J. Andrew Bird, M.D.

Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care

Pediatrics - Allergy and Immunology

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J. Andrew Bird, M.D. graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 and from the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio in 2003. He completed a Pediatrics residency in 2006 and then an Allergy and Immunology fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in 2008. He was the first recipient of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/Food Allergy Initiative Howard Gittis Memorial Award in 2008, which allowed him to complete a clinical research fellowship in food allergy under the direction of Dr. Wesley Burks at Duke University in 2009.

Dr. Bird joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2009. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care, and Director of the Food Allergy Center at Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Bird’s research interests are in understanding and treating life-threatening reactions to foods, and he is currently working with colleagues in several ongoing clinical trials using food proteins for immunotherapy.

Dr. Bird was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022, and was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor in 2018.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (1999-2003)
Residency - Baylor College of Medicine (2003-2006), Pediatrics
Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine (2006-2008), Allergy & Immunology
Research Fellowship - Duke University Medical Center (2008-2009), Allergy & Immunology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society (2010)
American Medical Association (2008-2010)
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2006)
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2006)
American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor, 2014, 2018, 2020-2022
D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist, 2011- 2018, 2020-2021
Mom-Approved Doctor 2017, Dallas Child Magazine
Texas Super Doctor 2015-2017, Texas Monthly Magazine
Winn Master Physician in Food Allergy 2014, Children's Medical Center
Super Doctor - Texas Rising Stars 2012-2014, Texas Monthly Magazine
Young Faculty Support Award 2012, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Honorary Medical Chair 2011, FAAN Walk
NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Award 2010-2014
Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care 2009-2010
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Howard Gittis Memorial Award 2008

