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About me

Dr. Fawzia Runa Ali is a leading Consultant Allergist and Respiratory Physician, recognised in the Tatler 2025 and 2026 national Top Doctors Guide for her expertise. She holds several senior leadership and clinical roles and is uniquely dual-specialised in Allergy and Respiratory Medicine.

Current Roles and Clinical Practice:
NHS Clinical Lead: Dr. Ali serves as the Clinical Lead for Allergy at St. Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts Health NHS Trust). Dr. Ali also works in the national Barts Severe Asthma service, for which she was also previously the Clinical Lead.

National Leadership: Dr. Ali is a Director and Trustee of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI) and a past member of the Health Advisory Board for the patient charity Allergy UK. She was a member of the Royal College of Physicians Joint Committee for Allergy & Immunology and worked on several projects with the Dept of Health.

Private Practice: Dr. Ali consults in London's Harley Street district, at King Edward VII's Hospital, renowned for its royal charter.

Academic Background: She earned her medical degree (MBBS) and a BSc in Physiology from University College London (UCL).

Research: She holds a PhD from Imperial College London for research into allergic asthma and peptide immunotherapy. She has been a principal investigator in research trials in Allergy & Asthma, and is an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London.

Recognition: In 2025 and 2026, she has been featured in Tatler's Doctors Guide as one of the UK's top specialists. She has also received multiple Clinical Excellence Awards for her work within the NHS.

Expertise and Services: Dr. Ali is uniquely dual-specialised in both allergy and respiratory medicine, focusing on treating the "single airway" (nose and lungs). Her expertise includes:
Severe Asthma: Using advanced biologic treatments (monoclonal antibodies) for difficult-to-control cases.
Allergy Testing: Providing skin prick testing, molecular immunology blood assays (ISAC array), and food/drug provocation challenges.
Immunotherapy: Offering desensitisation (SLIT) for hay fever and airborne allergies.
Severe urticaria & angioedema: Offering biologic injections.

Full list of Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments:
Hayfever, rhinitis, food allergy, drug allergy, asthma , urticaria, angioedema, anaphylaxis
Skin prick testing
Specific IgE blood tests including ALEX and ISAC tests
Food and drug day case challenge testing
Lung function tests
Sub-lingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) (Allergen desensitisation)
Adrenaline auto-injector pens prescription
Food exclusion diets
Biologics therapy for severe asthma or urticaria

Areas of interest

Patients aged 18 and above;
Skin prick testing;
Allergic rhinitis including allergen immunotherapy;
Food and drug allergy including day case challenge testing;
Anaphylaxis including adrenaline autoinjector training and prescription;
Chronic spontaneous urticaria including biologic therapy;
Severe asthma including biologic therapy;
Bee and wasp venom allergy

Medical secretaries

• Julie Johnson
• King Edward VII's Hospital Consulting Rooms 5-10 Beaumont Street London W1G 6AA
• 07985 793413
• info@allergyspecialistlondon.co.uk