- Overview
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Dr. Mak is investigating food allergy immunotherapy as a way to make allergies less severe and to improve quality of life.
- Publications
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Comparing approaches to ordering peanut component–resolved diagnostics to reduce the need for oral food challenges
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global
Raymond Mak and Edmond S. Chan and Michael Irvine and Jia Yi Huang and James Hethey and Sheila Hartstein and Li Wang
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100440
05/2025Antepartum versus postpartum amoxicillin oral challenge in pregnant patients with a reported penicillin allergy: A two-center prospective cohort study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Wong, J.M.H. and Liu, X. and Mak, R. and Erdle, S.C. and Barber, C. and van Schalkwyk, J. and Watt, M. and Ande, S.R. and Ochulor, D. and Elwood, C. and Poliquin, V.
DOI: 10.1111/aogs.14964
2024Safety and Effectiveness of Bypassing Oral Immunotherapy Buildup With an Initial Phase of Sublingual Immunotherapy for Higher-Risk Food Allergy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Soller, L. and Williams, B.A. and Mak, R. and Wong, T. and Erdle, S.C. and Chomyn, A. and Tetreault, B. and Morrison, K. and Gaudet, L. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.02.024
2024Working With Surgeons Who Provide Endoscopy in Underserved Areas for the Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Chua, G.T. and Dhir, A. and Cameron, S.B. and Avinashi, V. and Erdle, S.C. and Mak, R. and Ko, H.H. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.02.006
2024Bypassing the build-up phase for oral immunotherapy in shrimp-allergic children
World Allergy Organization Journal
Schoos, A.-M.M. and Chan, E.S. and Wong, T. and Erdle, S.C. and Chomyn, A. and Soller, L. and Mak, R.
DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2023.100865
2024True Rate of Allergy among Pediatric Inpatients with Penicillin Allergy Labels (TRIAL)
Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
Kwan, N. and Kang, K. and Carr, R.R. and Mak, R. and Roberts, A. and Jin, F. and Bone, J.N. and Rassekh, S.R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.3531
2024Penicillin allergy de-labeling: Adaptation of risk stratification tool for patients and families
World Allergy Organization Journal
Horwitz, S.L. and Shen, Y. and Erdle, S.C. and Elwood, C. and Mak, R. and Jacob, J. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2024.100939
2024Real-World Safety Analysis of Preschool Tree Nut Oral Immunotherapy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Erdle, S.C. and Cook, V.E. and Cameron, S.B. and Yeung, J. and Kapur, S. and McHenry, M. and Chan, E.S. and Mak, R. and Rex, G.A. and Wong, T. and Soller, L.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.01.031
2023Safety and effectiveness of the Canadian food ladders for children with IgE-mediated food allergies to cow’s milk and/or egg
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Chomyn, A. and Chan, E.S. and Yeung, J. and Cameron, S. and Chua, G.T. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Williams, B.A. and Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Mak, R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00847-7
2023Risk factors associated with safety of preschool peanut oral immunotherapy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global
Karunakaran, D. and Chan, E.S. and Zhang, Q. and Bone, J.N. and Carr, S. and Kapur, S. and Rex, G.A. and McHenry, M. and Cameron, S.B. and Cook, V.E. and Leo, S. and Wong, T. and Gerstner, T.V. and Yeung, J. and Abrams, E.M. and Mak, R. and Erdle, S.C. and Soller, L.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2023.100094
2023Penicillin de-labelling in vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: comparison of approaches, outcomes and future directions
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Saravanabavan, S. and Aulakh, A. and Douglas, J. and Elwood, C. and Erdle, S. and Grant, J. and Kang, K.T. and Kwan, N. and Lacaria, K. and Lau, T.T.Y. and Lee, C. and Leung, V. and Lin, Y.-C. and Mah, A. and Nguyen, A. and Paquette, V. and Roberts, A. and Watt, M. and Van Schalkwyk, J. and Zhang, B.Y. and Mak, R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00777-4
2023Reply to “Peanut allergy prevention: A mother's perspective”
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Chua, G.T. and Greenhawt, M. and Shaker, M. and Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Cameron, S.B. and Cook, V.E. and Erdle, S.C. and Fleischer, D.M. and Mak, R. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.02.012
2023Virtually supported penicillin allergy de-labelling during COVID-19
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Ghassemian, A. and Sadi, G. and Mak, R. and Erdle, S. and Wong, T. and Jeimy, S.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-023-00770-x
2023Reliability and validation of an electronic penicillin allergy risk-assessment tool in a pregnant population
Research Square
Wang, J. and Elwood, C. and Paquette, V. and Kwan, N. and Erdle, S. and Watt, M. and Van Schalkwyk, J. and Bone, J. and Roberts, A. and Mak, R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3373805/v1
2023Real-world data are critical for the implementation of preschool food allergen immunotherapy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Chua, G.T. and Greenhawt, M. and Shaker, M. and Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Cameron, S.B. and Cook, V.E. and Erdle, S.C. and Fleischer, D.M. and Mak, R. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.05.037
2023Cannabis-fruit/vegetable syndrome: an unusual case without pollen co-sensitization
Research Square
Wang, J. and Lam, G. and Mak, R.
