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Rory Nicolaides, M.D.

Rory Nicolaides, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assist Dean for Clinical Undergraduate Medical Education

Assistant Professor

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Medical School
Departments
Undergraduate Medical Education | Internal Medicine | Pediatrics

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  • Biography

    Rory Nicolaides, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in general pediatric allergies, seasonal allergies, food allergiesdrug allergies, eczema, hives (urticaria), insect allergies, and asthma.

    Dr. Nicolaides earned her medical degree at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville. She completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern, where she also received advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric allergy and immunology.

    Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

    Dr. Nicolaides is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics; the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology; the Texas Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society; the Texas Medical Association; and the Dallas County Medical Society. She also serves on the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee.

    She has delivered several presentations, contributed to the book Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis (FPIES): Diagnosis and Management, and published numerous academic articles and case reports related to her areas of expertise.

  • Education
    Medical School
    University of Florida College of Medicine (2015)
    Residency
    UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2018), Pediatrics
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020), Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
  • Publications
    Authors’ response
    Anvari S, Gupta M, Nicolaides R, Morita H, Upton J, Varshney P, Ruffner M, Baker MG Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2026 Feb 136 239-241
    The evolution of food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES)
    Anvari S, Gupta M, Nicolaides R, Morita H, Han L, Upton J, Varshney P, Ruffner M, Baker MG Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 2025 Dec 135 616-625
    Caregiver perceptions of b-lactam allergy testing for serum sickness-like reactions
    Selner GE, Nicolaides RE, Chow TG Allergy and Asthma Proceedings 2025 Nov 46 478-483
    Efficacy and Value of Antibiotic Allergy Evaluations in a Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Population
    Liu J, Chow TG, Nicolaides RE Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025 Jul 12
    Assessing socioeconomic and racial disparities in pediatric penicillin allergy testing
    Shah D, Chambliss JM, Nicolaides RE, Chow TG Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2024 Aug 12 2190-2192
    Diagnosis of food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome
    Nicolaides R, Patel N, Bird JA 2024 Jan V2:279-V2:289
    Oral Food Challenge for FPIES in Practice—A Survey: Report from the Work Group on FPIES Within the Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee, FAED IS, AAAAI
    Nicolaides R, Bird JA, Cianferoni A, Brown-Whitehorn T, Nowak-Wegrzyn A Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2021 Oct 9 3608-3614.e1
    Disseminated nannizziopsis infection in an adolescent with a STAT1 mutation
    Most ZM, Lieu T, Filkins L, Nicolaides R, Rakheja D, Gelfand A, Kahn J Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020 Sep 7
    Food Allergy Immunotherapy with Adjuvants
    Nicolaides RE, Parrish CP, Bird JA Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America 2020 Feb 40 149-173
    Antibiotic choice and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus rate in children hospitalized for atopic dermatitis
    Nicolaides R, Chambliss J Pediatrics 2019 Dec 144 S21-S22
  • Books

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  • Honors & Awards
    • Texas Super Doctor - Rising Stars
      Texas Monthly (2022)
    • Fellows in Training Abstract Award - Interest Section on Immunotherapy, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, and Ocular Diseases
      American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (2019)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee (2019)
    • American Academy of Pediatrics (2015)
    • American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (2018)
    • Children's Health Resident Safety Council (2016-2018)
    • Dallas County Medical Society (2018)
    • Texas Allergy Asthma and Immunology Society (2018)
    • Texas Medical Association (2018)