About Dr David Orton
Consultant Dermatologist & Allergist
Skin Health & Allergy
Sub-specialties: Eczema, Adult Allergy, Urticaria, Patch Testing, Contact Dermatitis, Allergy, Food Allergy, Dermatology, Adult Dermatology, Skin Prick Testing, Immunotherapy, Hay fever, Anaphylaxis.
Dr David Orton is an experienced Consultant Dermatologist & Allergist specialising in general adult dermatology, eczema, contact dermatitis, patch testing, urticaria and general adult allergy. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has authored multiple book chapters, and he is a frequently invited lecturer on contact dermatitis.
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Dr David Orton is an experienced Consultant Dermatologist & Allergist specialising in general adult dermatology, eczema, contact dermatitis, patch testing, urticaria and general adult allergy. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals, has authored multiple book chapters, and he is a frequently invited lecturer on contact dermatitis.
Areas of Expertise
Dr David Orton performs a range of treatments including:
- Patch testing
- Prick tests and blood tests for all types of allergy (food, pollen, pets etc.), ISAC test and molecular tests (component resolved diagnostics)
- Sublingual immunotherapy for pollen and dust mite allergies
- Anti IgE (Omalizumab)
Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:
About Dr David Orton
Dr Orton completed training in General Dermatology between the Royal Free Hospital and the Royal London Hospital in 2000, and then undertook further sub-specialist training in contact dermatitis and General Allergy. He was awarded an MSc in Allergy in 2008. This enables him to practice with a holistic approach for patients experiencing allergic conditions. He has been in full time independent medical practice since 2017.
Dr Orton is past President of the British Society of Cutaneous Allergy and past Secretary of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis. During these roles he focused on consumer protection from allergens used in cosmetics and everyday household products. He is credited with forging links between UK Dermatologists and the cosmetics industry. This has allowed for constructive dialogue over issues directly affecting consumers and continues to generate ongoing clinical research.
He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has authored multiple book chapters, and he is a frequently invited lecturer on contact dermatitis.
Additional Information
Qualifications
- BSc Hons (Psychology as applied to medicine)
- MBBS London
- MSc (Allergy)
- FRCP
Memberships
- Royal College of Physicians
- European Society of Contact Dermatitis
- British Society of Cutaneous Allergy
- British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Invited contributor to the House of Lords Inquiry into Allergy
Research Highlights
Dr Orton regularly contributes to ongoing research projects coordinated by the British Society of Cutaneous Allergy. He is the author of a dermatology textbook, and has contributed multiple chapters to other general dermatology and specialist allergy textbooks.
Key Publications
- Book Chapter Allergic Contact Dermatitis in Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology 10th eds C Griffiths, J Barker, T Bleiker, R Chalmers, D Creamer 2021
- Book Chapter: management of contact urticaria through clinical cases
Contact Urticaria Eds Ana Gimenez-Arnau & Howard Maibach, Springer, 2018 - Several Chapters in Common Contact Allergens – a practical guide to detecting contact dermatitis.
Eds McFadden , J, Puangpet P, et al, Wiley Blackwell 2020 ISBN 9781119405665 - Wilkinson M, Gonçalo M, Aerts O, Badulici S, Bennike NH, Bruynzeel D, Dickel H, Garcia-Abujeta JL, Giménez-Arnau AM, Hamman C, Isaksson M, Johansen JD, Mahler V, Niklasson B, Orton D, Pigatto P, Ponyai G, Rustemeyer T, Schuttelaar MLA, Spiewak R, Thyssen JP, Uter W. The European baseline series and recommended additions: 2019. Contact Dermatitis. 2019 Jan;80(1):1-4. Review.
- Wilkinson M, Orton D. Acrylate allergy: time to intervene. Contact Dermatitis; 2017 ; 77:353-355.