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DR. PETER VADAS
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Specialist in Allergy and Clinical Immunology with a practice open to both adults and children
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Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
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Director, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, Canada)
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Head, Section of Anaphylaxis, Canadian Society of Allergy and Immunology
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Chair, Anaphylaxis Committee, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
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Past President, Anaphylaxis Foundation of Canada
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Author of over 100 publications in peer-reviewed journals and over 20 books and book chapters
MEDICAL PRACTICE PROVIDES comprehensive investigation and management of allergies, asthma, anaphylaxis, and immunologic disorders in adults and children.
INVESTIGATION AND MANAGEMENT: environmental allergies; anaphylaxis, drug allergies; food additives; urticaria and angioedema; asthma; immunologic disorders, immunotherapy.
MEDICAL SERVICES: asthma disease management; allergy skin testing; in vitro testing; pulmonary function testing; graded oral challenge to foods, drugs, additives; penicillin skin testing; insect venom testing and desensitization; allergen immunotherapy; investigation of recurrent infections.
SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Platelet activating factor, PAF acetylhydrolase, and severe anaphylaxis. Vadas P., Gold M, Perelman B. et al. NEJM. 358;1. January 2008.
Ionic Air Purifiers and the Adjunctive Treatment of Allergies and Asthma. P. Vadas. Allergy & Asthma News, Issue 2 - 2004. (Visit our Resource Centre to read the complete article).
Overview of common issues in the management of allergic disease. P. Vadas. Patient Care Canada. Vol. 15, No. 3:60-63. March 2004.
Presence of undeclared peanut protein in chocolate bars imported from Europe. P. Vadas, B. Perelman. Journal of Food Protection. 2003 Oct;66 (10); 1932-1934.
Food allergens and anaphylaxis. P. Vadas. Insert to the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. Vol. 64, No. 2, Summer 2003.
On the Table: Food Allergies. P. Vadas. Canadian Journal of Diagnosis 86-93. August 2003.
Activated charcoal forms non-binding complexes with peanut proteins. P. Vadas, B. Perelman. JACI 112(1):175-179. July 2003.
Celery sticks gone wrong: An unexpected reaction. P. Vadas. The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis. November 2002.
Detection of peanut allergens in breast milk of lactating women. P. Vadas, Y. Wai, W. Burks, B. Perelman. JAMA 285:1746-1748. 2001.
Prevention of anaphylaxis in the office setting. Members Dialogue (CPSO). March 2001.
Allergy to insect venom. Chronicle of Skin and Allergy. March 2001.
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