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Overview

Amal Assa'ad is affiliated with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a concentration on Immunology and Allergy. They have contributed extensively to research topics such as Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Their research spans several subfields including Immunology and Allergy, Surgery, Food Science, Physiology, and Dermatology. The scope of their work often intersects clinical and scientific aspects of allergy and immunological responses.

Frequent publication venues for Amal Assa'ad include:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • World Allergy Organization Journal
  • Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Amal Assa'ad are:

  • Conducting an Oral Food Challenge: An Update to the 2009 Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee Work Group Report, 2020, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Clinical testing for COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Severity grading system for acute allergic reactions: A multidisciplinary Delphi study, 2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Long-term, open-label extension study of the efficacy and safety of epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy in children: PEOPLE 3-year results, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Continuous and Daily Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Results from a 2-Year Open-Label Follow-On Study, 2020, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

Frequent co-authors in Amal Assa'ad's research collaborations include:

  • Mahboobeh Mahdavinia
  • Lucy Bilaver
  • Christopher Warren
  • Jialing Jiang
  • Hemant Sharma

The main research topics covered by Amal Assa'ad focus on allergy and immunology with a strong emphasis on clinical allergy conditions and immunotherapy. These topics include:

  • Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Food Safety and Hygiene
  • Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Summary of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel Report

    Joshua A. Boyce;Amal Assa'ad;A. Wesley Burks;Stacie M. Jones

  • Addendum guidelines for the prevention of peanut allergy in the United States: Report of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases–sponsored expert panel

    Alkis Togias;Susan F. Cooper;Maria L. Acebal;Amal Assa'ad

  • Eotaxin-3 and a uniquely conserved gene-expression profile in eosinophilic esophagitis

    Carine Blanchard;Ning Wang;Keith F. Stringer;Anil Mishra

  • AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy

    Brian P Vickery;Andrea Vereda;Thomas B Casale

  • Work Group report: Oral food challenge testing

    Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn;Amal H. Assa'ad;Sami L. Bahna;S. Allan Bock

  • An Antibody Against IL-5 Reduces Numbers of Esophageal Intraepithelial Eosinophils in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

    Amal H. Assa'ad;Sandeep K. Gupta;Margaret H. Collins;Mike Thomson

  • Anti–IL-5 (mepolizumab) therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis

    Miguel L. Stein;Margaret H. Collins;Joyce M. Villanueva;Jonathan P. Kushner

  • Anti-interleukin-5 (mepolizumab) therapy for hypereosinophilic syndromes.

    Jennifer K Garrett;Sean C Jameson;Blythe Thomson;Margaret H Collins

  • Pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis: an 8-year follow-up.

    Amal H. Assa'ad;Philip E. Putnam;Margaret H. Collins;Rachel M. Akers

  • Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA): A summary report

    Alessandro Fiocchi;Holger J. Schünemann;Jan Brozek;Patrizia Restani

  • Clinical and immunopathologic effects of swallowed fluticasone for eosinophilic esophagitis.

    Richard J Noel;Philip E Putnam;Margaret H Collins;Amal H Assa’ad

  • Primary Prevention of Allergic Disease Through Nutritional Interventions

    David M. Fleischer;Jonathan M. Spergel;Amal H. Assa'ad;Jacqueline A. Pongracic

  • Variants of thymic stromal lymphopoietin and its receptor associate with eosinophilic esophagitis

    Joseph D. Sherrill;Pei Song Gao;Emily M. Stucke;Carine Blanchard

  • Effect of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy vs Placebo on Reaction to Peanut Protein Ingestion among Children with Peanut Allergy: The PEPITES Randomized Clinical Trial

    David M. Fleischer;Matthew Greenhawt;Gordon Sussman;Philippe Bégin

  • FOOD ALLERGY AND THE INTRODUCTION OF SOLID FOODS TO INFANTS: A CONSENSUS DOCUMENT

    Alessandro Fiocchi;Amal Assa'ad;Sami Bahna

  • Effect of Varying Doses of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy vs Placebo on Reaction to Peanut Protein Exposure Among Patients With Peanut Sensitivity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Hugh A. Sampson;Hugh A. Sampson;Wayne G. Shreffler;William H. Yang;Gordon L. Sussman

  • Intrinsically defective skin barrier function in children with atopic dermatitis correlates with disease severity.

    Jayanta Gupta;Jayanta Gupta;Emilie Grube;Mark B. Ericksen;Michelle D. Stevenson

  • Efficacy and Safety of AR101 in Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Results of ARC001, a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial.

    J. Andrew Bird;Jonathan M. Spergel;Stacie M. Jones;Rima Rachid

  • NIAID-sponsored 2010 guidelines for managing food allergy: applications in the pediatric population

    A. Wesley Burks;Stacie M. Jones;Joshua A. Boyce;Scott H. Sicherer

  • Conducting an Oral Food Challenge: An Update to the 2009 Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee Work Group Report

    J. Andrew Bird;Stephanie Leonard;Stephanie Leonard;Marion Groetch;Amal Assa'ad

  • Anti–IL-5 (mepolizumab) therapy reduces eosinophil activation ex vivo and increases IL-5 and IL-5 receptor levels

    Miguel L. Stein;Joyce M. Villanueva;Bridget K. Buckmeier;Yoshiyuki Yamada

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacqueline A. Pongracic
Jacqueline A. Pongracic Lurie Children's Hospital
Hugh A. Sampson
Hugh A. Sampson Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Jonathan M. Spergel
Jonathan M. Spergel University of Pennsylvania
Stacie M. Jones
Stacie M. Jones University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Lynda C. Schneider
Lynda C. Schneider Boston Children's Hospital
Marc E. Rothenberg
Marc E. Rothenberg Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Margaret H. Collins
Margaret H. Collins Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Glenn T. Furuta
Glenn T. Furuta University of Colorado Denver
Scott H. Sicherer
Scott H. Sicherer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lawrence F. Eichenfield
Lawrence F. Eichenfield University of California, San Diego

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