Dr Ricardo Madrigal

Qualifications

PhD, FRCP, FAAAAI

GMC number: 7598473

Practising since: 2007

Specialties

Allergy

Consultation times

  • Friday morning and afternoon – weekly
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About

Dr Madrigal is a Consultant Allergist with over 15 years of experience. Trained in Spain, he currently serves as a consultant in the Allergy & Severe Asthma Service at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust – the largest NHS trust in the UK.

Dr Madrigal is one of the small number of physicians on the GMC Specialist Register for Allergy. He is highly proficient in all aspects of allergy care, and is particularly recognised for his expertise in drug hypersensitivity. He serves as Co-Chair of the World Allergy Organization’s Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions Committee and a member of the Standards of Care Committee (SOCC) for the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI), where he actively contributes to advancing allergy care standards in the UK. 

Honoured as an international fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) for his research, Dr Madrigal has published extensively in high-impact journals and serves on the editorial board and reviewer panel of prominent allergy journals. A passionate educator, he teaches at medical schools, MSc drug allergy courses and conferences. 

Dr Madrigal offers comprehensive allergy services, including skin testing, molecular diagnostics, and immunotherapy, with clinics available in both English and Spanish. His patient-centred approach is informed by the latest advances in allergy care.



Special interests

  • Patients aged 18 and above
  • Skin prick testing
  • Allergic rhinitis (e.g. pollen, animal, dust allergy), including allergen immunotherapy
  • Food and drug allergy, including day case challenge testing
  • Anaphylaxis, including adrenaline autoinjector training and prescription
  • Chronic spontaneous urticaria and angioedema (recurrent ‘hives’), including biologic therapy
  • Bee and wasp venom allergy
  • Atopic asthma (testing for inhalant drivers of asthma)
  • Latex allergy
  • Atopic eczema and contact dermatitis (skin allergy).

Languages spoken

English, Spanish

Locations Dr Ricardo Madrigal works with

Related experience

Research

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-3578

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=madrigal-burgaleta

Memberships

  • British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (BSACI)
  • Spanish Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology (SEAIC)
  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI)
  • Royal College of Physicians (RCP)
  • British Medical Association (BMA)
  • European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)
  • Medical Protection Society (MPS)
  • Perioperative Allergy Network (PAN)
  • European Network of Drug Allergy (ENDA)

Other posts held

  • Consultant Allergist, Allergy & Severe Asthma Service, St Bartholomews Hospital London.

Insurers Dr Ricardo Madrigal works with

Dr Ricardo Madrigal works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Allianz
  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • WPA
  • Healix
  • The Exeter Friendly
  • Freedom Health

Declaration

Dr Ricardo Madrigal does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Dr Ricardo Madrigal does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Dr Ricardo Madrigal does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.