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Robert D. Pesek

Professor

Also affiliated: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2024–2025); Arkansas Children's Hospital (2013–2026); Baylor College of Medicine (2023); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2013–2026); The Ark (2026); Texas Children's Hospital (2023); Arkansas Department of Agriculture (2015–2018); University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2024); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2024)

Faculty Researcher

Peds Pediatrics, College of Medicine

20 h-index 72 pubs 1,445 cited

  • Humans
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Enteritis
  • Gastritis
  • Child
  • Female
  • Eosinophilia
  • Male
  • Child, Preschool
  • Infant
  • Asthma
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert D. Pesek, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children's Hospital. He also serves as the medical director for the Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinics at Arkansas Children's Hospital. Dr. Pesek's research focuses on primary immunodeficiency, food allergies, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. His work has contributed to consensus recommendations for eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease nomenclature and the development of clinical severity indices for eosinophilic esophagitis.

His publications include research on the development of core outcome sets for therapeutic studies in eosinophilic esophagitis, the use of dupilumab for treating eosinophilic esophagitis in young patients, and tolerance development in infants with cow's milk allergy. Dr. Pesek's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 20, with a total of 70 publications and 1,395 citations. He leads a research group and collaborates with colleagues at UAMS, including Akilah A. Jefferson, Tamara T. Perry, Erhan Ararat, and Amy M. Scurlock.

Research Overview

Robbie Pesek, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Allergy and Immunology for the University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children's Hospital. He is also the medical director for the Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders Clinics at ACH. Dr. Pesek received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and completed his medical degree at UAMS. He completed his Pediatric residency at ACH and training in Allergy/Immunology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He joined the faculty at ACH in 2011. Dr. Pesek is a member of the Arkansas Medical Society, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. His current research interests include primary immunodeficiency, food allergies, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. Some of the UAMS College of Medicine faculty members provide pediatric patient care at Arkansas Children's Hospital. In addition, a wide range of pediatric services are provided in more than 35 subspecialties around Arkansas in locations such as the Schmieding Developmental Center in Springdale and the James L. Dennis Developmental Center in Little Rock. To make an appointment at Arkansas Children's Hospital, please call 501-364-4000.

Metrics

  • h-index: 20
  • Publications: 72
  • Citations: 1,445

Selected Publications

  • Early-life peanut oral immunotherapy associated with long-term ingestion and immunologic changes (2026)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Epitope-Specific Antibody Trajectories and Early Peanut OIT Outcomes in Toddlers (2026)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology DOI OpenAlex
  • Patient-Reported Outcome Scores Are Comparable in Multiregional Versus Uniregional Eosinophilic Esophagitis (2025)
    Gastro Hep Advances 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Current Practices Among 13 Severe Pediatric Asthma Programs in the United States (2025)
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Epinephrine Prescription and Post-injection Monitoring Practices for Biologic Therapies in Pediatric Severe Asthma Clinics: A Multicenter Survey Analysis (2025)
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine DOI OpenAlex
  • Video directly observed therapy to improve inhaler technique among pediatric patients with persistent asthma (2025)
    Journal of Asthma DOI OpenAlex
  • Multidisciplinary care in pediatric severe asthma: A comparative outcomes analysis (2025)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Rare inborn error of immunity presenting as acute respiratory failure (2024)
    Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health DOI OpenAlex
  • S661 Dupilumab Improves Multiple Histopathologic Endpoints in Children With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: 52-Week Results From the Phase 3 EoE KIDS Trial (2024)
    The American Journal of Gastroenterology DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections (2024)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Advances and ongoing challenges in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders presented at the CEGIR/TIGERs Symposium at the 2024 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology meeting (2024)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Long-term durability between parent and child patient-reported outcomes in eosinophilic esophagitis (2024)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Rare Condition Masquerading as a Common Disease (2024)
  • Dupilumab Improves Histologic And Endoscopic Outcomes In Children Aged 1 To <12 Years With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE): 52-Week Results From The Phase 3 EoE KIDS Trial (2024)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Food insecurity and allergic diseases: A call to collective action (2023)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 11 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

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  • Eosinopilic Research Training UAMS ACHRI Flow Through Principal Investigator

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