How to Spot Anaphylaxis in Babies
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About Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSC
Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc is Director of Food Allergy Advocacy, Education and Prevention for the MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Food Allergy Center. He has a special interests in food allergy and anaphylaxis education and advocacy, infant food allergy management, healthcare provider education, facilitating collaborations between the medical home and school health, and maintaining quality of life in children (and their families) with food allergies.
Dr. Pistiner is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), where he is a member of the Section on Allergy and Immunology Executive Committee, Council on School Health and the 91短视频 Chapter of the AAP. He is also a member of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Additionally, he serves on the medical advisory board of Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter and is a voluntary consultant for the 91短视频 Department of Public Health School Health Service Unit. He is author of "Everyday Cool With Food Allergies", co-author of the "Living Confidently With Food Allergy" handbook, and co-founder and content creator of .
Clinical Interests:
- Allergies
- Food allergy
Treats:
- Pediatrics
Locations
Mass General Brigham for Children: Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
32 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6C
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8707
Mass General Brigham for Children: Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
32 Fruit Street
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 6C
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8707
Mass General Brigham for Children at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
2014 Washington St.
Newton, MA 02462
Phone: 617-243-6585
Medical Education
- MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University at Syracuse, Office of the Registrar
- Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital (Trainees)
American Board Certifications
- Allergy & Immunology, American Board of Allergy & Immunology
- Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Greenhawt MJ, Green TD, Pistiner M, Mitchell L. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Aug;107(2):93-4.
Pistiner M, Devore CD. Pediatr Ann. 2013 Aug;42(8):334-40.
Pistiner M, Devore CD, Schoessler S. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;62(6):1425-39. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.07.016.
Pistiner M, Gold DR, Abdulkerim H, Hoffman E, Celedón JC. Birth by cesarean section, allergic rhinitis, and allergic sensitization among children with a parental history of atopy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Aug;122(2):274-9.
Pistiner M, Hunninghake GM, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Murphy A, Lasky-Su J, Schuemann B, Klanderman BJ, Raby BA, Celedón JC. Polymorphisms in IL12A and cockroach allergy in children with asthma. Clin Mol Allergy. 2008 Jul 31;6:6.
Pistiner M, Lee JJ. NASN Sch Nurse. 2012 Sep;27(5):260-6.
Tsuang A, Demain H, Patrick K, Pistiner M, Wang J. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 May 11: S2213-2198(17)30259-3.