About Dr Sophie Farooque
Dr Farooque was the inaugural National Trainee in Allergy in the UK, completing specialist training at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust in 2006. She subsequently earned a Clinical Research Fellowship from the Medical Research Council to pursue doctoral studies at King's College London. Since 2010, she has led adult allergy services at St Mary's (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust), home to the UK's oldest allergy clinic. She is passionate about patient education and public engagement, having authored 'Understanding Allergy' (Penguin Random House, 2022), which reached number 30 on Amazon's bestseller chart, and regularly appears in national media.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) MBBS FRCP PhD
Recent and current appointments
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Consultant Allergy
Publications, lectures and teaching
- Dr Farooque lectures nationally and internationally
- Understanding Allergy by Dr Sophie Farooque; released by Penguin in March 2022
Society memberships
- BSACI (British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
- EAACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
Conditions treated
As listed by Fortius Clinic
- Skin prick and intradermal testing
- Drug challenges and drug allergy (antibiotics, anaesthetics, painkillers)
- Hay fever and allergic rhinitis
- Food allergy and anaphylaxis
Accepted insurers
Self-pay
Fixed consultation fee: £195
Clinics
Team
Consultants who work alongside Dr Sophie Farooque in the same specialty and clinics:
No other consultants share a clinic in this specialty.