Rady Children’s Food Allergy Center
Rady Children’s offers comprehensive testing, diagnosis, management, and treatment for children with food allergies. We provide expert evaluation and an individualized patient-centered management plan.
Through its association with UC San Diego School of Medicine, the Center is the only academically affiliated pediatric Food Allergy Center in San Diego County. Our providers are nationally and internationally recognized experts in the anaphylactic-type, IgE-mediated food allergy and food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). Additionally, the team conducts research to better understand food allergies and discover new food allergy treatments.
Through our efforts, we seek to enhance the quality of life of children with food allergies. Having a diagnosis of food allergy is a life-changing experience, and we are dedicated to ensuring that children with food allergies live safe, happy, and fulfilling lives.
Pediatric Allergy Conditions Treated
- IgE-Mediated Food Allergy (with risk for anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction)
- Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)
- Oral Allergy (Pollen Food Allergy) Syndrome
- Co-existing allergic conditions, including eczema, allergic rhinitis, asthma, chronic hives, and mast cell disorders
Services
- Skin prick testing
- Allergen specific-IgE lab testing, including specialized component testing
- Oral Food Challenges
- Food allergy oral or sublingual immunotherapy
- Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plans
- Education on how to treat allergic reactions and safely manage food allergies at home, school, and restaurants, and while traveling.
- Recognition and support of the psychosocial aspects of food allergies.
- Access to studies and clinical trials, which allow you or your child to participate in research and up-and-coming treatments for food allergy.
Timeline
- 2011: Establishment of the Food Allergy Center by Dr. Stephanie Leonard
- 2012: Became the first Food Allergy Center in Southern California to participate in groundbreaking food allergy treatment clinical trials
- 2015: Named a Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Center of Excellence and an inaugural member of the FARE Clinical Network.
- 2020: Food Allergy Immunotherapy Clinic was established.
- 2024: Became a GA²LEN Anaphylaxis Centers of Reference and Excellence (ANACARE) and part of the ANACARE network.