Professor Adam FoxAllergy & immunology in Central London
Professor Adam Fox
Top Doctors Awards: 2018 and 2022
MA(Hons) MD MSc MBBS DCH FRCPCH FHEA Dip. Allergy
GMC: 4312583Professional statement
Adam read Medicine and Neuroscience at Cambridge University before completing his clinical training at University College, London. After specialist training in Paediatric Allergy in 2006, he was one of the founding consultants of what is now one of Europe's largest specialist Allergy services, at St Thomas' Hospitals, London. Adam spent 9 years as clinical lead for Allergy (Adult & Paediatric) at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals, during which time the service was recognised as an International Centre of Excellence by both the World Allergy Organisation and GALEN (European Asthma & Allergy Network).
He is also a Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King's College London and the founding Director of the KCL Allergy Academy, a postgraduate educational programme, which was a finalist at the BMJ Awards in 2018. Adam chaired the UK Department of Health National Care Pathway for Food Allergy in Childhood and was a member of the National Institute of Healthcare and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline development group for the assessment and diagnosis of food allergy in children.
He has been an expert committee member on two MHRA specialist groups and a NICE Health Technology Appraisal and was appointed a NICE non-specialist guideline chair in 2021. He was senior author of the iMAP (International Milk Allergy in Primary Care) guideline, which was awarded the Allergy UK Innovation award in 2018. He previously represented Paediatric Allergy on the NHSE Specialist Paediatrics Clinical Reference Group and chaired the Paediatric Committee of the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI). He was elected as BSACI President, the first Paediatrician to hold this position, from October 2018 until 2021, after which he took on the role of Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Group from July 2022.
As part of this, he jointly chairs the Expert Advisory Group for Allergy with the Department of Health & Social Care and is lead for the National Allergy Strategy. In 2024, Adam became only the second person to receive the BSACI Fellows Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to clinical allergy. Adam was awarded ‘Paediatric Allergist of the Year’ from Allergy UK in 2007. His doctoral thesis on peanut allergy received the Raymond Horton Smith prize from Cambridge University in 2012 and he was included in The Times ‘Britain’s 100 Best Children’s Doctor’s’ (2012).
Adam received the William Frankland Award for Outstanding contribution to Allergy from the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology in 2015 and a National Clinical Excellence award from the UK Department of Health in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, Adam became only the second person to receive the BSACI Fellows Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to clinical allergy. Adam has lectured around the world, made numerous documentaries, published over 100 research articles including in top medical journals (NEJM, BMJ, Pediatrics) and is a regular contributor on ITV ‘This Morning’ and BBC Morning Live.
Adam’s private practice, Allergy London was awarded 'Best Allergy Clinic - London' in the 2019 Global Health & Pharma Private Healthcare Awards and Best Allergy Testing Specialists in the 2020 Private Healthcare Awards. He was also recognised by Doctify for 'Excellent Patient Experience' in 2018 and was one of a small number of specialists to receive the ‘Top Doctors award’ in 2018 and again in 2022 from Top Doctors website, voted for by other doctors, asked to nominate who they would choose to go to.
He was also listed in the most recent ‘The Tatler Doctors List’ (2013) of the best 250 UK private medical consultants. Together with two colleagues he established The Food Allergy Immunotherapy Centre at Great Ormond St Hospital in 2021, where he initiated the first patient in the world, outside of the US, on Palforzia (the first licenced food allergy desensitisation product) in October 2021.
He is also a Professor of Paediatric Allergy at King's College London and the founding Director of the KCL Allergy Academy, a postgraduate educational programme, which was a finalist at the BMJ Awards in 2018. Adam chaired the UK Department of Health National Care Pathway for Food Allergy in Childhood and was a member of the National Institute of Healthcare and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline development group for the assessment and diagnosis of food allergy in children.
