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Oral Immunotherapy Clinic

The Division of Allergy and Immunology has a specialized Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Clinic for patients with food allergies. A diagnosis of food allergy is determined by your child’s history of allergy symptoms, diagnostic tests and a discussion with your child’s allergist.

The Oral Immunotherapy Clinic is coordinated by Amal H. Assa’ad, MD, a certified pediatric allergist / immunologist and Associate Director and Director of Clinical Services of Cincinnati Children’s Division of Allergy and Immunology.

Clinic Locations and Operating Hours

An initial consultation during Allergy Clinic hours may need to be scheduled to determine whether your child is a candidate for OIT Clinic. Our program currently has significant OIT availability Monday through Friday.

For an appointment, call 513-636-6771, option 1.

What is Oral Immunotherapy? (OIT)

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a process of building up a tolerance to a food you are allergic to. Learn how oral immunotherapy works and how to do a daily dose of OIT.

2017 NIAID Addendum Guidelines for Preventing Peanut Allergy

In 2015, findings from a landmark NIAID-funded clinical trial called the Learning Early About Peanut (LEAP) study showed that introducing peanut-containing foods to infants at high risk for developing peanut allergy was safe and led to an 81% relative reduction in the subsequent development of peanut allergy. Due to the strength of these results, NIAID established a coordinating committee that convened an expert panel to update the 2010 Guidelines to specifically address the prevention of peanut allergy. Amal H. Assa'ad, MD and Carina Venter, PhD, RD, contributed to the Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States that were published in January 2017.

Robyn's Story

Robyn Cathcart continues to manage her peanut allergy thanks to her hard work and ongoing treatment in our Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Clinic. As a clear sign of her continuing progress, she’s now enjoying different foods formerly off limits to her.

Read Her Story

Successful Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Provides Family with Peace of Mind

Tyler struggled with food allergies his entire life. But after successful peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) he is now “desensitized” to peanuts, hasn’t had an allergic reaction and is back to enjoying life — and the occasional chocolate bar.

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