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Dr Chris Rutkowski

Dr Chris Rutkowski

Dr Krzysztof Rutkowski

Allergy 06150016

 

  • Bupa Platinum consultant
  • Fee assured
  • Open Referral network
Overview
Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
Open Referral network

Offers

  • Face-to-face consultations
  • Video and telephone consultations

About me

Dr. Rutkowski is a Consultant Allergist at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London, a European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and World Allergy Organisation Centre of Excellence. He trained in allergy in Cambridge.

Dr. Rutkowski has extensive experience in all aspects of allergy care. He sees patients with anaphylaxis; food allergy; urticaria (hives) and angioedema (swelling); drug, vaccine and latex allergy; gastrointestinal allergy; venom (bee, wasp, hornet) allergy; allergic asthma; hay fever, allergic and nonallergic rhinitis/sinusitis/ conjunctivitis and offers desensitisation (immunotherapy) and omalizumab (Xolair�) treatment.

Dr. Rutkowski leads the largest anti-IgE (omalizumab) service for chronic spontaneous urticaria in the UK. He works alongside his dermatology colleagues in the first UK joint allergy/dermatology Difficult Urticaria Clinic at St John's Institute of Dermatology. He is a member of the EAACI Task Force on paediatric urticaria and the 2024 EAACI/GALEN International urticaria guidelines writing group.

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

Dr. Rutkowski is the past President of the Clinical Immunology and Allergy Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.

He is a member of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

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, contact dermatitis to chemicals/metals

We are happy to review patients with suspected progesterone dermatitis only if they have been recently reviewed by a dermatologist.

Patients in Scotland/Wales/NI/Cornwall can arrange a phone consultation with Dr Rutkowski first. Many blood tests can be arranged locally. If specialist tests are needed, they can be arranged in our clinic in London (if approved by BUPA).

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