Dr Gary Stiefel

Qualifications

MSc (Allergy), FRCPCH, MBChB, BMedSci

GMC number: 6073145

Practising since: 2003

Specialties

Allergy

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Dr Gary Stiefel has been a Consultant in Paediatric Allergy at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust since 2012. He is the current Clinical Lead for the Children's Allergy Service.

Dr Stiefel was the lead author of the BSACI national guidelines on nut allergy and played a key role in changing legislation to allow schools to hold generic adrenaline autoinjectors, working alongside Allergy UK and Anaphylaxis UK. In 2020, he led a national British Paediatric Surveillance Unit (BPSU) study through the RCPCH into FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome).

He is actively involved in peanut desensitisation research and is currently recruiting patients for The Natasha Clinical Trial, offering oral immunotherapy for milk and peanut allergy.

Dr Stiefel previously served on the RCPCH Specialist Advisory Committee for Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases (2014–2019). He has been a Trustee of Allergy UK since 2019 and was appointed Chair of the Health Advisory Board inOctober 2024.

He is actively engaged in education, teaching at both local and regional levels, and is a regular lecturer on the Allergy MSc programme at the University of Southampton.

Clinical interests:

  • Food allergy

  • Eczema

  • Allergic rhinitis (including hay fever)

  • Oral and aeroallergen immunotherapy

Special interests

  • Diagnosing, managing and preventing food allergy (IgE-mediated & Non IgE-mediated)
  • Eczema
  • Hayfever and allergic rhinitis
  • Sublingual aeroallergen immunotherapy

Other interests

Dr Stiefel lectures on the Allergy MSc programme at the University of Southampton and is also the lead for the Paediatric Allergy Training Course (Part 3) offered by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). He is a Trustee of Allergy UK and currently serves as Chair of its Health Advisory Board.

Languages spoken

English

Treatments and tests offered by Dr Gary Stiefel at Nuffield Health

  • Blood test
  • Allergy testing
  • Skin Prick Testing

Locations Dr Gary Stiefel works with

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    4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AF

    01223 370 922
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Research

  1. Garside L et al. Food allergy test-guided advice for children with atopic dermatitis. Pediatr Dermatol 2025; 42(2):259-266.
  2. Erlewyn-Lajeunesse M et al. Inequalities in access to specialist allergy services in the United Kingdom: A report from the BSACI Registry for Immunotherapy (BRIT) Clin Exp Allergy 2025.
  3. Norris F, Dhesi A, Shaikh S, Clark AT, Stiefel G. BSACI Nut Allergy Guideline Audit by National Survey: A summary of Findings. Clin Exp Allergy 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14549
  4. Marrs T et al. BSACI guidance for the implementation of Palforzia peanut oral immunotherapy in the United Kingdom: A Delphi consensus study. Clin Exp Allergy. 2024; 54 (7) 459-69.
  5. Stiefel G, Alviani C, Erlewyn-Lajeunesse M. Food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome. The ‘anaphylaxis’ of Non IgE mediated food allergy. Paediatr Child Health. 2024; 34 (6): 193-6.
  6. Hendrickx et al. Assessment of infant growth of cow’s milk allergy in relation to the faecal microbiome and metaproteome. Sci Rep 2023; 13(1): 12029.
  7. Kakleas K et al. Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora): An alternative and effective treatment for Molluscum Contagiosum in children with atopic dermatitis. Chin J Integr Med 2023; 29(11): 1018-20.
  8. Chatchatee P et al. Tolerance development in cow’s milk-allergic infants receiving amino acid-based formula: A randomised controlled trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 149(2):650-58.
  9. Stiefel G & Alviani C, Nadeem A, Du Toit G et al. Food Protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome in the British Isles. Arch Dis Child. 2022; 107(2): 123-7.
  10. Turner PJ, Fleming L, Saglani S, Southern J; SNIFFLE 4 Study Investigators. Safety of live attenuated influenze vaccine (LAIV) in children with moderate to severe asthma. J allergy Clin Immunol. 2020; 145(4): 1157-1164.
  11. Sadreddini H, Luyt D, Stiefel G. Advances in the management of food allergy in children. Current Pediatric Reviews 2018; 14(3): 150-55.
  12. Stiefel G, Anagnostou K, Boyle RJ et al. BSACI guideline for the diagnosis and management of peanut and tree nut allergy. Clin Exp Allergy 2017; 47: 719-739.
  13. Luyt D, Ball H, Kirk K, Stiefel G. Diagnosis and management of food allergy in children. Paediatr Child Health. 2016; 26 (7): 287-91.
  14. Luyt DK, Vaughan D, Oyewole E, Stiefel G. Ethnic differences in prevalence of cashew nut, pistachio nut and almond allergy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2016; 27 (6):651-54.
  15. Turner PJ, Southern J, Andrews NJ, Miller E, Erlewyn-Lajeunesse, on behalf of SNIFFLE Study Investigators. Safety of live attenuated influenza vaccine in young people with egg allergy: multicentre prospective cohort study. BMJ 2015; 351: h6291.
  16. Turner PJ, Southern J, Andrews NJ, Miller E, Erlewyn-Lajeunesse, on behalf of SNIFFLE Study Investigators. Safety of live attenuated influenza vaccine in atopic children with egg allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2015; 136: 376-81.
  17. Hernandez-Munoz L, Woolley S, Luyt D, Stiefel G, Kirk K, Makwana N et al. Evaluation of AllergiSense Smartphone Tools for Adrenaline Injection Training. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform. 2015 (Epub ahead of print).
  18. Anagnostou K, Stiefel G, Brough HA, du Toit G, Lack G, Fox A. Active management of food allergy: an emerging concept. Arch Dis Child. 2015; 100 (4): 386-90.
  19. Stiefel G, Keeton D, Morenas R, Roberts G, Lucas JSA, Erlewyn-Lajeunesse M. Tree nut introduction in peanut allergic children is not without risk (letter). Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2012; 23(2): 205-6.
  20. Stiefel, G; Roberts, G. How to use serum specific IgE measurements in diagnosing and monitoring food allergy. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2012 Feb;97(1):29-36.
  21. Macadam C, Barnett J, Roberts G, Stiefel G, King R, Erlewyn-Lajeunesse M, Lucas JS. What factors affect the carriage of epinephrine auto-injectors by teenagers. Clinical and Translational Allergy 2012. 2:3.
  22. Knibb, R; Ibrahim, N; Stiefel, G; Petley, R; Cummings, A; King, R; Keeton, D; Brown, L; Erlewyn-Lajeunesse, M; Roberts, G; Lucas, J. The psychological impact of diagnostic food challenges to confirm the resolution of peanut or tree nut allergy. Clin Exp Allergy 2012;42(3):451-9.
  23. Stiefel G, Besag FM. Cardiovascular effects of methylphenidate, amphetamines and atomoxetine in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Drug Saf 2010; 33(10) 821-42.

Memberships

  • Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health
  • British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Other posts held

  • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Leicester Royal Infirmary, Consultant in Paediatric Allergy Lead for Paediatric Allergy Service

Insurers Dr Gary Stiefel works with

Dr Gary Stiefel works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA