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- Chair Paediatric Committee (BSACI) : https://www.bsaci.org/about-bsaci/bsaci-council-and-executive/bsaci-subcommittees/paediatric-allergy-group/
- Dr Foster Health : http://www.drfosterhealth.co.uk/consultant-guide/Dr-Nick-Makwana-4279819.aspx
- Longest successful Resuscitation : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/3895005.stm
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Paediatrician with an interest in Allergy and Infectious Disease
Sandwell General Hospital
Lyndon
West Bromwich
B71 4HJ
City Hospital
Dudley Road
Birmingham
B18 7QH
Research interests
Infectious Disease
Paediatric Allergy
Personal interests
Reading - Fiction and Non-fiction
Running
Swimming
Dancing
Cooking
Awards received
Fundraiser of the Year, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust 2020. Winner.
Excellence in Customer Care Awards, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust 2012. Highly Commended.
Certified European Paediatric Allergist,
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
Publications
Original Articles
Genetic Analysis of a Cohort of 275 Patients with Hyper-IgE Syndromes and/or Chronic Mucocutaneous Candidiasis. J Clin Immunol. 2021 Nov;41(8):1804-1838.
How Are Infants Suspected to Have Cow’s Milk Allergy Managed? A Real World Study Report. Nutrients. 2021 Aug 30;13(9):3027.
Cows milk protein allergy. 2020 July;30(7):255-260
COVID-19 in children and adolescents in Europe: a multinational, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2020
Evaluation of AllergiSense Smartphone Tools for Adrenaline Injection Training. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 2015
SNIFFLE-2 Study Investigators. Safety of live attenuated influenza vaccine in young people with egg allergy: multicentre prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2015
BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of cow’s milk allergy. Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI). Clin Exp Allergy. 2014;44(5):642-72.
Management of suspected viral encephalitis in children – Association of British Neurologists and British Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infection Group national guidelines. J Infect. 2012 May;64(5):449-77.
Changes in the sublingual microcirculation and endothelial adhesion molecules during the course of severe meningococcal disease treated in the paediatric intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2012 May;38(5):863-71.
Meningococcal disease in children in Merseyside, England: a 31 year descriptive study. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e25957.
Chemokine responses are increased in HIV-infected Malawian children with invasive pneumococcal disease. JAIDS. 2007; 44(4):443-50
Persistent Visual Loss as a Complication of Meningococcal Meningitis. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal. 2006; 25(6): 566-567
Myocardial dysfunction in meningococcal septic shock. Current Opinion in Critical Care Medicine. 2005;11: 418-423
Abstracts and Letters
Introduction of allergenic foods from 3 months of age reduces incidence of food allergy in breastfed infants. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2017
ARPEC Project Group Members. Variation in paediatric hospital antibiotic guidelines in Europe. Arch Dis Child. 2016
Clinical characteristics of paediatric H1N1 admissions in Birmingham, UK. Lancet. 2009
Clinical Recognition of Meningococcal Disease. Lancet. 2006;
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