The Team

Dr. Kuhlen was born in Columbia, South Carolina and enjoyed growing up in the South.  He has suffered from allergic rhinitis, asthma and eczema since he was a young child and knows what it’s like for some of his patients.

Dr. Kuhlen chose to become a physician because he knew that he would wake up every day and enjoy coming to work.  It is a privilege and honor for him to have people entrust their health or the health of their loved ones to him.  This is incredibly humbling and rewarding.  He specialized in allergy and immunology because it offers complex and challenging clinical cases in both children and adults. He loves to take care of patients and see their health improve.

Outside of the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife Kristal and their three children Lila, James, and Luke.  He is involved in his local church and likes spending time outdoors going hiking, fishing, hunting, or playing sports. He loves to eat and wants his patients to know I have never missed a shrimp toss from a Japanese Hibachi chef. I enjoy reading fiction and nonfiction and a few of my favorite authors include John Grisham, Michael Shaara, and John Piper.

Haley is originally from Greenwich, Ohio – a very small town with no stoplights. She has worked in allergy & immunology, as well as family medicine & urgent care. She joined Dr. Kuhlen at Apex Allergy in 2016 and has 8 years of experience in allergy and immunology. She specifically enjoys managing chronic respiratory illnesses and allergic rhinitis.

Haley loves developing relationships with people and getting to know their life stories. She is thankful to have the opportunity to help patients with their medical problems, but often find that they teach her something valuable or interesting throughout the process as well.

Haley and her husband, Jay, have two children, Ellery and Collin. They also have two dogs, Annabelle and Rogue, and two cats, Hurley and Mitty.

Dr. Paulk grew up in Mississippi and attended the University of Mississippi where he obtained both his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) and then his Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.). He then accepted a residency position in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics here in Greenville at Greenville Health System. As a resident, he rotated with Dr. Kuhlen and became interested in a career as a specialist in allergy and immunology. Dr. Paulk was accepted into a very competitive fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, which he completed in June of 2020. He is Board Certified in Allergy & Immunology as well as Pediatrics and Internal Medicine.

Dr. Paulk and his wife, Kara, have four young children – Caroline, Duncan, Addie and Hal. He enjoys being outside with his family and duck hunting in his spare time.