HughSampsonMD

Allergy & Immunology • New York, NY

Pediatric Asthma & Allergic Conditions

Professor, Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine

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Office
1425 Madison Ave
Department of Pediatrics; Box 1089
New York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-659-9426

Summary

Dr. Hugh Sampson is an Allergy and Immunology specialist located in New York, NY, with subspecialties in Pediatric food allergies, anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis. He completed his pediatrics residency at Children's Hospital of Northwestern University and a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at Duke University Medical Center. He held a leadership role as the Director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute and the Dean of Translational Biomedical Sciences and is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he has been involved in various academic and clinical roles. Dr. Sampson has experience in areas including celiac disease, asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy and anaphylaxis. He has directed a basic research lab investigating mechanisms of food allergic reactions and contributed to several clinical trials. He has published over 500 scientific articles on related topics. His honors include membership in the National Academy of Medicine, the Distinguished Scientist Award from AAAAI, among other recognitions.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1978 - 1980
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1977
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1975
Hamilton CollegeB.A., 1971

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1997 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1986 - 1999
NC State Medical License 1978 - 1992
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Distinguished Scientist Award AAAAI, 2014
Jacobi Award 2010
Honors Henry Kunkel Society, 2006
Honors American Pediatric Society, 2004
Brett Ratner Award Am Academy of Pediatrics, 2004
Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 2003
Honors Institute of Medicine; National Academy of Science, 2003
International Award in Nutrition 2002
New York Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
Allergic Disease Academic Award, NIAID KO7-AI 00830 1986
Society for Pediatric Research 1985
Sigma Xi 1980
Alpha Omega Alpha 1974
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Fellow (FAAAAI) American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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Clinical Trials

An Observational Study of Childhood Food Allergy Start of enrollment: 2006 Jul 01
Completed
ICATA Asthma Mechanistic Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Oct 01
Completed
An Interventional Study of Milk Allergy Start of enrollment: 2004 Jun 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Peanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Trial Start of enrollment: 2007 Dec 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Study of Milk Allergy and Tolerance in Children Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
OIT and Xolair® (Omalizumab) in Cow's Milk Allergy Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 2
Baked Egg or Egg Oral Immunotherapy for Children With Egg Allergy Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 2
Peanut Oral Immunotherapy in Children Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 13
Completed
Phase 2
The Safety and Efficacy of a Peanut Immunotherapy Dissolving Film for Peanut Allergy Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
Terminated
Phase 1, Phase 2
Oral Immunotherapy for Wheat Allergy Start of enrollment: 2013 Oct 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Impact of Vaccination on Th2 Immunity in Infancy Start of enrollment: 2015 Jan 01
Terminated
Vaginal Microbiome Exposure and Immune Responses in C-section Infants Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 28
Recruiting
Early Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Roads to remission: evolving treatment concepts in type 2 inflammatory diseases.
Marek Lommatzsch, Katharina Blumchen, Lisa A Beck, Jean Bousquet, Guy G Brusselle
Eclinicalmedicine. 2025-02-01
Anaphylaxis definition, overview, and clinical support tool: 2024 consensus report.
Timothy E Dribin, Antonella Muraro, Carlos A Camargo Jr, Paul J Turner, Julie Wang
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025-01-27
Antigenic determinants underlying IgE-mediated anaphylaxis to peanut.
Scott A Smith, Yasmin W Khan, Rebecca A Shrem, Jonathan A Hemler, Joshua E Doyle
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2025-01-13

