Dr. Sanford "Sandy" Avner founded Allergy & Asthma Care and Prevention Center, PLLC in 2004. He has been an allergy and asthma specialist in the greater Denver area for more than 30 years.

After graduating from Yale University with an honors major and attending medical school at State University of New York, Dr. Avner began graduate training in Pediatrics. He then served our country as an officer in the United States Air Force in California as Chief of Pediatrics and Chief of Outpatient Services, where he received an Air Force Commendation Medal. Upon completing his military commitment, Dr. Avner moved to Colorado and began formal training in allergy and immunology at the University of Colorado Health Science Center (UCHSC) and National Jewish Hospital. His special interests and clinical research activity focused on pharmacological management of asthma and the use of rescue medications.

After fellowship training, Dr. Avner maintained his faculty positions with UCHSC, where he is a Clinical Professor, and with National Jewish Hospital while developing a private practice. He also founded the nonprofit Breathe Better Foundation.

Dr. Avner is widely respected as an expert in the field of allergy, asthma and immunology. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of the Allergy and Immunology, a Conjoint Board of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics.

Patient care by Dr. Avner follows his philosophy that allergy symptoms need not be so punishing as to exclude the individual from normal life experiences. Each patient’s treatment plan is tailored to the individual with a strong emphasis on early detection and prevention of escalation of symptoms. It is this driving force behind the entire team at this Center that distinguishes it as a Center of Excellence.

He occasionally can be seen in the halls of Sky Ridge Medical Center passing by his two physician sons, David and Marc, who have blessed him with five grandchildren. He celebrates more than 30 years of marriage to his wife Susan.