Professor George Du Toit
Paediatric allergies in London
MBBCh FCP MMeD Dip.Allergy FRCPCH FAAAAI
GMC: 4088709
Professor George Du Toit areas of expertise:
Professional statement
Professor George Du Toit is a consultant paediatrician with more than two decades of experience treating and managing patients with complex allergies such as eczema, food allergy, asthma, antibiotic allergy and hayfever. His team aim to provide patient-centered and responsive care, backed by the highest safety standards and are supported by an experienced team of Nurses, Psychologists, Dietitians and Practice Management staff.
Professor Du Toit loves his chosen niche of paediatric medicine and this is reflected in his excellent patient/family feedback. Professor Du Toit holds private clinics at the Portland Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital and in New Malden, Surrey; his NHS practice is at the Evelina Children's Hospital, London.
Professor Du Toit is one of the Directors of The Food Allergy Immunotherapy Centre (TFAIC) based at GOSH. This service provides desensitisation for peanut (using Palforzia) as well as other food allergies (cashew and sesame commencing 2023). Professor Du Toit oversees Oral Food Challenge tests for the diagnosis of food allergy at the TFAIC, and The Portland Hospital.
Professor Du Toit is renowned for his clinical research, having conducted landmark trials into the prevention and treatment of food allergies. He has served as Investigator on trials that have led to the licensing of Palforzia, and the development of the EPIT peanut patch.
Recent prestigious international awards include the Hugh A. Sampson Lectureship in Food Allergy at the 2022 AAAAI Annual Meeting, the UK Dept Health and Social Care Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) Bronze award in 2021, the Daniel Bovet Award for Allergy Treatment and Prevention by the European Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in 2020 and the Dr William Frankland Award for Outstanding Contribution to Allergy by the British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology in 2020.
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19/10/2024
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George is an incredibly knowledgeable and personable allergy specialist. He has really helped my daughter - not only due to his medical knowledge but also due to him keeping up-to-date with what is happening in the field and who is offering what. We are eternally indebted.
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15/11/2023
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George is an absolutely brilliant doctor, so caring and great with kids. You couldn’t see anyone better.
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26/08/2023
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George is top of his game and with our sons complex allergies he gives us so much