Dr Prathap Pillai

Specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders in adults.

Biography

Dr Prathap Pillai is a consultant allergist at Guy’s Hospital. He has a strong clinical background and extensive experience in the management of a range of allergic disorders at secondary and tertiary levels.

He underwent specialist training in allergy at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. During the same period, he also completed a research fellowship programme and a clinical trial investigating the effects of anti-lgE therapy (Omalizumab) in non-atopic asthma, for which King’s College London awarded him a PhD.

Conditions

• Airway allergies – allergic rhinitis.
• Urticaria, angioedema.
• Food allergies.
• Drug allergies.

Procedures/ Treatments

• Allergy skin tests, blood tests.
• Allergy treatment prescription.
• Allergen immunotherapy.
• Allergen challenge.

Membership of professional bodies

• General Medical Council, UK.
• Royal College of Physicians.
• British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
• British Medical Association.
• Medical Defence Union.

Practice locations

Guy’s hospital.