Dr. Akansha Ganju is a board-certified allergist and immunologist with a passion for delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care for both adults and children with allergic conditions. She will lead Latitude’s first Los Angeles clinic in West LA, providing specialized life-changing care for food allergy patients of all ages.
Prior to joining the Latitude team, Dr. Ganju was the Medical Director at Nectar Allergy Center where she played a pivotal role in developing and expanding the startup’s inaugural clinic for innovative allergy treatment.
Dr. Ganju graduated from an accelerated, combined baccalaureate-M.D. program and received her medical degree from Northeast Ohio Medical University. She is board-certified in internal medicine and completed her residency at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She went on to complete her allergy and immunology fellowship at UCLA and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. Dr. Ganju has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, conducted both basic science and clinical research, and often presents at healthcare conferences. She is a member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) and American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI).
Dr. Ganju will begin seeing patients in our Los Angeles clinic this summer.