Karen Aris

Karen Aris is the first highly specialist Gastro-Allergy Nurse in the UK, working within the GIANTS (GI-Allergy Nutrition and Therapies Service) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), London. She has over 20 years of pediatric nursing experience, specializing in gastrointestinal allergy, nutrition, and complex multisystem allergic diseases.

Karen began her career as Deputy Sister at University College London Hospital, where she gained extensive experience in pediatric nursing and acute care. She later transitioned to Imperial College Healthcare Trust, working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist within the Tertiary Allergy Service, refining her expertise in allergy management and immunological disorders. Her work integrates clinical care with advanced therapeutic approaches, ensuring that children with severe allergic conditions receive specialized treatment.

As an independent Nurse Prescriber, Karen plays a key role in personalized treatment planning, ensuring that pediatric patients receive tailored nutritional and allergy management strategies. She is also accredited in Paediatric Advanced Life Support, demonstrating her commitment to critical care and emergency interventions for children with severe allergic reactions.

Karen has a strong passion for quality improvement, focusing on transition care for young people with complex multisystem allergic diseases. She works closely with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring that adolescents receive continuous and coordinated care as they move from pediatric to adult healthcare services. Her contributions to clinical practice, patient advocacy, and allergy research have helped shape best practices in pediatric gastro-allergy care.

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