Dr Rachana Varma
Role: Co-Chair, project communications lead,
Interests: Renal medicine, Paediatric registrar, Associate PI in Clinical trial
Dr Jonathon Holland
Role: Co-Chair
Interests: Multiple sclerosis; Paediatric Neurology. Paediatric Neurology grid trainee; Action Medical Research and British Paediatric Neurology Association Research Training Fellowship
Dr Ben Marlow
Role: CHEERI consultant mentor, Community Paediatric consultant, Director of The Synapse Center for Neurodevelopment in ESNEFT
Interests: Neurodisability; Evidence based medicine; Biochemistry and pharmaceuticals
Dr Elizabeth Radford
Roles: Career Pathways
Interests: Genetics; Neurology; CRISPR and it’s roll in diagnosis, Paediatric Pint of Science Organiser, Research design lead, Academic Clinical Lecturer – Paediatric Neurology
Dr Amy Lee
Role: Social media and communications lead, Paediatric registrar
Interests: Cardiology, QI
Dr Carla Kantyka
Role: Website design,
Interests: Neonatology, Paediatric registrar, currently developing projects for antisepsis use in neonates, as well as outcomes in VLBW neonates with CONS sepsis.
Dr Constantinos Kanaris
Role: Paediatric Critical Care and Retrieval Consultant at Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University London; Associate Editor of the Journal of Child Health Care
Interests: Paediatric critical care
Dr Sharmila Manivannan
Role: Links to Team SoftLanding, Paediatric registrar
Interests: Paediatric Neurology
Dr Hannah Mechie
Role: QIP lead, Trainee engagement, Trainee committee, Paediatric registrar
Interests: Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Jenny Yang
Role: Blog posts, Medical Student Representative- Cambridge University
Interests: Rare disease research, Genetics
Dr Philip Adedokun
Role: CHEERI Admin email, Paediatric research fellow, Paediatric Undergraduate Regional Educator
Interests: Paediatric Neurology, Public health
Dr Heba Shawky
Role: IMG co-rep
Interests: Neonatology, IMG training, Paediatric registrar
Dr Thiloka Ratnaike,
Role: CHEERI founder, RCPCH TRN East of England representative, Academic Clinical Lecturer
Interests: Mitochondrial disease; Rare disease diagnosis; Improving access to research opportunities and skills for juniors; Genomics
Dr Erva Cinar
Role: Webinar and IMG Co-rep
Interests: Global child health, advocating for equal access to health services, and improving access to education and research activities for International Medical Graduates.
Dr Chad Lambert
Role: QIP lead
Interests: global child health, paediatric trainee, developing a project surrounding health inequalities created by travel expenses
Dr Alison Skippen PhD
Interests: Paediatric neurology, medical education, mentoring, access to research.
Jenny Yang
Role: Medical student link, blog posts
Interests: Genetics, has completed an intercalated year, working towards a PhD.
Dr Asma Soltani
Role: Webinar lead
Interests: Newlife clinical research fellow, genetics and neurology, PhD in neuroscience. Currently looking in to genetic mutations in neurological conditions like Rett syndrome and autism.
Dr Swati Jha
Interests: Paediatric neurology, paediatric trainee
Legacy Members
Those who have made significant contributions to CHEERI, but have now left the deanery
Dr Gemma Wilson
Role: Funding, Communications, Trainee committee links
Interests: Respiratory medicine
Dr Lipi Shekhar
Role: Trainee committee, Paediatric registrar
Interests: Paediatric Neurology