Journal Articles

Genetic Variants at the 16p13 Locus Confer Risk for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Robert P Kimberly, Marc E Rothenberg, Patrick M Gaffney, Hugh A Sampson, J Pablo Abonia, Mirna Chehade, Philip E Putnam, Brian P Vickery, Glenn T Furuta, John B Harley, Nature
Research Paper Impact of Granulocyte Contamination on PBMC Integrity of Shipped Blood Samples: Implications for Multi-Center Studies Monitoring Regulatory T Cells
Stacie M. Jones, Scot H. Sicherer, Hugh A. Sampson, ScienceDirect
Food allergy: an enigmatic epidemic
Berin MC, Sampson HA, Trends Immunol, 8/1/2013
Mucosal immunology of food allergy
Berin MC, Sampson HA, Curr Biol, 5/6/2013
Role of complementary and alternative medicine in the field of allergy and clinical immunology
Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2/1/2009
The Role of Lymphocytes in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chehade M, Sampson HA, Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 2/1/2009
Association of allergen-specific regulatory T cells with the onset of clinical tolerance to milk protein
Shreffler WG, Wanich N, Maloney M, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2009
Identification of a new clinically relevant Brazil nut allergen-Ber e 2
Beyer K, Grishina G, Bardina L, Asgraf A, Teuber S, Niggemann, Sampson HA, Clin Exper Allergy, 1/1/2009
Towards a cure for food allergy
Skripak JM, Sampson HA, Curr Opin Immunol, 12/1/2008
Anaphylaxis epidemic: fact or fiction?
Simons FE, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 12/1/2008
Immunologic changes in children with egg allergy ingesting extensively heated egg
Lemon-Mule H, Sampson HA, Sicherer SH, Shreffler WG, Noone S, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 11/1/2008
Mapping of the IgE and IgG4 sequential epitopes of milk allergens with a peptide microarray-based immunoassay
Cerecedo I, Zamora J, Shreffler WG, Lin J, Bardina L, Dieguez MC, Wang J, Muriel A, de la Hoz B, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 9/1/2008
Hypoallergenicity and Effects on Growth and Tolerance of a New Amino Acid-Based Formula with Docosahexaenoic Acid and Arachidonic Acid
Burks W, Jones SM, Berseth CL, Harris C, Sampson HA, Scalabrin DM, J Pediatr, 8/1/2008
The role of wheat v-5 gliadin IgE antibodies as a diagnostic tool for wheat allergy in childhood
Beyer K, Chung D, Schulz G, Mishoe M, Niggemann B, Wahn U, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 8/1/2008
Tolerance to extensively heated milk in children with cow's milk allergy
Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Bloom KA, Sicherer SH, Shreffler WG, Noone S, Wanich N, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 8/1/2008
iPACiPAC: an initiative to fight the burden of allergies in children
Eigenmann PA, Antonella Muraro M, Sampson HA, Wahn U, Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 8/1/2008
New visions for food allergy: an iPAC summary and future trends
Eigenmann PA, Beyer K, Wesley Burks A, Lack G, Liacouras CA, Hourihane JO, Sampson HA, Sodergren E, Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 8/1/2008
Use of multiple doses of epinephrine in food-induced anaphylaxis in children
Jarvinen KM, Sicherer SH, Sampson HA, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 7/1/2008
The use of serum specific IgE measurements for the diagnosis of peanut, tree nut, and seed allergy
Maloney JM, Rudengren M, Ahlstedt S, Bock SA, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 7/1/2008
Pharmacological and immunological effects of individual herbs in the Food Allergy Herbal Formula-2 (FAHF-2) on peanut allergy
Kattan JD, Srivastava KD, Zou ZM, Goldfarb J, Sampson HA, Li XM, Phytother Res, 5/1/2008
Correlation of serum allergy (IgE) tests performed by different assay systems
Wang J, Godbold JH, Sampson HA, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 5/1/2008
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of sulfur-rich protein (SRP) in soybeans (Glycine max L) and certain other edible plant seeds
Monaghan EK, Venkatachalam M, Seavy M, Beyer K, Sampson HA, Roux KH, Sathe SK, J Agric Food Chem, 2/13/2008
Identification of amino acids critical for IgE-binding to sequential epitopes of bovine kappa-casein and the similarity of these epitopes to the corresponding human ka...
Han N, Jarvinen KM, Cocco RR, Busse PJ, Sampson HA, Beyer K, Allergy, 2/1/2008
Allergenicity assessment of genetically modified crops-what makes sense?
Goodman RE, Vieths S, Sampson HA, Hill D, Ebisawa M, Taylor SL, van Ree R, Nat Biotechnol, 1/1/2008
Peanut epitopes for IgE and IgG4 in peanut-sensitized children in relation to severity of peanut allergy
Flinterman AE, Knol EF, Lencer DA, Bardina L, den Hartog Jager CF, Lin J, Pasmans SG, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Sampson HA, van Hoffen E, Shreffler WG, J Allergy Clin Immunol, 1/1/2008
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Other

Food-induced anaphylaxis
Sampson HA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/food-induced-anaphylaxis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-16
Peanut, tree nut, and seed allergy: Clinical features
Sampson HA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/peanut-tree-nut-and-seed-allergy-clinical-features
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-17
Peanut, tree nut, and seed allergy: Diagnosis
Sampson HA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/peanut-tree-nut-and-seed-allergy-diagnosis
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-18
Peanut, tree nut, and seed allergy: Management
Sampson HA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/peanut-tree-nut-and-seed-allergy-management
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-10
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Press Mentions

AAAAI 2022: Microbiota and Food Allergy DevelopmentMarch 7th, 2022
Conference Speaker Dr. Pete Smith Explains the False Alarm HypothesisJuly 18th, 2021
Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine: Here Is the Risk of Severe Allergic ReactionsJanuary 23rd, 2021
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