Professor Kate Tatton-Brown

Clinical Director and Head of National Genomic Education; NHS England

Kate Tatton-Brown is clinical director and head of the Genomics Education Programme within NHS England; a consultant clinical geneticist at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Professor of clinical genetics and genomic education at St George’s, University of London. She studied medicine at the University of Oxford before training first in paediatrics and then in clinical genetics. Kate is passionate about upskilling the healthcare workforce to embrace genomics and use genomic data to transform patient management. She is a national leader in genomic education and has been directing the development of a portfolio of “just in time” (reactive) and “just in case” (proactive) online, in-person and blended educational resources. The portfolio includes the Genomics Training Academy (GTAC); GeNotes; several Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs); a framework to support the development of genomic champions/advisors; a new approach to the integration of genomic medicine through the Clinical Pathway Initiative (CPI) and several postgraduate genomic courses. In addition to her education and NHS clinical roles, Kate has a keen interest in research. She has been researching a family of conditions characterised by increased growth and an intellectual disability (the OGID syndromes) for over two decades and has published widely in this area.

Dr Eleanor Hay

Clinical Genetics Consultant; Great Ormond Street Hospital

Dr Hay is a genetics consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital, specialising in paediatric rare disease and genetic eye conditions. In addition, she is integrated into the UK retinoblastoma service (London), where she sees families for genetic testing and counselling. She is a member of the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) Specialist Advisory Board.

Dr Hay has a background in paediatric medicine and completed her clinical genetics training at St Georges/Great Ormond Street Hospitals. She is a council member of the UK Clinical Genetics Society, co-chair of the RCPCH Genomics Working Group and co-chair of the NHSE Genomics Education Programme Paediatric working group.

Dr Chinthika Piyasena

Consultant Neonatologist; Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Chinthika is a consultant neonatologist at Evelina London. She enjoys all aspects of neonatology but has recently been interested in advanced genomics, with its prospect of accurate diagnoses for newborn infants. She was the PI for The Next Generation Children’s Study, and currently is the PI for the Newborn Genomes Program for Evelina London. Her PhD in epigenetic mechanisms of early life programming in preterm infants provided a foundation. She is part of the GeNotes education program and member of the RCPCH Genomics Working Group.

Dr Frances Elmslie

Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Clinical Director, South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance; St George’s University Hospitals

Dr Elmslie is the clinical lead for South West Thames Centre for Genomics based at St George’s as well as Clinical Director of the South East Genomic Medicine Service Alliance. In this capacity, she leads a team that aims to embed genomics into routine patient care across South East England. She has held a number of senior management positions including Chair of the Clinical Reference Group for Genetics at NHS England from 2017 – 2020 and President of the Clinical Genetics Society from 2019 – 2021.
She leads the St George’s Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) clinic, the largest such clinic in the UK. Dr Elmslie is the clinical lead for the NHSE TSC Rare Disease Collaborative Network for TSC. She was invited to take up the role of Chair of the patient charity, the Tuberous Sclerosis Association, in December 2023. Dr Elmslie is a Co-Investigator for the NIHR/MRC funded Rare Disease Node in mTOR pathway disorders.

Dr David Wright

Consultant Paediatrician; Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

David is a general paediatric consultant with expertise in Cardiology in a DGH. David got involved in genomic work through a Masters in Ethics and Law where I became interested in balancing the interests of patients and the interests of their families in knowing, or not knowing, genetic information. David is a member of Alder Hey’s Ethics committee and a tutor for Ethics and Law at Manchester University medical school.

Dr Hayley Lees

Clinical Scientist; Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHSClinical Lecturer in Paediatrics

Hayley Lees is a Clinical Scientist in the Exeter Genomics Laboratory (EGL), providing rapid genome sequencing for acutely unwell babies and children with a likely monogenic disorder.
Hayley has also been involved in research activities further analysing 100,000 Genomes Project data from families recruited to the South West rare disease arm, in whom a genetic diagnosis was not identified during the primary analysis phase. Prior to joining EGL, she completed the Scientist Training Programme (STP) at Bristol Genomics Laboratory (South West GLH) and a DPhil in Biochemistry at the University of Oxford.

Dr Louise Hartley

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist; Royal London Hospital

Louise has worked as a paediatric neurologist at the Royal London Hospital since 2018, prior to this from 2003-2017, Louise ran the neuromuscular service for south Wales based at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.

Dr Lara Menzies

Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine; Great Ormond Street Hospital

Lara is a Consultant in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Medicine at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London and an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London. She has a special interest in Neurogenetics. Prior to specialising in Genetics, Lara trained as a Paediatrician and completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge which was awarded a British Neuroscience Association prize. Lara has has published widely and her research has been cited >5000 times.

Lara has a keen interest in medical education and teaches regularly on Genomics. She has worked closely with charities such as Unique and Medics4RareDiseases to translate research findings into meaningful information for families and was awarded an RCPath 2020 Silver Research Medal.

Dr Ed Miller

Education Specialist; NHSE’s Genomics Education Programme

Dr Ed Miller is an Education Specialist for NHS England’s National Genomics Education Programme which exists to deliver learning and development opportunities to both healthcare professionals involved in NHS Genomics Medicine service and the wider workforce.

Ed provides educational steer and input across the programme and leads a number of projects to support the education and training of healthcare professionals in genomics across professions and specialties.

Before joining the Genomics Education Programme, Ed researched DNA damage repair and replication and has a PhD from the University of Birmingham.

Dr Ed Steel

Clinical Genetics Registrar; North West Thames Genetics

Ed is a Clinical Genetics trainee based in North West London and a former Paediatrics trainee. Ed has a particular interest in genetic diseases presenting the neonatal period or early infancy.

Ana Juett

Programme Manager; South West NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance

Ana is the Programme Manager for the South West NHS Genomic Medicine Service Alliance. She has a background in NHS project management and change analysis in both clinical, and research, service delivery. Ana has a passion for patient involvement and worked as a PPI lead on both regional and national projects for the clinical research network before moving to the 100,000 Genomes Project in 2016, where she was South West Genomic Medicine Centre Programme Lead for both Rare Disease and Cancer. Ana is dedicated to supporting the work of the South West Genomic Laboratories in order to realise the potential of genomic medicine for all NHS patients and their families.

Dr Richard Hastings

Consultant Paediatrician; Sherwood Forest Hospitals

Richard is a consultant general paediatrician at King’s Mill Hospital in Nottinghamshire. He is also the head of service for acute paediatrics and divisional digital clinical lead. Richard has a special interest in genomic medicine and is a member of the RCPCH Genomics Working Group.
Lara has a keen interest in medical education and teaches regularly on Genomics. She has worked closely with charities such as Unique and Medics4RareDiseases to translate research findings into meaningful information for families and was awarded an RCPath 2020 Silver Research Medal.

Dr Sharon Jheeta

Consultant Paediatrician; Imperial College NHS Trust

Sharon is a consultant paediatrician at Imperial College NHS Trust. She has an interest in paediatric neurology and now in genomic testing for rare diseases. She sits on the RCPCH Genomics Working Group.
Ed provides educational steer and input across the programme and leads a number of projects to support the education and training of healthcare professionals in genomics across professions and specialties.

Before joining the Genomics Education Programme, Ed researched DNA damage repair and replication and has a PhD from the University of Birmingham.