Professional career

I am a Consultant Dermatologist with a special interest in Allergy. I lead the specialist Urticaria and Mastocytosis clinics at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust, London. I am an Adjunct Professor at Odense University Hospital, Denmark

Academic background

I have presented at many national and international meetings in the field of cutaneous Allergy. I was editor of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology from 2004 to 2007 and Clinical and Translational Allergy from 2012 to 2024. I have sat on Advisory Boards for the Department of Health, Medicines Healthcare Regulatory Authority and the European Medicines Agency.

Activities and participation in scientific societies

I am a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and the British Association of Dermatology. I was chair of the Dermatology section and Executive Board member of the European Academy of Dermatology from 2011 to 2013. I was President of the Dermatology section of the Royal Society of Medicine in 2013 and President of the St John’s Dermatological Society in 2017. I am an honorary member of the Finnish and French Dermatological Societies and The Australasian Mastocytosis Society.

Publications

I am an author of more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals (H-Index 73, Google Scholar 2025) and written or co-authored 36 chapters for Dermatology, Allergy and Immunology textbooks. I am co-editor of the monograph Urticaria and angioedema, Springer and co-author of 12 guidelines and 13 position papers.