Prof Lene Heise Garvey is a specialist in Anaesthesiology with subspecialisation in Allergology. She is cofounder and Head of the Danish Anaesthesia Allergy Centre, the Danish National Reference Centre for investigation of perioperative hypersensitivity. She is a Professor in Allergology with special focus on Anaphylaxis and Drug Allergy at the University of Copenhagen and a consultant in the Allergy Clinic, Gentofte Hospital,Denmark. She is vice chair of the Danish Society of Allergology, Secretary of the EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group, Chair of the International Suspected Perioperative Allergic Reactions Group (ISPAR) and member of the WAO drug hypersensitivity committee.