Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Immunologist, University Hospitals of Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Gree East, Birmingham B9 5SS
Consultant Immunologist and Clinical Lead for Immunology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX
Research interests
Anaphylaxis, Drug allergy, Allergy diagnostics,
Primary immune deficiency
Personal interests
Classical piano
Cooking
Football
Awards received
West Midlands Research and Development Prize 1999
Publications
A Retrospective Critical Analysis and Risk Stratification of Penicillin Allergy Delabeling in a UK Specialist Regional Allergy Service.
Mohamed OE, Beck S, Huissoon A, Melchior C, Heslegrave J, Baretto R, Ekbote A, Krishna MT.
JACl Pract. 2019 Jan;7(1):251-258
A critical analysis of the utility of component tests in the diagnosis of pollen-related peanut and hazelnut allergy in the context of the BSACI guideline.
Beck SC, Huissoon AP, Baretto RL, Krishna MT.
Clin Exp Allergy. 2017 Sep;47(9):1223-1224
Validation of international consensus equation for acute serum total tryptase in mast cell activation: A perioperative perspective.
Baretto RL, Beck S, Heslegrave J, Melchior C, Mohamed O, Ekbote A, Huissoon AP, Krishna MT.
Allergy. 2017 Dec;72(12):2031-2034
Ribosomal protein SA haploinsufficiency in humans with isolated congenital asplenia.
Bolze A, Mahlaoui N, Byun M, Turner B, Trede N, Ellis SR, Abhyankar A, Itan Y, Patin E, Brebner S, Sackstein P, Puel A, Picard C, Abel L, Quintana-Murci L, Faust SN, Williams AP, Baretto R, Duddridge M, Kini U, Pollard AJ, Gaud C, Frange P, Orbach D, Emile JF, Stephan JL, Sorensen R, Plebani A, Hammarstrom L, Conley ME, Selleri L, Casanova JL.
Science. 2013 May 24;340(6135):976-8.
Courses offered to GPs
I have given many free talks to GPs on allergy and immunology topics focussing on the correct usage of allergy and immunology tests.