Iris Otani, MD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address350 Parnassus
San Francisco CA 94117
Phone415-353-2725
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    Stanford UniversityBSBiology
    UCSD School of MedicineMD
    Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Internal Medicine ResidencyInternal Medicine
    Massachusetts General Hospital Allergy/Immunology Fellowship2016Allergy/Immunology
    University of California, San Francisco2020Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    Dr. Iris Otani is an allergist/immunologist with expertise in drug allergy and secondary hypogammaglobulinemia. She is the Medical and Quality Improvement Director for Adult Allergy/Immunology and sees patients in the UCSF Parnassus Allergy/Immunology and Drug Allergy Testing Clinics. Her academic interests also include medical education and quality improvement. She is the associate program director for the UCSF Allergy/Immunology Fellowship Training Program. She has pursued further training in quality improvement and was selected to join the Learning Health System Coach program at UCSF Health, a faculty development program for faculty who lead continuous improvement in their clinical settings. She serves on the editorial board of the Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and on the In-Training Exam Committee for the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology.

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    1. Enabling Antibiotic Allergy Evaluations and Reintroduction of First-Line Antibiotics for Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 May 25. Anstey KM, LeiChoi , Dawson D, Kleinhenz ME, Otani IM. PMID: 34048884.
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    2. Impact of Rapid Transition to Telemedicine-Based Delivery on Allergy/Immunology Care During COVID-19. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Apr 22. Tsao LR, Villanueva SA, Pines DA, Pham MN, Choo EM, Tang MC, Otani IM. PMID: 33894393.
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    3. Perioperative use and safety of cephalosporin antibiotics in patients with documented penicillin allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 Mar 23. Anstey KM, Anstey JE, Doernberg SB, Chen LL, Otani IM. PMID: 33766583.
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    4. Zoonotic coronavirus epidemics: Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Middle East respiratory syndrome, and coronavirus disease 2019. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Apr; 126(4):321-337. Fung M, Otani I, Pham M, Babik J. PMID: 33310180.
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    5. A055 EXPANDING PENICILLIN ALLERGY EVALUATION FOR PRENATAL PATIENTS. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 2020 Nov 1; 125(5):s10-s11. L. Tsao, R. Irani, G. Rosenbluth, L. Choi, I. Otani. .
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    6. Practical Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Drug Hypersensitivity: Specific Drugs. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 10; 8(9S):S16-S116. Broyles AD, Banerji A, Barmettler S, Biggs CM, Blumenthal K, Brennan PJ, Breslow RG, Brockow K, Buchheit KM, Cahill KN, Cernadas J, Chiriac AM, Crestani E, Demoly P, Dewachter P, Dilley M, Farmer JR, Foer D, Fried AJ, Garon SL, Giannetti MP, Hepner DL, Hong DI, Hsu JT, Kothari PH, Kyin T, Lax T, Lee MJ, Lee-Sarwar K, Liu A, Logsdon S, Louisias M, MacGinnitie A, Maciag M, Minnicozzi S, Norton AE, Otani IM, Park M, Patil S, Phillips EJ, Picard M, Platt CD, Rachid R, Rodriguez T, Romano A, Stone CA, Torres MJ, Verdú M, Wang AL, Wickner P, Wolfson AR, Wong JT, Yee C, Zhou J, Castells M. PMID: 33039007.
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    7. Neurologic Conditions and Symptoms Reported Among Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patients in the USIDNET. J Clin Immunol. 2020 11; 40(8):1181-1183. Lee M, Nguyen J, Fuleihan R, Gundling K, Cunningham-Rundles C, Otani IM. PMID: 32901355.
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    8. Patient Characteristics and Concerns about Drug Allergy: A Report from the United States Drug Allergy Registry. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 10; 8(9):2958-2967. Blumenthal KG, Harkness T, Phillips EJ, Ramsey A, Banerji A, Samarakoon U, Stone C, Fu X, Khan DA, Otani I, Camargo CA, Zhang Y, Donelan K, USDAR Study Team . PMID: 32853819.
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    9. Antibiotic adverse reactions in adult cystic fibrosis patients. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Nov - Dec; 8(10):3631-3633.e1. Anstey KM, Lee M, Dawson D, Jue V, Budzik JM, Yu M, Kleinhenz ME, Otani IM. PMID: 32673878.
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    10. Novel Roles for Platinum and Taxane Agent Skin Testing in Risk Stratification of Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 05; 8(5):1665-1667. Otani IM, Castells M. PMID: 32389278.
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    11. Hypogammaglobulinemia in Patients with Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020 Feb 1; 145(2):ab215. Lulu Tsao, Riley Bove, Tanya Krishnakumar, Iris Otani. .
