Hi I’m Dr Helen. Having experienced first hand, how challenging the allergy world is to navigate, it has become my life’s passion to relieve the burden of others as we guide them through the eczema and allergy journey. My first child, Ethan, was diagnosed with milk and nut allergies and the route was very confusing and overwhelming (and I was a doctor!). As a result I retrained to specialise in allergies, set up my own clinic and now run a private allergy, eczema and asthma clinic offering in-clinic and virtual testing, diagnosis and immunotherapy. Seeing my patients and families leave my clinic (or log off), relieved and with smiles on their faces, it feels like a job well done. Nothing brings me more satisfaction – other than perhaps watching my children grow into wonderful young people.
All my children have atopic conditions, and I have allergies and eczema too, so it really is something I live, breathe and understand (emotionally and medically).
Alongside my clinic roles, I help to run the peanut immunotherapy clinic in Southampton Children’s Hospital, Chair the Anaphylaxis UK Clinical and Scientific Panel, lecture internationally on allergy, sit on various expert panels and write for a variety of publications. I take every opportunity to raise allergy awareness in the hope that allergy services improve across the UK, ensuring everyone can get the help they need.
If you would like to read more about my personal journey with allergies then please visit my website or social media pages Facebook Dr Helen Allergy Instagram @drhelenallergy
