Overview of Dr. Ruffner
Dr. Melanie Ruffner is an allergist/immunologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has been in practice 6 years. She is one of 50 doctors at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia who specialize in Allergy & Immunology. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 2014 - 2017
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2014
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 2011
Certifications & Licensure
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
Lysyl oxidase regulates epithelial differentiation and barrier integrity in eosinophilic esophagitis.
Sasaki, M., Hara, T., Wang, J., Zhou, Y., Kennedy, K., Umeweni, N., Alston, M., Spergel, Z., Ishikawa, S., Teranishi, R., Nakagawa, R., Mcmillan, E., Whelan, K., Karak...> ;Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 2024 Feb 8Current and future perspectives on the consensus guideline for food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES).
Anvari, S., Ruffner, M., Nowak-Wegrzyn, A.> ;Allergology International. 2024 Feb 6Persistent esophageal changes after histologic remission in eosinophilic esophagitis.
Shoda, T., Lal, M., Mrozek, Z., Ruffner, M., Muir, A., Spergel, J., Dellon, E., Rothenberg, M.> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023 Dec 27- Join now to see all
Journal Articles
Original Article Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome Food Challenges: Experience from a Large Referral Center
Jennifer Heimall, Nicholas A Pawlowski, Jonathan M Spergel, Antonella Cianferoni, Joel Fiedler, Melanie A Ruffner, Rushani W Saltzman, Gita S Ram, ScienceDirectA Review of Tertiary Referrals for Management of Pediatric Esophageal Eosinophilia
Amanda B Muir, Chris Liacouras, Jonathan M Spergel, Atu Agawu, Melanie A Ruffner, Ritu Verma, Joshua Eisenberg, Antonella Cianferoni, Frontiers in Neurology
Press Mentions
Three Penn Undergraduates: Goldwater ScholarsApril 13th, 2021
Children Are More Likely to Have Other Allergies if They Have FPIESMarch 6th, 2020
Children with Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis More Likely to Have Other AllergiesMarch 5th, 2020
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Grant Support
- IL-4 Overexpressing Dendritic Cells And Exosomes For Treatment Of Type 1 DiabetesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2010
