SPECIALIST AREAS
ALLERGIES
Specialises in the care of children with food, drug and insect allergies
Eczema
Specialises in the management of paediatric eczema, including complex cases requiring Dupilumab or systemic immunosuppressive therapy.
Delayed gut allergies
Specialises in the management of paediatric non-IgE mediated gut allergies, such as FPIES and eosinophilic esophagitis.
AERO-ALLERGEN AND INSECT IMMUNOTHERAPY
Provides immunotherapy for children with allergic rhinitis (hay-fever), asthma, and those with bee or wasp anaphylaxis
Immunodeficiency and periodic fever syndromes
Specialises in the diagnosis and management of children with immunodeficiency and recurrent fever syndromes
ORAL FOOD IMMUNOTHERAPY
Provides oral food immunotherapy (OIT) for children with confirmed IgE-mediated food allergies. OIT aims to help children safely tolerate the food in everyday life, reducing the risk of serious reactions from accidental exposure and easing the constant vigilance that food allergy can bring

About dr. sam mehr
MBBS, BMedSci, FRCPA, FRACP
Dr Sam Mehr is a Consultant Allergist and Immunologist with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of complex allergic and immune conditions in children and adolescents. He completed his medical degree at the University of Melbourne and undertook specialist training at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney.
Dr Mehr works in both public and private practice. He has private consulting rooms in Melbourne (Epworth Richmond and Offspring Hawthorn). He currently holds appointments as a Consultant Staff Specialist in Allergy and Immunology at the Royal Children’s Hospital and as an Immunopathologist at Dorevitch Pathology.
He provides care for children and adolescents with severe eczema, food, insect and drug allergies, non-IgE–mediated food allergies, hay fever, immunodeficiency, and periodic fever syndromes. Dr Mehr has expertise in food allergy management and offers oral immunotherapy for IgE-mediated food allergies.
Dr Mehr is involved in clinical research and has published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has participated in multiple clinical trials and is committed to translating evidence into practical, patient care.
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For more information on allergies, please see up to date information provided by
ASCIA or Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia
ONLINE RESOURCES
Dr. Sam Mehr provides the following online resources ONLY for existing patients
Anaphylaxis
Allergic Reactions
FPIES
EPIPEN
OTHER SCRIPTS
Non-IgE food allergy ASCIA Action Plan
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CURRENT PRACTICES
Dr Mehr consults in Melbourne at Epworth Richmond and Offspring Hawthorn. Having previously travelled monthly to Sydney, he will be closing his Sydney consulting rooms from June 2026.
614 Glenferrie Rd Hawthorn
t: 1800 KIDS DR (5437 37)
f: (03) 9815 1115
e: reception@offspringhealth.com
t: 03 9426 6888
f: 03 9426 6889
e: allergyspecialists@epworth.org.au



