Meet the team

We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of: Paediatric Neurologists, Paediatric Neurosurgeons, Specialist Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Play Therapists and Psychologists. 

Our Neurologists and Neurosurgeons are listed below.  

Consultants

Dr Anne-Marie Childs - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Special interest: Neuromuscular disorders

Dr John Livingston - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist 
Special interests: Inherited white matter disorders

Dr Helen McCullagh - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Special Interests: Complex Epilepsy, Ketogenic Diet in Epilepsy, Tuberous Sclerosis, Neurovascular disease


Dr Karen Pysden - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Special Interests: Neuromuscular disorders, neurovascular disease, complex epilepsy 


Dr Munni Ray - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Neurophysiologist 
Special Interests: Complex epilepsy, childhood headache, paediatric neurophysiolog

Dr Lydia Green - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist 
Special interests: Inherited white matter disorders

Dr Micheal Tayor - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist  

Paediatric Neurosurgeons 

Mr Paul Chumas - Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Specialist Interests: Epilepsy surgery, tumour surgery, Craniofacial surgery, complex hydrocephalus surgery and endoscopy

Mr Atul Tyagi - Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Specialist Interests: Neurovascular surgery, tumour surgery, spinal dysraphism surgery, complex hydrocephalus surgery and endoscopy

Mr John Goodden - Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Specialist Interests: Tumour surgery, Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR), Spasticity surgery, complex hydrocephalus, endoscopy

Mr Gnanamurthy Sivakumar - Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Specialist Interests: Epilepsy surgery, Functional neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology (tumour surgery), complex hydrocephalus, neuro-endoscopy, Traumatic brain injury