Dr. Christina E. Ciaccio MD MSc is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine is the Chief of Allergy/Immunology and Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. She was raised in rural Kankakee county which sparked her research interest in understanding how nutrition (prebiotics) and microbial exposures (probiotics) affect IgE sensitization. She currently directs the Food Allergy Program at the University of Chicago and runs a clinical translational research program in food allergy and IgE sensitization. Dr. Ciaccio is the Secretary of the Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Interest Section of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and a member of the Editorial Board of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.
The University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City, KS
MS - Clinical Research
2014
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
- Allergy/Immunology
2008
McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern
Chicago, IL
- Allergy/Immunology
2006
McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern
Chicago, IL
- Internal Medicine
2005
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington DC
MD - Medicine
2002
The University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
BS - Mathematics
1998
Skin as the target for allergy prevention and treatment.
Skin as the target for allergy prevention and treatment. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 Jan 20.
PMID: 38253125
Topical steroid withdrawal and atopic dermatitis.
Topical steroid withdrawal and atopic dermatitis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 Apr; 132(4):423-425.
PMID: 38142858
Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy.
Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy. N Engl J Med. 2023 May 11; 388(19):1755-1766.
PMID: 37163622
Accelerating Food Allergy Research: Need for a Data Commons.
Accelerating Food Allergy Research: Need for a Data Commons. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2023 04; 11(4):1063-1067.
PMID: 36796512
Diagnostic Testing Procedures and Challenges for Primary Immunodeficiencies.
Diagnostic Testing Procedures and Challenges for Primary Immunodeficiencies. Pediatr Ann. 2022 Dec; 51(12):e480-e484.
PMID: 36476200
Early Diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Using Clinical Data and Machine Learning.
Early Diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Using Clinical Data and Machine Learning. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 11; 10(11):3002-3007.e5.
PMID: 36108921
Participant characteristics and safety outcomes of peanut oral immunotherapy in the RAMSES and ARC011 trials.
Participant characteristics and safety outcomes of peanut oral immunotherapy in the RAMSES and ARC011 trials. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2022 Dec; 129(6):758-768.e4.
PMID: 35973655
Eight tips for the implementation of the first licenced peanut allergy oral immunotherapy into clinical practice.
Eight tips for the implementation of the first licenced peanut allergy oral immunotherapy into clinical practice. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2022 May 09; 18(1):37.
PMID: 35534909
Association between dispensing of low-value oral albuterol and removal from Medicaid preferred drug lists.
Association between dispensing of low-value oral albuterol and removal from Medicaid preferred drug lists. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Apr 26; 22(1):562.
PMID: 35473608
Development of Food Allergy Data Dictionary: Toward a Food Allergy Data Commons.
Development of Food Allergy Data Dictionary: Toward a Food Allergy Data Commons. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 06; 10(6):1614-1621.e1.
PMID: 35259539
Best Allergists in the Country
Spokin
2019
7 Best Allergists in Chicago
Spokin
2017
Golden Apple Award for Teaching and Mentoring
Children's Mercy, Kansas City
2015
Paul Henson Clinical Scholar Award
Children's Mercy, Kansas City
2013 - 2014
Golden Apple Award for Teaching and Mentoring
Children's Mercy, Kansas City
2013
Young Faculty Award
American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
2011 - 2012
Outstanding Teaching Award
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
2004
Sarah E. Stewart Leadership Award
Georgetown University School of Medicine
2002