He has been an expert committee member on two MHRA specialist groups and a NICE Health Technology Appraisal and was appointed a NICE non-specialist guideline chair in 2021. He was senior author of the iMAP (International Milk Allergy in Primary Care) guideline, which was awarded the Allergy UK Innovation award in 2018. He previously represented Paediatric Allergy on the NHSE Specialist Paediatrics Clinical Reference Group and chaired the Paediatric Committee of the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI). He was elected as BSACI President, the first Paediatrician to hold this position, from October 2018 until 2021, after which he took on the role of Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Group from July 2022.
As part of this, he jointly chairs the Expert Advisory Group for Allergy with the Department of Health & Social Care and is lead for the National Allergy Strategy. In 2024, Adam became only the second person to receive the BSACI Fellows Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to clinical allergy. Adam was awarded ‘Paediatric Allergist of the Year’ from Allergy UK in 2007. His doctoral thesis on peanut allergy received the Raymond Horton Smith prize from Cambridge University in 2012 and he was included in The Times ‘Britain’s 100 Best Children’s Doctor’s’ (2012).
Adam received the William Frankland Award for Outstanding contribution to Allergy from the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology in 2015 and a National Clinical Excellence award from the UK Department of Health in 2016 and 2020. In 2024, Adam became only the second person to receive the BSACI Fellows Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to clinical allergy. Adam has lectured around the world, made numerous documentaries, published over 100 research articles including in top medical journals (NEJM, BMJ, Pediatrics) and is a regular contributor on ITV ‘This Morning’ and BBC Morning Live.
Adam’s private practice, Allergy London was awarded 'Best Allergy Clinic - London' in the 2019 Global Health & Pharma Private Healthcare Awards and Best Allergy Testing Specialists in the 2020 Private Healthcare Awards. He was also recognised by Doctify for 'Excellent Patient Experience' in 2018 and was one of a small number of specialists to receive the ‘Top Doctors award’ in 2018 and again in 2022 from Top Doctors website, voted for by other doctors, asked to nominate who they would choose to go to.
He was also listed in the most recent ‘The Tatler Doctors List’ (2013) of the best 250 UK private medical consultants. Together with two colleagues he established The Food Allergy Immunotherapy Centre at Great Ormond St Hospital in 2021, where he initiated the first patient in the world, outside of the US, on Palforzia (the first licenced food allergy desensitisation product) in October 2021.
Clinics
Allergy London
Central London, The Portland Hospital, 2nd Floor, 215 Great Portland Street, W1W 5PNMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 29 years of experience
- Paediatric Allergist, The Portland Hospital (present)
Subspecialties
- Food allergies
- Eczema
Education
- Doctor of Medicine (MD), Paediatric Allergy, University of Cambridge (2008 – 2011)
- Diploma in Allergy, University of Southampton (2006 – 2007)
Teaching posts
- Reader in Paediatric Allergy, King's College London
- Director of the King's College London Allergy Academy
Positions in organisations
- President of the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (October 2018 - present)
- Senior Author of the iMAP (International Milk Allergy in Primary Care) guideline
Prizes and awards
- Paediatric Allergist of the Year, Allergy UK (2007)
- Raymond Horton-Smith prize, University of Cambridge (2012)
Languages spoken
- English
Registration number: 4312583
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- Our appointment with Prof Fox has been life-changing for our daughter (and our family), from both a dermatology and food allergy perspective. We cannot thank him enough for his advice and care.Doctor's response -Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive feedback.
- A wonderful service, which has really helped our family. Thank you!Doctor's response -Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience.
- A wonderful experience. Professor Fox was very personable, answering all our questions thoroughly. The allergy nurse who actually did the testing, explained the process carefully and interacted with our baby really well. Made the whole experience enjoyableDoctor's response -That's great to hear thank you for sharing your positive feedback.
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- Excellent service from start to finish. Dr Adam Fox had a great manner and made us feel very comfortable and listened too. Highly recommend.Doctor's response -Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us.