Jessie's Food Allergies

Food allergies don't have to slow you down! Jessie and friends teach you how to stay safe and have fun! Sarah Boudreau-Romano, MD, is an allergist/immunologist 
and mother of four kids, three of whom have food allergies, who shares her playful perspective on this serious condition. Colorfully depicted by illustrator Abbie Boudreau-Cook.

Jessie and friends teach you how to stay safe and have fun!

Dr. Sarah Boudreau-Romano is a board-certified attending physician at Lurie Children's Hospital in the Division of Allergy and Immunology and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She attended medical school at Rush Medical College and completed her pediatric residency and allergy fellowship at Lurie Children's/ Northwestern. In 2016, she started the Food Allergy Support and Education (FASE) program at Lurie Children's. FASE is a physician-led program that provides workshops focused on supporting and educating families with food allergies. In addition to supporting families, FASE is engaged in community outreach with the goal of teaching about the seriousness of food allergy. Dr. Boudreau-Romano is also the mother of 4 children, 3 of whom have life-threatening food allergies.