Assa'ad Lab

Publications

Dribin, TE; Sampson, HA; Schnadower, D; Anagnostou, A; Fox, AT; Golden, DBK; Michelson, KA; Shaker, MS; Wang, J; Alqurashi, W; Eftekhari, S; Jaffee, H; Carver, M; Camargo, CA. Non-Injectable Versus Injectable Epinephrine Treatment Thresholds for Acute Allergic Reactions in the Community. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2025.

Dribin, TE; Sampson, HA; Anagnostou, A; Camargo, CA; Fox, AT; Golden, DBK; Michelson, KA; Shaker, MS; Wang, J; Alqurashi, W; Douglas, L; Nickels, C; Moore, RA; Schnadower, D. Epinephrine and emergency medical services activation recommendations during acute allergic reactions in community settings: International consensus report. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025.

Hussien, H; Moore, DL; Nimri, S; Bilaver, LA; Warren, CM; Wlodarski, M; Jiang, J; Assa'ad, AH; Sharma, HP; Moy, JN; Newmark, P; Fox, S; Gupta, RS; Mahdavinia, M. The age of eczema onset and multiple food allergies. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2025.

Gill, KK; Moore, C; Nwogu, O; Kroner, JW; Chang, W-C; Burkle, J; Virolainen, SJ; Stevens, ML; Baatyrbek, A; Miraldi, ER; Martin, LJ; Andorf, S; Khurana Hershey, GK; Roskin, KM. B-Cell Repertoire of Children With Atopic Dermatitis Exhibits Altered IgE Maturation Associated With Allergic Food Sensitization. Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025.

Fyolek, JP; Mahdavinia, M; Jiang, J; Bilaver, LA; Fox, S; Nimmagadda, SR; Newmark, PJ; Sharma, H; Assa'ad, A; Seed, PC; Gupta, RS; Warren, CM. Distinct skin microbiome signatures in Black and White children with food allergy and asthma. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2025; 36(9):e70197.

Shihab, W; Jones, A; Emmert, S; Parrado, RH; Ruan, T; Leitsinger, N; Schultz, L; Jain, V; Sherenian, M; Assa'ad, A. Screening of Metal Hypersensitivity in Pediatric Spine Surgery vs. Pectus Excavatum: A Comparative Cohort Study. Cureus. 2025; 17(9):e93222.

Emmert, AS; Ruan, T; Sherenian, MG; Assa'ad, AH; Leitsinger, N; Schultz, L; Jain, VV; Sturm, PF; Jones, AC. Prevalence of metal hypersensitivity in pediatric spine surgery. Spine Deformity. 2025; 13(3):667-671.

Assa'ad, AH; Ding, L; Duan, Q; Mersha, TB; Warren, C; Bilaver, L; Ullrich, M; Wlodarski, M; Jiang, J; Choi, JJ; Tobin, MC; Mahdavinia, M; Sharma, H; Gupta, RS. Total Serum IgE in a Cohort of Children With Food Allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2025; 13(4):803-813.e3.

Zhou, X; Dunham, D; Sindher, SB; Long, A; Fernandes, A; Chang, I; Assa'ad, A; Pongracic, J; Spergel, JM; Tam, J; Tilles, S; Wang, J; Boyd, SD; Chinthrajah, RS; Nadeau, KC. HLA-DR+ regulatory T cells and IL-10 are associated with success or failure of desensitization outcomes. Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025; 80(3):762-774.

Kim, EH; Carr, WW; Assa'ad, AH; Gogate, SU; Petroni, DH; Casale, TB; Wang, M-L; Sullivan, A; Archer, AM; Wang, O; Piscia-Nichols, C; Tuomi, L; Levin-Young, O; Dombkowski, A; Mcclintock, D. ADP101 multifood oral immunotherapy for food-allergic patients: Harmony phase 1/2 randomized clinical trial. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. 2025; 4(1):100382.

Assa'ad, A; Hershko, AY; Irani, C; Mahdavinia, M; Khan, DA; Bernstein, JA. Health disparities in the Middle East: Representative analysis of the region. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. 2025; 4(1):100350.

Bannon, M; Thivalapill, N; Fithian, E; Jiang, J; Herbert, L; Fox, S; Warren, C; Sharma, H; Mahdavinia, M; Gupta, R; Bilaver, L; Assa'ad, A. Differences in familiarity with oral immunotherapy among caregivers of White and Black children with food allergy. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2024; 133(5):581-584.e3.

