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Christina Ciaccio

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Chicago
DepartmentPediatrics-Allergy & Immunology
AddressChicago IL 60637
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    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.


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    Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DCMD05/2002Medicine
    The University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, INBS05/1998Mathematics
    The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KSMS05/2014Clinical Research
    McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern, Chicago, IL06/2005Internal Medicine
    McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern, Chicago, IL06/2006Allergy/Immunology
    Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO06/2008Allergy/Immunology
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    2002Sarah E. Stewart Leadership Award, Georgetown University School of Medicine
    2004Outstanding Teaching Award, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    2011 - 2012Young Faculty Award, American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
    2013 - 2014Paul Henson Clinical Scholar Award, Children's Mercy, Kansas City
    2013Golden Apple Award for Teaching and Mentoring, Children's Mercy, Kansas City
    2015Golden Apple Award for Teaching and Mentoring, Children's Mercy, Kansas City
    20177 Best Allergists in Chicago, Spokin
    2019Best Allergists in the Country, Spokin

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    1. Portnoy J, Ciaccio CE, Beausoleil J, Du Toit G, Fineman S, Tilles SA, Zhang J, Lawrence C, Yassine M, Mustafa SS. 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.
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    2. Volerman A, Pelczar A, Conti R, Ciaccio C, Chua KP. 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.
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    3. Sehgal S, Gupta RS, Wlodarski M, Bilaver LA, Wehbe FH, Spergel JM, Wang J, Ciaccio CE, Makhija M, Starren JB. 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.
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    4. Hwang DW, Nagler CR, Ciaccio CE. New and emerging concepts and therapies for the treatment of food allergy. Immunother Adv. 2022; 2(1):ltac006. PMID: 35434724.
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    5. 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. Food Insecurity in the Food Allergic Population: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 01; 10(1):81-90. PMID: 34862158.
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    6. Kim SL, Suresh R, Mayampurath A, Ciaccio CE. Increase in Epinephrine Administration for Food-Induced Anaphylaxis in Pediatric Emergency Departments From 2007 to 2015. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 01; 10(1):200-205.e1. PMID: 34563738.
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    7. Brough HA, Lanser BJ, Sindher SB, Teng JMC, Leung DYM, Venter C, Chan SM, Santos AF, Bahnson HT, Guttman-Yassky E, Gupta RS, Lack G, Ciaccio CE, Sampath V, Nadeau KC, Nagler CR. Early intervention and prevention of allergic diseases. Allergy. 2022 02; 77(2):416-441. PMID: 34255344.
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    8. Guillaume JD, Jagai JS, Makelarski JA, Abramsohn EM, Lindau ST, Verma R, Ciaccio CE. COVID-19-Related Food Insecurity Among Households with Dietary Restrictions: A National Survey. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 09; 9(9):3323-3330.e3. PMID: 34174493.
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    9. Kanaley MK, Dyer AA, Negris OR, Fierstein JL, Ciaccio CE, Gupta RS, Bilaver LA. Guideline-informed care among Medicaid-enrolled children with food allergy. Am J Manag Care. 2020 12; 26(12):505-512. PMID: 33315325.
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    10. Pepper AN, Assa'ad A, Blaiss M, Brown E, Chinthrajah S, Ciaccio C, Fasano MB, Gupta R, Hong N, Lang D, Mahr T, Malawer E, Roach A, Shreffler W, Sicherer S, Vickers K, Vickery BP, Wasserman R, Yates K, Casale TB. Consensus report from the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) 2019 Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy Summit. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 08; 146(2):244-249. PMID: 32505612.
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    11. Altman MC, Beigelman A, Ciaccio C, Gern JE, Heymann PW, Jackson DJ, Kennedy JL, Kloepfer K, Lemanske RF, McWilliams LM, Muehling L, Nance C, Peebles RS. Evolving concepts in how viruses impact asthma: A Work Group Report of the Microbes in Allergy Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 05; 145(5):1332-1344. PMID: 31926183.
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    12. Makhija MM, Ciaccio CE. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Pediatr Ann. 2019 Dec 01; 48(12):e466-e467. PMID: 31830284.
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    13. Ciaccio CE, Bauer ME, Nowak-Wegrzyn A. Food OIT: What do we know, what don't we know, and what do we need to know? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 08; 123(2):118-119. PMID: 31376842.
