Welcome to the homepage for the Leeds Children’s Hospital allergy service. On this webpage, you will find a range of information about our service, along with some useful information about allergies in general. The information offered across these pages are intended only to be a guide, and any materials are only to be used in conjunction with advice from a member of our medical or nurse specialist team.
We have provided a range of resources ranging from external webpages to our own leaflet guides for you to look through. You will also have access to information about our clinics and food challenges, including some recipes – this may help if you have received an appointment for a food challenge but have misplaced the recipe letter.
Here is an overview of what you can find on our web pages:
Meet the team
The Children’s Allergy Team at Leeds consists of a team of multi-disciplinary professionals, listed below. We offer clinics at Leeds Children’s Hospital (LGI) and Wharfedale General Hospital as well a regional service for patients across Yorkshire.
Consultant Paediatricians
- Dr. Donald Hodge
- Dr. Aida Semic-Jusufagic
- Dr. Constantinos Kotsapas
- Dr. Amanda Davey
- Dr. Sapna Vadher
Children’s Allergy Nurses
- Brenda DeWitt (Children’s Allergy Nurse Specialist, team leader)
- Rebecca Wall (Children’s Allergy Nurse Specialist)
- Gemma Stanley (Children’s Allergy Nurse Specialist)
- Hayley Meers (Children’s Allergy Nurse)
- Amina Begum (Children’s Allergy Nurse)
- Jennifer Peel (Children’s Allergy Nurse)
Children’s Allergy Dietitians
- Renia Richardson
- Charlotte Veitch
- Victoria Theile
Children’s Allergy Team Secretary
- Olivia (Liv) Blackburn – Tel: 0113 392 0670
Clinical Psychologist
- Sheiffa Amponsem
Address:
2 Park Lane
Second Floor
Paediatric Allergy Secretary
Leeds
LS3 1ES