Dr. Dean Mitchell, MD — Board-Certified Allergist, Immunologist & Integrative Medicine Pioneer
The doctor for patients other specialists can’t figure out
Holistic Medical Practitioner with Offices in NYC and Long Island
30+ years in practice | 2 published books | Over 230 podcast episodes – The Smartest Doctor in the Room
Dr. Dean Mitchell has made it his life’s work to help his patients restore their health through alternative and holistic medicine.
My interest in Alternative Medicine began in the mid-1990s when the field of neuro-immunology was evolving. The scientific research in this field was being clinically applied in Mind-Body Medicine, and offered patients a way of healing without using powerful drugs or requiring surgeries.
What is Dr. Mitchell’s clinical training background?
Dr. Dean Mitchell did his medical residency in Internal Medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West) during the height of the AIDS epidemic. He continued his fellowship at the same institution in the department of Allergy, Infectious Disease, and Immunology.
During those five years of hospital training, he treated a wide range of infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, fungal infections, and viral illnesses.
Dr. Mitchell’s training and clinical experience position him as a trusted source of information.
What makes Dr. Mitchell different from a standard allergist?
Dr. Mitchell has been in private practice for over 30 years. The first 5 years of practice he did primary care medicine as well as his specialty in allergy.
He became well regarded around the country as one of the first board-certified allergists to embrace sublingual allergy immunotherapy, also called allergy drops. This treatment was also used to help thousands of children and adults who suffered with common environmental allergens, such as pollen, dust, animal dander and mold. In 2006, his book, Dr. Dean Mitchell’s Allergy and Asthma Solution: The Ultimate Program for Reversing Your Symptoms One Drop at a Time, was published.
How has Dr. Mitchell trained in integrative medicine?
Dr. Mitchell teaches his medical students at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he is an Assistant Clinical Professor, (and previously at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) that “the day you stop learning is the day you can hang up your stethoscope.”
Dr. Mitchell’s holistic training has taken him all over the country.
Dr. Dean Ornish’s Reversing Heart Disease Program in Claremont, California (1994)
Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Meditation Professional training at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York (1995)
Dr. Mitchell Ghen’s IV Vitamin training program in Boca Raton, Florida (2017)
Allergy Associates of Lacrosse sublingual environmental and food allergy training program (1998 and 2019)
Where did Dr. Mitchell complete his allergy fellowship and training?
I have been a practicing allergist in NYC for over 30 years after completing training at the Robert Cooke Allergy Institute in New York City, an affiliate of Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Cooke Institute is one of the original training programs in the country and has trained allergists who practice all over the country.
Education & Associations
- Fellow of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
- M.D., Specialist in Allergy, Asthma, Immunology – Sackler School of Medicine
- Brown University, B.A. in English literature, pre-medical studies
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Professor of Clinical Immunology
Check out Dr. Mitchell’s Podcast: The Smartest Doctor in the Room
Dr. Mitchell’s medical podcast has attracted the top specialists doing cutting-edge work in their respective fields. It is a combination of a lively, personal and in-depth interview with top healthcare specialists. The average listener may not have access to the expert medical advice athletes, actors and CEO’s have today, but on this show, they will learn the key facts to know about any health conditions that they or their family deal with.
Hosted by Dr. Dean Mitchell.
Our topics have included vaccines, fibromyalgia, dangerous food allergies, chronic fatigue and more!
Check out Dr. Mitchell’s YouTube Channel
Dr. Mitchell’s YouTube channel focuses on healing your body, overcoming disease and improving your health. The purpose of this channel is to help educate you on safe, healthy and alternative ways, such as through sublingual immunotherapy, to treat common issues such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, candida, allergies and chronic vaginitis. It’s important to not only know the signs of these common problems but also know about safe, alternative ways to treat them.
Dr. Dean Mitchell Publications / Books
Conquering Candida is Dr. Dean Mitchell’s definitive guide to understanding and treating Candida overgrowth- a common but often overlooked microbiome imbalance that can cause fatigue, bloating, brain fog, recurrent yeast infections, sinus issues, skin problems, and mood changes. Drawing on 30+ years of clinical experience in both conventional and functional medicine, Dr. Mitchell explains why this condition is misunderstood, why so many patients are dismissed, and how to finally get to the root cause.
The book provides a clear, science-based 30-day protocol that combines realistic nutrition guidance, targeted antifungal therapy, vitamin support, and optional sublingual immunotherapy to restore microbiome balance and prevent relapse.
If you’ve been searching for answers to symptoms no one has been able to explain, Conquering Candida offers the knowledge, clarity, and hope to help you feel like yourself again.
Dr. Dean Mitchell’s Allergy & Asthma Solution
One of New York’s top allergists, Dr. Dean Mitchell, lifts the cloud of mystery surrounding allergies and offers a breakthrough new treatment program that will dramatically lessen their severity, if not cure them for good. In 2006, I released Dr. Dean Mitchell’s Allergy and Asthma Solution: The Ultimate Program for Reversing Your Symptoms One Drop at a Time.
This book clearly and comprehensively explains what allergies are, why they are so prevalent, and all of the standard treatments. He then presents a cutting-edge 5-step program for reversing allergies — called sublingual immunotherapy, or “allergy drops.” This new treatment, widely accepted in Europe but still relatively unknown in the United States, is painless, convenient, incredibly effective, and completely safe since it works naturally through the body’s immune system. Even better, it can be customized to meet specific needs, is shot-free, and can be self-administered. Dr. Dean Mitchell’s Allergy and Asthma Solution is the best guide to understanding allergies and overcoming their symptoms.