Books & Publications

Publications
- Untargeted serum metabolomic analysis reveals a role for purinergic signaling in FPIES.
  Lozano-Ojalvo D, Chen X, Dunkin D, Agashe C, Baker MG, Bird JA, Molina E, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Berin MC, The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2022 Oct
- Peanut Cross-contamination in Randomly Selected Baked Goods.
  Miller TA, Koppelman SJ, Bird JA, Hernandez-Trujillo V, Thyagarajan A, Mack D, Chalil JM, Green TD, Baumert JL, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2022 Feb
- Food Insecurity in the Food Allergic Population: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee.
  Shroba J, Das R, Bilaver L, Vincent E, Brown E, Polk B, Ramos A, Russell AF, Bird JA, Ciaccio CE, Lanser BJ, Mudd K, Sood A, Vickery BP, Gupta R, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2021 Nov
- Safety of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Peanut-Allergic Children: REALISE Randomized Clinical Trial Results.
  Pongracic JA, Gagnon R, Sussman G, Siri D, Oriel RC, Brown-Whitehorn T, Green TD, Campbell DE, Anvari S, Berger WE, Bird JA, Chan ES, Cheema A, Chinthrajah S, Chong H, Dowling PJ, Fineman SM, Fleischer DM, Gonzalez-Reyes E, Kim EH, Lanser BJ, MacGinnitie A, Mehta H, Petroni D, Rupp N, Schneider LC, Scurlock AM, Sher LD, Shreffler WG, Sindher SB, Stillerman A, Wood R, Yang WH, Bois T, Sampson HA, Bégin P, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2021 Nov
- Reduction in peanut reaction severity during oral challenge after 12 months of epicutaneous immunotherapy.
  Bégin P, Bird JA, Spergel JM, Campbell DE, Green TD, Bee KJ, Lambert R, Sampson HA, Fleischer DM, Allergy 2021 Sep
- Oral Food Challenge for FPIES in Practice-A Survey: Report from the Work Group on FPIES Within the Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee, FAED IS, AAAAI.
  Nicolaides R, Bird JA, Cianferoni A, Brown-Whitehorn T, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2021 Sep
- Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome oral food challenge: Time for a change?
  Bird JA, Barni S, Brown-Whitehorn TF, du Toit G, Infante S, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2021 05 126 5 506-515
- Acute FPIES reactions are associated with an IL-17 inflammatory signature.
  Berin MC, Lozano-Ojalvo D, Agashe C, Baker MG, Bird JA, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2021 Apr
- Safety of Peanut (Arachis Hypogaea) Allergen Powder-dnfp in Children and Teenagers With Peanut Allergy: Pooled Analysis From Controlled and Open-Label Phase 3 Trials.
  Thomas C, Burks AW, Baker J, O'B Hourihane J, Beyer K, Vickery B, Jones S, Du Toit G, Bird JA, Smith A, Brown K, Tiles S. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2021 2 147 AB106
- Safety and efficacy of peanut sublingual immunotherapy in toddler-aged peanut-allergic children.
  Kim E, Bird JA, Herlihy L, Arneson A, Hamilton D, Ye P, Kulis M, Burks AW. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2021 2 147 AB235
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admissions for Anaphylaxis at Children's Medical Center in Dallas
  Boyd K, Parrish C, Bird JA. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2021 2 147 AB16
- Reduction in peanut reaction severity during oral challenge after 12 months of epicutaneous immunotherapy
  Berin C, Agashe C, Baker MG, Bird JA, Nowak-Wegrzyn A. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2021 2 147 AB154
- AAAAI Work Group Report: Trends in Oral Food Challenge Practices Among Allergists in the United States.
  Greiwe J, Oppenheimer J, Bird JA, Fleischer DM, Pongracic JA, Greenhawt M, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2020 Nov - Dec 8 10 3348-3355
- Long-term, open-label extension study of the efficacy and safety of epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy in children: PEOPLE 3-year results.
  Fleischer DM, Shreffler WG, Campbell DE, Green TD, Anvari S, Assa'ad A, Bégin P, Beyer K, Bird JA, Brown-Whitehorn T, Byrne A, Chan ES, Cheema A, Chinthrajah S, Chong HJ, Davis CM, Ford LS, Gagnon R, Greenhawt M, Hourihane JO, Jones SM, Kim EH, Lange L, Lanser BJ, Leonard S, Mahler V, Maronna A, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Oriel RC, O'Sullivan M, Petroni D, Pongracic JA, Prescott SL, Schneider LC, Smith P, Staab D, Sussman G, Wood R, Yang WH, Lambert R, Peillon A, Bois T, Sampson HA, The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2020 Oct 146 4 863-874
- Managing food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Expert recommendations.
  Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Cianferoni A, Bird JA, Fiocchi A, Caubet JC, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2020 07 125 1 14-16
- Oral food challenges: Special considerations.
  Upton JEM, Bird JA, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2020 05 124 5 451-458
- Food Allergy Immunotherapy with Adjuvants.
  Nicolaides RE, Parrish CP, Bird JA, Immunology and allergy clinics of North America 2020 Feb 40 1 149-173
- Conducting an Oral Food Challenge: An Update to the 2009 Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee Work Group Report.
  Bird JA, Leonard S, Groetch M, Assa'ad A, Cianferoni A, Clark A, Crain M, Fausnight T, Fleischer D, Green T, Greenhawt M, Herbert L, Lanser BJ, Mikhail I, Mustafa S, Noone S, Parrish C, Varshney P, Vlieg-Boerstra B, Young MC, Sicherer S, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2020 Jan 8 1 75-90.e17
