Listen to this podcast episode titled “Being a Food Allergy Dad Makes Him a Better Food Allergy Doctor,” featuring Edwin Kim, MD, associate professor of medicine and pediatrics and division chief of pediatric allergy.
In this latest episode of the podcast Shandeeland, Edwin Kim, MD, a food allergy dad and pediatric allergist, immunologist at the UNC School of Medicine and member of the UNC Children’s Research Institute, shares his experience and expertise on food allergies.
Dr. Kim is currently the director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative, which investigates the biological basis of food allergy as well as new forms of immunotherapy as a treatment for food allergies. This episode is a wealth of information about food allergy testing and diagnostics. Dr. Kim is also a food allergy father and shares how his patients and research subjects helped him in his response to his son and daughter’s diagnosis, but also how his and his family’s experiences have made him a better doctor.