Dr Shuaib Nasser

Qualifications

MB BS, MA, MD, FRCP

GMC number: 3090374

Practising since: 1985

Specialties

Allergy, Respiratory Medicine

Consultation times

  • Weekly Thursday 16:30–20:00
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About

About Dr Shuaib Nasser is Consultant in Allergy and Asthma at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge. He set up the Asthma Service where he is clinical lead. He trained in medicine, respiratory medicine and Allergy in both London and Cambridge.

Dr Nasser has published over 100 papers and his clinical and research interests are in asthma, drug allergy, food allergy and anaphylaxis. His work on thunderstorm asthma, drug allergy, peri-operative anaphylaxis and COVID vaccine allergy have improved patient care. Dr Nasser’s work on asthma mortality led to the National Review of Asthma Deaths (NRAD). 

He has worked in a number of roles to improve the delivery of UK allergy care and reduce variability in standards. He set up and chaired the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Allergy (BSACI) Standards of Care Committee leading to the publication of 10 national allergy guidelines. He was a member of the Resuscitation Council Working Group that published the first guidelines on the management of anaphylaxis. He was also a lead author on the Royal College of Physicians National Review of Asthma Deaths, chaired the NICE Drug Allergy Guideline published in 2014 and was a member of the steering committee for the Royal College of Anaesthetists Perioperative Anaphylaxis National Audit Project (NAP6). 

In 2011 he was awarded the William Frankland BSACI award for outstanding services to allergy and from 2015 to 2018 served as BSACI President. 

Dr Nasser also offers intradermal testing and desensitisation to pollens and house dust mites.

Other interests

  • Asthma (allergic and non-allergic)
  • Food allergy
  • Nut allergy
  • Hay fever
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Latex allergy
  • Urticaria
  • Angioderma
  • Drug allergies
  • Allergy in the military.

Treatments and tests offered by Dr Shuaib Nasser at Nuffield Health

  • Pulmonary function test
  • Allergy testing

Locations Dr Shuaib Nasser works with

  • 4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AF

    01223 370 922
    Overall rating
    Outstanding

Related experience

Memberships

  • British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Royal College of Physicians
  • European Academy for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

Other posts held

  • Consultant, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust Hospital Cambridge
  • Affiliated Associate Professor University of Cambridge

Insurers Dr Shuaib Nasser works with

Dr Shuaib Nasser works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • SecureHealth
  • Simplyhealth
  • WPA
  • Tri-Care
  • Healix Healthcare

Declaration

Dr Shuaib Nasser does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Dr Shuaib Nasser does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Dr Shuaib Nasser does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.