Dr Adrian Morris was an NHS
General Practitioner
in Surrey with a special interest in Allergic Diseases. He has been in clinical
General Practice for 20 years and has 12 years of allergy experience. Adrian
currently also works part-time as a Clinical Assistant in
Allergy at the NHS Allergy Clinic
at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.
He is a Member of the British Society of Allergy and
Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and the European Academy for Allergology and Clinical
Immunology (EAACI) as well as being an International Affiliate Member of
the American College for Allergy Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Adrian has recently set up several allergy clinics in private
hospitals and clinics in London and Surrey and is an Allergy Consultant to the BBC
Online Health Internet website, the World Allergy
Organisation website and the UCB Institute of Allergy in Belgium.
Allergy is a fascinating area of clinical medicine, which
involves everything from complicated immunology and exciting new allergen
research to practical aspects of day to day allergy management including
allergen avoidance and desensitisation. Adrian has an interest in many aspects
of allergy practice including Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, Eczema, Urticaria,
Insect Sting Allergy and Allergy to Medication. His area of special interest
is that of Food Allergy and Additive Intolerance, an area of great
controversy and heated debate.
Adrian has written a number of review articles
and booklets on
allergy, explored the role of complementary medicine, developed patient
education aids and attended a number of international allergy congresses. He has participated in radio
discussions, public and professional presentations on allergy and has a special
interest in developing allergy websites and databases.
He holds a Diploma in Allergology from the College of
Medicine of South Africa and occasionally conducts Allergy Clinics and clinical
trials in Cape
Town where he is a part-time Consultant at the University of Cape Town Lung
Institute and Red Cross Children's Hospital. Adrian is involved with the
Allergy Society of South Africa as an Executive Committee member. In 2002 he was awarded the
prestigious Media Award by the European Academy for Allergy and Clinical
Immunology for the Best Lay Media Publication on Allergy.
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