Food Allergy

Professor Philippe Eigenmann, MD, is a leading expert in pediatric allergy and immunology, serving as Head of Pediatric Allergy at the University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland. He specializes in food allergy research, focusing on early-life allergy development and improved diagnostic methods. Professor Eigenmann has published over 200 articles in international scientific journals, contributing to global discussions on pediatric allergy and immunology. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, the leading journal in the field, and is on the Editorial Board of Allergy. His work integrates clinical expertise with translational research, shaping guidelines for allergy diagnosis and management.Beyond his research, Prof. Eigenmann has held key leadership positions, including Chair of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) section on Pediatrics and President of the Swiss Society for Allergy and Immunology. He is also Secretary of the EAACI-Clemens von Pirquet Foundation, promoting research and education in pediatric allergy and immunology.Wayne Shreffler, MD, PhD, received his advanced degrees from New York University. Dr. Shreffler completed his Pediatrics training at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed his fellowship in Allergy & Immunology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2003, where he was mentored by Drs. Hugh Sampson and Lloyd Mayer. He established himself there as a researcher of immune mechanisms of food allergy and asthma. Dr. Shreffler joined Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in late 2009 to establish a new translational research and clinical care center focused on food allergy, and he became Division Chief of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology in 2011. Yamini Virkud, MD, MA, MPH, is a physician scientist specializing in the field of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Virkud earned her medical degree from Washington University and completed her residency in pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Dr. Virkud's lab focuses on the phenotyping of different patients with food allergy and understanding the mechanisms of investigational therapies for food allergy.

• 1. Overview of Mucosal Immunity and Development of Oral Tolerance2. Food Antigens3. Epidemiology of Food Allergy4. Clinical Overview of Adverse Reactions to Foods5. Atopic Dermatitis and Food Allergy6. Food-Induced Urticaria and Angioedema7. Pollen-Food Syndrome8. The Respiratory Tract and Food Allergy9. Food-Induced Anaphylaxis and Food Associated Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis10. Eosinophilic Gastroenteropathies (Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Eosinophilic Colitis)11. Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis, Food Protein-Induced Enteropathy, Proctocolitis, and Infantile Colic12. Approach to Clinical Diagnosis of Food Allergy: Historic Features13. In Vivo and In Vitro Diagnostic Methods in the Evaluation of Food Allergy14. Oral Food Challenge Procedures15. Management of Food Allergy and Development of an Anaphylaxis Treatment Plan16. Patient Education and Empowerment17. Future Therapies for Food Allergies18. Natural History and Prevention of Food Allergy19. Diets and Nutrition: Cross-Reacting Food Allergens20. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemmas: Adverse Reactions to Food Additives, Pharmacologic Food Reactions, Psychologic Considerations Related to Food Ingestion