#84 Demystifying EoE with Dr. Christopher Parrish

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Christopher Parrish, a triple board-certified allergist and immunologist who leads Latitude Food Allergy Care’s Orange County clinic and has been involved in groundbreaking clinical research in both food allergy and EoE.Dr. Parrish previously served as faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center and helped lead a multidisciplinary program dedicated to eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases. His work has contributed to clinical trials that ultimately led to the first FDA-approved therapies for food allergy and EoE.In our conversation, Dr. Parrish explains:What EoE actually isWhy it comes up so often in conversations about immunotherapyWhat families and patients often misunderstand about the conditionHow EoE is diagnosed and treatedHow patients and clinicians think through these risks when considering immunotherapyThis episode is designed to help patients, parents, and clinicians better understand the science and the decision-making around EoE and food allergy treatment.Dr. Christopher Parrish, Latitude:https://latitudefoodallergycare.com/about-us/team/clinical/christopher-parrishFrom Fear to Freedom: A Workbook for Navigating Allergy Immunotherapyhttps://a.co/d/003saZ8pSpecial thanks to Kyle Dine for permission to use his song The Doghouse for the podcast theme!www.kyledine.comFind Dr. Whitehouse:-thefoodallergypsychologist.com-Instagram: @thefoodallergypsychologist-Facebook: Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, Food Allergy Anxiety [email protected]