OUR PROVIDERS

Dr. Vuong Nayima, D.O., Board-Certified

Dr. Nayima is trained in Internal Medicine and board-certified in Allergy/Immunology. Born in Viet Nam, Dr. Nayima moved to Des Moines as a child and graduated from Lincoln High School. Dr. Nayima studied Biology at the University of Iowa before attending Des Moines University for medical school. He completed the University of Iowa - Des Moines Internal Medicine Residency Program at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in 2014 and his Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2016. Dr. Nayima then returned to Des Moines and became Founder and President of Iowa Allergy in 2018.

Dr. Nayima is a big proponent of medical education and serves as adjunct faculty with the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics as well as adjunct assistant professor of Internal Medicine with Des Moines University. Dr. Nayima also provides lectures and preceptorships to medical students and Pediatric, Family Practice, and Internal Medicine residency programs in the metro area. He also provides lectures to organizations such as The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians and Iowa Physician Assistant Society.

Dr. Nayima's medical interests include seasonal and year-round allergies, asthma, food allergy, drug allergy, and immune deficiency. Outside of work Dr. Nayima enjoys playing piano, photography, video games, troubleshooting IT hardware, biking and rock climbing with Sara, Lucy, Violet, and Jasper.

Publications: 

• Idiopathic Bradykinin-Mediated Angioedema Responsive to C1 Esterase Inhibitor Concentrate and Icatibant.
• Microbiome of Nasal Polyps in Veterans. In Progress.
• Severe and Early Presentation of NEMO/IKBKG Deficiency.
• Chronic Breast Abscess in a Previously Healthy Adolescent Female Due to X-Linked Chronic Granulomatous Disease with Extreme Lyonization.
• Pretreatment with IVIG and Corticosteroids for Contrast Media Induced Severe Adverse Drug Reaction. 
• Sudden Loss of Tolerance to Hen’s Egg in an Adult. 
• Graded Escalating Doses of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in Immunocompetent Patients with Previous History of Delayed Rash to Sulfa Antimicrobials. 
• Retrospective Review: Assessment of Hypersensitivity Reactions in Patients Receiving Carbapenem Antibiotics Who Report a History of Penicillin Allergy. 
• HCAHPS Score Improvement through Effective Communication. 
• Diagnostic Challenges of Kartagener’s Syndrome In a Patient With an Unusual Complaint.
• Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis Secondary to Etonogestrel Implantation.
  

Dr. Kyla Ingram, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C

Dr. Ingram grew up in Des Moines and graduated Roosevelt High School in 2010. She then earned her BSN from The University of Iowa in 2013. She worked as an inpatient cardiovascular/telemetry charge nurse for UnityPoint while attending a Family Nurse Practitioner program. Her graduate project involved food allergy management in the elementary school setting. She graduated from The University of Iowa with her her Doctor of Nursing Practice in 2019. She feels a career with Iowa Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology gives her the opportunity to join a collaborative team and develop long-term relationships with families. She values life-long learning, holistic care, and family-based planning.

When not practicing, she enjoys fishing, archery, reading, playing and coaching volleyball, gardening, and watching her son play baseball.