About Me
Highlights
- Rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction, 2018, 2019
Procedures and Conditions I Treat
- Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal
- Skin Diseases
- Conjunctivitis, Allergic
- Hypersensitivity
- Dermatitis, Atopic
- Immune System Diseases
- Insect Bites and Stings
- Immunologic Tests
- Asthma
- Otolaryngology
- Sinusitis
- Paranasal Sinus Diseases
- Angioedema
- Food Hypersensitivity
- Urticaria
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Spirometry
- Skin Tests
- Drug Hypersensitivity
- Anaphylaxis
- Allergy and Immunology
- Immunotherapy
Locations Where I Practice
915 Olentangy River Road
Columbus, OH 43212
915 Olentangy River Road
4th Floor Suite 4000 Columbus, OH 43212
Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.
Education and Training
Education History
Medical School
University of Illinois College of Medicine - Urbana, Urbana, IL
MD
8/21/2006 - 5/9/2010
Internship
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
6/17/2010 - 6/30/2011
Residency
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014
Fellowship
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
7/1/2014 - 7/31/2016
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
10/9/2014
American Board of Allergy & Immunology
11/30/2016
Academic Information
My Department
Otolaryngology
Reviews
The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.
The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
144 Patient Satisfaction Reviews
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Overall
4.9 out of 5
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Explains Things Carefully
4.9 out of 5
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Listens Carefully
4.9 out of 5
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Gives Understandable Instructions
4.9 out of 5
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Knows My Medical History
4.8 out of 5
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Shows Respect
4.9 out of 5
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Time Spent Together
4.9 out of 5
Consulting and Related Relationships
At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the University requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their University responsibilities.
As of 10/25/2021, Dr. Wada has reported relationships with the companies or entities listed below. If you have questions about the relationships listed below, please ask the faculty member. If you have questions about how these relationships are monitored by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, please contact our Compliance Office.
Dr. Wada is an excellent provider and always takes time to listen to concerns and provide a thoughtful plan.
Has up-to-date knowledge, easy to talk to, listens to me.
She was awesome & I feel blessed to have found her!
Good
I really felt heard by the provider. She explained everything well and it gave me peace and clarity.
Dr. Wada is an exceptional doctor. She understands my health, especially issues that other OSU doctors treat me for so that I get TOTAL care at OSU.
Dr. Wada was amazing! She was attentive, she genuinely cared, and gave me excellent resources to read about chronic illness. She is dedicated to seeing me get better, and having a doctor who believes something is going wrong in my body, even though we can't quite treat it yet, is a step. Being heard and validated has meant so much.
Dr. Wada is excellent! She is very thorough and cares about me as her patient.
Dr. Wada took the time to listen to any concerns and questions. Friendly and personable as well.
My care provider was personable and down-to-Earth. I like her straight forwardness.
I am extremely impressed by the professionalism demonstrated by Dr. Wada - She was so easy to talk with and so knowledgeable and equipped to explain what the prior blood testing revealed and how we would proceed. Very impressive. I went in to the appointment confused and concerned and left feeling much more confident.
Dr. Wada was very pleasant & thorough!
An OT medication to help w/symptoms. I had an excellent experience.
Dr. Wada (as usual) was incredibly thorough in her review of my concerns & issues. She spent a great deal of time addressing my questions & shared several options/solutions to medication questions & changes/tweaks.
Dr. Wada is excellent, warm, personal, clear communicator, very knowledgeable.
Very good.
She was great!
Great experience, she is a great provider. Very concerned for her patients.
Doctor was excellent at explaining allergy shots & my options & understanding my concerns.
Love Dr. Wada. I always leave with a smile & feeling taken care of.
Absolutely loved Dr Wada and her Fellow. They were both very informed about my case and very caring. They both spent time explaining options and potential diagnoses. They treated me like a peer as I am a nurse and asked me how I felt about the treatment they were recommending. Would highly recommend them to anyone I know.
Very knowlegable and knows my history
No bad experiences. On the good side I learned a lot about my problem, the doctor explained everything amazingly.
Dr. Wada has great "bedside" personality. She is caring and listens to my concerns. Thorough exam done and made adjustments to my treatment plan as needed.
Dr. Wada and her fellow were incredible. They are the best team I've ever been treated by. So thoughtful, dedicated, intelligent, and great listeners.
Dr. Wada took her time listening to me and explaining what she found and her recommendations. I couldn't ask for better care.
Dr. Wada has helped me when other doctors had misdiagnosed me. I am grateful for her.
All good.
Dr. Wada always listens to my concerns and questions. She will give me answers but wants to hear what I think.
Dr. Wada is awesome. She is very thoughtful & attentive to my concerns. Goes above & beyond to treat my condition. She has vast knowledge which enables her to think outside the box for possible causes, diagnosis, symptoms & treatments.
Dr. Wada ALWAYS provides excellent care.
Kara Wada was wonderful - she helped me understand the test, my results and was friendly & professional.
Would have appreciated feedback about my bloodwork.
Dr. Wada always takes her time to listen to my issues/concerns. I appreciate that.
Listened to my concerns and answered questions thoroughly. Made practical suggestions for dealing with my allergies.
Dr. Wada is excellent. She listens and cares about her patients.
Dr. Wada is well versed in food allergies & provided additional information to help get my body as healthy as possible. Thank you!
I always feel comfortable making and attending appointments with Dr. Wada. She is absolutely wonderful.
Dr. Wada is knowledgeable, consider all possibilities & uses evidence based clinical judgment! I recommend her to many people with allergies!
Good. Expected an allergy test but concerns I had were addressed.
Dr. Wada listened and asked questions. She was prepared. She explained in layman language the medicines she had in mind and why she chose this particular one. This first appointment built up my confidence.
I appreciate not being rushed while in with the provider.
Dr. Wada is absolutely wonderful!
excellent experience
Dr. Wada is great. She is an excellent listener and takes time during visit to make patients feel heard.
Clearly interested in my well being. Spent plenty of time answering my questions at the conclusion of the appointment.
all good
Dr Wada is an amazing physician. She is kind and caring and always listens to me and explains things to me. I trust her knowledge and I feel incredibly lucky to have her as a Physician involved in my care, I am incredibly grateful everyday for the amazing team of Physicians I have at OSU.
Excellent listening skills & very thoughtful care.
Answered questions concerning COVID & asthma.
Dr. Wada gave me useful advice about coping with the threat of COVID-19 during the holidays.
always have a great experience with Wada. She is very knowledgeable and kind!
Excellent. Dr. Wada was very thorough, she answered all my questions, overall a very good experience.
Very fortunate to have Dr. Wada as one of my care provider.
After explaining my symptoms and going through the tests, it felt like a let down to not have more clear cut answers. I felt crazy and didn't feel like I was given a clear explanation on why there was a disparity between the results and my symptoms. I worry that they didn't take me seriously and thought I exaggerated my symptoms.
Knowledgeable about my health history. Very friendly.
Dr. Wada is an exceptional listener also, she sends a summary of next steps to MyChart, which I greatly appreciate.
Dr. Wada always takes excessive notes & listens to what you have to say. Even if it is not allergy related she is always helpful. She is by far my favorite doctor!
Dr. Kara Wada is very nice, excellent provider.
She is excellent!
Dr. Wada was able to go over past & current test results to help w/care planning.
Explained it all very well.