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

Dr Alex Bottle

Dr Dougal Hargreaves

Dr Anthony Laverty

Post docs (research associates and clinical research fellows)

Dr Bina Ram

Dr Hanna Creese

Dr Tom Woodcock

Dr Kimberley Foley

PhD students

Dr Richard Ma

Dr Helen Skirrow

Sandeepa Arora

Nishani Jayasooriya

Holly Smith

Holly Smith
PhD Student, University College London

Sandeepa Arora

Dr Jonny Blackwell

Dr Sophie Philips

Dr Sophie Philips
PhD Student, Durham University (Awarded 2022)

Dr Tishya Venkatraman

Dr Tishya Venkatraman
PhD Student (awarded 2021)

External collaborators

Professor Irene Petersen

Professor Irene Petersen
Professor of Medical Statistics, University College London

Dr Esther van Sluijs

Dr Esther van Sluijs
Director of MRC Behavioural Science Centre/ Clinical Reader, University of Cambridge

Professor Richard Pollok

Professor Richard Pollok
Dept Gastroenterology, St George's NHS Trust and St George's University of London

Professor David Taylor-Robinson

Professor David Taylor-Robinson
Professor of Public Health, University of Liverpool

Professor Carolyn Summerbell

Professor Carolyn Summerbell
Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University (FUSE)

Professor Russell Viner