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Mili Shum
( out of 194 reviews )

Mili Shum, MD

Languages spoken: Chinese, English, French

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Midvalley Health Center Dermatology

Dermatology
243 East 6100 South
Murray , UT 84107

Sugar House Health Center

Dermatology
1280 E. Stringham Avenue
Salt Lake City , UT 84106

Mili Shum, MD, is an allergist and immunologist with focus on care of allergic and immunologic disease in patients of all ages. She is especially interested in care of food allergies in adults and children and identifying allergic triggers in the home and in school/work. She also treats asthma, eosinophilic disorders such as eosinophilic esophagitis, hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and EGPA (aka churg strauss), allergic rhinitis (hay fever), urticaria (hives), atopic dermatitis (eczema), stinging insect allergy, chronic cough, medication allergies and CVID/antibody deficiencies. She is specialized in providing immunotherapy and desensitization for the treatment of allergic disease and using biologic therapies for severe eczema, severe asthma, and chronic sinusitis with nasal polyposis.
Dr. Shum is board certified in allergy and immunology for pediatrics and adults. In her spare time, you can find her enjoying beautiful Utah with her husband and two kids.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Internal Medicine

Patient Rating

4.8 /5
( out of 194 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.

The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

Patient Comments

Patient comments are gathered from our patient experience survey and displayed in their entirety. For the convenience of our visitors, some patient comments have been translated from their original language into English while preserving their original meaning as accurately as possible. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER

Dr Shum is an incredibly nice and caring person. she took all of my concerns seriously and had an idea for treatment right away.

MIDVALLEY

Dr. Shum was fantastic. She listened to all of my problems and went over things with me in detail without rushing me.

MIDVALLEY

Competent, professional, and kind

MIDVALLEY

Dr. Shum was very kind and informative about the allergies my daughter was tested for. She made sure we had all the information we needed!

MIDVALLEY

Dr Shum was very helpful and explained the issues my child was experiencing in an understandable way. I appreciated that she allowed my child to make the decision about shots versus allergy pills.

MIDVALLEY

Great Doctor and person! Engaged and knowledgeable. Provided care, answers, and follow-up testing. She answered all my questions and I am very satisfied with her care!

MIDVALLEY

Thank you

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER

She really understands my issue & Im sure she will find a way to cure it. Persistent cough.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH MIDVALLEY HEALTH CENTER

Great listener. Seems very empathetic and knowledgeable

Mili Shum, MD, is an allergist and immunologist with focus on care of allergic and immunologic disease in patients of all ages. She is especially interested in care of food allergies in adults and children and identifying allergic triggers in the home and in school/work. She also treats asthma, eosinophilic disorders such as eosinophilic esophagitis, hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) and EGPA (aka churg strauss), allergic rhinitis (hay fever), urticaria (hives), atopic dermatitis (eczema), stinging insect allergy, chronic cough, medication allergies and CVID/antibody deficiencies. She is specialized in providing immunotherapy and desensitization for the treatment of allergic disease and using biologic therapies for severe eczema, severe asthma, and chronic sinusitis with nasal polyposis.
Dr. Shum is board certified in allergy and immunology for pediatrics and adults. In her spare time, you can find her enjoying beautiful Utah with her husband and two kids.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Dermatology -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Pediatrics -Adjunct Assistant Professor
Board Certification
American Board of Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Internal Medicine

Education history

Undergraduate Biochemistry and Biology - University of Utah B.S.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Utah School of Medicine M.D.
Residency Internal Medicine - Montefiore Medical Center Resident
Fellowship Allergy/Immunology - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Clinical Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Witonsky J, Abraham R, Toh J, Desai T, Shum M, Rosenstreich D, Jariwala SP (2019). The association of environmental, meteorological, and pollen count variables with asthma-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations in the Bronx. J Asthma, 56(9), 927-937.
  2. Jariwala S, Toh J, Shum M, de Vos G, Zou K, Sindher S, Patel P, Geevarghese A, Tavdy A, Rosenstreich D (2014). The association between asthma-related emergency department visits and pollen and mold spore concentrations in the Bronx, 2001-2008. J Asthma, 51(1), 79-83.
  3. Buczek P, Orr RS, Pyper SR, Shum M, Kimmel E, Ota I, Gerum SE, Horvath MP (2005). Binding linkage in a telomere DNA-protein complex at the ends of Oxytricha nova chromosomes. J Mol Biol, 350(5), 938-52.
  4. Shum M, Ren Z, Achar K, Jerschow E (2016). Intraoperative anaphylaxis to latex possibly facilitated by the administration of oxytocin and vasopressin. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 4(4), 773-6.
  5. Hsieh SJ, Shum M, Lee AN, Hasselmark F, Gong MN (2013). Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for delirium in hospitalized and intensive care unit patients. A systematic review. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 10(5), 496-503.

Editorial

  1. Kotlyar DS, Shum M, Hsieh J, Blonski W, Greenwald DA (2014). Non-pulmonary allergic diseases and inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative review. World J Gastroenterol, 20(32), 11023-32.

Letter

  1. Shum M, Jariwala SP, Rosenstreich D (2012). Successful C1 inhibitor prophylaxis during zenker diverticulum repair in a patient with hereditary angioedema. [Letter to the editor]. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, 108(2), 126-8.
  2. Shum M, Jerschow E (2017). Reply. [Letter to the editor]. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 5(3), 873-874.