finger strain, thumb strain, elbow strain, knee strain, arm sprain, knee sprain, finger sprain, thumb sprain, allergic reaction, viral infections, electrocardiogram (ekg), fingernail injury, toenail injury, nail injury, subungual hematoma, insect bites and stings, wasp stings, tetanus and diphtheria vaccine, tetanus diphtheria and pertussis vaccine, rapid strep test, nausea and vomiting, skin irritations, hiv testing, physical exams, plant dermatitis, meningococcal vaccine, medication renewal, health screening, medication refills, diabetes screening, school physical, chemistry blood panel, blood pressure screening, asthma flares, diabetes therapy, diabetes counseling, irritability, dysphoria, distractible, depressed mood, breast discharge, decreased pulses, night sweats, unexplained weight loss, unexpected weight loss, respiratory syncytial virus, shakiness, sprained muscle, ringworm of groin, ringworm of head, ringworm of body, celiac diarrhea, stool changes, skin disease, lab services, homebound, blood test, persistent asthma, severe asthma, varicella vaccination, vaccinations, upper respiratory infection, upper back pain, splinter removal, shoulder sprain, persistent cough, head congestion, general well visit, food poisoning, fever with chills, fever, ear infections, constant nausea, camp physicals, animal bite, tongue swelling, submandibular swelling, salivary gland swelling, eustachian tube dysfunction (etd).