Rima A Rachid MD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital

Childrens Hospital300 Longwood Ave Feg 6Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6117

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Education & Training

Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2004
Boston Children’s HospitalFellowship, Allergy and Immunology, 1998 - 2002
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995
American University of BeirutB.S., Physics, 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2003 - 2028
American Board of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Abstract Interest Section Award AAAAI/WAO, 2018
Best Allergy & Immunology Author Recognition Award UptoDate, 2016
President-Grant-In-Aid Award American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 2000

Clinical Trials

Oral Desensitization to Peanut in Peanut Allergic Children and Adults Using CPNA Peanut OIT Safety Follow-On Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 27
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Encapsulated Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Peanut Allergic Patients Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 03
COMPLETED
PHASE1
Allergic Disease Onset Prevention Study Start of enrollment: 2021 Sep 01
COMPLETED
PHASE1, PHASE2
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Rapid drug desensitization in pediatric patients: A multicenter study.
Summer T K Sze, Daniel Leung, Alan A Nguyen, Sarah Chamseddine, Eugene Y H Chan
Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 2026-09-01
Fecal microbiome transplant in food allergy in humans and mice identifies a role for bile acid metabolites in oral tolerance.
Rima Rachid, Monica Martinez-Blanco, Gavin A Kuziel, Emmanuel Stephen-Victor, Mathieu Groussin
Science Translational Medicine. 2026-08-05
2 citations
Microbial Therapeutics for the Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergy.
Susan V Lynch, Cathryn R Nagler, Rima Rachid
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. in Practice. 2026-04-01

Journal Articles

Original Article Long-Term Outcome of Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Facilitated Initially by Omalizumab
Dale T Umetsu, Rima Rachid, Jennifer LeBovidge, Lynda Schneider, ScienceDirect
Long-term outcome of peanut OIT facilitated initially by omalizumab
Yee R, AlbuhairiS, Noh E, El Khoury K, Rezaei S, Abdel-Gadir A, Umetsu D, Burkes-Roberts E, Lebovidge J, Schneider L, Rachid R, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 1/1/2018
Theme Editorial: Food Allergy: What is on the menu?
Rachid R and Keet CA, J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract, 1/1/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Immunodeficiency Foundation Handbook
Chapter: Selective IgA deficiency Chapter
Rachid R and Bonilla FA2012
Up-to-date
Chapter: Hypersensitivity to corticosteroids
Rachid REditors: Feldweg.Up-to-date, Waltham, MA2012
Case studies in Immunology
Chapter: Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS)
Page 173 - 178Rachid R, Geha RSEditors: Rosen, Geha.Garland PublishingEdition 3rd,2001

Abstracts/Posters

Systemic Reactions in Pediatric Patients Receiving Standardized Allergen Subcutaneous Immunotherapy with and without Seasonal Dose�Adjustment
Albuhairi S, Sare T, Lakin P, El Khoury K, Crestani E, Schneider LC, Anzaldi R, Patterson A, Rachid R, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2018
Peanut Using AR101 Peanut Oral Immunotherapy in a Roll-Over Safety Study ARC002
J. Andrew Bird, Michael J. Welch, Jonathan M. Spergel, Stacie M. Jones, Rima Rachid, Amal H. Assa'ad, Julie Wang, Stephanie A. Leonard, Susan Stefanac Laubach, Edwin ..., American�College�of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2018
Allergy in Infancy Is Associated with Dysbiosis of the Intestinal Microbiota
Rima Rachid, Georg Gerber, Ning Li, Dale T. Umetsu, Lynn Bry, Talal A. Chatila, American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016

Lectures

The Role of Gut Microbiota in Food Allergy
1/1/2018
Role of Microbiota in Food Allergy and Tolerance
1/1/2018
Systemic reactions to Subcutaneous Allergy Immunotherapy with and without seasonal dose adjustment
1/1/2018

Other

Interview in Vector Boston Children�s Hospital Science and Innovation blog, on the upcoming cutting edge Phase I Fecal Microbiota Trial in Peanut Allergic Patients

1/1/2018
Interview on the phase I Fecal Microbiota Trial in Peanut Allergic Patients
NBC Boston TV channel
1/1/2018
Interview in Vector Boston Children�s Hospital Science and Innovation blog, on the very promising results that emerged from the multi-site omalizumab/peanut oral immun...
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
1/1/2016

Press Mentions

Fecal Transplant Increases Tolerance to Peanuts Sixfold in Small Food Allergy TrialAugust 5th, 2026
Evaluation Prompted by Other Food Allergies May Reveal Latent Sesame AllergyMarch 8th, 2022
Positive Results with Faecal Microbiota Therapy for Patients with Peanut AllergiesFebruary 28th, 2022

Grant Support

Consortium for food allergy research clinical center CoFarBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2031
Consortium for food allergy research clinical center CoFarBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2031