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https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/wp-content/uploads/sites/945/2018/12/wesley-burks.jpeg650950Dr. Wesley Burks discusses peanut allergy in this second episode of our Conversations on Food Allergy podcast series. Dr. Burks addresses anxieties families have concerning peanut allergy, how to respond to a reaction, and describes the current research and treatments. Dr. Wesley Burks is the Curnen Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UNC and he is the Executive Dean for the School of Medicine. Dr. Burks is a pediatric allergist and immunologist and sees patients at UNC who have food allergies, and is the Executive Director for the UNC Food Allergy Initiative.