Resources

MEDICAL

The following links include resources that we have found helpful. This is by no means intended to be an exhaustive list of resources – just some that have been beneficial to MOCHA members. Remember to always check with your own medical provider about information you receive from the internet.

FARE Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan: Click Here for the newly revised form.

MOCHA’s Medical Advisors

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Phone: 312-227-6010

Ruchi Gupta, MD, (Bio)
Attending Physician, Advanced General Pediatrics and Primary Care
Professor of Pediatrics

Sarah Boudreau-Romano, MD, (Bio)
Attending Physician, Allergy & Immunology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)

Jacqueline Pongracic, MD, (Bio)
Head, Allergy and Immunology
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine

Sai R. Nimmagadda, MD (Bio)
Attending Physician, Allergy and Immunology
Clinicial Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)

Chicagoland Hospitals

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital Allergy Physicians & Locations
Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine
UChicago Medicine Kids Hospital
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

Pediatric Allergists/Specialists

Christina Ciaccio, MD - Allergy and Immunology, UChicago

Vivian Chou, MD, and Amishi Murthy, MD - Allergists (Bio)
Illinois Allergy and Asthma Specialists

Paul Detjen, MD – Allergist (Bio)
Kenilworth Medical Associates

Aaron Donnell, MD - Pediatric/Adult Allergist

Nirmala Gonsalves, MD - Gastroenterology (Bio)
Northwestern Medical Group

Paul A. Greenberger, MD - Adult Allergist (Bio)
Northwestern Medical Group

Ruchi Gupta, MD - Pediatrician / Researcher
Jennifer S. Kim, MD - Pediatric/Adult Allergist
Kelly Newhall, MD - Pediatric/Adult Allergist

Anju Tripathi Peters, MD - Adult Allergist (Bio)
Sinus and Allergy Center of Northwestern University

Rachel E. Story, MD - Pediatric/Adult Allergist

FARE Clinical Network Centers of Excellence

The FARE Clinical Network includes 50 Centers of Distinction. Find one near you today!

FARE Clinical Network Map

Auto Injectors/MedicAlert

Auvi-Q
Epi-Pen
MedicAlert

Psychologists, Social Workers, Dieticians, Nutritionists

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Outpatient Nutrition: 1-800-KIDS DOC

Food Allergy Counselor
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

Mary Beth Feuling
Clinical Nutrition Specialist

Medium
Food Allergy: Death Is Not Our Only Fear

Connie Weil, PhD (Bio)
Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine

Lisa Zarov, MSW, LCSW (Bio)

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Sometimes a hug from another allergy mom is really what I needed. What a relief to have a trusted resource on the web for all the information we need. Sharing with those that are ‘walking in the same moccasins’ gives me the courage I need. I cry every time I watch that FAP video. It’s powerful! Will we ever be able to not worry? Those power emails are saving me. I just can’t keep up with all the current info. I don’t know what I would have done without MOCHA. You really are the source for food allergy Cliff notes! I feel relieved to be able to laugh and cry with others like me. How did you do this without a support group years ago? Does this get easier? I have to admit, I’m really glad Anne and Denise went through this with their kids before me. How do I make a cake with no milk and eggs? Do any fast food places have anything safe? I enjoy the “Cheat and Eats” because we have no allergenic foods in my house. Thanks for training me with the Auvi-Q and Epi-pen. I feel more confident knowing I at least know what to do with the “real thing. So I’m really NOT crazy? I was so excited to find a resource for moms like me and my food allergic child. Where do I find… How can we travel? How will we ever send our food allergic child to college? DATING?!!? I need more info on OIT… Can you connect me with a doctor that… I enjoy the comradery at the Conferences, Walks and Luncheons.