Food Allergy and EoE: Smarter Diagnosis for Better Care (ft. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, PhD)

Food allergy diagnosis is still too often driven by tests instead of history, leading to unnecessary restriction and missed opportunities for targeted care. In this episode, we invite Dr. Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, a leading researcher in food allergy and Director of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Division at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, to help unpack the core clinical challenge of distinguishing true food allergy from sensitization, and discuss practical approaches to history-directed testing, component-resolved diagnostics, baked milk and egg tolerance, oral immunotherapy, and eosinophilic esophagitis recognition in atopic patients. We also highlight how primary care can help identify higher-risk patients earlier, improve referral decisions, and support more precise management using evolving diagnostic tools. For clinicians caring for children and adults with allergy, this conversation offers actionable insights for diagnosis, risk stratification, and day-to-day management. References and resources: https://www.thermofisher.com/phadia/us/en/resources/immunocast/eoe-food-allergy-diagnostics-update.html?cid=0ct_3pc_05032024_9SGOV4