ARIF AHMED is an allergist and a paediatrician educated in India, the UK, and USA. After doing his graduation and postgraduation from the Seth GS Medical College in Mumbai, his interest was soon drawn towards allergy. He went on to do a Clinical Attachment in Allergy & Immunology at The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and has passed the European Board for Allergy and Immunology examination conducted by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He was recently honoured with the fellowship of the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP).