Adult Allergy & Clinical Immunology Department

Allergy

Clinical Immunology

Adult Allergy & Clinical Immunology

Team photo

Members of the team on the photo from left to right: Dr Samuel Chee, Secretary Rosemary Hughes, Specialist Nurse Margarida Nicolau, Specialist Nurse Loveness Kusaloka, Dr Pavaladurai Vijayadurai, Specialist Nurse Carole Strickland, Dr Haggar Elbashir, OPD nurse Christopher Wylie, Lead Biomedical Scientist Leanne Hall, Secretary Donna Hutt, Dr Georgios Gkimpas, Secretary Rebecca Brierley, Specialist nurse Kathryn Haworth, Dr Ariharan Anantharachagan, Dr Elizabeth Forouzanfar

Welcome to Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at Royal Preston Hospital - we offer a comprehensive service for the diagnosis and management of patients with Allergy and Immunodeficiencies.

Meet the team

Consultants

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Dr Ariharan Anantharachagan

Consultant Clinical Immunologist

Dr Samuel Chee

Consultant Clinical Immunologist

Dr Georgios Gkimpas

Consultant Clinical Immunologist

Dr Pavaladurai Vijayadurai

Locum Consultant Clinical Immunologist

Specialist Registrars:

Dr H Elbashir, Immunology Specialist Registrar

Dr E Forouzanfar, Immunology Specialist Registrar

Specialist Nurses

Kathryn Haworth (Lead Specialist Nurse)

Margarida Nicolaiu

Loveness Kusaloka

Secretaries

Rebecca Brierley
Services Offered
Allergy Services

The Allergy team provides services for the following conditions:
- Seasonal Rhinitis (hay fever)
- Rhinitis due to dust mites, pets, or other allergies
- Hives/Urticaria
- Allergic swelling (Angioedema)
- Food allergy (immediate type, like a peanut allergy)
- Antibiotic and other drug allergies
- Anaesthetic allergies
- Bee or wasp sting allergies
- Latex allergy
- Anaphylaxis
Clinical Immunology Services

Our Clinical Immunology Services offer diagnoses and treatments for a range of immunological conditions.
- Diagnosis and treatment of patients with Primary Antibody Deficiency and C1 Inhibitor Deficiency (both hereditary and acquired)
- A home therapy training programme for Subcutaneous and Intravenous Immunoglobulin for Immunodeficiency, C1 Inhibitor Replacement Therapy, and/or Icatibant Therapy for Hereditary Angioedema
- The investigation of patients with suspected immune deficiency, recurrent infections and other immunological conditions (complement deficiency, combined immunodeficiency, and Di George Syndrome)
Our Clinics
Allergy clinics
- Adult allergy clinics
- Challenge clinic day case for drug allergy and food allergy provocation testing
- Adult allergy follow-up
- Desensitisation treatment/Immunotherapy
- Anaphylaxis and adrenaline autoinjector education
Clinical Immunology clinics
- Immunodeficiency clinics
- Immunoglobulin infusions
- Self-infusion training for immunoglobulin replacement therapy
- Self-injectable medication training for Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) treatments
How to refer to our service
- General Practitioners can request triage through the Choose and Book system
- Referrals letters from external hospitals may be addressed to department
- Further management and pathway guidance is available under the "Referral Guidance and Management Pathways for Primary Care Providers" tab, located within both the Allergy and Clinical Immunology sub-sections
Patient representation
Would you consider joining our online meetings to share your views and help improve our service?

If so, please contact us either via phone or via email.
- 01772 522130
- allergy&immunologynurses@lthtr.nhs.uk
Allergy & Clinical Immunology Patient Representation
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