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The Burghwood Clinic was founded by Dr. John Mansfield
and originally opened its doors in May 1982, since when it has been involved
in both research and the practical applications of the rapidly evolving fields
of Allergy, Environmental and Nutritional medicine.
Dr Shideh
Pouria MB BS BSc MRCP (UK) PhD CMT
Dr Shideh Pouria is the Medical Director/ Registered Provider at The Burghwood Clinic.
She has worked in numerous clinical and academic posts within the NHS
since qualifying in 1991 and most recently she held a consultant post
in Renal Medicine at Guy’s Hospital. She has extensive experience in
general and specialist medicine as well as in medical research in the
field of immunology. It was through her PhD project in immunology
that she became interested in the role of environmental factors in
health and disease. She embarked on her training with the British
Society for Ecological Medicine in 2006 and then attended the Burghwood
Clinic where she jointly managed patients with Dr Mansfield until she
took over the clinic in January 2008. More recently she has been
certified by the International Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology to
practice chelation therapy in patients where toxic metals have led to
the development of poor health or disease. She is dedicated to creating
a system of individualized holistic health care for her patients based
on sound scientific and clinical research and evidence.
Dr. Pouria is currently recognised for private fee reimbursement
by Standard Life, Cigna, PruHealth, BCWA, Groupama and HSA. Although
basically we are a private clinic, we are also able to see patients
under the National Health Service who are specifically referred to us
via a Health Authority under an Extra Contractual Referral.
Dr Michael Tettenborn
MB ChB DCH DRCOG FRCPCH
Dr. Michael Tettenborn is available for paediatric consultations every
Tuesday at The Burghwood Clinic. He recently retired as a Consultant
Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Paediatrics at Frimley Park
Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and
remains an Examiner for the College. During his career he has
developed a special interest in allergies and intolerances.
He has also acquired and maintained skills in the assessment of
Attention Deficit and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. As a result of
these parallel interests he has been able to develop a practice in
relation to the nutritional management of these developmental disorders
as well as other health problems in children.
Dr John
Mansfield
Founder
Dr. John Mansfield gained his medical degree at
Guy's Hospital, London, and has worked in both the UK and the USA. He
has been working in this subject since 1976 when he was one of the
three original British pioneers. In 1978 he was a founder member of the
British Society for Allergy and Environmental Medicine and became
President of that society from 1992 - 1995.
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In 1986 his book 'The Migraine Revolution'
was published. This was available for about ten years and was
printed in four other languages, but is currently out of print. |
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In October 1997 'The Asthma Epidemic'
by Dr Mansfield was published, and is available from the clinic |
In 1986 we completed two separate clinical trials in
conjunction with the Department of Rheumatology at Epsom District
Hospital. In these studies the relationship of food sensitivity to
classical rheumatoid arthritis was explored. The results of the second
trial were published in the Lancet on the 1st February 1986 entitled 'Placebo
Controlled Blind Study of Dietary Manipulation Therapy in Rheumatoid
Arthritis'. This
study showed that 33 out of 44 patients with rheumatoid arthritis
improved dramatically with the simple expedient of an elimination diet.
In December 1998 we had a study published in the Journal of Nutritional
and Environmental Medicine entitled 'Treatment of Equine
Allergic Diseases with Allergy Neutralization - A Field Study'.
This was the first major study anywhere in the world of neutralization
in an animal model, useful as it is difficult to imagine a placebo
response in a horse. It showed very major improvements, often a
complete recovery, in 92% of 13 horses with urticaria and 87% of 23
horses with COPD (equine asthma).
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