David M. Fleischer, MD

David M. Fleischer, MD 

Director, Food Challenge Unit, Division of Allergy

Section Chief of Allergy & Immunology
Board-certified Allergist
Children's Hospital Colorado
University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine
Denver, CO

Dr. David Fleischer completed his undergraduate training at the University of Pennsylvania, medical degree training at Emory University School of Medicine, and both Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Allergy/Immunology Fellowship training at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Fleischer is the Section Head of Allergy & Immunology at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO) and a Professor of Pediatrics at CHCO and the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Allergy and Immunology Center at CHCO.

Dr. Fleischer is a nationally and internationally renowned food allergy expert, specializing in the diagnosis, management, and prevention of food allergy. His clinical research has focused on the natural history and novel treatments of food allergy, including oral, sublingual, and epicutaneous immunotherapies. He is the Global PI for several Phase III peanut epicutaneous immunotherapy trials that are being conducted at more than 30 sites across the world. He has authored many original, peer-reviewed articles, review articles, and book chapters on food allergy and food allergy treatment.