The World Allergy Organization Journal has announced the appointment of Dr Alessandro Fiocchi, Director of Allergy at the Pediatric Hospital Bambino Gesù in Rome, Vatican City, as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal. He succeeds Dr Lanny Rosenwasser.
An expert in the field of food allergy, with publications covering the fields of food allergy diagnosis, follow-up, epidemiology, specific immunotherapy, and childhood asthma, Dr Fiocchi has big plans for the journal.
Also new for 2014, Dr Erika Jensen-Jarolim, who has served on the WAO Journal Editorial Board, is now filling the newly established role of Deputy Editor, to focus on the journal's developing area of basic science.
World Allergy Organization Journal publishes original research, clinical reviews, position papers, and epidemiological studies that contribute to current knowledge in patient care. With authors, reviewers and readers representing all geographic regions, the journal provides a global perspective on allergy, asthma and clinical immunology.