Dr Helen Cox
Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- Primary Contact:
- Hazel Ryan (secretary)
- Telephone:
- 0208 367 7275
- Email:
- secretary@childrensallergyclinic.com
- Personal website:
- www.childrensallergyclinic.com
Biography
Dr Helen Cox is one of the few recognised UK specialists in paediatric allergy. She has extensive experience in the management of children with food allergy, eczema, asthma, hayfever, drug and insect sting allergy.
She read medicine at Cape Town University, followed by specialist training in paediatrics, immunology and allergy at Guys, Great Ormond street and the John Radcliffe Hospital. She was awarded her medical doctorate for research into eczema genetics. She is clinical lead consultant in Paediatric Allergy at Imperial College NHS Trust, and clinical course leader for the MSC in Clinical Allergy. She is an author of the NICE guideline for eczema and is helping develop national care pathways with the Royal College of Paediatrics and child health for children with allergic diseases.
Her service offers:
- Comprehensive allergy assessment
- Immunology assessment
- Allergy tests and nutritional screen
- Lung function testing
- Food and drug challenge testing
- Injectable and sublingual immunotherapy.