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3113311
2023How We Manage Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Oral Immunotherapy Through a Shared Decision-Making Process—A Practical Guide for the Community Practitioner
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Chua, G.T. and Chan, E.S. and Invik, R. and Soller, L. and Avinashi, V. and Erdle, S.C. and Wong, T. and Cook, V.E. and Mak, R. and Cameron, S.B.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.11.015
2023The Case for Prompt Salvage Infant Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Following Failed Primary Prevention
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Chua, G.T. and Greenhawt, M. and Shaker, M. and Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Cameron, S.B. and Cook, V.E. and Erdle, S.C. and Fleischer, D.M. and Mak, R. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.05.040
2022Safety of direct oral challenge to amoxicillin in pregnant patients at a Canadian tertiary hospital
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Mak, R. and Yuan Zhang, B. and Paquette, V. and Erdle, S.C. and Van Schalkwyk, J.E. and Wong, T. and Watt, M. and Elwood, C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.03.025
2022Patient selection for milk and egg ladders using a food ladder safety checklist
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Chua, G.T. and Chan, E.S. and Yeung, J. and Cameron, S.B. and Soller, L. and Williams, B.A. and Chomyn, A. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Abrams, E.M. and Mak, R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-022-00696-w
2022Real-world peanut OIT in infants may be safer than non-infant preschool OIT and equally effective
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Soller, L. and Carr, S. and Kapur, S. and Rex, G.A. and McHenry, M. and Cook, V.E. and Leo, S. and Wong, T. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Gerstner, T.V. and Yeung, J. and Abrams, E.M. and Mak, R. and Hildebrand, K.J. and Erdle, S.C. and Cameron, S.B. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.12.009
2022First Real-World Effectiveness Analysis of Preschool Peanut Oral Immunotherapy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Carr, S. and Kapur, S. and Rex, G.A. and Leo, S. and McHenry, M. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Yeung, J. and Cook, V.E. and Wong, T. and Hildebrand, K.J. and Mak, R. and Gerstner, T.V. and Cameron, S.B. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.10.045
2021Implementing a penicillin allergy delabeling service for the obstetric population
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Zhang, B.Y. and Paquette, V. and McClymont, E. and Barlas, A. and Wong, T. and Watt, M. and Mak, R. and Elwood, C.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.01.023
2021Use of quality improvement science to improve the accuracy of drug allergy status in pediatric patients after allergist assessments
British Columbia Medical Journal
Wong, T. and Ito, C. and Mak, R. and Abrahams, B. and Dang, J.
2021Canadian food ladders for dietary advancement in children with IgE-mediated allergy to milk and/or egg
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Chomyn, A. and Chan, E.S. and Yeung, J. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Williams, B.A. and Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Mak, R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-021-00583-w
2021Bc society of allergy and immunology statement on the climate crisis
British Columbia Medical Journal
Kaviani, M. and Torabi, B. and Mak, R. and Coates, E. and Stepaniuk, P. and Kim, S. and Chan, E. and Kanani, A. and Wong, H.C.G. and Cook, V.E. and Lee, K. and Kular, H. and Datta, V.M. and Erdle, S.C. and Leo, S. and Perkins, S. and Yu, J. and Wadiwalla, S. and Sandhu, M. and Wong, T.
2021Home-Based Peanut Oral Immunotherapy for Low-Risk Peanut-Allergic Preschoolers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Frontiers in Allergy
Chua, G.T. and Chan, E.S. and Soller, L. and Cook, V.E. and Vander Leek, T.K. and Mak, R.
DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2021.725165
2021DRESS induced by amoxicillin-clavulanate in two pediatric patients confirmed by lymphocyte toxicity assay
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Dhir, A. and Kular, H. and Elzagallaai, A.A. and Carleton, B. and Rieder, M.J. and Mak, R. and Wong, T.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-021-00535-4
2021Allergic reactions to emerging food allergens in Canadian children
Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology
Soller, L. and La Vieille, S. and Cameron, S.B. and Mak, R. and Cook, V.E. and Gerdts, J. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1186/s13223-021-00573-y
2021Safety of administering cefazolin versus other antibiotics in penicillin-allergic patients for surgical prophylaxis at a major Canadian teaching hospital
Surgery (United States)
Grant, J.M. and Song, W.H.C. and Shajari, S. and Mak, R. and Meikle, A.T. and Partovi, N. and Masri, B.A. and Lau, T.T.Y.
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.03.022
2021A 6-month-old with urticaria when crawling
Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)
Erdle, S.C. and Mak, R.
DOI: 10.1093/pch/pxy189
2019First Real-World Safety Analysis of Preschool Peanut Oral Immunotherapy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Soller, L. and Abrams, E.M. and Carr, S. and Kapur, S. and Rex, G.A. and Leo, S. and Lidman, P.G. and Yeung, J. and Vander Leek, T.K. and McHenry, M. and Wong, T. and Cook, V.E. and Hildebrand, K.J. and Gerstner, T.V. and Mak, R. and Lee, N.J. and Cameron, S.B. and Chan, E.S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.04.010
2019 - Research
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Penicillin De-labelling in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Comparison of Approaches, Outcomes and Future Directions
Home-Based Peanut Oral Immunotherapy for Low-Risk Peanut-Allergic Preschoolers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Unlocking the mystery of nephrotic syndrome in kids: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Susan Samuel
Pediatric nephrologist Dr. Susan Samuel, a new investigator who joined BCCHR in September 2024, has been investigating ways to improve the quality of life of children diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome. She is serving as the director for the ENRICH program, a national network of mentors and learners. We met Dr. Samuel to talk about the importance of research and mentorship.
