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.

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.

'Arthritis: The Allergy Connection' was first published in 1990 and revised and updated 1995. At this time the title was changed to 'Arthritis - Allergy, Nutrition and the Environment'

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).