Elias Akl, MD

Allergy and Immunology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients of all ages
Penn Medicine Becker ENT & Allergy South Street
Schedule onlineCall 215-671-6330
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About me

  • Allergist & Immunologist at Penn Medicine Becker ENT & Allergy

Dr. Elias Akl is a board certified Allergist and Immunologist who received his medical doctorate degree from University of Balamand in Lebanon and completed his internal medicine residency at Mt Sinai (Englewood Program). He completed his allergy and immunology fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Akl is also board certified in internal medicine and is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (FAAAAI) and sits on various committees for the AAAAI. Dr. Akl sees patients of all ages and is interested in food allergy and eosinophilic esophagitis, chronic urticaria and asthma as well as immune deficiency diseases. He speaks English, Arabic and French.

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences
  • Residency: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Virginia Health System

Spoken languages

English
English
Français
French
العربية
Arabic

Reviews

Average Rating

182 reviews

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Anonymous
June 2026
everything went great
Anonymous
June 2026
the doctor listened n heard my concerns, was very kind, and i felt confident and agreed with treatment.
Anonymous
June 2026
dr. akl had excellent reviews, and i find him to be caring and very knowledgeable.
Anonymous
June 2026
he was great! very warm, invested in me understanding what was going on with me. and was reassuring

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Akl is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions