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Assoc Prof Peter (Pete) Smith MB BS BMedSc PhD FRACP

Allergist

“Allergist and world expert on Allergic Pain”

Special Interests

  • Food Allergy
  • Eosinophilic Oesophagitis
  • Neural Mechanisms of Inflammation

Procedures

  • Allergy Testing
  • Desensitisation Therapy

Gender
Male
Languages Spoken
English
Website
MedicalPix.com

Professional Profile


Boards

  • Nestle Nutrtion Institute and Nutricia Nutrition Advisory Board
  • World Allergy Organisation - Web Editorial Board
  • Allergy Academy Management Board
  • GSK global advisory board rhinitis (also Australian advisory board)
  • Alcon international advisory board rhinitis


Memberships

  • Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA Allergy.org.au)
  • American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Clinical Immunology (AAAAI.org)
  • European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EACCI.org)
  • World Allergy Organisation (WorldAllergy.org)

Qualifications

MB BSUTasBachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
BMedScUTasBachelor of Medical Science
PhDFlindersDoctor of Philosophy
FRACPFellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Affiliations

Unknown

Interests & Procedures

Medical Educationalist

Special Interests

  • Allergy
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Eosinophilic Oesophagitis
  • Food Allergy
  • Food Intolerance
  • Neural Mechanisms of Inflammation

Procedures Performed

  • Allergy Testing
  • Desensitisation Therapy

Research Publications

Current Research

  • Genetics and mechanism of food allergy
  • Neural mechanisms in rhinitis and inflammation


Textbook

  • Strobel S, Smith P, El Habbal MH, Spitz L. Eds The Great Ormond Street Colour Handbook of Paediatric Medicine and Surgery Manson Publishing 2006 ISBN 1-874545-27-8

Selected Recent Scientific Publications

  • Hourihane JO, Smith PK, Strobel S. Food allergy in children. Indian J Pediatr 2002 Jan;69(1):61-7
  • Mullins RJ, Heddle RJ, Smith P. Non-conventional approaches to allergy testing: reconciling patient autonomy with medical practitioners’ concerns. Med J Aust. 2005 Aug 15;183(4):173-4.
  • Smith PK, Fox AT, Davies P, Hamidi-Manesh L. Cyberchondriacs. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine & Health 2006;18(2):209-13.
  • Smith PK, Harper J. Serine Proteases (Serpins): their inhibitors and Allergy. Allergy. 2006 Dec ;61 (12):1441-7
  • Sugnanam KKN, Collins J, Smith PK et a.l Dichotomy of food and inhalant allergen sensitization in eosinophilic oesophagitits. Allergy 2007 Nov;62(11):1257-60
  • Prescott SL, Smith P, Tang M, Palmer DJ, Sinn J, Huntley SJ, Cormack B, Heine RG, Gibson RA, Makrides M The importance of early complementary feeding in the development of oral tolerance: Concerns and controversies Paediatric Allergy and Immunolgy 2008 Aug;19(5):375-80. Epub 2008 Feb 9

Primary Contact Details

Assoc Professor Pete Smith

Telephone:
(07) 5591 5744
Fax:
(07) 5503 1299
Address:
Pacific Private Clinic
Suite 4. Level 5, 123 Nerang Street
Southport QLD 4215