We are delighted to announce that Robinson alumnus, Professor Adam Fox (Medicine, 1990), has been awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2025 for his contribution to Paediatric Allergy.  

Adam read Medicine & Neuroscience at Robinson from 1990 to 1993. He then studied clinical medicine at University College London before training as a Paediatric Allergist. Adam was recruited in 2006 by Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to establish a new department of Paediatric Allergy. As the clinical lead, his department grew to become the largest of its kind in Europe, recognised as an international Centre of Excellence by the World Allergy Organisation. He continued his academic work and his connection with Robinson, receiving a doctorate in 2012 for his thesis on the causes of peanut allergy for which he was awarded the Raymond Horton Smith prize by Cambridge University. He also established the King’s College London Allergy Academy in 2008 which continues to educate a range of healthcare professionals about allergy. Adam took on a number of leadership roles including becoming the Commercial Medical Director for his trust, a unique role in the NHS, and becoming the first paediatrician to be elected as President of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology in 2018. He later became Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Group, a collective of national charities, lobbying for better NHS allergy services, and co-chairs the Expert Allergy Advisory Group with the Department of Health and Social Care.   

Adam has remained connected with Robinson and, together with fellow alumnus, Muhammed Nasim (Medicine, 1990), they established the Fox Nasim Bursary to support students from non-traditional backgrounds to study medicine at Robinson. The Fox Nasim Bursary enables these students to focus on what really matters - to work hard and make the most of every opportunity that Cambridge has to offer.

On receiving his OBE, Adam said: “It’s a huge honour to receive this recognition. In truth, it reflects the huge progress that has been made in our speciality over the past few decades and the credit for this is owed to a great many dedicated clinicians, researchers, educators and patient advocates. It has been my privilege to work in many teams over the years who have contributed so much to this progress. I also hope it can raise awareness of how much more we still have to do to help improve the lives of the many people who live with allergic disease.”

Adam regularly appears in the national media to talk about allergies and was listed by The Times in their list of Britain’s 100 Best Children’s Doctors. He received two National Clinical Excellence awards for his NHS work. Adam has also received the William Frankland Award for Contribution to Allergy and, more recently, he became the second Honorary Fellow of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology. Adam’s private practice, Allergy London, was awarded ‘Best Allergy Clinic – London,’ in the 2019 Global Health & Pharma Private Healthcare Awards. He is now focused on opening a new allergy hospital in Harley Street Medical District later this year.