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Meet the Respiratory team

Key members of the Respiratory unit include:

Consultants

Dr Colin Wallis MRCP, FRCPCH, MD, DCH  
Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician/Division Lead
Special interest: paediatric respiratory 
 
Dr Ranjan Suri MBChB, MRCPCH, MD  
Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician
Special interests: asthma, cystic fibrosis, respiratory illnesses and sleep disordered breathing 
 
Dr Paul Aurora MBBS, BSc(Hons), MSc, MRCP, PhD  
Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Lung Transplantation 
 
Dr Francois Abel MBChB (Louv), FCPaed (Bel), GPSS (UWA)
Locum Consultant Respiratory Paediatrician
Special interest: Paediatric Sleep Medicine, Non Invasive ventilation and general respiratory paediatrics

Senior nursing staff

Ana Marote
Sister in Charge, Badger Ward
 
Nicola Nabney 
Ward Sister, Transitional Care Unit

Lung Function Labatory

Ah-Fong Hoo
Registered Nurse, Registered Midwife, ENB405 course, Advanced Diploma in Midwifery, M.Phil, PhD (respiratory physiology)  

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Special interests: early determinants of lung function and pattern of growth and development of the respiratory system in early years

Interest in the application of knowledge of respiratory physiology and interpretation of lung function results in order to strength the scientific basis of detecting, treatment and prevention of respiratory disease in infancy and childhood.

Stephanie Rees
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Special interests: pre-school testing and multiple breath washout testing

Jan Rezulski
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Special interests: pre-school testing and multiple breath washout testing
 
Emma Fettes BSc Hons Physiology 
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Special interests: pre-school testing and multiple breath washout testing

Jane Kirkby PhD
Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Special interests: pre-school testing and multiple breath washout testing  

Sleep Laboratory

Aidan Laverty BSc(Hons) MSc MBCS 
Principal Clinical Physiologist (Respiratory/Sleep)
Special interests: applications of IT to healthcare and health informatics
 
Johanna Dingle-Gavlak 
Senior Sleep Technician

Kylie Russo
Senior Sleep Technician

Sijo Kollanur
Senior Sleep Technician

Matthew Davies
Senior Sleep Technician

Ceren Ahmet
Trainee Physical Physiologist

Marie-Joy Clarkson
Sleep Support Worker

Manjinder Kaur
Sleep Support Worker
 

Administration staff

Secretaries 

Helen Morris 
Medical PA to Dr Colin Wallis and Dr Ranjan Suri

Carol Wragg
Medical PA to Cystic Fibrosis Team

Niraj Shah 
Medical PA to Dr Paul Aurora, Dr Francois Abel and Sleep Team

Tracy Sedgemore 
Senior Administrator (General Respiratory and Respiratory Sleep Team) 

Ward administration

Alejandra Godoy 
Miffy Ward Administrator

Yoko Speechley 
Badger Ward Clinician's Assistant

Management

Anne Layther  
Cardiorespiratory General Manager 

Allan Goldman 
Divisional Director for Cardiorespiratory Services

Suzanne Cullen
Head of Nursing, Cardiorespiratory Unit