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    12. Development of an Antibiotic Allergy Program to Address a Clinical Gap in the Antibiotic Stewardship of Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020 Feb 1; 145(2):ab167. Karen Anstey, Mary Ellen Kleinhenz, Iris Otani. .
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    13. Primary Immunodeficiency Diagnoses seen in Patients with Chronic Lung Disease: Findings from the USIDNET Registry. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020 Feb 1; 145(2):ab178. Michael Lee, John Routes, Rebecca Marsh, Ramsay Fuleihan, Patricia Lugar, Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles, Elizabeth Garabedian, Iris Otani. .
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    14. A006 ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS: USING DATA TO DEVELOP AN ANTIBIOTIC EVALUATION PROGRAM. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 2019 Nov 1; 123(5):s4. K. Anstey, M. Kleinhenz, I. Otani. .
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    15. 2543. Implementation of a Fellow-Driven ?-Lactam Allergy De-Labeling Initiative on an Inpatient ID Consult Service. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2019 Oct 23; 6(Supplement_2):s883-s883. Jennifer S Mulliken, Rachel Bystritsky, Karen Anstey, Iris M Otani, Sarah B Doernberg. .
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    16. Beta-lactam Administration Patterns at a Safety-net Hospital with Limited Access to Inpatient Penicillin Skin Testing. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2019 Feb 1; 143(2):ab31. Paula Song, Michael Hwa, Jen Eng, Iris M. Otani. .
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    17. Perioperative Use and Safety of Cephalosporin Antibiotics in Patients with Documented Penicillin Allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2019 Feb 1; 143(2):ab29. Karen Anstey, James Anstey, Alexandra Hilts-Horeczko, Sarah B. Doernberg, Lee-Lynn Chen, Iris M. Otani. .
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    18. Strategies for Discontinuing Omalizumab in Patients with Chronic Urticaria: Real-World Findings. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2019 Feb 1; 143(2):ab302. Sara Seghezzo, Lulu Tsao, Iris M. Otani. .
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    19. Hypogammaglobulinemia in Multiple Sclerosis Patients Receiving Disease-Modifying Immunomodulatory Agents. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2019 Feb 1; 143(2):ab16. Lulu Tsao, Iris M. Otani, Riley Bove. .
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    20. Development of a health-related quality of life instrument for patients with hereditary angioedema living in the United States. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 May - Jun; 7(5):1679-1683.e7. Busse PJ, Christiansen SC, Birmingham JM, Overbey JR, Banerji A, Otani IM, Lumry W, Goryachkovsky A, Zuraw BL. PMID: 30550806.
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    21. Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis with novel somatic KIT mutation K509I and association with tuberous sclerosis. Clin Case Rep. 2018 Sep; 6(9):1834-1840. Otani IM, Carroll RW, Yager P, Kroshinsky D, Murphy S, Hornick JL, Akin C, Castells M, Walter JE. PMID: 30214774.
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    22. Cutaneous Manifestations of Reactions to Biologics. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2018 02 21; 18(2):12. Otani IM, Levin AS, Banerji A. PMID: 29464437.
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    23. Impact of a Novel Radiocontrast Media Reaction Treatment Algorithm in Simulation Settings of Anaphylaxis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018 Feb 1; 141(2):ab34. Iris M. Otani, Alexi Otrakji, Niki Holtzman, Matthew Iandoli, Kimberly G. Blumenthal, Aleena Banerji, Gloria Salazar. .
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    24. Documentation of Adverse Drug Reactions in Electronic Medical Records: Areas for Improvement and Impact on Clinical Outcomes. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018 Feb 1; 141(2):ab168. Jenna T. Nguyen, Iris M. Otani. .
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    25. Chapter 23 Corticosteroids. Drug Allergy Testing. 2018 Jan 1; 261-268. Iris M. Otani. .
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    26. Utility of Risk Stratification for Paclitaxel Hypersensitivity Reactions. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Jul - Aug; 6(4):1266-1273.e2. Otani IM, Lax T, Long AA, Slawski BR, Camargo CA, Banerji A. PMID: 28986119.
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    27. Platinum Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity: Prevalence and Management. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2017 11; 37(4):663-677. Otani IM, Wong J, Banerji A. PMID: 28965633.
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    28. Acquired C1 Inhibitor Deficiency. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2017 08; 37(3):497-511. Otani IM, Banerji A. PMID: 28687105.
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    29. Biologic Therapies for Immunoglobulin E-mediated Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2017 05; 37(2):369-396. Otani IM, Nadeau KC. PMID: 28366483.