- An observed serving dose may not be necessary following a standard divided-dose FPIES oral food challenge.
  Guenther MW, Crain M, Parrish CP, Bird JA, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2019 Nov
- Estimated Risk Reduction to Packaged Food Reactions by Epicutaneous Immunotherapy (EPIT) for Peanut Allergy.
  Remington BC, Krone T, Kim EH, Bird JA, Green TD, Lack G, Fleischer DM, Koppelman SJ, Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2019 Aug
- Identifying Barriers to Implementation of Emergency Epinephrine Bills: The Texas Experience.
  Yeh CY, Wheeler A, Bethea L, Bird JA, Fulbright J, Freeman T, Gonzalez-Reyes E, Jeffrey D, Schwind K, Stafford W, Varshney P, Beard C, Davis CM, The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2019 May
- Prevention of food allergy: Beyond peanut.
  Bird JA, Parrish C, Patel K, Shih JA, Vickery BP The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2019 Feb 143 2 545-547
- Effect of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy vs Placebo on Reaction to Peanut Protein Ingestion Among Children With Peanut Allergy: The PEPITES Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Fleischer DM, Greenhawt M, Sussman G, Bégin P, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Petroni D, Beyer K, Brown-Whitehorn T, Hebert J, Hourihane JO, Campbell DE, Leonard S, Chinthrajah RS, Pongracic JA, Jones SM, Lange L, Chong H, Green TD, Wood R, Cheema A, Prescott SL, Smith P, Yang W, Chan ES, Byrne A, Assa'ad A, Bird JA, Kim EH, Schneider L, Davis CM, Lanser BJ, Lambert R, Shreffler W JAMA 2019 Feb
- The potential for pre-, pro- and synbiotics in the management of infants at risk of cow's milk allergy or with cow's milk allergy: An exploration of the rationale, available evidence and remaining questions.
  Fox A, Bird JA, Fiocchi A, Knol J, Meyer R, Salminen S, Sitang G, Szajewska H, Papadopoulos N, The World Allergy Organization journal 2019 12 5 100034
- Food OIT is Superior to Food Avoidance.
  Bird JA Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2018 Nov
- AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy.
  Vickery BP, Vereda A, Casale TB, Beyer K, du Toit G, Hourihane JO, Jones SM, Shreffler WG, Marcantonio A, Zawadzki R, Sher L, Carr WW, Fineman S, Greos L, Rachid R, Ibáñez MD, Tilles S, Assa’ad AH, Nilsson C, Rupp N, Welch MJ, Sussman G, Chinthrajah S, Blumchen K, Sher E, Spergel JM, Leickly FE, Zielen S, Wang J, Sanders GM, Wood RA, Cheema A, Bindslev-Jensen C, Leonard S, Kachru R, Johnston DT, Hampel FC, Kim EH, Anagnostou A, Pongracic JA, Ben-Shoshan M, Sharma HP, Stillerman A, Windom HH, Yang WH, Muraro A, Zubeldia JM, Sharma V, Dorsey MJ, Chong HJ, Ohayon J, Bird JA, Carr TF, Siri D, Fernández-Rivas M, Jeong DK, Fleischer DM, Lieberman JA, Dubois AEJ, Tsoumani M, Ciaccio CE, Portnoy JM, Mansfield LE, Fritz SB, Lanser BJ, Matz J, Oude Elberink HNG, Varshney P, Dilly SG, Adelman DC, Burks AW The New England journal of medicine 2018 11 379 21 1991-2001
- Baked Egg Oral Immunotherapy Desensitizes Baked Egg Allergic Children to Lightly Cooked Egg.
  Bird JA, Clark A, Dougherty I, Brown LS, Arneson A, Crain M, Parrish C The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2018 Jul
- Food Allergy Point of Care Pearls.
  Bird JA Immunology and allergy clinics of North America 2018 May 38 2 e1-e8
- Additional oral food challenge considerations.
  Bird JA, Fleischer DM, Groetch M, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Sicherer S, Young MC The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2018 Apr
- Cow's milk-associated chronic food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) exacerbated by extensively hydrolyzed formula.
  Joshi SR, Bird JA Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2018 Feb
- Food Allergy.
  Bird JA Immunology and allergy clinics of North America 2018 Feb 38 1 xv-xvi
- Interventional Therapies for the Treatment of Food Allergy.
  Parrish CP, Kim EH, Bird JA Immunology and allergy clinics of North America 2018 Feb 38 1 77-88
- Current Status of Potential Therapies for IgE-Mediated Food Allergy.
  Parrish CP, Har D, Andrew Bird J Current allergy and asthma reports 2018 Feb 18 3 18
- Skin as an immune organ and clinical applications of skin-based immunotherapy.
  Bird JA, Sánchez-Borges M, Ansotegui IJ, Ebisawa M, Ortega Martell JA The World Allergy Organization journal 2018 11 1 38
- Effect of Varying Doses of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy vs Placebo on Reaction to Peanut Protein Exposure Among Patients With Peanut Sensitivity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
  Sampson HA, Shreffler WG, Yang WH, Sussman GL, Brown-Whitehorn TF, Nadeau KC, Cheema AS, Leonard SA, Pongracic JA, Sauvage-Delebarre C, Assa'ad AH, de Blay F, Bird JA, Tilles SA, Boralevi F, Bourrier T, Hébert J, Green TD, Gerth van Wijk R, Knulst AC, Kanny G, Schneider LC, Kowalski ML, Dupont C JAMA 2017 11 318 18 1798-1809
- Efficacy and Safety of AR101 in Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Results of ARC001, a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Clinical Trial.
  Bird JA, Spergel JM, Jones SM, Rachid R, Assa'ad AH, Wang J, Leonard SA, Laubach SS, Kim EH, Vickery BP, Davis BP, Heimall J, Cianferoni A, MacGinnitie AJ, Crestani E, Burks AW The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2017 Oct
