Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD

Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD

Allergist, Asthma specialist, Immunologist, Pediatrician

Bio:   Dr. Kari Nadeau is the Naddisy Foundation Endowed Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and, Director of the Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University. She is Section Chief in Asthma and Allergy in the Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division at Stanford. She is the Sr. Director of Clinical Research for the Division of Hospital Medicine.

For more than 30 years, she has devoted herself to understanding how environmental and immune/genetic factors affect allergies, immune tolerance, and asthma. She and her team are focused in areas of global climate change and health by studying air pollution and wildfire exposures, particularly in underserved areas. As one of the globe’s foremost experts in adult and pediatric allergy, immunology, and asthma, her research is laying the groundwork for a variety of potential future therapies to prevent and cure allergies and asthma. Dr. Nadeau leads a team of specialists spanning allergy, asthma, and immunology across Stanford University. She has been a pioneer in the field of Translational Allergy and Immunology, both defining the mechanism of new therapies and then translating them clinically to make transformative changes for patients and their families. She has led research in oncology, transplant, infectious diseases, COVID, and autoimmune trials and is a member of the National Steering Committee for the intramural clinical research programs at the NIH Immune Tolerance Network. She and her team have been awarded many patents and have started 4 biotech companies in the Bay Area under Stanford patents and has worked in industry to shepherd two drugs through the FDA to approval. She also is an author of the Lancet Countdown in Global Climate Change 2020 and the book: The End of Food Allergy (published 2020).

Dr. Nadeau received her MD and PhD from Harvard Medical School through the NIH MSTP program. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and a clinical fellowship in allergy, asthma and immunology at Stanford and at University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Nadeau has served as a FDA consultant and a reviewer for NIH Study Sections. Also, she served on the environmental health policy committee for the American Thoracic Society, and serves on the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and is a fellow in the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI). She started the Gordon Research Conference for Food Allergy and Chaired the first inaugural conference (2018). She is Chair of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the NIH Clinical Center (2018-2021). She is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), Association of American Physicians (AAP), the medical board of the American Lung Association in California, the Scientific Advisory Board of the EPA, and is currently working with the US Congress, the WHO, International Wildfire Policy Group, CUGH, and CA Governor’s office on Global Climate Change emergency preparedness plans.

In addition to her above involvements, Dr. Nadeau contributes on multiple editorial boards for high impact journals and to date published over 300 peer-reviewed publications, and is a reviewer for high impact journals in basic science and clinical medicine (Nature, Nature Medicine, Science, Science Translational Medicine, Lancet, NEJM, JAMA, Allergy, JACI).

She is also passionate about breaking down health barriers and creating meaningful change for children and adults in underserved areas and has developed outreach and educational programs with partners in East Palo Alto, Inner City Chicago, Harlem, and San Francisco.

Her work has been recognized with numerous grants and awards. She has collaborated with many organizations and institutions. Through FARE, CoFAR, WHO, the United Nations and other partnerships, she collaborates with colleagues from institutions around the globe.

Allergy and Asthma Clinic in Portola Valley

Allergy and Asthma Clinic in Portola Valley
  • 3240 Alpine Road
  • Portola Valley , CA 94023
  • Phone: 650-723-6961
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Practice Areas

  • Allergen Immunotherapy
  • Allergy Tests
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Angioedema
  • Asthma
  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Eczema
  • Food and Drug Allergies
  • Hives (Urticaria)
  • Infections in Immunocompromised Patients
  • Seasonal Allergies

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: American Board of Allergy and Immunology, Allergy and Immunology (2007)
  • Fellowship, Stanford University Medical Center - University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Asthma and Immunology (2006)
  • Residency, Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California, Pediatric (2004)
  • Internship and Residency, Children's Hospital of Boston, Pediatric (Special Alternative Pathway) (1997)
  • MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School, Biochemistry and Immunology (1995)
  • B.S., Haverford College, Biology (1988)

Honors & Awards

  • "An Allergy Free World For Every Child" Annual Innovations Lecture, United Nations University (2015)
  • American Society for Clinical Investigation, The American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI) (2014)
  • Chair and Founder, GRC Food Allergy, Gordon Research Conference (GRC) (2018)
  • Chair, Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center (2018-Current)
  • CVI Seed Grant Award, “Single-cell Sequencing to Identify Air Pollution-Induced Cardiac Risks.”, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) (2019)
  • Distinguished Research Award, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) (2018)
  • Elected into Association of American Physicians, Association of American Physicians (APA) (2020)
  • EPA Star Grant Award, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2011-2013)
  • Grand Rounds and Pierson Lectureship, University of Washington (2015)
  • Honor Your Doctor - California, Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) (2020)
  • National Distinguished Scientist Award, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) (2020)
  • Nominee from Stanford Medical School for Warren Alpert Award, Warren Alpert Foundation (2020)
  • Visiting Professorship Lecture, Texas Children’s Hospital (2015)

Administrative Appointments

  • Director, Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy Research at Stanford University (2014 - Present)
  • Medical Director, Precision Allergy, School of Medicine (2020 - Present)
  • Professor, Affiliate appointment in Otolaryngology (2015 - Present)
  • Professor, Pediatrics (2015 - Present)
  • Professor, Medicine (2016 - Present)
  • Professor, Affiliate appointment in Epidemiology and Population Health (2020 - Present)
  • Section Chief, Allergy and Asthma at the Stanford School of Medicine (2016 - Present)
  • Senior Director, Clinical Research in Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine (2020 - Present)
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