Professor Gillian HS Vance - MB. BChir, Ph.D. MRCPCH

Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Allergy - Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

GMC number: 3669370

Qualifications

• MB.BChir, Emmanuel College, Cambridge 1992
• MRCPCH, Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, 1995
• PhD (Early Life Exposure to a Dietary Allergen – Characteristics and consequences for allergic sensitisation and disease), University of Southampton, 2003
• Accreditation - general paediatrics and specialty register - paediatric allergy, immunology and infectious diseases, 2005
• Diploma in Medical Education, University of Newcastle, 2016

Consultant appointments

Consultant in paediatrics / paediatric allergy, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2005

Clinical Senior Lecturer & Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Allergy, Newcastle University, 2012

Career history

I studied medicine at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and St Thomas' Hospital, London before qualifying from Cambridge in 1992. I went on to complete specialist training in allergy, immunology and infectious diseases at Southampton General Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

My academic career started with a PhD investigating early life factors that may influence the development of allergy. I now have a lead role in medical education research at the University of Newcastle. I also have a keen interest in teaching and training. I am the course lead for a new online allergy module at the University of Newcastle and am the allergy representative for the specialty training committee at the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, as well as the subspecialty representative on the Education & Quality Training Committee.   

I have an interest in all aspects of paediatric allergy, including children with complex, multi-system conditions.

I am the lead for the immunotherapy service at the Great North Children's Hospital, where we offer both injection and tablet/oral drop desensitisation for pollen and house dust mite allergy.