Sam S. Mehr is an Immunologist based in Melbourne, VIC. He looks after people who have immune system and allergy problems, from day-to-day symptoms to more serious reactions that need close care.
In clinic, Sam helps with conditions like anaphylaxis, asthma, and hives. He also sees people with cold-related reactions such as cold urticaria, and ongoing issues linked to allergies like grass allergy. For some patients, swallowing and gut symptoms can be part of the picture too, including eosinophilic oesophagitis and other types of oesophagitis.
Sam also works with patients who have immune conditions that start from early life or show up over time. This includes immune deficiencies such as common variable immune deficiency and immune defects related to absence of the thymus. Some families also come in for rare genetic syndromes where the immune system is affected, including DiGeorge syndrome, CHARGE syndrome, and mevalonate kinase deficiency. At times, he may also help manage autoinflammatory conditions, like Muckle-Wells syndrome, familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome, and neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease.
Over time, immune issues can be tricky because symptoms can overlap with other health problems. Sam takes a practical approach to understanding what’s going on, then supports a plan to reduce flare-ups and keep day-to-day life as steady as possible. He also looks at related health issues that can sit alongside immune conditions, including low blood pressure, hypoparathyroidism, lymphofollicular hyperplasia, and viral gastroenteritis.
Sam has clinical experience in immunology care, and his training includes the core skills needed to assess immune-related illness. He stays up to date with current best practice and treatment approaches that are used in modern care pathways, especially for complex immune and allergy conditions.