Dr. Dean Mitchell M.D. Has Been Featured On/In:
- Healthynewage
- IG Living Magazine
- Martha Stewart
- The New York Times
- Fox Charlotte
- Fox 5 News
- News NY 1
- BYU Radio
- The Huffington Post
- Wellbeing Magazine
- ABC Channel KGUN 9
- News 13
- LI News Radio
- Fitness Magazine
- DoctorOz.com
- ABC 7 Eyewitness News
- Eat This, Not That
- News 12 Long Island
Dr. Dean Mitchell – Featured Media
- News12 Long Island – COVID-19 Viewer Questions
- In Testing for Allergies, a Single Shot May Suffice, The New York Times
- Allergic to Animals? 3 Easy Steps to Combat It Once and For All, MarthaStewart.com
- How to Talk to Your Doctor About Food Allergies, DoctorOz.com
- Parents Scrambling Amid Epi-pen Shortage, News 12 Long Island
- Allergies Suck! How to Handle Allergy Season, Fitness Magazine
- The 40 Secrets Your Doctor Won’t Tell You, Eat This, Not That!
What are Dr. Mitchell’s Areas of Expertise
Dr. Mitchell treats adults and children with the following conditions:
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Dr. Mitchell specialize in?
Dr. Dean Mitchell is a board-certified allergist and immunologist practicing holistic and functional medicine. He specializes in finding the root cause of complex immune conditions that standard testing often misses — including mast cell activation syndrome or MCAS, Candida overgrowth, mold illness, food allergies, environmental allergies, histamine intolerance, and chronic fatigue. He has been in private practice for over 30 years in New York City and Long Island.
Does Dr. Mitchell see patients directly, or is there a care team or intermediary?
Dr. Mitchell sees every patient personally and directly. When you come to Mitchell Medical Group, you give your full medical history to Dr. Mitchell himself — not to a medical assistant, nurse, or physician in training who relays it to him. There is no care team between you and your doctor. You speak with Dr. Mitchell directly during every consultation and appointment, from your first visit through all follow-up care.
Has Dr. Mitchell written any books on allergy or immune health?
Dr. Mitchell is the author of two published books. Conquering Candida: The New 30-Day Protocol for Restoring Your Microbiome and Health (2025), co-authored with Joelle Mitchell, RD, provides a science-based 30-day protocol for understanding and treating Candida overgrowth — one of medicine’s most commonly missed immune-microbiome conditions. The book was endorsed by David Perlmutter, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain, and Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, author of From Fatigued to Fantastic. His first book, Dr. Dean Mitchell’s Allergy and Asthma Solution (2006), introduced sublingual immunotherapy (allergy drops) to a U.S. audience at a time when the treatment was already standard practice in Europe.
What is The Smartest Doctor in the Room podcast?
The Smartest Doctor in the Room is Dr. Mitchell’s medical podcast with more than 230 episodes, available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The show features researchers and clinicians from Harvard, Stanford, and the NIH, as well as leading specialists in MCAS, Candida, mold illness, chronic fatigue, food allergies, and integrative immunology — including Dr. Alessio Fasano (Harvard), Dr. Kari Nadeau (Stanford), and Dr. Mariana Castells (Dana-Farber/Harvard). Dr. Mitchell hosts every episode personally. The podcast is designed to bring patients the same level of expert medical insight typically accessible only to those with top-tier specialist access.
What is Dr. Mitchell’s approach to treatment?
Dr. Mitchell’s approach is rooted in holistic and functional medicine — identifying and treating the root cause of a condition rather than managing symptoms in isolation. He evaluates the whole immune system, not just the presenting symptom. Where conventional medicine often stops after standard testing, Dr. Mitchell investigates the deeper immune dysfunction. His goal is to resolve conditions, not just suppress them.
What conditions does Dr. Mitchell treat?
Dr. Mitchell treats adults and children with: environmental allergies, pet allergies, food allergies, mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), candida overgrowth, mold illness (CIRS), chronic vaginitis, chronic fatigue, histamine intolerance, fibromyalgia.
Does Dr. Mitchell treat both adults and children?
Yes. Dr. Mitchell treats both adults and children across all of his specialty areas, including food allergies, environmental allergies, asthma, MCAS, Candida overgrowth, and immune dysfunction.
What is sublingual immunotherapy (allergy drops), and does Dr. Mitchell offer it?
Why do patients travel from across the country to see Dr. Mitchell?
Does Dr. Mitchell offer telehealth appointments?
Yes. Dr. Mitchell offers telehealth appointments for new and existing patients nationwide. Many patients have an initial in-person consultation and then manage ongoing care remotely. Sublingual immunotherapy drops are shipped directly to your door. Request your virtual appointment.
Is Mitchell Medical Group in-network with insurance?
Mitchell Medical Group is an out-of-network practice. The office provides a bill after each visit that many patients submit to their insurance carrier for partial reimbursement. Patients with high-deductible health plans often find that the out-of-pocket cost is comparable to in-network care after deductibles. A membership program is also available for patients managing ongoing, complex conditions — contact the office for details.
Where are Dr. Mitchell’s offices?
Mitchell Medical Group has two office locations: Manhattan at 57 West 57th Street, Suite 601, New York, NY 10019 (212-397-0157) and Long Island at 165 North Village Avenue, Suite 129, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516-678-9600). Telehealth is available for patients across the United States.
Can I see Dr. Mitchell if I live outside New York?
Yes. Dr. Mitchell sees patients from across the United States. Many patients with complex conditions travel to the Manhattan or Long Island office for an initial consultation and manage ongoing care via telehealth. Sublingual immunotherapy drops are shipped nationwide. Telehealth-only appointments are also available without requiring an in-person visit.