Your child’s medical team is led by Jonathan M. Spergel, MD, PhD, Terri F. Brown-Whitehorn, MD, and Megan O. Lewis, MSN, CRNP. We develop customized treatment plans for children with all types of food allergies.
Nov 2, 2020
Food allergy (FA) is defined as an adverse health effect caused by a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly on exposure to a given food.
Nov 2, 2020
Owen’s diagnosis is not clear from the original history. The top two concerns would be infection/sepsis/gastroenteritis and/or structural abnormality. However, keeping in mind broader differential is key.
Jun 24, 2020
CHOP allergist presents on treatments for children with eosinophilic esophagitis.
Jun 8, 2020
The Food Allergy Center will partner with hospitals around the country to improve care and find treatments for food allergies.
May 15, 2020
Latest news including a new peanut allergy treatment, risk factors linked to poor sleep, updated sepsis guidelines and more.
Feb 4, 2020
Dr. Spergel was honored for his research in pediatric food allergies.
Feb 7, 2020
CHOP’s Food Allergy Center was one of the research sites that helped test and develop the new drug.
Jan 31, 2020
The first-of-its-kind treatment can reduce a child's allergic reaction to peanuts.
Sep 13, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Spergel and patient speak with CBS News about this breakthrough treatment.
Aug 29, 2019
Rushani Saltzman, MD, attending physician with the Division of Allergy and Immunology, recently received the Alan R. Cohen Master Clinician Award in CHOP’s Department of Pediatrics.