Dr José Costa

Dr José Costa is a senior allergy medic and media commentator, specialising in the latest research, medical guidance and insight on airborne allergies, including hay fever, allergic rhinitis (allergies to dust mites, animals, mould etc), allergic asthma and associated conditions.

With over 20 years of experience in paediatrics and 16 years of experience in allergy, Dr Costa is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the British Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI), being part of the group that writes the National Allergy Guidelines.

A graduate of Coimbra’s Medical school, in Portugal, Dr Costa holds also two post-graduate certificates - one in Paediatric Allergy, from Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Católica, in Lisbon and the other in Allergy, undertaken at the Imperial College in London.

Dr Costa has practised as a senior medic in both the NHS and private sector, having led services at University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

As part of his own specialist Children’s Allergy Clinic, in Warwickshire and Oxfordshire, Dr Costa has become renowned for his leading expertise, supporting families affected by allergies across the UK, including the children of well-known public figures, celebrities and TV sporting personalities.

A father himself, Dr Costa’s son, also has multiple life-threatening food allergies, which prompted him to start his own business with insulated allergy bags for allergy medication, Allerpack, thus improving its safety of delivery due to the prevention of medication degradation.

Dr Costa is an active voice in the allergy community and believes that, as well as managing the physical risk of allergies, supporting a more inclusive environment for children affected is vital for their mental health and wellbeing. 

Outside of his clinic, Dr Costa is at the forefront in allergy research and teaching. He is part of a core group of senior 

on behalf of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). 

Dr Costa is also an Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Allergy and the Regional (Warwickshire) advisor for Children & Young People and Allergy for the Nuffield Hospitals. He also Chairs the Medical Advisory Committee at the Warwickshire Nuffield Hospital. 

Research papers include a study titled “Increase in Multiple Nut Reactivity with Increasing Age is Not an Artefact of 

Incomplete Allergy Testing”, which explored the introduction of nuts into an infant/child’s diet. This study found that not introducing nuts that children are not allergic to will increase their risk of developing allergy to those nuts later in life.

More recently he was involved in an international research project investigating airborne allergies and the burden of Rhinitis (hay fever) in Children. With seasonal allergic rhinitis in Canada, Denmark, and the UK”. Several papers have been submitted for publication. 

Dr Costa is currently working on guidelines for new and emerging allergies for the BSACI and an International research project, investigating airborne allergies and the burden of Rhinitis (Hay fever) in Children. 

If you would like to enquire about treatment or to book an appointment, please call Liz Taylor on 07949 990798 or email admin@thechildrensallergy.co.uk

Please also see Dr Costa's website for more information - https://www.thechildrensallergy.co.uk/