Bahna, SL; Assa'ad, AH; Bellanti, JA; Bernstein, DI; Davis, CM; Greenberger, PA; Wood, RA. Where is academic medicine going?: Part 2. Academic career and patient care. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2024; 133(4):364-365.

Underwood, B; Mills, C; Devonshire, AL; Andorf, S; Assa'ad, AH; Ramsey, R; Schwartz, JT. OIT-BRAVE questionnaire: Development and clinical implementation of a screening instrument for patient-reported difficulties during oral immunotherapy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2024; 12(9):2524-2526.e1.

Bahna, SL; Assa'ad, AH; Bellanti, JA; Bernstein, DI; Davis, CM; Greenberger, PA; Wood, RA. Where is academic medicine going?: Part 1. Medical education and research. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2024; 133(3):242-243.

Bognanni, A; Firmino, RT; Arasi, S; Chu, DK; Chu, AWL; Waffenschmidt, S; Agarwal, A; Dziechciarz, P; Horvath, A; Mihara, H; Waserman, S; Fiocchi, A; Schünemann, HJ; Brożek, JL. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update - XI - Milk supplement/replacement formulas for infants and toddlers with CMA - Systematic review. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2024; 17(9):100947.

Venter, C; Meyer, R; Groetch, M; Nowak-Wegrzyn, A; Mennini, M; Pawankar, R; Kamenwa, R; Assa'ad, A; Amara, S; Fiocchi, A; Bognanni, A. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update - XVI - Nutritional management of cow's milk allergy. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2024; 17(8):100931.

Altrichter, S; Giménez-Arnau, AM; Bernstein, JA; Metz, M; Bahadori, L; Bergquist, M; Brooks, L; Ho, CN; Jain, P; Lukka, PB; Rodriguez-Suárez, E; Walton, C; Datto, CJ. Benralizumab does not elicit therapeutic effect in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria: results from the phase IIb multinational randomized double-blind placebo-controlled ARROYO trial. British Journal of Dermatology. 2024; 191(2):187-199.

Winslow, A; Mills, C; Schwartz, JT; Assa'ad, A. Implementing Food Oral Immunotherapy Into Clinical Practice: Quality and Safety Perspectives From a US Academic Center. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2024; 12(5):1159-1169.

Mcdonnell, J; Cousins, K; Younger, MEM; Lane, A; Abolhassani, H; Abraham, RS; Al-Tamemi, S; Aldave-Becerra, JC; Al-Faris, EH; Alfaro-Murillo, A; Zhou, JJ; Cook, A; Sullivan, KE; Marsh, R. COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Inborn Errors of Immunity Reduces Hospitalization and Critical Care Needs Related to COVID-19: a USIDNET Report. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 2024; 44(4):86.

Bognanni, A; Fiocchi, A; Arasi, S; Chu, DK; Ansotegui, I; Assa'ad, AH; Bahna, SL; Berni Canani, R; Bozzola, M; Dahdah, L; Warner, A; Wong, GWK; Schünemann, HJ; Brozek, JL. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update - XII - Recommendations on milk formula supplements with and without probiotics for infants and toddlers with CMA. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2024; 17(4):100888.

Kay-Green, S; Thivalapill, N; Bilaver, L; Jiang, J; Assa'ad, A; Fox, S; Sharma, H; Mahdavinia, M; Herbert, L; Warren, C; Gupta, R. Food Allergy Reaction Severity and Management in a Diverse Population. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2024; 12(3):681-685.

Robson, M; Assa'ad, A. Food allergy: Definitions and overview. In: Encyclopedia of Food Allergy. Elsevier; 2024:478-484.

Robson, M; Assa'ad, A. Food allergy: Definitions and overview. In: Encyclopedia of Food Allergy. 2024:V1-484.

Chehade, M; Wright, BL; Atkins, D; Aceves, SS; Ackerman, SJ; Assa'ad, AH; Bauer, M; Collins, MH; Commins, SP; Davis, CM; Wechsler, J; Zimmermann, N; Furuta, GT; Rothenberg, ME. Breakthroughs in understanding and treating eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases presented at the CEGIR/TIGERs Symposium at the 2022 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Meeting. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 152(6):1382-1393.

Mahdavinia, M; Fyolek, JP; Jiang, J; Thivalapill, N; Bilaver, LA; Warren, C; Fox, S; Nimmagadda, SR; Newmark, PJ; Sharma, H; Assa'ad, A; Seed, PC; Gupta, RS. Gut microbiome is associated with asthma and race in children with food allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 152(6):1541-1549.e1.

