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Drew Bird, MD $$

Pediatric Allergist

Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Interim Division Director at Children's Health

Languages Spoken:
English

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UT Southwestern Pediatric Group

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Biography

Dr. Andrew "Drew" Bird is a Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care, the director of the Food Allergy Center at Children’s Health℠, and a professor of pediatrics and internal medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Bird's research interests are in understanding and treating life-threatening reactions to foods, and he is currently working with colleagues in several ongoing clinical trials using food proteins for immunotherapy.

Dr. Bird is with patient Griffin in the Food Allergy Clinic at Children's Health.

Dr. Bird earned his medical degree from UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed his residency and fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. 

He was the first recipient of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/Food Allergy Initiative Howard Gittis Memorial Award allowing him to complete a clinical research fellowship in food allergy under the direction of Dr. Wesley Burks at Duke University.

Dr. Bird was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2014, 2018, 2020 - 2022, and was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor in 2018.

Education and Training

Medical School
University of Texas HSC at San Antonio (2003)
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine (2006), Pediatrics
Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine (2008), Allergy & Immunology
Board Certification
American Board of Allergy and Immunology

Departments and Programs

  • Research Interests

    • Food allergy treatment
    • Life-threatening reactions to foods

  • Publications

    • Untargeted serum metabolomic analysis reveals a role for purinergic signaling in FPIES. Lozano-Ojalvo D, Chen X, Dunkin D, Agashe C, Baker MG, Bird JA, Molina E, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Berin MC, J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022 Oct
    • Peanut Cross-contamination in Randomly Selected Baked Goods. Miller TA, Koppelman SJ, Bird JA, Hernandez-Trujillo V, Thyagarajan A, Mack D, Chalil JM, Green TD, Baumert JL, Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022 Feb
    • Food Insecurity in the Food Allergic Population: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee. 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, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2021 Nov
    • Safety of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Peanut-Allergic Children: REALISE Randomized Clinical Trial Results. Pongracic JA, Gagnon R, Sussman G, Siri D, Oriel RC, Brown-Whitehorn T, Green TD, Campbell DE, Anvari S, Berger WE, Bird JA, Chan ES, Cheema A, Chinthrajah S, Chong H, Dowling PJ, Fineman SM, Fleischer DM, Gonzalez-Reyes E, Kim EH, Lanser BJ, MacGinnitie A, Mehta H, Petroni D, Rupp N, Schneider LC, Scurlock AM, Sher LD, Shreffler WG, Sindher SB, Stillerman A, Wood R, Yang WH, Bois T, Sampson HA, Bégin P, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2021 Nov
    • Reduction in peanut reaction severity during oral challenge after 12 months of epicutaneous immunotherapy. Bégin P, Bird JA, Spergel JM, Campbell DE, Green TD, Bee KJ, Lambert R, Sampson HA, Fleischer DM, Allergy 2021 Sep
    • Oral Food Challenge for FPIES in Practice-A Survey: Report from the Work Group on FPIES Within the Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee, FAED IS, AAAAI. Nicolaides R, Bird JA, Cianferoni A, Brown-Whitehorn T, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2021 Sep
    • Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome oral food challenge: Time for a change? Bird JA, Barni S, Brown-Whitehorn TF, du Toit G, Infante S, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2021 05 126 5 506-515
    • Acute FPIES reactions are associated with an IL-17 inflammatory signature. Berin MC, Lozano-Ojalvo D, Agashe C, Baker MG, Bird JA, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021 Apr
    • Reduction in peanut reaction severity during oral challenge after 12 months of epicutaneous immunotherapy. Berin C, Agashe C, Baker MG, Bird JA, Nowak-Wegrzyn A. Allergy 2021 2 147 AB154
    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admissions for Anaphylaxis at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. Boyd K, Parrish C, Bird JA. Allergy 2021 2 147 AB16

  • Professional Activities

    • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2006)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2003)
    • American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2006)
    • American Medical Association (2008-2010)
    • Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society (2010)

  • Awards and Honors

    • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist, (2017-2022)
    • Mom-Approved Doctor (2017-2018), Dallas Child Magazine
    • Texas Super Doctor (2015-2022), Texas Monthly Magazine
    • Best Doctors in Dallas (2014), D Magazine
    • Winn Master Physician in Food Allergy (2014), Children's Medical Center
    • Super Doctor - Texas Rising Stars (2012-2014), Texas Monthly Magazine
    • Young Faculty Support Award (2012), American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
    • Honorary Medical Chair (2011), FAAN Walk
    • NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Award (2010-2014)
    • Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care (2009-2010)
    • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Howard Gittis Memorial Award (2008)

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