Dr. John Andrew Bird M.D.
Allergist and Immunologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
6621 Fannin St # Fc330. 01 Houston TX, 77030Rating
4/5
About
Dr. John Bird practices Pediatric Allergy Medicine in Houston, TX. A pediatric allergist/immunologist finds and treats allergies and immune system problems that child patients suffer from. Dr. Bird treats the reactions caused by pet dander, pollen, dust, mold spores, insect stings, food, and medications; those reactions include asthma, hay fever, hives, eczema, or a very severe and unusual reaction called anaphylaxis.
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Peanut allergy saves a patient with cold-induced hypotension and urticaria.
- Misdiagnosed food allergy resulting in severe malnutrition in an infant.
- Identification of peanuts and tree nuts: are allergists smarter than their patients?
- Oral immunotherapy for food allergy, ready for prime time? Heated egg and milk.
- Winter birth in inner-city asthmatic children is associated with increased food allergen sensitization risk.
- Food allergen panel testing often results in misdiagnosis of food allergy.
- Clinical, serologic, and histologic features of gluten sensitivity in children.
- Early-life risk factors for childhood wheeze phenotypes in a high-risk birth cohort.
- The burden of childhood asthma and late preterm and early term births.
- Current opinion and review on peanut oral immunotherapy.
- Clinical management of food allergy.
- Tolerance of a high-protein baked-egg product in egg-allergic children.
- Approach to evaluation and management of a patient with multiple food allergies.
- Food allergy needs assessment, training curriculum, and knowledge assessment for child care.
- Cow's milk protein is often tolerated by children with oat-induced FPIES.
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
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