Professor Gideon Lack
Professional statement
Professor Gideon Lack is a highly experienced consultant in allergy and immunology who specialises in asthma in children, allergies, anaphylaxis, immunity and infection, food allergies, foodintolerance, paediatric immunology, and paediatric allergies.
Professor Lack qualified in medicine from Oxford University and proceeded to train as a paediatrician for four years in New York and another four years in Denver, Colorado. He is a current professor and the present head of paediatric allergy at King's College, London.
Thus far in his medical career, Professor Lack has contributed greatly to research regarding severe childhood asthma, food allergies, the treatment and prevention of food allergies, eczema, and hay fever in children and adults. Notably, he is currently on the Steering Committee as a representative of the Leadership Centre for CoFAR to give insights on the best studies to pursue, trouble shoot, and evaluate the progress of studies.
To add to this, Professor Lack has, impressively, established two of the nation’s paediatric allergy centres and is a co-founder of the Allergy Academy at King’s College London. He is also a director of the Centre of Excellence course for international students and a consultant to the Sean Parker Allergy Centre and Stanford University. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology as well as the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice. Profesor Lack is also the secretary to the Food Allergy Section of the World Allergy Organisation. In 2010, Professor Lack was awarded the William Frankland Excellence in Allergy Award by the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Clinics
215-209 Great Portland Street, Central London, W1W 5AHMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 44 years of experience
- Consultant in Allergy and Immunology, The Portland Hospital, London (present)
Subspecialties
- Eczema
- Hay fever
Professional memberships
- MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma
Education
- Master's Degree, Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology, University of Oxford (1982)
- MBBCh, University of Oxford (1985)
Teaching posts
- Professor, King's College, London (present)
- Director, Centre of Excellence course for international students (present)
Positions in organisations
- Head, Paediatric Allergy, King's College, London (present)
Publications and conferences
- You can see Professor Lack's publications on ResearchGate.
Prizes and awards
- William Frankland Excellence in Allergy Award by the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2010)
Languages spoken
- English
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Reviews
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- Overall we had a positive experience with Dr Lack. We appreciate that he has helped us to get rid of our daughters’s allergies. Our daughter outgrew her allergies and we were given very helpful action plans to prevent further allergies. However, the waiting time was hours sometimes which is difficult with a small baby. Clinic Staff were not helping us to ensure a quiet waiting room area for the baby when the baby needed to sleep as we were waiting for 3 hours for our appointment turn.
- Our experience completing 2 nut food challenges for my 14 year old son at ACE has been so positive. All of the team go out of their way to make parents and patients feel in safe hands. Every appointment has been exactly on time and it has never been a problem to ask questions. My son is about to embark on OIT for sesame allergy and the team have again put a nervous mums mind at ease!
- A lovely experience for me - a child seeing the doctor for various food challenges. All the staff were super friendly, with amazing facilities and a wait time never longer than 5 minutes after the prescribed time !
- Excellent service
- Professor Lack is fantastic - incredibly thorough and methodical, whilst also offering all the reassurance one needs at what can be stressful points in time. Thank you for all your work researching and treating allergies.
- Prof. Lack is one of the most knowledgeable in his field. Being under his care at the Allergy Centre of Excellence (ACE) and completing the OIT program he recommended was critical for treating our son’s allergies. As a result, our son’s allergy was reduced such that he can safely consume some of the allergen. Prof Lack’s plan of introducing the other common allergens was key to preventing our son from developing additional allergies. We couldn’t be more thankful.
- Have visited Professor Lack twice now for allergy testing for our son and they have been great here. . Professor Lack has been great and has really help ease our minds and concerns for his milk allergy. Highly recommend!!
- Dr was great at diagnosing the issue and providing a prescription for just what I needed . Thanks very much