OUR DOCTORS

Asif Rafi, MD

Certified in Allergy and Immunology and Geriatrics and Gerontology

Asif Rafi, MD is board certified in Allergy and Immunology and Geriatrics and Gerontology. He also holds advanced certification in Geriatrics with a focus on immune function. Dr. Rafi has also completed additional fellowship training and clinical research in chronic sinusitis, allergic skin disorders, and food allergy.

What distinguishes Dr. Rafi’s practice from other practices is his multidisciplinary approach to each patient’s condition in order to treat all triggering factors. His office does not rush patients or practice factory medicine. The Allergy, Asthma, and Sinus Institute is an academic private practice where a typical new patient consultation will last 60 minutes and follow up visits require 15-30 minutes.

Because of his extensive research and training, Dr. Rafi is uniquely qualified to treat patients who have not had success with their prior treatments. Many of his patients have already been evaluated by their primary care doctor, another allergist, dermatologist, or specialist physician.

Also trained in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, the doctor and his staff encourage parents who see symptoms in their young child to act early on. The goal of Allergy therapy is block the allergic march.

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Sharon Rabbani, PA-C

Physician Associate

Sharon is a licensed and board-certified Physician Associate, born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from UCLA in 2013, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She went on to earn her Master of Physician Associate Studies degree from Western University of Health Sciences and gained her national certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) in 2018. As a graduate student she gained clinical experience in a multitude of settings including hospitals and private practices.

She joined Dr. Asif Rafi and his team in 2019. She currently specializes in the fields of Allergy & Immunology and Dermatology. Her interests as a healthcare provider are focused to improve population health through compassionate, respectful, patient-centered care. Her approach to healthcare integrates evidence-based practice and experience. She enjoys making meaningful connections with her patients and ensuring that patients have a thorough understanding of their treatment plans. She looks forward to meeting new patients and caring for their healthcare needs.

Meet Our Team

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Janet Vasquez

MEDICAL ASSISTANT

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Kelly Orellana

OFFICE MANAGER

Helpful GOOGLE Reviews From Patients

What Our Patients Say

Our family has been seeing Dr. Rafi for nearly two decades, and it’s hard to overstate the impact he’s had on our lives. He has treated all four of us over the past 19 years with a level of knowledge and diagnostic skill that consistently sets him apart.

What we appreciate most is the time he takes with each of us. He truly listens—both to our symptoms, our descriptions, and to any outside notes we bring—and he uses that information to help guide his treatment plan. His approach is comprehensive and holistic, always looking at the bigger picture rather than just treating isolated issues.

Most importantly, his care has had a real, measurable effect on our quality of life and our ability to function day to day. Our kids are now healthy adults, in no small part because of the thoughtful, attentive care they received from him over the years.

It’s rare to find a physician who combines deep expertise with such genuine care and attentiveness. We are incredibly grateful for the consistency, insight, and compassion he has shown our family.
I've had asthma and allergies all my life and have been a patient of Dr Rafi's for many years. He is extremely knowledgeable and has contributed enormously to my health and well-being. Before becoming a patient, I struggled with managing my asthma and allergy symptoms. Dr Rafi diagnosed the causes and provided solutions to dramatically reduce the issues I was having. I feel very fortunate to have found someone that has the expertise to understand my situation and to provide solutions that work.
I cannot say enough good things about Dr. Rafi. Dr Rafi has been treating my entire family for well over 21 years. Particularly, my son and I suffer from asthma, food, environmental, and seasonal allergies. I have found that Dr. Rafi aggressively treats our issues, which allows for us to normally move on and function in our lives. My experience with other practitioners is that they give my family and I a very short amount of their time, prescribe something generic, and send us on our way. THIS IS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE with Dr. Rafi. What I will say is that I have found Dr. Rafi to spend the necessary amount of time with me and my family, order the necessary labs, do the research, and accurately diagnose whatever is the cause of our specific issue hampering us.

I have found Dr. Rafi's staff to be efficient, polite, kind and genuine which goes a long way with me. I highly recommend Dr. Rafi to to anyone suffering from anything allergy, asthma or sinus related.
Dr Rafi is incredibly insightful and brilliant. He was able to diagnose a chronic sinusitis in my son that was missed by two other doctors. He is so gentle and caring with his patients. I wouldn't just trust anyone with my kids and he has my full respect and trust. I highly recommend Dr Rafi!
It's not often that you come across a doctor like Dr. Rafi. He's extremely thorough, knowledgeable, takes his time to ask questions and examine everything to get to the root of the problem. I honestly haven't come across a doctor like this in a long time. Thank you for the care!
Can't say enough great things about Dr. Rafi. I went there three years ago with a sneaking suspicion I had some food allergies. He helped me manage it really holistically and made himself easily available when I needed him. You will be happy you saw him!
Dr Rafi is hands down one of if not the bast doctor I've been to. I will be sending all my friends and family to him asap....if you're having any issues that could remotely be related to allergies don't waste your time going anywhere else.
Outstanding doctor, if not the best. He really cares about his patients and absolutely loves medicine, all aspects of it. The science, nature, people, health, society, humanity...all of it.
As a long time sufferer of allergies and chronic sinusitis, Dr. Rafi has been extremely helpful in getting to the bottom of my health issues and for aiding me during some of my most severe sinus infections. He is direct, solutions oriented, and explains his process very well, eliminating any anxieties related to my health. Highly recommend him if you have allergy and sinus issues.
I’ve been seeing Dr Rafi for two years now. He has fixed problems that I had no idea were related to my allergies. I would never go anywhere else. I highly recommend him for everything allergy related. He is unparalleled in the field, in my opinion. And I have been seeing allergists my entire life.
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