Joint Audit and Research & Development Conference
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Thursday 22 November 2012
Team Homerton, Going for Gold –
Research and Audit – Two Sides of the Same Coin
Speaker Biographies
John A H Bootes BSc FRCS FRCOG
John trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, qualifying in 1963. His principal training posts
have been held at Barts, Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital for Women.
Between 1972 and 1973 he was a Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist at the University of the West
Indies, Jamaica. John was Lecturer at Westminster Hospital and Medical School from 1973 to 1977. He
held the post of Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist at Mayday University Hospital from 1977 to 1995
and was Medical Director from 1996 to 1998. In addition, John has been Examiner for the following:
Examiner for Royal College of Midwives; Examiner for MB - University of London; Examiner for MB and DM
- University of the West Indies; Examiner for MRCOG - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
Dr Katherine Coyne
Dr Coyne is a Consultant in Sexual Health and HIV and has been at the Homerton for 3 years. She has a
special interest in young people and is the department lead for safeguarding children and adults. Dr Coyne
is hoping to collaborate with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on more research into
how intimate partner violence affects the lives of women living with HIV in the UK.
Phillip Harniess
Phill works as a Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist based at Hackney Ark and one day/week on the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He trained at the University of East Anglia to gain a Physiotherapy BSc. He is
Bobath trained (neurodevelopmental therapy) and is currently undertaking MSc in Neurorehabilitation at
Brunel University. Phill has worked as a physiotherapist for over 10 years with the last 3 years in Hackney.
His Clinical Special interests are neonates; early neurodevelopment and early intervention; spasticity
management and postural management.
Jacqueline Gordon
Jacqueline works as a Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist at the Hackney Ark. Her
qualifications are: MA (Hons) General Arts Edinburgh; Post Graduate Degree in Occupational Therapy
(LHMC); Diploma in Access to the Built Environment; Bobath (Neurodevelopmental therapy) Trained,
including advanced Infant Bobath course. Jacqueline has a Clinical Special interest in neonates and early
intervention, and is currently working in Hackney Ark and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/SCBU one day a
week. Jacqueline is also involved with the ‘Hit Squad’ part of the Short Breaks Team, looking at access for
all to mainstream services/activities.
Dr Maryam Parisaei
Dr Parisaei is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, and Clinical
Lead for Labour Ward and Obstetrics Risk Management.
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Dr Paul Fleming
Dr Fleming studied Medicine at Trinity College Dublin and qualified in 2000. He initially trained in
Neonatology at The National Maternity and The Rotunda Hospitals Dublin. In 2007 he spent one year as a
Clinical Fellow at the Royal Women’s Hospital Melbourne and returned to Homerton University Hospital
London in 2008 to complete specialist training. Having completed clinical training, he worked for 2 years
as a Research Fellow working for Prof Costeloe at The Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts
and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry. In June 2012 he was appointed as a Consultant
Neonatologist with a Special Interest in Clinical Research at Homerton University Hospital. His research
interest is in patterns of early colonisation and how this may impact on subsequent disease processes in
preterm babies.
Dr Piero Reynolds
Dr Reynolds trained at Guys and St Thomas’ Medical and Dental School from 1997 to 2002. He completed
specialist training in General Medicine and Rheumatology in 2009 and worked as a Rheumatologist at the
Royal London Hospital from 2009 to 2010. Dr Reynolds has worked in Rheumatology and General
Medicine at Homerton University Hospital from 2010 to the present.
Jenny Anthony
Jenny Anthony has worked as a Dermatology Nurse Practitioner for the past 9 years. She runs nurse led
clinics for patients with inflammatory skin diseases and is an independent non-medical prescriber. Her first
experience of clinical research was in 2001, participating in a six month phase 2 multi-centre European trial
of a new subcutaneous monoclonal antibody treatment for psoriasis. Currently she is site coordinator for
two departmental research studies; one investigating the impact of treatment of psoriasis
with adalimumab on quality of life, and additionally the British Association of Dermatologists Biologic
Interventions Register (BADBIR), a UK and Eire observational study, which seeks to assess the long-term
safety of biologic treatments for psoriasis.
Dr Eleanor Wood
Dr Wood is a Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Barts and the
London School of Medicine and Dentistry; Director of Medical Education; Foundation Training Programme
Director FY2; Endoscopy Teaching & Training Lead ; Undergraduate MET3A (year 3) Lead; and Simulation &
Clinical Skills Lead (until Sept 2012).
Dr Waheeda Pagarkar
Dr Pagarkar is a Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine and specialises in Paediatrics. She has been in post
at the Hackney Ark (and earlier at the Donald Winnicott Centre) for 6 years. She also works at the Royal
National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital. Her basic degree is in Paediatrics following which she did her
Masters in Audiovestibular Medicine (AVM) and trained in the London Deanery as an AVM Consultant. Dr
Pagarkar’s research interests include aetiology of childhood hearing loss, genetic hearing loss and
paediatric vestibular assessment.
Nancy Hallett
Nancy Hallett has been Chief Executive of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 1999,
having been a director at the Trust since 1993. She was awarded an OBE in 2004 for services to health in
Hackney.
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