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    14. Casale TB, Haselkorn T, Ciaccio CE, Sriaroon P, Chipps BE. Harmonization of Terminology for Tolerated and Reactive Dose in Food Allergy Immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 02; 7(2):389-392. PMID: 30557719.
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    15. Chipps BE, Ciaccio CE, Rosén K, Haselkorn T, Zigmont E, Casale TB. Real-world attitudes among allergists/immunologists regarding oral immunotherapy and preferred terminology. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 02; 7(2):721-723.e9. PMID: 30557711.
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    16. Ciaccio CE. Modulating the microbiome: The future of allergy therapeutics? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 03; 122(3):233-235. PMID: 30552985.
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    17. AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 22; 379(21):1991-2001. PMID: 30449234.
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    18. Zhu L, Ciaccio CE, Casale TB. Potential new targets for drug development in severe asthma. World Allergy Organ J. 2018; 11(1):30. PMID: 30386455.
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    19. Colombi M, Dordoni C, Venturini M, Ciaccio C, Morlino S, Chiarelli N, Zanca A, Calzavara-Pinton P, Zoppi N, Castori M, Ritelli M. Spectrum of mucocutaneous, ocular and facial features and delineation of novel presentations in 62 classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome patients. Clin Genet. 2017 Dec; 92(6):624-631. PMID: 28485813.
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    20. Shroba J, Barnes C, Nanda M, Dinakar C, Ciaccio C. Ara h2 levels in dust from homes of individuals with peanut allergy and individuals with peanut tolerance. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2017 May 01; 38(3):192-196. PMID: 28441989.
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    21. Chan MA, Ciaccio CE, Gigliotti NM, Rezaiekhaligh M, Siedlik JA, Kennedy K, Barnes CS. DNA methylation levels associated with race and childhood asthma severity. J Asthma. 2017 Oct; 54(8):825-832. PMID: 27929694.
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    22. Ciaccio CE, Gurley-Calvez T, Shireman TI. Indoor tobacco legislation is associated with fewer emergency department visits for asthma exacerbation in children. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2016 12; 117(6):641-645. PMID: 27979021.
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    23. Ciaccio CE, Barnes C, Kennedy K, Chan M, Portnoy J, Rosenwasser L. Home dust microbiota is disordered in homes of low-income asthmatic children. J Asthma. 2015; 52(9):873-80. PMID: 26512904.
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    24. Pacheco CM, Ciaccio CE, Nazir N, Daley CM, DiDonna A, Choi WS, Barnes CS, Rosenwasser LJ. Homes of low-income minority families with asthmatic children have increased condition issues. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2014 Nov-Dec; 35(6):467-74. PMID: 25584914.
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    25. Ciaccio CE, DiDonna A, Kennedy K, Barnes CS, Portnoy JM, Rosenwasser LJ. Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure in low-income children and its association with asthma. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2014 Nov-Dec; 35(6):462-6. PMID: 25584913.
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    26. Milner JD, Vogel TP, Forbes L, Ma CA, Stray-Pedersen A, Niemela JE, Lyons JJ, Engelhardt KR, Zhang Y, Topcagic N, Roberson ED, Matthews H, Verbsky JW, Dasu T, Vargas-Hernandez A, Varghese N, McClain KL, Karam LB, Nahmod K, Makedonas G, Mace EM, Sorte HS, Perminow G, Rao VK, O'Connell MP, Price S, Su HC, Butrick M, McElwee J, Hughes JD, Willet J, Swan D, Xu Y, Santibanez-Koref M, Slowik V, Dinwiddie DL, Ciaccio CE, Saunders CJ, Septer S, Kingsmore SF, White AJ, Cant AJ, Hambleton S, Cooper MA. Early-onset lymphoproliferation and autoimmunity caused by germline STAT3 gain-of-function mutations. Blood. 2015 Jan 22; 125(4):591-9. PMID: 25359994.
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    27. Raje N, Soden S, Swanson D, Ciaccio CE, Kingsmore SF, Dinwiddie DL. Utility of next generation sequencing in clinical primary immunodeficiencies. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2014 Oct; 14(10):468. PMID: 25149170.
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    28. Ciaccio CE, Girdhar M. Effect of maternal ?3 fatty acid supplementation on infant allergy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014 Mar; 112(3):191-4. PMID: 24565593.
