Drew Bird, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Endowed Title Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics | Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography J. Andrew Bird, M.D., is a Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is also the Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care, and Director of the Food Allergy Center at Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Bird received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio. He completed a pediatrics residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where he also finished his advanced training with a fellowship in allergy and immunology. He was the first recipient of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/Food Allergy Initiative Howard Gittis Memorial Award, which allowed him to complete a clinical research fellowship in food allergy under the direction of Dr. Wesley Burks at Duke University. Dr. Bird joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2009. His research focuses on diagnosing, understanding and treating life-threatening reactions to foods; his clinical research focuses on novel food allergy therapies. His investigations have led to numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Bird was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2014, 2016-18, 2020-23, and was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor annually from 2012-23. Education Medical School UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (2003) Residency Baylor College of Medicine (2006), Pediatrics Fellowship Baylor College of Medicine (2008), Allergy & Immunology Research Fellowship Duke University Medical Center (2009), Allergy & Immunology Research Interest Food allergy treatment Life-threatening reactions to foods Publications Exome sequencing reveals rare loss-of-function mutations in FLG and immune genes in patients with multiple food allergies Khanshour AM, Haddad C, Meregini S, Zamudio M, Arneson A, Parrish C, Bird JA, SoRelle JA Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2026 May 157 1136-1146 Management of Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Oral Immunotherapy: Guidance from OUtMATCH Investigators Sindher SB, Chehade M, Dellon ES, Jones SM, Spergel JM, Lin A, Rogers NH, Wood RA, Shreffler WG, Burk CM, Kim EH, Virkud YV, Scurlock AM, Lanser BJ, Hui-Beckman JW, Vickery BP, Bird JA, Parrish C, Wang J, Sicherer SH, Brown-Whitehorn T, Dantzer J, Ruiz J, Wheatley LM, Chinthrajah RS Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2026 Apr 14 772-779 Exploratory analyses of predictors and correlates of response to omalizumab therapy in patients with multiple food allergies Chinthrajah RS, Kulis M, Jones SM, Sicherer S, Wang J, Shreffler W, Burk CM, Kim E, Keet C, Sindher S, Long AJ, Scurlock AM, Lanser BJ, Hui-Beckman JW, Vickery B, Ezhuthachan ID, Bird JA, Parrish C, Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn T, Dantzer J, Ligueros-Saylan M, Tassinari P, Olsson J, Iqbal A, Ozanne M, Huckabee C, Rogers N, Yovetich N, Lin A, Brittain E, Wheatley LM, Togias A, Wood RA Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2026 Feb 157 442-453 Standardizing oral food challenge protocols in food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) Baker MG, Bird JA, Brown-Whitehorn T, Cosper A, Groetch M, Horak S, Leonard S, Scurlock AM, Upton JE, Varshney P, Anvari S Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2026 Jan 136 16-24 7 for 11: Food allergy treatment therapies Cosper AK, Bird JA Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2026 Health care resource utilization of patients with asthma and food allergy initiating omalizumab Bird JA, Near AM, Wang J, Seetasith A, Garmo V, Ko S, Zhao X, Doshi R, Wang EJ, Gupta S, Fleischer DM Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global 2025 Aug 4 Stepwise Approach to Evaluating Egg-Allergy Resolution Agyemang A, Bird JA Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2025 Aug 13 2206-2207.e18 Oral Food Challenges: The Standard of Diagnosis Macdougall J, Shah D, Bird JA Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2025 Aug 45 355-365 Reply to Dr. Stefano Miceli Sopo et al. Bird JA, Groetch M, Sampson HA Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2025 Aug 36 Introduction of allergenic foods after treatment with omalizumab Dantzer J, Virkud Y, Wang J, Sicherer S, Groetch M, Shreffler W, Pyle D, Kim E, Keet C, Kulis M, Mudd K, Sindher S, Long A, Scurlock AM, Jones SM, Leung D, Lanser B, Vickery B, Ezhuthachan ID, Bird JA, Parrish C, Spergel JM, Brown-Whitehorn T, Ligueros-Saylan M, Tassinari P, Iqbal A, Sibanda D, Huckabee C, Yovetich N, Rogers N, Lin A, Wheatley LM, Togias A, Chinthrajah RS, Wood RA Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2025 Aug 156 394-405 Results 1-10 of 123 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Books Featured Books Food Allergy. In Clinical Immunology: Principles and Practice Bird JA, Jones S, Burks W. (2019). China, Elsevier Chapter 10: Food Allergies. In Sleisenger and Fordtrans Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Bird JA. (2020). Elsevier Diagnosis of Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome. In Food Allergy 1st ed Nicolaides RE, Patel N, Bird JA (2022). Cows milk allergy. In Reference Module in Food Science Parrish C, Gupta M, Patel G, Bird JA (2022). Elsevier Honors & Awards Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in DallasD Magazine (2017-2022) Mom-Approved DoctorDallas Child Magazine (2017-2018) Texas Super DoctorTexas Monthly (2015-2022) Winn Master Physician in Food AllergyChildren's Medical Center (2014) Texas Super Doctor - Rising StarsTexas Monthly (2012-2014) Young Faculty Support AwardAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (2012) Honorary Medical ChairFAAN Walk (2011) NIH Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Award (2010-2014) Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care (2009-2010) Asthma and Immunology Howard Gittis Memorial AwardAmerican Academy of Allergy (2008) Professional Associations/Affiliations 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)
