Anna Fishbein, MD MS FAAAAI
Anna Fishbein, MD, MS is Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy & Immunology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis and medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Her post graduate medical training was at Lurie Children’s/Northwestern University for both Pediatric residency and Allergy/Immunology Fellowship. This was complemented by a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation she completed at Northwestern during her fellowship training. Dr. Fishbein’s research and clinical focus is on atopic dermatitis (eczema). Her laboratory studies circadian mechanisms of nocturnal eczema flare, as well as the impact of these flares on sleep, attention and quality of life. Her goal is to transform the clinical science of pediatric eczema care.

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Edith Schussler, MD
Dr. Edith Schussler is a board-certified Allergist and Immunologist and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Schussler received her undergraduate degree at the University of California Berkeley, before completing premedical studies at Harvard University. A native New Yorker, she returned to New York to attend the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she also completed her residency in pediatrics and fellowship in adult and pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Schussler received grants from the Jeffery Modell Foundation and the United States Immunodeficiency Network to support her fellowship research. She has presented her immunology research at the European Society for Immunodeficiencies, The Clinical Immunology Society, the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, and the American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. She has published on immune dysregulation in Gaucher disease, allergy to Botulinum antitoxin, food allergy and primary immunodeficiency and has recently completed a Chapter on Anaphylaxis for 5th edition of Hall, Schmidt, and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care.  She is an active member of the American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology, New York Asthma Allergy Society and Clinical Immunology Society.  Her areas of expertise include primary immunodeficiency, allergy, food allergy, food protein induced enterocolotis (FPIES), food protein induced proctocolitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, immunotherapy, chronic hives, and atopic dermatitis.

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Raj Chovatiya, MD PhD
Raj Chovatiya, MD PhD is Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Chovatiya received his M.D. and Ph.D. in immunology from Yale University. He completed his internship at Yale followed by residency and postdoctoral research fellowship at Northwestern, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Chovatiya directs the Center for Eczema and Itch at Northwestern, and his clinical focus includes atopic dermatitis, eczema, chronic itch, and other chronic inflammatory skin disorders including seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, hidradenitis, and vitiligo. Dr. Chovatiya’s research interests include optimizing patient-centered care, understanding chronic disease burden, and improving care across diverse skin types. He has published numerous abstracts and manuscripts, and has been recognized for his contributions as a speaker, researcher, and leader at national and international conferences.

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AbbVie, Arcutis, L'Oreal, Beiersdorf, Bristol Myers Squibb, Dermavant, EPI Health, Incyte, National Eczema Association, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi, UCB : consultant;
AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Incyte, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi, UCB : speaker

Megan Ott Lewis, MSN CRNP
Megan is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and has practiced in the division of Allergy & Immunology since 2009. She was graduated by the University of Virginia for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.  After graduation, completed a LEND fellowship in neurodevelopmental disabilities.  She also the Program Manager for the Food Allergy Center which received funding to expand care, both clinical and research, for programs such as Oral Food Challenges, Oral Immunotherapy and leads a clinic focused on anxiety around food allergies- the Food Allergy Bravery Clinic.  She has spoken locally and nationally on topics related to allergic diseases. She was selected for the inaugural Advanced Practice Provider clinical recognition program as a Clinical Leader Master, the highest level.

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Ayesha Lemons
My name is Ayesha Lemons.  I was diagnosed with severe eczema at a very early age in life.  I am now in my forties and still have symptoms of eczema.  My son also has been diagnosed with severe eczema and is on biweekly biologic medication for it.  We are happy to provide insights about this from a patient's and caregiver's perspective.

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Christina Barnes, CPNP-PC
Christina is a freelance medical writer and pediatric nurse practitioner with 10 years of healthcare experience. She has worked in pediatric and neonatal critical care, pediatric surgery, and pediatric primary care.

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Reviewers

Robert Corriel, MD FAAAAI
Lake Success Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Lake Success, NY
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Anne Russell, MS BSN RN AE-C
Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI
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