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    29. Rittenour WR, Ciaccio CE, Barnes CS, Kashon ML, Lemons AR, Beezhold DH, Green BJ. Internal transcribed spacer rRNA gene sequencing analysis of fungal diversity in Kansas City indoor environments. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2014 Jan; 16(1):33-43. PMID: 24258337.
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    30. Ciaccio CE, Gentile D. Effects of tobacco smoke exposure in childhood on atopic diseases. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2013 Dec; 13(6):687-92. PMID: 24057650.
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    31. Ciaccio CE, DiDonna AC, Kennedy K, Barnes CS, Portnoy JM, Rosenwasser LJ. Association of tobacco smoke exposure and atopic sensitization. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Nov; 111(5):387-90. PMID: 24125146.
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    32. Barnes C, Portnoy JM, Ciaccio CE, Pacheco F. A comparison of subject room dust with home vacuum dust for evaluation of dust-borne aeroallergens. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 May; 110(5):375-9. PMID: 23622010.
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    33. Ciaccio CE, Kennedy K, Portnoy JM. A new model for environmental assessment and exposure reduction. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2012 Dec; 12(6):650-5. PMID: 22933137.
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    34. Vesper S, Barnes C, Ciaccio CE, Johanns A, Kennedy K, Murphy JS, Nunez-Alvarez A, Sandel MT, Cox D, Dewalt G, Ashley PJ. Higher Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) values measured in homes of asthmatic children in Boston, Kansas City, and San Diego. J Asthma. 2013 Mar; 50(2):155-61. PMID: 23137280.
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    35. Ciaccio CE, Portnoy JM. Spacers and valved holding chambers in asthma drug delivery: how many breaths are needed to achieve adequate lung deposition? Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2011 Dec; 11(6):445-6. PMID: 21901303.
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    36. Ciaccio CE. Angioedema: an overview and update. Mo Med. 2011 Sep-Oct; 108(5):354-7. PMID: 22073494.
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    37. Jacobs Z, Ciaccio CE. Periodic Fever syndromes. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2010 Nov; 10(6):398-404. PMID: 20734171.
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    38. Ciaccio CE, Portnoy JM. Vitamin D insufficiency and risk of severe asthma exacerbations. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2010 Nov; 10(6):387-8. PMID: 20725812.
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    39. Lupoli TA, Ciaccio CE, Portnoy JM. Home and school environmental assessment and remediation. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2009 Nov; 9(6):419-25. PMID: 19814913.
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    40. Johnson L, Ciaccio C, Barnes CS, Kennedy K, Forrest E, Gard LC, Pacheco F, Dowling P, Portnoy JM. Low-cost interventions improve indoor air quality and children's health. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2009 Jul-Aug; 30(4):377-85. PMID: 19772759.
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    41. Ramos C, Ciaccio C, Portnoy JM. Asthma control is enhanced when health plans and providers cooperate. Pediatr Ann. 2009 Mar; 38(3):135-42. PMID: 19353902.
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    42. Ciaccio CE, Portnoy JM. Strategies for primary prevention of atopy in children. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2008 Nov; 8(6):493-9. PMID: 18940139.
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    43. Robin J, Weinberg K, Tiongson J, Carnethon M, Reddy M, Ciaccio C, Quadrini M, Hsu J, Fan J, Choi P, Kadish A, Goldberger J, Passman R. Renal dialysis as a risk factor for appropriate therapies and mortality in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients. Heart Rhythm. 2006 Oct; 3(10):1196-201. PMID: 17018351.
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    44. Chiu B, Ciaccio C, West MA. Intestinal obstruction from furniture cushion foam bezoar. Surgery. 2005 Nov; 138(5):956-8. PMID: 16291400.
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    45. Di Marco V, Lo Iacono O, Almasio P, Ciaccio C, Capra M, Rizzo M, Malizia R, Maggio A, Fabiano C, Barbaria F, Craxì A. Long-term efficacy of alpha-interferon in beta-thalassemics with chronic hepatitis C. Blood. 1997 Sep 15; 90(6):2207-12. PMID: 9310471.
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    46. Mansueto S, Di Leo R, Vitale G, Casandra F, Gallarano P, Ciaccio C, Occhino C. [Enzymatic parameters in boutonneuse fever. II. Behavior and significance of lactic dehydrogenase]. Boll Ist Sieroter Milan. 1983 Jul; 62(3):292-7. PMID: 6639781.
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