• Food Allergies
• Oral Immunotherapy
• Atopic dermatitis/Eczema
• Inborn errors of immunity/Immune Deficiencies (Primary and Secondary)
• Environmental Allergies
• Pediatric Asthma

Fellowships

• Boston Children's Hospital, 2020, Allergy & Immunology

Residency

• Children's National Medical Center, 2015, Pediatrics

Internships

• Children's National Medical Center, 2013, Pediatrics

Medical Education

• University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, 2012

Certifications

• American Board of Allergy and Immunology-Allergy & Immunology
• American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatrics

Publications

Please view Dr. Nicole Akar-Ghibril’s publications on PubMed.

Research

My research interests include food allergies and anaphylaxis. During my fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital I conducted research as part of the Asthma Clinical Research Center, investigating the relationship between plasma IL-6 levels and clinical asthma outcomes as well as characteristics associated with successful reduction of mouse allergen levels in homes.

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
• American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

Presentations

• Gunderson C, Lopez S, Lukose K, Akar-Ghibril N. Discrepancies in Anaphylaxis Protocols Across Emergency Medical Services Across the United States – Opportunities for Improvement
  Oral Abstract: American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2024, Boston, MA. 
• Desai S, Ale H, Akar-Ghibril N. A Case of C8 Deficiency. 
  Poster: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Meeting. 2024, Washington DC. 
• Desai S, Salazar P, Akar-Ghibril N, Chang C. DAVID Syndrome Associated with Common Variable Immunodeficiency 
  Poster: American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2023, Anaheim, CA
• Akar-Ghibril N, Sheehan W, Petty C, Phipatanakul W. Mouse Allergen Levels in Schools in Two Inner City Asthma Studies.
  Oral Abstract: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Meeting. 2019, San Francisco, CA. 
• Akar-Ghibril N, Sheehan W, Petty C, Phipatanakul W. Mouse Allergen Levels in Schools in Two Inner City Asthma Studies.
  Poster: New England Society of Allergy Fall Meeting. 2018, Plymouth, MA. 
• Akar-Ghibril N and Phipatanakul W. Long Lasting Benefit of Omalizumab in a Patient with Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria. 
  Poster: New England Society of Allergy Fall Meeting. 2017, Mystic CT. 
• Shah A, Abreo A, Akar-Ghibril N, Shah R. Is the ‘July Effect’ real? Pediatric Trainee Medical Errors and Adverse Events at a Large Training Children’s Hospital. 
  Poster: Association of Pediatric Program Directors National Meeting. 2016, New Orleans, LA. 
• Akar-Ghibril N, Tuluca C, Sestokas J, Dixon G, Ottolini M. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Blended Learning Curriculum Using Virtual Coaching to Enhance 3rd Year Medical Students’ Clinical Reasoning During Oral Case Presentations.
  Poster: Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; 2015, San Diego, CA 
  Platform: Research & Education Week, Children’s National; 2015, Washington, DC 
  Platform: Academic Pediatric Association Region IV Meeting; 2015, Charlottesville, VA 
• Tuluca C, Akar-Ghibril N, Sestokas J, Dixon G, Ottolini M. Establishing Validity of PBEAR: An Oral Case Presentation Tool to Promote Clinical Reasoning.
  Platform: Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; 2015, San Diego, CA 
  Platform: Council on Med Student Education in Pediatrics; 2015, New Orleans, LA 
  Platform: Academic Pediatric Association Region IV Meeting; 2015, Charlottesville, VA 
• Sestokas J, Akar-Ghibril N, Tuluca C, Dixon G, Ottolini M. Developing and Assessing an eLearning Module Using Illness Scripts to Improve Students Diagnostic Reasoning Skills. 
  Poster: Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting; 2015, San Diego, CA 
  Poster: Council on Med Student Education in Pediatrics; 2015, New Orleans, LA 
• Ottolini M, Tuluca C, Akar-Ghibril N, Sestokas J. Validation of an Instrument to Assess Clinical Reasoning During Oral Case Presentations on Bedside Rounds. 
  Platform: Diagnostic Errors in Medicine 7th International Conference; 2014, Atlanta, GA 
• Communicating Diagnostic Reasoning During Case Presentations – A Prescription for Decreasing Errors? Grand Rounds, Children’s National Health System

Awards

• American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Allergy and Immunology Outstanding Pediatric Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Abstract Award “Association of Systemic IL-6 Inflammation with Body Mass Index, Asthma Morbidity, and Metabolic Dysfunction in the School Inner-City Asthma Study” (2020)
• AAAAI Interest Section FIT Abstract Award – EORD Interest Section “Mouse Allergen Levels in Schools in Two Inner City Asthma Studies: Past versus Present” (2019) 
• Best Abstract by a Resident American Pediatric Association (2015) 
• Excellence in Teaching Award, George Washington University (2013, 2014, 2015)