Beyond Avoidance
A Physician's Pursuit to Transform Food Allergy Therapy
$52.99
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
12 October 2026
Summary
For decades, food allergy was viewed as an unfortunate condition to be managed by avoiding the problematic foods, carrying epinephrine, and hoping for the best. The absence of any FDA-approved therapy was both remarkable and frustrating, leaving patients, families, and physicians with few options beyond vigilance and fear. Couldn’t anything more be done to help those unfortunate patients?
In Beyond Avoidance: A Physician’s Pursuit to Transform Food Allergy Therapy, Dr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798997352509 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Dale T. Umetsu |
| Publisher: | Corte Madera Press |
| Imprint: | Corte Madera Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 14mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Dale T. Umetsu
Dr. Dale T. Umetsu is a physician-scientist with four decades of experience in advancing the understanding and treatment of allergic diseases. He previously held positions as chief of the division of Allergy and Immunology and a tenured professor at Stanford University. Later, he became the Prince Turki al Saud Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
In 2013, Dr. Umetsu joined Genentech as global development lead, where he was instrumental in securing FDA approval for Xolair for food allergy. Currently, Dr. Umetsu works as a consultant to biotechnology companies and serves as a professor at the University of California, San Francisco. His career in medicine and research has been driven by the belief that individuals and families affected by food allergies require more than just avoidance strategies.
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