Mcwilliam, V; Netting, MJ; Volders, E; Palmer, DJ. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update - X - Breastfeeding a baby with cow's milk allergy. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2023; 16(11):100830.

Bird, JA; Nilsson, C; Brown, K; Pham, T; Tilles, S; Du Toit, G; Assa'ad, A. Long-term safety and immunologic outcomes of daily oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global. 2023; 2(3):100120.

Ramos, A; Warren, C; Herbert, L; Pappalardo, AA; Engel, M; Sharma, H; Assa'ad, A; Mahdavinia, M; Bilaver, L; Dunngalvin, A; Gupta, RS. Validation of the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire (FAQLQ-PF10) Short Form in a diverse US sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2023; 11(7):2239-2241.

Dileep, A; Warren, C; Bilaver, LA; Stephen, E; Andy-Nweye, AB; Fox, S; Jiang, J; Newmark, PJ; Chura, A; Abdikarim, I; Tobin, MC; Assa'ad, AH; Gupta, RS; Mahdavinia, M. Assessing Disparities in the Prevalence of Atopic Comorbidities Among Food-Allergic Children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2023; 11(4):1169-1176.

Gupta, RS; Sehgal, S; Wlodarski, M; Bilaver, LA; Wehbe, FH; Spergel, JM; Wang, J; Ciaccio, CE; Nimmagadda, SR; Assa'ad, A; Mitchell, L; Corbett, M; Makhija, M; Starren, JB. Accelerating Food Allergy Research: Need for a Data Commons. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2023; 11(4):1063-1067.

Ciaccio, C; Goldsobel, AB; Anagnostou, A; Beyer, K; Casale, TB; Deschildre, A; Fernández-Rivas, M; Hourihane, JO; Krawiec, M; Lieberman, J; Smith, A; Tilles, SA; Adelman, DC; Brown, KR. Participant characteristics and safety outcomes of peanut oral immunotherapy in the RAMSES and ARC011 trials. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2022; 129(6):758-768.e4.

Fithian, EM; Warren, C; Pappalardo, AA; Thivalapill, N; Long, JR; Bilaver, LA; Assa'ad, A; Mahdavinia, M; Sharma, H; Gupta, R. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 and influenza vaccination in pediatric food allergy. Journal of food allergy. 2022; 4(3):172-180.

Bognanni, A; Chu, DK; Firmino, RT; Arasi, S; Waffenschmidt, S; Agarwal, A; Dziechciarz, P; Horvath, A; Jebai, R; Mihara, H; Fiocchi, A; Waserman, S; Schünemann, HJ; Brożek, JL. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update - XIII - Oral immunotherapy for CMA - Systematic review. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15(9):100682.

Jensen, SA; Fiocchi, A; Baars, T; Jordakieva, G; Nowak-Wegrzyn, A; Pali-Schöll, I; Passanisi, S; Pranger, CL; Roth-Walter, F; Takkinen, K; Assa'ad, AH; Venter, C; Jensen-Jarolim, E. Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guidelines update - III - Cow's milk allergens and mechanisms triggering immune activation. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15(9):100668.

Thivalapill, N; Andy-Nweye, AB; Bilaver, LA; Tobin, MC; Sharma, HP; Assa'ad, AH; Warren, C; Jiang, J; Chura, A; Gupta, RS; Mahdavinia, M. Sensitization to house dust mite and cockroach may mediate the racial difference in shellfish allergy. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2022; 33(8):e13837.

Vincent, E; Bilaver, LA; Fierstein, JL; Thivalapill, N; Pappalardo, AA; Coleman, A; Robinson, A; Sharma, HP; Brewer, A; Assa'ad, AH; Pongracic, J; Tobin, MC; Warren, C; Gupta, RS. Associations of Food Allergy-Related Dietary Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Caregivers of Black and White Children With Food Allergy. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2022; 122(4):797-810.

Brozek, JL; Firmino, RT; Bognanni, A; Arasi, S; Ansotegui, I; Assa'ad, AH; Bahna, SL; Canani, RB; Bozzola, M; Chu, DK; Warner, A; Wong, GWK; Fiocchi, A; Schünemann, HJ. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guideline update - XIV - Recommendations on CMA immunotherapy. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15(4):100646.

