Asthma and Allergy

Palo Alto Mary L. Johnson Pediatric Ambulatory Care Center Pediatric Allergy Clinic 730 Welch Road, 1st Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304   Mondays, 8:30 am-3:00 pm Thursdays, 8:30 am-4:30 pm Other times by special arrangement	Los Gatos Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Los Gatos, CA 95032   Tuesdays, 8:30 am-4:00 pm 1st and 3rd Fridays, 8:30 am-3:00 pm (Schedule subject to change)
Phone: (650) 723-0290 Fax: (650) 497-8839	Email: ehoyte@stanford.edu Email is not secure. Do not send private medical information.

Learn more about our exciting hospital expansion by visiting growing.lpch.org Note that during this expansion, routes to 730 Welch have changed.

 

The Center for Asthma and Allergic Diseases

The Center for Asthma and Allergic Diseases provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary services for the diagnosis and treatment of all pediatric asthma and allergic problems.
 
The Center is operated by the Division of Immunology and Allergy in the Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. We provide comprehensive diagnostic, therapeutic and consultative services for children with:

• Pediatric asthma
• Allergies or hay fever, rhinitis, conjunctivitis 
• Eczema/Atopic dermatitis 
• Food allergy 
• Anaphylaxis 
• Allergies to stinging insects 
• Angioedema (genetic/hereditary and acquired) - Swelling in the skin, airway, or digestive tract
• Drug allergies
• Allergies to vaccines and latex 
• Tolerance disorders in the digestive tract, including
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis - Increased numbers of eosinophils (a white blood cell) in the esophagus
  • Food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) - Immune-mediated intolerance to certain foods in early childhood
    

We offer allergen skin testing, spirometry, patch testing, food challenges and immunotherapy ("allergy shots"). We work together with other services, including Pulmonary, Ear Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Radiology, and others, to care for your child.
 

Research

Our research interests in the laboratory focus on the innate and adaptive immune system and their role in immune-mediated diseases. Our group has a broad range of research interests that include:

• The fundamental process of T cell activation versus tolerance
• Regulatory T cells (Treg)
• Neonatal immunity
• Immune diseases of the esophagus and GI tract
• Vaccines and vaccine adjuvants
• Viral infections

Our clinical research projects offer drug therapies to selected patients. You can learn more about our research by visiting our Pediatric Immunology division Web site.

 

Physician Fellowship Program

The Pediatric Asthma and Clinical Immunology Fellowship Program prepares specialists in the delivery of skilled medical and consultative care to patients with a broad spectrum of allergic and immunologic conditions. It also encourages the pursuit of careers in academic allergy and immunology.  

 

Faculty and Staff

• Robert Bocian, MD, PhD 
• Manish Butte, MD, PhD 
• Nancy Cummings, MD
• Alejandro Dorenbaum, MD
• Alan Goldsobel, MD
• Kevin Letz, NP
• David Lewis, MD - Service Chief
• Anne Liu, MD
• Lisa Hoyte Loewy, RN, MSN
• Steven Machtinger, MD
• Hailen Mak, MD 
• Sean McGhee, MD
• Michael J. Mulligan, MD 
• Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD
• Steven Rubinstein, MD
• Richard Shames, MD

Video

Grace Yu, MD, describes some of the Center's clinical care and research work, and a parent discusses her son's care.