Staff
The Child Health Unit is a collaboration with staff across the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, led by Dr Sonia Saxena. Find out more about each member of staff below.
Academics
Professor Sonia Saxena
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Professor Sonia Saxena
Clinical Professor in Primary Care
Dr Alex Bottle
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Dr Alex Bottle
Professor of Medical Statistics
Dr Dougal Hargreaves
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Dr Dougal Hargreaves
Houston Reader in Paediatrics and Population Health
Dr Anthony Laverty
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Dr Anthony Laverty
Lecturer in Public Health
Post docs (research associates and clinical research fellows)
Dr Bina Ram
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Dr Bina Ram
Research Associate
Dr Hanna Creese
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Dr Hanna Creese
Research Associate
Dr Tom Woodcock
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Dr Tom Woodcock
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Kimberley Foley
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Dr Kimberley Foley
Research Associate
PhD students
Dr Helen Skirrow
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Dr Helen Skirrow
Clinical Research Fellow
Sandeepa Arora
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Sandeepa Arora
PhD Student
Nishani Jayasooriya
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Nishani Jayasooriya
Clinical Research Fellow, St Georges University of London
Holly Smith
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Holly Smith
PhD Student, University College London
Sandeepa Arora
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Sandeepa Arora
Research Postgraduate
Dr Jonny Blackwell
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Dr Jonny Blackwell
Clinical Research Fellow, St George's University of London (Awarded 2022)
Dr Sophie Philips
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Dr Sophie Philips
PhD Student, Durham University (Awarded 2022)
Dr Tishya Venkatraman
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Dr Tishya Venkatraman
PhD Student (awarded 2021)
External collaborators
Professor Irene Petersen
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Professor Irene Petersen
Professor of Medical Statistics, University College London
Dr Esther van Sluijs
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Dr Esther van Sluijs
Director of MRC Behavioural Science Centre/ Clinical Reader, University of Cambridge
Professor Richard Pollok
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Professor Richard Pollok
Dept Gastroenterology, St George's NHS Trust and St George's University of London
Professor David Taylor-Robinson
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Professor David Taylor-Robinson
Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool
Professor Carolyn Summerbell
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Professor Carolyn Summerbell
Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University (FUSE)
Professor Russell Viner
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Professor Russell Viner
Professor of Adolescent Health, University College London