- Trends in Provider Management of Patients with Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome.
  Greenhawt M, Bird JA, Nowak-Wegrzyn AH The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2017 Mar
- Oral Immunotherapy, Sublingual Immunotherapy, or Epicutaneous Immunotherapy: Which Is the Right Solution?
  Lieu TJ, Bird JA. 2017 4 (1) 1-13
- Conducting an Oral Food Challenge to Peanut in an Infant.
  Bird JA, Groetch M, Allen KJ, Bock SA, Leonard S, Nowak-Wegrzyn AH, Sicherer S, Clark A, Fleischer DM, Venter C, Vickery B, Young MC The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2016 Nov
- Cow's milk protein is often tolerated by children with oat-induced FPIES.
  Kapoor M, Bird JA The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2016 Nov
- Food allergy needs assessment, training curriculum, and knowledge assessment for child care.
  Lanser BJ, Covar R, Bird JA Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2016 Apr
- Approach to evaluation and management of a patient with multiple food allergies.
  Bird JA Allergy and asthma proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies 2016 Mar 37 2 86-91
- Tolerance of a high-protein baked-egg product in egg-allergic children.
  Saifi M, Swamy N, Crain M, Brown LS, Bird JA Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2016 Jan
- Modified peanut oral immunotherapy protocol safely and effectively induces desensitization.
  Bird JA, Feldman M, Arneson A, Dougherty I, Brown LS, Burk CM, Kulis M, Burks W, Gill M The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2015 Jan
- Clinical management of food allergy.
  Bird JA, Lack G, Perry TT The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice 2015 Jan-Feb 3 1 1-11
- Early-life risk factors for childhood wheeze phenotypes in a high-risk birth cohort.
  Kuruvilla ME, Bird JA Pediatrics 2014 Nov 134 Suppl 3 S162-3
- The burden of childhood asthma and late preterm and early term births.
  Saifi M, Bird JA Pediatrics 2014 Nov 134 Suppl 3 S163
- Clinical, serologic, and histologic features of gluten sensitivity in children.
  Feldman MF, Bird JA Pediatrics 2014 Nov 134 Suppl 3 S157-8
- Current opinion and review on peanut oral immunotherapy.
  Deol S, Bird JA Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2014 Oct 10 10 3017-21
- Food Allergen Panel Testing Often Results in Misdiagnosis of Food Allergy.
  Bird JA, Crain M, Varshney P The Journal of pediatrics 2014 Sep
- Winter birth in inner-city asthmatic children is associated with increased food allergen sensitization risk.
  Bird JA, Wang J, Visness CM, Calatroni A, Sampson HA, Gruchalla R The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2014 Jun
- Oral immunotherapy for food allergy, ready for prime time? Heated egg and milk.
  Feldman MF, Bird JA Current allergy and asthma reports 2014 May 14 5 436
- Identification of peanuts and tree nuts: are allergists smarter than their patients?
  Kao L, Bhangoo PS, Roy L, Bird JA Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2013 Oct 111 4 282-5
- Misdiagnosed Food Allergy Resulting in Severe Malnutrition in an Infant.
  Alvares M, Kao L, Mittal V, Wuu A, Clark A, Bird JA Pediatrics 2013 Jun
- Tree nut- and sesame-specific IgE do not decrease from baseline with peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT).
  Bird JA, Kulis M, Burk CM, Vickery BP, Jones SM, Burks W Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2012 Dec 109 6 470-1
- Safe administration of the seasonal trivalent influenza vaccine to children with severe egg allergy.
  Greenhawt MJ, Spergel JM, Rank MA, Green TD, Masnoor D, Sharma H, Bird JA, Chang JE, Sinh D, Teich E, Kelso JM, Sanders GM Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 2012 Dec 109 6 426-30
- Increased peanut-specific IgA levels in saliva correlate with food challenge outcomes after peanut sublingual immunotherapy.
  Kulis M, Saba K, Kim EH, Bird JA, Kamilaris N, Vickery BP, Staats H, Burks AW The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2012 Apr 129 4 1159-62
- Single-dose influenza vaccination of patients with egg allergy in a multicenter study.
  Webb L, Petersen M, Boden S, Labelle V, Bird JA, Howell D, Burks AW, Laubach S The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2011 Jul 128 1 218-9
- Sublingual immunotherapy for peanut allergy: clinical and immunologic evidence of desensitization.
  Kim EH, Bird JA, Kulis M, Laubach S, Pons L, Shreffler W, Steele P, Kamilaris J, Vickery B, Burks AW The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2011 Mar 127 3 640-6.e1
- Peanut allergy saves a patient with cold-induced hypotension and urticaria.
  Bird JA, Burks W The Journal of pediatrics 2010 Apr 156 4 687
- Food allergy and asthma.
  Bird JA, Burks AW Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group 2009 Dec 18 4 258-65
- Adverse reactions during peanut oral immunotherapy home dosing.
  Varshney P, Steele PH, Vickery BP, Bird JA, Thyagarajan A, Scurlock AM, Perry TT, Jones SM, Burks AW The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2009 Dec 124 6 1351-2
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with x-linked lymphoproliferative disease.
  Bird JA, McClain KL, Rosenblatt HM, Abramson SL, Hanson IC Allergy and asthma proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies 2009 Jul-Aug 30 4 458-62

Research

Life-threatening reactions to foods
Food allergy treatment

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