WEBINAR: Managing Food Allergies Across the Lifespan: What Diagnostics Reveal

Wednesday, February 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. ET 

Food allergy diagnosis and management can vary throughout the patient's lifespan. Join us on Wednesday, February 4, at 12:00 p.m. ET, for an educational webinar as expert speakers Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, and Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C, walk through how food allergy diagnostics evolve from childhood through adulthood. This session will review the role of diagnostics in helping individuals manage their food allergies— discussing prevention, the atopic march, and adult-onset food allergies.  

Participants will gain practical insights to help navigate food allergy testing with greater confidence at every stage of life. 

About the Speakers

Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C

Gary Falcetano, PA-C, AE-C, is a seasoned clinician, medical publisher, and medical communications professional. Gary has been involved in healthcare all of his adult life, first as an EMS professional, paramedic and then hospital department administrator and educator. Returning to PA school he graduated with high honors from the Medical College of Pennsylvania / Hahnemann University in Philadelphia and fulfilled a lifelong ambition to practice emergency medicine and primary care in rural and remote areas of our country. After graduation, he lived in both urban and remote areas from Northern Maine to Southern Georgia. Gary practiced in rural ERs as the sole provider and also in inner-city ERs in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Gary also served as a Captain in US Army Reserve, where he practiced in the ER/Urgent Care Center at Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, as the medical provider in charge. He has been in the medical publishing/education arena for over 20 years fulfilling various positions from account manager to group publisher. He is also an entrepreneur who has also founded several medical communications companies. In addition, he previously served as an intermittent federal employee for the Department of Health and Human Services serving with the NJ Disaster Medical Assistance Team (NJ-1 DMAT). Focusing the last 13 years on Allergy and Immunology, Gary is currently the Senior Manager, Global Medical & Scientific Affairs - Allergy in Immunodiagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.

He has published articles and book chapters on asthma, allergy, and molecular allergy diagnostics. Gary provides educational programs in asthma, allergy and autoimmune disorders for both primary care and specialty clinicians and is a Certified Asthma Educator. He was elected to the National Asthma Education Certification Board (NACEB) in 2018 and previously served on their examination, financial, public relations, and bylaws subcommittees.

Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH  

Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Clinical Attending at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Dr. Gupta has over 20 years of experience as a board-certified pediatrician and health researcher and currently serves as the founding director of the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR). She is world-renowned for her groundbreaking research in the areas of food allergy and asthma epidemiology, most notably for her research on the prevalence of pediatric and adult food allergy in the United States. She has also significantly contributed to academic research in the areas of food allergy prevention, socioeconomic disparities in care, and the daily management of these conditions. Dr. Gupta is the author of The Food Allergy Experience, Food Without Fear, and Baby’s Skin Health, has written and co-authored over 300 peer-reviewed research manuscripts, and has had her work featured on major TV networks and in print media. She and her team strive to improve the lives of children and their families through their research and hope to continue finding answers and shaping policies around allergic conditions.