Our Team
MH Consultants
1. To provide advice to patients and doctors about all clinical aspects of MH.
2. To assess referral information from anaesthetists and other clinicians to determine patient investigations for MH.
3. To provide the MH muscle biopsy service and work with genetic colleagues to provide DNA diagnostic services.
Professor Phil Hopkins
Phil is Director of the UKMH Registry, renowned globally for his research into MH. Read about Phil.
Dr Pawan Gupta
Pawan is a consultant anaesthetist.
Dr Jonathan Bilmen
Administration
Helen Binns
Helen is responsible for administration at the MH unit and is the first point of contact for patients and clinicians.
Diagnostic Team
Catherine Daly
Catherine is a Senior Health Science Practitioner Specialist who conducts in vitro contracture tests supervises the technical team and manages the research database.
Nickla Fisher
Nickla is a Health Science Practitioner Specialist who conducts contracture tests, genetic screening and runs the laboratory QA programme.
Sarah Hobson
Sarah is a Health Science Practitioner Specialist who undertakes contracture tests and genetic screening, including Next Generation Sequencing.
Research Staff
Dr Marie-Anne Shaw
Marie-Anne is an Associate Professor in human genetics who has carried out specialist research into the genetics of MH for over 20 years.
Dr Vikas Kaura
Vikas is an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer who combines clinical work in the MH Unit with research into the underlying mechanisms of MH.
Research Students
Mohammad Saleh
Mohammad is a PhD student who is investigating the contribution of genetic variants to MH. He is funded through a Kuwaiti government scholarship.