Chicago Family Asthma & Allergy

11/18/2025

We're back online!

11/18/2025

Uh oh. Our electronic medical record is down! Apparently a nationwide cloud server issue. We will not be able to administer allergy shots without the records available to us. We can see patients for appointments in office but not televisits. We will not be able to access any records, such as lab results. We'll update you when we're back online!

04/28/2025

Join us for our upcoming webinar on food allergen labeling in restaurants, Thursday April 24 at 7 p.m. ET.

We will be featuring several outstanding advocate leaders who have worked on state legislation and food allergy advocacy, including Robyn Huey Lao, Thomas Silvera, Lianne Mandelbaum, Toni Taylor, and Jon Terry.

Topics of panelist discussion includes:
✔️ How you can take action on state legislation
✔️ Challenges to passing new laws
✔️ Highlighting historical wins for the food allergy community

Presented by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5287244001507227481?source=Social

02/02/2025

For our patients and families managing persistent eczema, check out this event taking place in Chicago in March. I will be giving a talk about food allergies and how they relate to atopic dermatitis. Dr. D

The National Eczema Association (NEA) is hosting Living Well with Eczema: A Community Workshop in Chicago, Illinois on March 22, 2025.

12/12/2024

Sorry we have to close at 430pm today due to a sudden family emergency.

11/07/2024

Just attended a meeting with Lurie Children's docs and heard that the community continues to get bombarded with infections that can worsen or mimic asthma. COVID is very active, so vaccination with the new version should be a priority. Pertussis is finding its way around, so we will need to consider this within anyone suffering from prolonged coughing fits. We have influenza vaccines and believe this is the right time to get them so protection will be built before it hits Chicagoland. And there are viruses that aren't COVID or flu that are causing a TON of asthma exacerbations and viral pneumonia, so remember to be healthy with rest, exercise, and good diet choices! Dr. D

11/07/2024

https://www.foodallergy.org/resources/webinar-new-2024-expert-recommendations-managing-food-allergies-schools

Practical Information and tools to make school safer for anyone living with food allergy.

09/21/2024

CFAAR has an upcoming Zoom webinar that looks very helpful. Here are the details and link for it:

Fall is here, it’s important to be prepared, especially when managing food allergies! Join members of our CFAAR Team, Melissa Engel, PhD; Samantha Sansweet, MPH; and Sarah Valaika, MS I/ECMH-C on Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30pm for our LIVE webinar. Learn their tips for food allergy navigation during the season of Fall. 🍂🍁
Fall Topics

Fall Field Trips & Outings

Class Parties/Activities

Birthday Parties

Homecoming and Tailgates/Football Games

Sports and After-School Activities

From kindergarten fall field trips, after school activities, or your senior’s homecoming dance; this webinar will help provide guidance, share tips, resources, recipes, and more! Be ready to enjoy the Fall safely, especially with food allergies in mind. Get all your questions answered and register today to reserve your spot!

Go to link below to register:

Fall is here, it’s important to be prepared, especially when managing food allergies! Join members of our CFAAR Team, Melissa Engel, PhD; Samantha Sansweet, MPH; and Sarah Valaika, MS I/ECMH-C on Wednesday, September 25th at 6:30pm. Learn their tips for food allergy navigation during the season of...

08/10/2024

Very cool! neffy is now FDA-approved as the first epinephrine device WITHOUT A NEEDLE for anaphylaxis treatment. See the following link for a good summary about it. Important notes: not sure when available for prescription, see the link for how to sign up for updates, and will first be only for people at weight 66 lb or more. Hopefully down to 33 lb next year! BlinkRx will be the mail order pharmacy getting the best coverage deals, which we will be glad to use when it's available.

neffy Offers Adults and Children (≥30 kg) Living with Severe Allergic Reactions the First New Delivery Method for Epinephrine in more than 35 Years Well-capitalized to Support Launch and Commercialization of neffy in the U.S. , and an Expected Operating Runway of at Least Three Years ARS Pharma to

05/26/2024

We will open one hour later at 9am on Tuesday, May 28. Happy Memorial Day weekend!

04/30/2024

Sorry for the last minute notice: we need to close the office at 5pm tomorrow (last allergy shot 430pm). Thank you for understanding!

03/25/2024

Sorry for the late notice! We have to close the office early at 5pm on Wednesday, March 27.