Dribin, TE; Schnadower, D; Wang, J; Camargo, CA; Michelson, KA; Shaker, M; Rudders, SA; Vyles, D; Golden, DBK; Spergel, JM; Witry, JK; Zhang, Y; Sobolewski, B; Sampson, HA. Anaphylaxis knowledge gaps and future research priorities: A consensus report. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2022; 149(3):999-1009.

Coleman, AT; Sharma, H; Robinson, A; Pappalardo, AA; Vincent, E; Fierstein, JL; Frazier, M; Bilaver, L; Jiang, J; Choi, JJ; Mahdavinia, M; Tobin, M; Assa'ad, A; Gupta, R. Access to Allergen-Free Food Among Black and White Children with Food Allergy in the FORWARD Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2022; 10(1):182-188.

Brewer, AG; Jiang, J; Warren, CM; Sharma, HP; Tobin, MC; Assa'ad, A; Gupta, RS. Racial differences in timing of food allergen introduction. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2022; 10(1):329-332.e2.

Mahdavinia, M; Bilaver, LA; Fox, S; Pappalardo, AA; Andy-Nweye, AB; Sharma, HP; Assa'ad, AH; Gupta, RS; Tobin, MC. Racial disparity in treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with food allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2022; 10(1):339-342.e2.

Fiocchi, A; Bognanni, A; Brożek, J; Ebisawa, M; Schünemann, H. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guidelines update - I - Plan and definitions. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15(1):100609.

Mahdavinia, M; Assa'ad, A; Nelson, MR. Underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic trainees in allergy and immunology training and certification pipeline. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 148(5):1151-1153.

Mahdavinia, M; Tobin, MC; Fierstein, JL; Andy-Nweye, AB; Bilaver, LA; Fox, S; Pappalardo, AA; Jiang, J; Catlin, PA; Chura, A; Pongracic, JA; Sharma, HP; Assa'ad, AH; Gupta, RS. African American Children Are More Likely to Be Allergic to Shellfish and Finfish: Findings from FORWARD, a Multisite Cohort Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2021; 9(7):2867-2873.e1.

Dribin, TE; Schnadower, D; Spergel, JM; Campbell, RL; Shaker, M; Neuman, MI; Michelson, KA; Capucilli, PS; Camargo, CA; Brousseau, DC; Pistiner, M; Witry, JK; Zhang, Y; Sampson, HA. Severity grading system for acute allergic reactions: A multidisciplinary Delphi study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 148(1):173-181.

Zhang, S; Assa'ad, AH. Biologics in eosinophilic esophagitis. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 21(3):292-296.

Mennini, M; Arasi, S; Fiocchi, AG; Assa'ad, A. Developing National and International Guidelines. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41(2):221-231.

Assa'ad, AH. Focus on the Patient with Food Allergy. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41(2):xiii-xiv.

Bahna, SL; Assa'ad, AH. Food Allergy: Catering for the Needs of the Clinician. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41(2):331-345.

Vickery, BP; Vereda, A; Nilsson, C; Du Toit, G; Shreffler, WG; Burks, AW; Jones, SM; Fernández-Rivas, M; Blümchen, K; O'b Hourihane, J; Zubeldia, JM; Smith, A; Ryan, R; Adelman, DC. Continuous and Daily Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Results from a 2-Year Open-Label Follow-On Study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2021; 9(5):1879-1889.e13.

Brown, D; Negris, O; Gupta, R; Herbert, L; Lombard, L; Bozen, A; Assa'ad, A; Chura, A; Andy-Nweye, AB; Fox, S; Newmark, P; Pongracic, JA; Pappalardo, AA; Warren, C. Food allergy-related bullying and associated peer dynamics among Black and White children in the FORWARD study. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2021; 126(3):255-263.e1.

Jiang, J; Bilaver, L; Brown, D; Bozen, A; Fierstein, J; Galic, I; Negris, OR; Newmark, P; Pongracic, J; Chura, A; Coleman, A; Robinson, A; Sharma, H; Gupta, RS. Early Introduction of Peanut, Egg, and Milk Among Black and White Food-Allergic Children in the FORWARD Study. Pediatrics. 2021; 147(3_MeetingAbstract):650-650.

Mennini, M; Tambucci, R; Riccardi, C; Rea, F; De Angelis, P; Fiocchi, A; Assa'ad, A. Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Microbiota: State of the Art. Frontiers in Immunology. 2021; 12:595762.

Assa’Ad, AH. Food Allergy. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41(2):i.