The Allergist
Welcome to your allergy lifeline..."The Allergist." A show that separates myth from medicine.
Every episode of The Allergist is designed for YOU – the medical professional aiming to stay on the cutting edge of allergy care. We'll clarify, correct, and, most importantly, contextualize the latest evidence.
Episodes
78 episodes
ENCORE—Epinephrine Essentials: Balancing Confidence, Safety, and Misconceptions
“If that medicine is associated with fear of an injection, then we are giving the impression that a diagnosis of food allergy is worse than a life sentence.” — Dr. Paul TurnerWhen it comes to managing anaphylaxis, epin...
Milk and egg: different ladders, different outcomes
"Food, milk and egg ladders look the same, but they're not the same." — Dr. Juan TrujilloLadders are close to standard in some clinics now. The evidence that they change the course of anything is still thin. So families are clim...
Managing the child-to-adult transition
"...these are chronic conditions that are not going to magically go away when a patient turns 18 or 21." — Dr. William AndersonAdolescence and early adulthood tend to be a rough stretch for patients with allergic disease. Asthma that use...
New Epinephrine Options. Fewer Fears?
“If you are willing to use it and use it quickly, that's what I want you to have.”— Dr. Jay LiebermanEpinephrine is everywhere in allergy practice. Prescribed, refilled, demonstrated, repeated. And still, it carries a strange kind of...
CVID? No. SAD? Maybe.
“You can have a patient that has normal immunoglobulins and abnormal responses to protein antigens as well. Historically, I’ve seen these patients. They do happen. They are out there.” — Dr. Benjamin PrinceSpecific antibody deficiency (S...
When It’s Not Asthma, Think Larynx
“If the asthma is under good control but they are still having these episodes, then I do think that maybe they have a PVFMD component to their breathing issue.” Dr. R. Jun LinPatients come into clinic short of breath. It hits during exer...
When AI meets the allergy clinic
“AI might feel like magic at times, but mostly it's just powerful technology, and with any technology, it's a tool.” —Merlijn van BreugelAI is no longer a future-tense possibility for allergists. It is already shaping diagnosis, p...
The Expanding Toolbox for Food Allergy
“It’s a fun time to be a food allergist”—Dr. David FleischerFood allergy treatment is no longer just about avoidance, epinephrine, and hoping for the best. With high-dose OIT, low-dose OIT, SLIT, EPIT, Xolair, and other biologics enterin...
Evidence-Based or Autopilot? A review of systematic reviews
“We need more than just random care. We need randomized care.” — Dr. Derek ChuFor years, the allergy world has been drowning in a sea of data—risk factors, prevention strategies, and enough diagnostic tools to fill a warehouse. Bu...
Microbiome in IEI, Much More Than Probiotics
“We came up with the idea of testing a ketogenic diet… which in mice, it’s basically a lot of Crisco… giving a keto diet to mice with CGD… led to a decreased susceptibility to colitis.” —Dr. Emilia Liana FalconeThe microbiome isn’...
Small Risks Big Rewards with SCIT
“This is a safe and very effective therapy, which is probably underutilized within our own community.” —Dr. Susan WassermanSubcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) sits in that uncomfortable space between routine and risk. It’s one of th...
Rewriting the Immune Code
"So the future is one IV infusion, likely no chemotherapy, and that'll cure our IEIs." — Dr. Nicola WrightFor children born with inborn errors of immunity, bone marrow transplant has long been the closest thing med...
Consent is a Conversation
"That wholesome conversation that you take a minute or two to go through really creates a physician-patient relationship, expands that communication. Probably will not only improve patient outcomes, but reduce medical-legal risk for physicians ...
Infant anaphylaxis: What it looks like when they can't tell you
"I have come across allergists in different countries who often don't even prescribe epinephrine for very young children that have only had a history of mild reactions." — Dr. Katherine AnagnostouAn inconsolable cry. A baby who's ...
The many faces of milk problems
“There is nothing magical that happens in your gut that says, ‘oh, now you’re ready for cow’s milk.’ — Dr. Farah KhanMilk has a special talent for creating chaos in clinic. One day it’s mucousy stools and a terrifying diaper photo...
Developing that immunology spidey sense
“It’s not about knowing each one. It’s about knowing the patterns, the warning signs, the general pathways, and knowing when to ask a friend when you’re a little bit lost.” —Dr. Tamar RubinOn this episode of The Allerg...
Highlights from the 2025 allergy literature
Keeping up with the allergy literature can feel like a second job layered onto an already full clinic day. Between evolving guidelines, expanding biologic options, and long-held assumptions quietly being challenged, it’s hard to know which pape...
ENCORE: New Rules for Old Hives
== Happy holidays to our audience around the world! As a gift, and a break for The Allergist team, we are replaying our most popular episode from 2025. We hope you enjoy it as much this time around. See you in the New Year! ==
Nutrition and food allergy with Dr. Carina Venter
“We should stop being scared of food, and we really should just let babies eat.” &nb...
Managing the Confident but Incorrect
“It's kind of like we opened a Pandora's box and trying to close it up again is going to be very hard.” —Dr. Zachary RubinDr. Zachary Rubin joins Dr. Mariam Hanna for a candid look at the “difficult and misinformed” patient — the growing...
Can sinusitis be solved? The view from the ENT clinic
“People know that asthma sucks. They don’t know that sinus disease sucks. It really impacts people's quality of life. It impacts their function. It needs to be taken very seriously.” — Dr. Andrew ThambooChronic sinusitis doesn’t just clo...
Tregs: The Peacekeepers of Immunity
“The immune system generally likes to be a well-balanced machine. It’s kind of like Goldilocks — too much is no good, too little is no good, and it’s finding that balance.” Dr. Vy KimTregs have been called therapists, peacekeepers,...
A Clear-Eyed Look at the Red-Eye Culprit
“Don't just rely on the textbook definition of when the pollen seasons are. You need to have reliable data to know when the pollen seasons are starting, when they're ending, and when they're peaking.” Dawn JurgensAllergy season may...