Food Allergy Practical Diagnosis and Management

Clinical Manifestations of Food Allergy
Jonathan M. Spergel and Hemant P. Sharma

Prevalence, Triggers, and Cross-Reactivity
Lynette P. Shek and Katrina (Katie) J. Allen

Acute Reactions and Anaphylaxis
Corinne Keet and Julie Wang

Skin Conditions Associated with Food Allergy
Tamara T. Perry, A. Wesley Burks, and Stacie M. Jones

Gastrointestinal Conditions Associated with Food Allergy
Mirna Chehade and Seema Aceves

Respiratory Conditions Associated with Food Allergy
John M. James

Diagnostic Testing
Maeve Kelleher, S. Allan Bock, and Jonathan O’B Hourihane

The Oral Food Challenge Procedure
Sally Noone and Amal H. Assa’ad

Dietary Management
Marion Groetch

Managing Food Avoidance Within the Home and Outside the Home, and Lifestyle Issues
Jennifer S. Kim, Eyal Shemesh, and Michael C. Young

Pharmacologic Reactions to Food and Reactions to Food Additives
Matthew J. Greenhawt, Timothy J. Franxman, and Ronald A. Simon

Prevention
George Du Toit, David M. Fleischer, and Gideon Lack

Natural Course
Jessica H. Savage and Robert A. Wood

Future Diagnostics and Therapies
Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn and Hugh A. Sampson

Practical Resources for Physicians and Patients
Todd A. Mahr and Maria L. Acebal

Biography

Scott H. Sicherer, M.D., is a professor of pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a researcher at the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute at Mount Sinai in New York. He is chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. He is board certified in pediatrics and in allergy and immunology and specializes in food allergies. His research interests include allergic diseases caused by specific foods, such as peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, seafood, and milk; the natural history of food allergy; atopic dermatitis; gastrointestinal manifestations of food allergies; epidemiology of food allergy; psychosocial issues associated with food allergies; modalities to educate physicians and parents about food allergy; the genetics of food allergy; and novel therapeutics.

Dr. Sicherer has published over 150 articles in scientific journals and has authored two comprehensive books about food allergy as well as numerous book chapters in major pediatric and allergy textbooks. He is a medical adviser to Food Allergy Research & Education. He is associate editor of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) and its sister journal, JACI: In Practice. He is on the board of directors of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Sicherer has been consistently recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Castle-Connolly/ New York Magazine, and has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as being among the top 1% of pediatric allergists. He lectures extensively on food allergy topics to various professional and lay organizations, and has had numerous television and radio appearances to discuss food allergy.