Michael Pistiner, MD, MMSc is a pediatric allergist for Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and the father of a child with food allergies. He has a special interest in food allergy management and education. He is co-founder and content creator of AllergyHome and serves as a voluntary consultant for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, School Health Services.
He was a reviewer for the CDC’s Voluntary Guidelines for Managing Food Allergies in Schools and served on the National Association of School Nurses/National Association of School Nurse Consultants/American Academy of Pediatrics’ Epinephrine Policies and Protocol’s Work Group.
He is a fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics, where he is a member of the Council of School Health, the Section of Allergy & Immunology and the Project Advisory Committee for the Medical Home Chapter Champions Program. He is a member of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, where he is a member of the Adverse Reaction to Food Committee and food allergy in school sub-committee, and also a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
He serves on the boards of Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter, the National Association of School Nurses editorial board and the National Food Allergy Management and Education Advisory Board.He is a consultant for the Allergy Asthma Network/American Academy of Pediatrics Chapter Champions Program. Additionally, Dr. Pistiner is the author of Everyday Cool with Food Allergies, a co-author of Living Confidently with Food Allergy.