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About me

Dr Chris (Krzysztof) Rutkowski MD, PhD is a Consultant Allergist at OneWelbeck Skin Health and Allergy Unit. With many years of experience at the Department of Allergy at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, a recognised European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and World Allergy Organisation Centre of Excellence, including his role as Clinical Lead, Dr Rutkowski has brought this expertise into the private sector, where he is now dedicated to delivering outstanding specialist allergy care. He completed his 5-year specialist allergy training in Cambridge.

Dr Rutkowski has extensive experience across the full spectrum of allergy care. He assesses and treats patients with anaphylaxis, food allergy, urticaria (hives) and angioedema (swelling), drug, vaccine and latex allergy, gastrointestinal allergy, venom (bee, wasp and hornet) allergy, allergic asthma, hay fever, and allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, sinusitis and conjunctivitis. He also offers allergen desensitisation (immunotherapy) and omalizumab (Xolair�) treatment where appropriate.

Dr Rutkowski led the largest anti-IgE (omalizumab) service for chronic spontaneous urticaria in the UK and worked closely with dermatology colleagues in the UK's first joint allergy/dermatology Difficult Urticaria Clinic at St John's Institute of Dermatology. He has contributed to the most recent edition of the international urticaria and angioedema treatment guidelines and the EAACI Task Force on paediatric urticaria.

For clarity, Dr Rutkowski does not manage:
� Mast cell activation syndrome
� Gastrointestinal food intolerances
� Contact dermatitis to chemicals, metals or fragrances
� Histamine intolerance
� Alcohol intolerance

Dr Rutkowski is a published author in the field of drug allergy and is actively involved in education and training, teaching MSc students, allergists, dermatologists, GPs and general physicians at both national and international level.

Areas of interest

anaphylaxis; food allergy; urticaria; hives; angioedema; swelling; omalizumab; anti IgE; Xolair; drug allergy; antibiotic allergy; vaccine allergy; NSAID allergy; latex allergy; general anaesthetic allergy; venom allergy; allergic asthma; hay fever; allergic and nonallergic rhinitis; sinusitis; conjunctivitis; sublingual desensitisation (immunotherapy); food provocation, challenge; drug provocation, challenge; allergy in confirmed mastocytosis; eosinophilic oesophagitis;

Dr Rutkowski DOES NOT manage: mast cell activation syndrome, gastrointestinal food intolerances, bloating/chronic diarrhoea, contact dermatitis to chemicals/metals/fragrances/hair dyes, histamine intolerance, alcohol intolerance. Dr Rutkowski does not see children.

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