Specialist-led Practice in Rondebosch, Cape Town

Prof Claudia Gray

Paediatrician, Allergy Specialist and Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner. Associate Professor of Paediatrics, UCT.

MBChB (UCT), FRCPCH, MSc (Clin Pharm), PhD, DipAllergy, Dip Paed Nutrition, FAAAAI

Claudia is a highly experienced paediatrician with subspecialist training in allergy and pharmacology. She trained in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and has studied further in adolescent and lifestyle medicine. She continues her weekly sessions in the allergy clinic at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, and is medical consultant to the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, where she guides lifestyle and preventative medicine strategies.

Claudia maintains international ties as a Fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and a member of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI). She sits on the EAACI Food Allergy Committee and the European Forum for Research and Education in Allergy and Airways Disease.

Claudia loves writing and teaching, and has authored over 100 papers in peer-reviewed local and international journals. She presents regularly at local and international congresses. She has co-authored several allergy textbooks, and has recently published her own “guide” on paediatrics and parenting, “Dr Gray’s REAL Parenting & Paediatrics,” available online and in-store.

Claudia is an avid lifestyle and sports enthusiast, having competed at provincial level in athletics, gymnastics, hockey and touch rugby in her time. She is passionate about spreading scientifically sound information about health and wellness, especially in teens and in women in the midlife.

Perhaps most importantly of all, Claudia has 4 precious children of her own, ranging from 11-20 years, so has “seen it all, taught it all and experienced it all firsthand!” Having been through many ups and downs in life and parenting has taught her to be compassionate and realistic in her approach to all her patients, to whom she commits herself wholeheartedly.

Instagram @dr_claudia_gray

Areas of expertise

• Acute and chronic medical conditions in teens
• General check-ups, growth and puberty concerns
• Allergic rhinitis and asthma, including allergy testing
• Food allergies, including allergy testing
• Eczema, acne, hives and other skin conditions
• Recurrent infections and immunity issues
• Chronic fatigue
• Nutritional concerns and eating disorders in teens
• Mood, anxiety and concentration disorders
• “Peak Performance” sports health and performance assessments for all ages
• “Wingspan” Programme: metabolic health assessment, body composition and weight management (teens and adults)

Prof Debbie White

Paediatrician, Specialist Paediatric Pulmonologist. Medical ethics enthusiast. Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics, WITS.

MBBCh (Wits), FCPaed (SA), MMed Paed, Dip Allerg (SA), Cert Pulm (SA) Paed, MPhil Applied Ethics (Stell)

Debbie is a paediatric pulmonologist with more than 25 years of service to the Gauteng Department of Health, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand. Her experience covers general paediatrics, lung and allergy care, and paediatric and neonatal intensive care.

Debbie has trained and mentored many medical students, registrars and specialists, and has published in local and international peer-reviewed journals. She has also served for more than a decade on the Executive Committee of the Allergy Society of South Africa.

Debbie has now brought her wealth of experience into the private practice setting. She works closely with parents to diagnose and manage breathing and allergic conditions, with care tailored to each child and family.

Moreover, Debbie brings both her family and sporting experience to the table: she has 2 wonderful daughters who are now young adults.

As a student, she represented South Africa in diving, earning Springbok colours, and competed at the Commonwealth Games and the World Student Games.

Areas of expertise

• Asthma
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Acute and chronic medical conditions in teens
• General check-ups
• Chronic cough
• Respiratory diseases in children, including cystic fibrosis and interstitial lung disease
• Recurrent infections and immunity issues
• Exercise-related breathing problems and sports performance in school-aged children
• “Peak Performance” sports health and performance assessments for all ages
• Paediatric ethics

Lindsay Kemp

Physiotherapist.

BSc (Human Movement Sciences), BSc (Physiotherapy)

Lindsay qualified as a physiotherapist at Stellenbosch University in 2001, after a BSc in Human Movement Sciences. Her career covers hospital, outpatient and sports physiotherapy, with a special interest in breathing and respiratory care.

Lindsay began in hospital practice, treating musculoskeletal, orthopaedic and respiratory conditions. In 2005 she completed the postgraduate Sports Physiotherapy Course (SPT1). In Johannesburg she worked in a practice with a Pilates studio, combining physiotherapy with movement, strength and postural control.

She later ran her own practice in Somerset West, treating children and adults. She has since completed the BradCliff Breathing Level 1 course and training in Modern Clinical Pilates.

Lindsay is kept on her toes by her 3 amazing sons, aged between 15 and 20 years, so is fully in tune with the needs and issues of the teen, young adult and busy mother!

Areas of expertise

• Respiratory physiotherapy for children and adults
• Breathing pattern disorders and breathing retraining
• Postural optimisation
• Clinical Pilates and movement-based rehabilitation