George du Toit: Consultant Paediatric Allergy Specialist, Harley Street, London

A Harley Street allergy specialist, providing diagnosis and treatment of allergies in children, particularly the treatment of asthma and food allergy in children.

Dr George du Toit MBBCh, FCP, DCH, MMeD, Dip.Allergy. FRCPCH, FAAAAI is a consultant paediatrician and allergy specialists at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, home to one of Europe's largest specialist children's allergy clinics. Dr du Toit is Lead Clinician for the Children's Drug Allergy Clinic and chronic urticaria clinic and is senior co-investigator on the NIH-funded Learning Early About Peanut Allergy Study (LEAP Study).

Dr du Toit commenced part-time private practice in 1999 and holds consulting privileges at various London clinics, including The Portland Hospital, Westminster Bridge Consulting Rooms, New Victoria Hospital in Kingston, and Putney Clinic.

Dr du Toit obtained his MBBCh medical degree in 1993. He then qualified as a specialist paediatrician at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, before sub-specialising in his chosen niche of allergy and asthma.

In 2003 Dr du Toit took up a post as consultant paediatric allergist and paediatrician at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London. Three years later, he joined Prof Gideon Lack and Dr Adam Fox at the Children's Allergy Service at the Evelina Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital.

Dr du Toit is an honorary senior lecturer, Kings College London.

Allergy research and publications 

In addition to the LEAP Study, Dr du Toit has interests in: food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, drug allergy, chronic urticaria and the food-protein induced enterocolitis syndrome.

Lectures

Dr du Toit serves on the executive committee of the Allergy Academy and is convener of the Drug Allergy and Chronic Urticaria International Seminars. He has delivered lectures at international conferences, such as the annual meetings of The British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology 

(BSACI), American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAAACI). 

Dr du Toit also gives public lectures for allergy charities, such as Action Against Allergy, UK Anaphylaxis Campaign, and The Allergy Show.  

Textbook chapters written

• Prevention of Food Allergy. Lack G, du Toit G. in Food Allergy: Adverse Reactions to Foods and Food Additives, by Dean D. Metcalfe, Hugh A. Sampson, and Ronald A. Simon Wiley Blackwell. 4th Rev Ed Edition 2008.

• Food Allergy and the Skin. Meyer R and du Toit G. in Food Allergy, by Isabel Skypala. To be published 2009. Chapter written on 'Eczema'.   

Allergies treated

Dr Du Toit has experience in the investigation and management of common childhood allergies. Please click here to view a full list of allergies treated by Dr du Toit.