Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases
Episodes
Social Vulnerability and EoE
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language p...
Community Conversation: EoE and Life Transitions
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Tips for Understanding Your Medical Bills
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
HOPE on the Horizon
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Predictors of not using medication for EoE
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
TSLP and EoE: Exploring the Science Behind a Potential Treatment Target
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Community Perspective: Using School Science Fair Projects to Raise Awareness of EoE
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Bone Mineral Density in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Common Nutritional Deficiencies that Affect Those with Non-EoE EGIDs
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Comparing Pediatric and Adult EoE
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Full Circle: An Immunologist's Unexpected EoE Journey
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
The Intersection of Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Guidelines for Childhood non-EoE EGIDs
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Eosinophilic Fasciitis (EF), with Dr. Catherine Sims and Jason Ingraham
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
The Evolution of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders, with Dr. Dan Atkins
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Navigating Eosinophilic Esophagitis in College with Kate Goncalves
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Mary Jo Strobel...
Treating EoE as an Allergist with Dr. Priya Bansal
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
New Findings from the EGID Partners Registry with Dr. Elizabeth Jensen
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co...
Live from EOS Connection 2024, Ryan Piansky and Mary Jo Strobel
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ma...
Artificial Intelligence and Patient Education
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-host Holly Kn...
Food-induced Immediate Response and Eosinophilic Esophagitis
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-host Holly Kn...
The Spoon Theory and Eosinophilic Disorders
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-host Holly Kn...
Gastro Girl and GI Diseases: Conversation With Jacqueline Gaulin
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-...
The Family Risk of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-...
Remodeling and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-...
Journey to an Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Diagnosis
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-...
Community Perspective: Eosinophilic Gastritis (EoG)
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and co-...
Community Perspective: Eosinophilic Esophagitis
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Hol...
Esophageal String Test: Monitoring Tool Use and Development
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Hol...
Live from APFED's EOS Connection 2023
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Ryan Piansky, a college student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotow...
Proton Pump Inhibitors and EoE
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-host Mary Jo Strobel, APFED's Executive Director, is joined by co-host Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist and feeding spec...
A Global Look at Eosinophilic Disorders: Unmet Needs
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Community Perspective: Eosinophilic Duodenitis and National Eosinophil Awareness Week
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Holly Knotowicz...
Community Perspective: EGPA
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Community Perspective: EoE and Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Pediatric Unsedated Endoscopy: Diagnostic Tool Use and Development
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky, a graduate student and patient advocate living with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic asthma, and Ho...
Transition of Care from Pediatric to Adult Providers
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Host Ryan Piansky is joined by co-host Mary Jo Strobel, APFED's Executive Director, to talk with guest, Girish Hiremath, MD, MPH, about t...
Starting An Elimination Diet for Children With Eosinophil-Associated Diseases Such as Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Host Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist who serves on APFED's Health Sciences Advisory Council, talks with guest Laura Gearma...
Being Diagnosed With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) as an Adult and Cooking With a Limited Diet
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Ryan Piansky and Holly Knotowicz, a speech-language pathologist who serves on APFED's Health Sciences Advisory Council, talk with guest Steph...
Access to Specialty Care for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky and Mary Jo Strobel, APFED's Executive Director, talk with guest Emily McGowan, MD, PhD, about access to specialty ...
Longitudinal Research Studies of Eosinophilic Disorders
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky and Holly Knotowicz, MS, CCC-SLP, talk with guest Kara Kliewer, RD, PhD, about longitudinal research studies. Dr...
Genetics and Eosinophilic Colitis (EOC)
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Description: Co-hosts Ryan Piansky and Holly Knotowicz talk with guest Nicole Arva, MD, PhD, about genetics and eosinophilic colitis. Dr. Arva is a pe...
Aeroallergens and EoE with Dr. Amal Assa'ad
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Host Ryan Piansky and co-host Mary Jo Strobel, talk with guest Dr. Amal Assa'ad about aeroallergens, food allergies, and eosinophilic esophagitis. Dr....
Growing Up with EGIDs with Kayla Abramowitz
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up with an eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder (EGID) can be a challenge. In this episode, host Ryan Piansky, and guest host Mary Jo Strobe...
Co-morbidity of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) and Food Allergy with Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many patients diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are initially diagnosed with food allergies. What is the relationship between food allergi...
Drug Development and Approval: A Conversation with the FDA
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For many subsets of eosinophilic associated disease, there is not yet an FDA-approved therapy available. There are several therapies in various stages...
History of Eosinophils with Dr. Gerald Gleich
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eosinophil-related diseases are a relatively recent discovery in the medical field, and patient advocacy in this area has an even shorter history. In ...
Research Advances in Identifying EoE-causal Foods with Dr. David Hill
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recent findings from research co-funded by APFED and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology could have a major impact on food allergy te...
Understanding and Managing Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) with Dr. Peter Merkel
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA), formerly known as Churg-Strauss Syndrome, is a rare condition that can be challenging to diagnos...
Understanding and Managing Eosinophilic Asthma with Dr. Ravi Viswanathan
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a growing awareness of eosinophilic asthma in recent years, and thereare increasingly more treatment options for people with this type ...
EGID Elimination Diets: Creative Strategies to Make Mealtimes More Engaging with Holly Knotowicz
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is no denying that mealtime can be a challenge for those with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) who are on elimination diets. In th...
Self-Advocating With an Eosinophil-Disease
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hypereosinophilic Syndromes (HES) are a rare, chronic group of diseases and there are many unanswered questions as to the cause and prevention. Living...
The Impact of Chronic Illness on Relationships with Barbara Kivowitz
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Living with a chronic illness can take a toll not just on the patient, but also on their partner, and their relationship. Whether it is a relationship...
Patient-Powered Research in Eosinophilic Diseases with Dr. Evan Dellon
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, there has been a greater focus on infusing the patient voice in clinical research in the space of eosinophilic disorders. In this epi...
TRAILER - Real Talk: Eosinophilic Diseases
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that play a role in immune responses and help fight off infections. When these cells build up and cause inf...