I have been working as a Consultant at the Trust since 2016. I have been a consultant Community Paediatrician for about 12 years.

My qualifications are MD Paediatrics, FRCPCH and Diploma in Child Health ( University of Leeds).

My special interests are ADHD and Autism spectrum Disorder

I started working in Colchester in 1997.

I was with Acute Paediatrics till 2019. At that time I also did some sessions in Community Paediatrics one day a week.

I switched to being fully with Community Paediatrics 2019.

I am particularly interested in ADHD.

I have been a Consultant at the Trust since September 2016, having completed much of my training here, alongside Chelmsford, Harlow and Addenbrookes.

The majority of my work is general community paediatric, such as developmental delay and children with syndromes, as well as neurobehavioral conditions such as autism and ADHD. I am currently designated Doctor for looked after children for Southend, Essex and Thurrock, and that my work also includes adoption for West, Mid and North Essex.

I am a specialty doctor experienced in:

• diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism spectrum disorder and ADHD
• therapeutic management of ADHD

I also see children with developmental delay and other long term medical conditions. I am involved with safeguarding of children and young people. I work as Adoption medical officer for the region.

I am a community paediatrician at Colchester, starting back in 2003. I obtained my undergraduate qualifications in South Africa in 1989. I became a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics in 2001.

I do regular clinics in Harwich, in special schools, and in Colchester. My work encompasses:

• general community paediatrics
• children with developmental delay
• children with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism and ADHD.

My main interest is in special educational needs and disability. I enjoy working with professionals and parent groups to promote support and awareness.

I am a Consultant Paediatrician with special interest in neurodisability and epilepsy. I also work with children with neurodevelopmental or neurobehavioural disorders.

I joined the paediatric team at Colchester in 2021. My previous consultant appointments were at Northampton General Hospital and West Suffolk Foundation Trust. At Northampton I was the lead for the neuromuscular and Botulinum injection clinics. At West Suffolk I was the lead for the movement disorder clinic.

My post-graduate training was in the East of England Deanery. I completed my SPIN neurology training in Addenbrookes and Great Ormond Street Hospital.

I joined ESNEFT in March 2019. I am a Consultant Paediatrician with Neurodisability interest.

I aim to deliver the highest standard of care to young people experiencing complex neurodevelopmental problems. I have a passion for the rights of children with neurodisability, their access to education, medical services and above all to experience happy and fulfilling lives. I have a strong interest in evidence-based medicine. I want to better serve patients with opportunities of earlier intervention.

I have set up the Synapse Centre for Neurodevelopment. This is a translational research centre at ESNEFT. The centre looks to translate biomedical research into practical therapies. This will benefit local children with conditions such as:

• Autism
• ADHD
• Cerebral Palsy
• Intellectual disability
• Genetic syndromes

The Synapse Centre seeks to be at the forefront of new era of research. We seek to investigate the effects of microbiome / gut-brain axis, immune-metabolism and functional genomics. All of these can impact on brain development. The centre will target innovative new strategies of database acquisition and phenotyping through biomarkers and biometric data.

I lecture at Anglia Ruskin University. I have a strong interest in education having completed a PGCME.

I have been a paediatrician at the Trust since 2002. I joined the community paediatric team in 2003.

I am passionate about working with and helping children. Particularly those with additional development needs, and looked after children and young people.

Since March 2023, I have been working as Clinical Fellow in Community Paediatrics.

I worked as Assistant Paediatric Neurologist for about 15 years at hospitals in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

I have speciality training in Paediatrics and Paediatric Neurology. I passed Paediatric membership exams in Pakistan (CPSP) and the UK (RCPCH).

I trained as a doctor in Glasgow and I graduated in 2000. I initially trained in orthopaedics, but eventually found my true calling to be a paediatrician as I like that you need to have a holistic approach to patient management.

I joined the Colchester community paediatric team as a consultant in 2019. I have an interest in ADHD, Autism, Child development and Safeguarding.

I also do some on-calls in the hospital where I will see acutely unwell children and cover the neonatal unit.

Outside of work I love watching all types of films from Marvel to musicals and I own two large fluffy cats.