Dr Cinzia Pastacaldi
Qualifications
MD, FRCPCH, MSc Allergy
GMC number: 6057153
Practising since: 1987
Specialties
Allergy
Consultation times
- Alternate Wednesdays
- Appointment subject to pre-form completion
- Overview
About
Dr Pastacaldi is an allergy specialist with over 20 years’ experience in management of allergic conditions including food allergy, anaphylaxis, hay fever, allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis, chronic urticaria and angioedema.
She started her career in Italy, where she qualified as an MD at the University of Genoa and specialised in Paediatrics at the Gaslini Childrens’ Hospital. After moving to the UK in 2002, she set up a Paediatric Allergy Service at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. Dr Pastacaldi obtained an MSc in Allergy from the University of Southampton in 2009; she has actively participated in clinical research, contributing to peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals.
She worked as Honorary Consultant at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton and as a Fixed Term Consultant at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, and currently is in the Locum Bank for ad hoc allergy clinics.
Dr Pastacaldi sees both paediatric and adult patients.
Special interests
- Allergy
- Food allergy
- Hay fever
- Allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis
- Angioedema
- Anaphylaxis
- Chronic urticaria
- Blood tests
- Skin prick tests.
Languages spoken
Italian, English
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Cinzia Pastacaldi at Nuffield Health
- Allergy testing
- Paediatric medicine
Locations Dr Cinzia Pastacaldi works with
Related experience
Research
Dr Pastacaldi’s research interests focused on clinical research in the area of allergy and respiratory diseases, which resulted in publications in peer-reviewed journals. She has conducted a systematic review and meta analysis of studies investigating the role of staphilococcus aureus superantigens in the pathogenesis of allergic respiratory diseases. She has also participated in multicentre studies on the treatment and management of allergic conditions in children. Between 2011 and 2015 she was member of the Asthma and Allergy Research Development Group for Swansea University.
Memberships
- FRCPCH
- GMC
- BSACI
- EAACI
Other posts held
- RSCH as Locum Consultant
Insurers Dr Cinzia Pastacaldi works with
Dr Cinzia Pastacaldi works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Bupa
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- Aviva Health
- Healix