Meet the Clinical Genetics team

Key members of the Clinical Genetics team include

Lead Clinician

Dr V.K. Ajith Kumar 
Consultant in Clinical Genetics
Areas of special clinics: Rare Diseases, Neuroendocrine Disorders, Cancer Genetics

Consultants

Dr Emma Clement 
Departmental Education and Training Lead

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of special interest: Genetics of hearing loss and dual sensory conditions, paediatric neuromuscular disorders

Dr Emma Wakeling
Rare Disease Lead

Consultant in Clinical Genetics

Areas of special interest: Childhood genetic disorders, disorders of imprinting and growth failure

Dr Alice Gardham

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of special Interest: Prenatal Genetics

Dr Tazeen Ashraf

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of Special Interest: Prenatal genetics, Pre-Implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) and Rare diseases

Dr Lara Menzies

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of special interest: Neurogenetics, Inherited white matter disorders, Craniofacial genetics

Dr Ellie Hay

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of special interest: Genetics of eye disorders, retinoblastoma

Dr Shereen Tadros

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of special interest: Ethics of genetics, training and education

Dr Wendy Jones 
Consultant in Clinical Genetics
Specialist clinics: Dysmorphology, Epilepsy, Cleft

Dr Phil Ostrowski

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine

Areas of special interest: Cardiac genetics, Cancer Genetics

Dr Richard Scott 
Consultant in Clinical Genetics
Areas of special interest: Dysmorphology

Dr Louise Wilson MBChB, FRCP, BSc
Consultant in Clinical Genetics
Areas of special interest: Dysmorphology, Craniofacial Disorders, Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Skeletal Dysplasia

Dr Saba Sharif

Consultant in Clinical Genetics

Areas of special interest: Cancer genetics, Neurofibromatosis type 2

Dr Munaza Ahmed

Consultant in Clinical Genetics

Areas of special interest: Cancer Genetics; Paediatric Cancer Genetics

Specialist Registrars

The consultants are supported by a team of Specialist Registrars.

  • Dr Ratha Sritharan
  • Dr Ramy Saad
  • Dr Antonia Northam
  • Dr Harriet Cullen
  • Dr Will Macken
  • Dr Monica Ziff

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Anna Jewitt
Roald Dahl SWAN Clinical Nurse Specialist

Genetic Counsellors

  • Anita Bruce - Lead Consultant Genetic Counsellor
  • Alice Coulson – Principal Genetic Counsellor
  • Pooja Dasani – Principal Genetic Counsellor
  • Katherine Mazur – Principal Genetic Counsellor
  • Sarah Robart – Principal Genetic Counsellor (maternity leave)
  • Sophie Marlowe – Registered Genetic Counsellor
  • Kate Simon – Registered Genetic Counsellor
  • Ailidh Watson – Registered Genetic Counsellor
  • Emma Williams – Registered Genetic Counsellor
  • Leanne Barrett – Pre-Registration Genetic Counsellor
  • Jaspreet Bhumbra - Pre-Registration Genetic Counsellor
  • Annabel Page – STP Trainee Genetic Counsellor
  • Elizabeth Stanton – STP Trainee Genetic Counsellor

Family History Coordinators and Genomic Associates

  • Parveen Akhtar
  • Grace Binney
  • Ardra Giboy

Management

  • Dayani (Dee) Balasubramaniyem
    Service Manager
  • Arpita Tailor
    Administrative Manager

Administration Staff

Secretaries

Nadia Begum
Telephone: 020 7762 6856

Email: Nadia.Begum@gosh.nhs.uk

Shah Rahman
Telephone: 020 7762 6077

Email: Shah.Rahman@gosh.nhs.uk

Anusha Deakins
Telephone: 020 7762 6096

Email: Anusha.Deakins@gosh.nhs.uk

Mohammed Uddin
Telephone: 020 7762 6845

Email: Mohammed.Uddin@gosh.nhs.uk

Admin Support

Tania Egarter
Administrator

Naila Choudhary
Administrator