Dr. Julie Hubbard Maamari is a Perioperative Clinical Pharmacy Specialist who helps patients before, during and after surgery by making sure they get the best medications for their needs. She has helped many complex patients, including those with POTS, MCAS and other hypersensitive or allergic conditions, and she has authored peer-reviewed articles. Dr. Maamari discusses what patients and their doctors can do to prevent mast cell reactions and have the safest, most comfortable outcomes.

The free patient guide by The Mast Cell Disease Society, with worksheets for emergency room response plan, list of medications to favor or avoid with MCAS, and surgical medication plan can be found here.

Dr. Hubbard Maamari's published article on perioperative consideration in patients with MCAS can be found here.

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