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Key clinical Epilepsy Unit staff - QEHB

Consultant neurologists

  • Dr Shanika Samarasekera (Clinical Lead for Epilepsy)
  • Dr Barbara Wysota
  • Dr Daniel White
  • Dr Smriti Bose
  • Dr Pyae Aung
  • Dr Sophia Michael

Consultant neurosurgeons

  • Mr Ismail Ughratdar (Surgical Lead for Epilepsy)
  • Prof Ramesh Chelvarajah
  • Mr Christos Soumpasis

Consultant neurophysiologists

  • Dr Colin Shirley
  • Dr Jafar Ibrahim
  • Dr Satya Duddu

Consultant neuroradiologists

  • Dr Vijay Sawlani
  • Dr Satheesh Ramalingam
  • Dr Michael Bowen
  • Dr Amil Chaudhry

Consultant neuropsychologists

  • Dr Andy Hawkins
  • Dr Helen Matthews

Clinical physiologists – neurophysiology

  • Mrs Satinder Bhath
  • Dr David Rollings
  • Mr Shakil Qabil
  • Ms Solange Omanyondo

Clinical nurse specialists

  • Ms Anna Leat, (Epilepsy Surgery Lead)
  • Ms Nicole Toghill (Epilepsy Lead, Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescriber)
  • Ms Arleen McNutt, (Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescriber)
  • Ms Sophia Beddows

Last reviewed: 30 October 2026