Maria Gabriela Buheis, MD, FAAAAI, FAAP

Personal Statement

Dr. Buheis focuses in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases such as food allergy, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, chronic urticaria, drug allergies and asthma. She has a special interest in food allergy and allergic gastrointestinal disease, and is co-director of the Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases clinic at West Campus. In her practice at West Campus, Dr. Buheis works closely together with the families as well as other physicians and team members to provide excellent, comprehensive medical care for children with allergic disease. Dr. Buheis is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Dr. Buheis obtained her Doctorate in Medicine (M.D) from Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, in Spain. After graduation, Dr. Buheis completed her residency in Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, and proceeded to complete a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital. Following fellowship, Dr. Buheis joined the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the section of Allergy and Immunology, and opened the Allergy and Immunology West Campus clinic in 2010, where she is clinic chief. She loves helping families in the West Houston area find excellent medical care for their allergic disease close to home.

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Seth N, Tuano K, Buheis M, Chan A, Chinen J. Serum tryptase levels in pediatric mastocytosis and association with systemic symptoms. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2020 May 1. S1081-1206(20)30269-6.  

Seth N, Chinen J, Buheis M, Chan A, Hunt R, Tuano K. Serum Tryptase Levels in 114 Pediatric Patients with Cutaneous Mastocytosis. Poster Presentation AAAAI, March 2018.

Akuete K, Guffey D, Minard CG, Buheis MG, Dillard KH, Hanson IC, Seeborg FO, Noroski LM and Davis CM. Epidemiology of Clinical Oral Food Challenges (OFC) at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) Food Allergy program: A Retrospective Chart Review. Poster Presentation AAAAI, March 2016.

Dr. Aries Gavino, Dr. Kamili Qurat, Dr. Zahidia Maskatia, Dr. Niti Choski, Dr. Diana Bayer, Dr. Karen Tuan, Dr. Shuya Wu, Dr. Sana Hasan, Dr. Maria G. Buheis, and Dr. Lenora M. Noroski, MD, MPH. The Hypersensitivity Course: Empowering Fellows to Design and Conduct Their Own Effective Allergy Curriculum. Poster Presentation ACAAI, 2014.

Chan SK. Buheis M. IC Hanson. Childhood Maculopapular Mastocytosis with Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Diffuse Cutaneous Mastocytosis. American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology April 2012. Abstract. 

Dr. Aries Gavino, Dr. Kamili Qurat, Dr. Zahidia Maskatia, Dr. Niti Choski, Dr. Diana Bayer, Dr. Karen Tuan, Dr. Shuya Wu, Dr. Sana Hasan, Dr. Maria G. Buheis, and Dr. Lenora M. Noroski, MD, MPH. The Hypersensitivity Course: Empowering Fellows to Design and Conduct Their Own Effective Allergy Curriculum. Poster Presentation ACAAI, 2014.S