Harley Street allergy specialists

You can view the profile of one of our featured private allergy specialists below, or you can use our online database of Harley Street consultants to search for a private allergy specialist or immunologist in Harley Street.

What does an allergy specialist do?

Allergy specialists (or Immunologists) are scientists or clinicians who specialise in the field of Immunology. Immunology is a very broad branch of the biological sciences and is defined as the study of an organism's defence (immune) system, in both health and disease. All multicellular organisms are prey to infection or invasion. Harmful organisms such as viruses, bacteria and parasites constantly seek to gain access into the body, and if successful, this can lead to a number of serious diseases.

Regulation of private allergy specialists

There are three professional bodies for Immunologists in the UK

• Association of Clinical Scientists in Immunology

• British Society for Histocompatability and Immunogenetics

• British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology