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Who is Dr Adrian Morris?
Dr Adrian Morris was an NHS General Practitioner Principal in Surrey with a special interest in Allergic Disorders. He has been in clinical General Practice for 23 years and has 16 years of allergy experience. Adrian currently works part-time as a Clinical Assistant in
Allergy and Respiratory Medicine in
Allergy is a fascinating area of clinical medicine, which involves everything from complicated immunology and exciting new allergen research to practical aspects of day to day allergy management including allergen avoidance and desensitisation. Adrian has an interest in many aspects of allergy practice including Asthma, Anaphylaxis,Allergic Rhinitis, Hay fever, Eczema, Urticaria, Insect Sting Allergy and Allergy to Medication. His area of special interest is that of Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis, an area of great public health concern. Adrian has written a number of review articles and booklets on allergy, explored the role of complementary medicine, developed patient education aids and attended a number of international allergy congresses. He has participated in radio discussions, public and professional presentations on allergy and has a special interest in developing allergy websites and patient educational material. Adrian is a regular speaker at The Allergy Show which takes place annually in June at Olympia in London. He holds a Diploma in Allergology from the College of Medicine of South Africa and occasionally conducts allergy clinics and clinical drug trials in Cape Town and was a part-time Consultant at the University of Cape Town Lung Institute and Red Cross Children's Hospital. For many years, Adrian was also involved with the Allergy Society of South Africa as Treasurer and an Executive Committee member. He is on the editorial board of the medical journal Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology. In 2002 he was awarded the Media Award by the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology for the Best Lay Media Publication on Allergy for his work on the BBC Health Allergy Website. In June 2005, 2006 and again in 2007, the prestigious Tatler magazine named Adrian as one of "Tatler's best 250 private doctors in Britain". Dr Morris and the Surrey Allergy Clinic receive no funding or sponsorship from any pharmaceutical or commercial organisation. Dr Morris shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any loss or damage arising from the information or the use of information contained on these pages. Dr Morris cannot accept responsibility for any information contained in pages linked from this site. |