Latitude Food Allergy Care

12/20/2025

We can't say she loved it, but this patient now confidently knows she's not allergic to OCTOPUS and she is excited to safely enjoy so many more dishes at her favorite restaurants!

Often, food allergy awareness focuses on the 9 most common allergens — peanuts, eggs, milk, wheat, soy, tree nuts, fish, shellfish (like shrimp, crab, or lobster), and sesame. But almost any type of food can cause a food allergy reaction. If you suspect an allergy to a less-common allergen, it's important to be tested by an allergist and discuss your options for treatment.

12/17/2025

We're beaming, watching Latitude board member (and patient mom), Hillary Tolle Carter's interview on Good Morning America! She's spreading facts and tips for a safe holiday season with food allergies.

"GMA" sponsor ARS Pharma and food allergy advocate Hillary Tolle Carter team up to share ways to make food allergies a non-factor at your holiday gatherings this year.

12/16/2025

Our food allergy patients celebrate milestones in our clinics every day. While this little one was showing off her new walking skills during her baked milk challenge appointment, she and mom were taking a BIG step to help their family live more freely! 🎉🧁

12/14/2025

As millions of families navigate holiday celebrations with food allergies — whether starting eight nights of Hanukkah tonight, attending school and work celebrations, traveling, prepping for pre-during-and-post Christmas and New Year cheer, and embracing your college student's homecoming with extra gratitude today — we see you. 🩵 Through all the pre-planning, packing, explaining ingredients, and staying aware, you’re doing an amazing job keeping safe AND finding the joy in the season.

➡Here are our favorite tips to make this winter feel easier.
- When traveling, pack extra snacks you can trust, keep double doses of emergency epinephrine in your carry-on (do not allow it to be gate-checked), and have contingency plans in the event of lost luggage or an unexpected layover.
- While hand sanitizer may help fend off seasonal germs, it is not an effective cleaning agent for allergenic food proteins, soap and water are the best defense. Liquid soap, bar soap and commercial wipes are most effective at removing allergens from hands and common surfaces.
- Know how to recognize the signs of an allergic reaction and always have 2 doses of emergency epinephrine, like EpiPen®, Auvi-Q®, or the nasal spray Neffy®, easily accessible to urgently treat anaphylaxis.
- If you are actively being treated with oral immunotherapy (OIT), ensure that your allergist has provided you with a clear plan of action for dosing if you encounter seasonal illnesses, particularly fevers, coughs, and stomach bugs.

Wishing every food allergy family comfort, connection, and calm this winter.

12/09/2025

Thank you to all of the food allergy families who have cheerfully welcomed the Latitude Food Allergy Care team, including Dr. Akansha Ganju and Dr. Alex Sidhom, to West Los Angeles! Dr. Ganju, Dr. Sidhom and the whole Latitude team are happy to now be seeing patients in our permanent West Los Angeles home at 10921 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 604.

The beautiful new space — designed specifically for food allergy families — includes patient-favorite toys, drawing tables, our sunshine-filled, cozy reading nook, and comfortable areas for testing and treatment.

We can't wait to welcome your family to our new home. For information on booking an appointment, visit the link in our bio 🩵

12/09/2025

It’s no secret that we 🩵 our patients and they have a lot to say about their food allergy care in each of our clinics. Here’s a snapshot of what our patients are saying about our clinic in West Los Angeles:

“Dr Ganju is amazing, so informative. The nursing staff are all so helpful. And Michelle at the front desk always goes above and beyond in making our appointments comfortable, easy to schedule, and making Latitude one of the few healthcare settings my daughter actually looks forward to.”

“Wish I could rate them with 10 stars!!!! This team is best in class, from their research-based and extremely thorough medical care, to their bedside manner and professionalism, to the supportive and sweet environment they have created that especially supports kiddos going through this experience.”

For these families, and so many others, we were excited to open doors today to our permanent West LA home — just upstairs on the 6th floor! Stay tuned for more photos of our new clinic space, built just for food allergy families like yours!

👀 Read how we’re transforming lives across the country:
latitudefoodallergycare.com/patient-stories

12/05/2025

Our patients have a lot to say about their food allergy care in each of our clinics. Check out this 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 review for our newest clinic in Irvine, CA.

👀 Read how we're transforming lives across the country:
latitudefoodallergycare.com/patient-stories

12/05/2025

When we first met Hannah’s family in the spring, they were faced with a long list of recommended food challenges. But she quickly progressed through eight food challenge appointments within just a few months — a process that their previous allergist estimated would take 2 years —  and then she started oral immunotherapy (OIT) for peanut and cashew. This week our team was so excited to celebrate Hannah’s OIT graduation!

We’re celebrating Hannah’s success and her family’s newfound freedom with food.

We’re grateful to be able to provide accessible and family-friendly food allergy care across all ten of our clinics. 🎉🏅🍽️

12/04/2025

Ari completed oral immunotherapy (OIT) in a clinical trial, but once it ended, so did the support for his family. Left to navigate the “after treatment” alone, his family found Latitude — where long-term follow-up isn’t an afterthought, it’s part of the care.

The difference? Life-changing.

He’s now a thriving pre-med student and certified EMT who, in the process of rebuilding confidence around food, discovered something even bigger: a calling and a determination to give others the same freedom he found.
Watch Ari share what inspires him 📽️

(And if you visited our San Francisco or San Rafael clinics this summer, we hope you got to meet Ari!)

11/25/2025

Thank you to for this important conversation as families prepare for Thanksgiving. Latitude’s Dr. Akansha Ganju and Fox’s Marla Tellez discuss some of the challenges that food allergy families may encounter this week (and the whole holiday season), including miscommunications and finding allergens in unexpected places like cocktails — while highlighting the benefits of food allergy treatment during this time of year.

11/19/2025

Pasadena, we're coming your way! 📣
We're excited to share that in January, we’ll be opening our fourth clinic in Southern California to bring expert food allergy care, accurate diagnosis, and life-changing treatments like OIT and Xolair to even MORE families!

Thanks to our affiliation with Children's Hospital Los Angeles, food allergy families throughout the region now have access to leading food allergy specialists in West LA, The Valley, Orange County, and soon in Pasadena!

Ready to get started before the New Year? Appointments are available now in both West LA and Sherman Oaks with board-certified allergist Dr. Alex Sidhom, who will lead care in our new Pasadena clinic.

🔗 Learn more about our clinics and Dr. Sidhom at https://latitudefoodallergycare.com/about-us/team/clinical/alex-sidhom

11/18/2025

Life-changing food allergy treatment with oral immunotherapy (OIT) explained in 1-minute.

Dr. Jaspreet Dhami breaks OIT down — what it is, how it works, and why it’s changing what’s possible for people of all ages with food allergies.

The science works. And we deliver it with care. 🩵 Real science. Real progress. Real peace of mind.