Food Allergies
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Edwin Kim, MD, MS
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
- Chief, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Director, UNC Food Allergy Initiative
- Director, UNC Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- Chapel Hill, NC
Edwin Kim, MD, MS, is an associate professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine and chief of the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. He is also director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative research group and director of the UNC Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program.
Dr Kim completed his undergraduate training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his medical degree training at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and both his pediatric residency and his allergy and immunology fellowship training at Duke University School of Medicine.
Dr Kim’s research has been focused on the development of novel therapeutics for food allergy, including oral, sublingual, and epicutaneous immunotherapies, as well as biological therapies. He has authored numerous original peer-reviewed articles, review articles, and book chapters on food allergy.
Contributing Articles
Food Allergies
Epidemiological Trends in the Prevalence of Food Allergies
Food Allergies
Early Oral Immunotherapy as a Potential Curative Treatment for Food Allergies
Food Allergies
Expert Roundtables Podcast: Novel Therapies for Food Allergies and Their Role in Patient Care
Food Allergies
The Role of the Gut Microbiome in the Development of Food Allergies
