Part 1: Diagnosis, Prevention & Early Management This episode explores how to accurately diagnose and manage food allergies in primary care, covering testing indications, referral criteria, prevention strategies, and risk stratification. Host Gerald Lee, MD, FACAAI, is joined by Brian P. Vickery, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Marcus Professor of Pediatric Immunology, and Chief of the Division of Allergy/Immunology at Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Edwin H. Kim, MD, FACAAI, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. For more information on this topic, please visit: Anagnostou A, Abrams EM, Carver M, et al. Development and acceptability of a decision-aid for food allergy oral immunotherapy in children. Allergy. 2025;80(1):205-214. doi:10.1111/all.16332 Anagnostou A, Greenhawt M, Shaker M, Vickery BP, Wang J. Food allergy yardstick: Where does omalizumab fit?. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2025;134(1):110-121. doi:10.1016/j.anai.2024.07.034 Bartha I, Almulhem N, Santos AF. Feast for thought: A comprehensive review of food allergy 2021-2023. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2024;153(3):576-594. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.918 Dantzer J, Virkud Y, Wang J, et al. Introduction of allergenic foods after treatment with omalizumab. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025;156(2):394-405. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2025.05.014 Wood RA, Togias A, Sicherer SH, et al. Omalizumab for the Treatment of Multiple Food Allergies. N Engl J Med. 2024;390(10):889-899. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2312382 Also, make sure you check out the ACAAI Community on DocMatter where we can continue the discussion! To submit feedback, corrections, and suggestions, please email allergytalk@acaai.org! ACAAI is presenting this podcast for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or intended to replace the judgment of a licensed physician. The College is not responsible for any claims related to procedures, professionals, products or methods discussed in the podcast, and it does not approve or endorse any products, professionals, services or methods that might be referenced. This podcast miniseries is supported by Genentech.