Our people
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
Professor Mitch Blair
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Professor Mitch Blair
Professor of Paediatrics & Child Public Health
Dr Dougal Hargreaves
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Dr Dougal Hargreaves
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Dr Anthony Laverty
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Dr Anthony Laverty
Lecturer in Public Health
Dr Céire Costelloe
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Dr Céire Costelloe
Senior Lecturer, Medical Statistics
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 Kimberley Foley
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Dr Kimberley Foley
Research Associate
Dr Kate Honeyford
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Dr Kate Honeyford
Research Associate
Dr Geva Greenfield
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Dr Geva Greenfield
Research Associate
PhD students
Dr Richard Ma
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Dr Richard Ma
Clinical Research Fellow
Tishya Venkatraman
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Tishya Venkatraman
PhD Student
Dr Helen Skirrow
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Dr Helen Skirrow
Clinical Research Fellow
Sandeepa Arora
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Sandeepa Arora
PhD Student
Dr Jonny Blackwell
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Dr Jonny Blackwell
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
Nishani Jayasooriya
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Nishani Jayasooriya
Honorary Clinical Research Fellow
Holly Smith
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Holly Smith
PhD Student
Sophie Philips
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Sophie Philips
PhD Student
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
Dr Richard Pollok
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Dr Richard Pollok
Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Georges 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 Arch Mainous
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Professor Arch Mainous
Head of College of Health Professions and Primary Care, University of Florida