Featured Physician

(From the October 2025 issue of MedStat) 

David Stukus, MD, is a professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology. Prior to becoming the director of the Food Allergy Treatment Center, Dr. Stukus started the Complex Asthma Clinic at Nationwide Children's in 2011, which treats children with severe or difficult-to-treat asthma. In addition to providing clinical care for children with food allergies, Dr. Stukus participates in clinical research, quality improvement, patient advocacy and medical education. An internationally recognized keynote speaker, Dr. Stukus has received named lectureships and awards from various national and international organizations. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, a dozen book chapters and two textbooks. Dr. Stukus has held multiple leadership positions in professional organizations and is the current president-elect for the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. He has been named a Top Doctor in Pediatric Allergy every year since 2015.

Dr. Stukus has devoted his career to communicating evidence-based medicine and best clinical practice to colleagues, medical professionals of all backgrounds, patients and the general public. He is very active on social media and uses his popular Instagram account @AllergyKidsDoc to dispel myths and combat misinformation. Dr. Stukus obtained his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Nationwide Children's and his fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic.