Dr George du Toit

Dr George du Toit

Consultant Paediatric Allergist

Dr George du Toit MBBCh, FCP, DCH, MMeD, Dip.Allergy. FRCPCH, FAAAAI is a consultant paediatric allergist at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals - home to one of Europe's largest specialist children's allergy centres. Dr du Toit is Lead Clinician for the children's drug allergy and chronic urticaria clinics and is senior co-investigator on the NIH-funded Learning Early About Peanut Allergy Study (LEAP Study). Dr du Toit commenced part-time private practice in 1999 and holds consulting privileges at various London clinics, including The Portland Hospital, Westminster Bridge Consulting Rooms, New Victoria Hospital in Kingston, and Putney Clinic. Dr du Toit obtained his MBBCh medical degree in 1993. He then qualified as a specialist paediatrician at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, University of Cape Town, before sub-specialising in his chosen niche of allergy and asthma. In 2003 Dr du Toit took up a post as consultant paediatric allergist and paediatrician at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College, London. Three years later, he joined Prof Gideon Lack and Dr Adam Fox at the Children's Allergy Service at the Evelina Children's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital. Dr du Toit is an honorary senior lecturer, Kings College London.

In addition to the LEAP Study, Dr du Toit has interests in: food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, drug allergy, chronic urticaria and the food-protein induced enterocolitis syndrome.

• Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
• Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
• Member of British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology and convener of the Paediatric Allergy Sub-Group