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    30. Gastrointestinal Manifestations in X-linked Agammaglobulinemia. J Clin Immunol. 2017 Apr; 37(3):287-294. Barmettler S, Otani IM, Minhas J, Abraham RS, Chang Y, Dorsey MJ, Ballas ZK, Bonilla FA, Ochs HD, Walter JE. PMID: 28236219.
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    31. Subcutaneous Icatibant for the Treatment of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks: Comparison of Home Self-Administration with Administration at a Medical Facility. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Mar - Apr; 5(2):442-447.e1. Otani IM, Lumry WR, Hurwitz S, Li HH, Craig TJ, Holtzman NS, Iandoli MI, Tucker J, Riedl MA, Zuraw BL, Banerji A. PMID: 27818136.
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    32. Emergency Department Management of Hereditary Angioedema Attacks: Patient Perspectives. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Jan - Feb; 5(1):128-134.e4. Otani IM, Christiansen SC, Busse P, Camargo CA, Zuraw BL, Riedl MA, Banerji A. PMID: 27665386.
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    33. Reactions to Rituximab in an Outpatient Infusion Center: A 5-Year Review. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2017 Jan - Feb; 5(1):107-113.e1. Levin AS, Otani IM, Lax T, Hochberg E, Banerji A. PMID: 27497683.
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    34. Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions to Proton Pump Inhibitors: Evaluation and Management. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2016 Mar; 16(3):17. Otani IM, Banerji A. PMID: 26810177.
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    35. Immediate and Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions to Corticosteroids: Evaluation and Management. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2016 Mar; 16(3):18. Otani IM, Banerji A. PMID: 26857016.
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    36. Subcutaneous Icatibant for the Treatment of Acute Attacks of Hereditary Angioedema: Comparison of Self-Administration to Administration at a Medical Facility. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2016 Feb 1; 137(2):ab250. Iris Otani, William R. Lumry, Huamin Henry Li, Chevy Chase, Timothy J. Craig, Marc A. Riedl, Bruce L. Zuraw, Aleena Banerji. .
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    37. A role for vancomycin epicutaneous skin testing in the evaluation of perioperative anaphylaxis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Nov-Dec; 3(6):984-5. Otani IM, Kuhlen JL, Blumenthal KG, Guyer A, Banerji A. PMID: 26246124.
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    38. Two year effects of food allergen immunotherapy on quality of life in caregivers of children with food allergies. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2014; 10(1):57. Arasi S, Otani IM, Klingbeil E, Bégin P, Kearney C, Dominguez TL, Block WM, O'Riordan G, Nadeau KC. PMID: 25788951.
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    39. Multiple-allergen oral immunotherapy improves quality of life in caregivers of food-allergic pediatric subjects. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2014; 10(1):25. Otani IM, Bégin P, Kearney C, Dominguez TL, Mehrotra A, Bacal LR, Wilson S, Nadeau K. PMID: 24860608.
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    40. Anti-IL-5 therapy reduces mast cell and IL-9 cell numbers in pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Jun; 131(6):1576-82. Otani IM, Anilkumar AA, Newbury RO, Bhagat M, Beppu LY, Dohil R, Broide DH, Aceves SS. PMID: 23623266.
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    41. Multi-Allergen Oral Immunotherapy Improves Quality of Life in Subjects with Food Allergies. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2013 Feb 1; 131(2):ab58. Iris Otani, Tina L.R. Dominguez, Alicia Sciancalepore, Anjuli Mehrotra, Daniela Pineda, Kari Nadeau. .
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    42. The Effect of Anti-IL-5 Therapy on Esophageal Mastocytosis in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2012 Feb 1; 129(2):ab202. I.M. Otani, M. Bhagat, R.O. Newbury, R. Dohil, D.H. Broide, S.S. Aceves. .
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    43. Monomeric IgE and mast cell development, survival and function. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2011; 716:29-46. Kashiwakura J, Otani IM, Kawakami T. PMID: 21713650.
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    44. A multicenter study of the frequency and distribution of GJB2 and GJB6 mutations in a large North American cohort. Genet Med. 2007 Jul; 9(7):413-26. Putcha GV, Bejjani BA, Bleoo S, Booker JK, Carey JC, Carson N, Das S, Dempsey MA, Gastier-Foster JM, Greinwald JH, Hoffmann ML, Jeng LJ, Kenna MA, Khababa I, Lilley M, Mao R, Muralidharan K, Otani IM, Rehm HL, Schaefer F, Seltzer WK, Spector EB, Springer MA, Weck KE, Wenstrup RJ, Withrow S, Wu BL, Zariwala MA, Schrijver I. PMID: 17666888.
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