Meeting the team
This is an example of the professionals who will involved in your journey on the CESS pathway.
Clinical Lead for CESS
Dr Shakti Agrawal - Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist
Neurologists
Dr Ratna Kumar - Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Dr Anu Sudarsanam - Consultant Paediatric Neurologists
Neurosurgeons
Mr Richard Walsh - Consultant Neurosurgeon
Mr William Lo - Consultant Neurosurgeon
Clinical Fellow
Dr Rana Mohamed
Nurses
James Lewis - Epilepsy Surgery Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurse
CESS co-ordinator/ Secretary
Colin Salmon – CESS Co-ordinator
Mohamed Arbaz Khan – Secretary
Other professionals that will help with your CESS journey
Radiologists
Dr Lesley MacPherson - Consultant Radiologist
Dr Helen Williams - Consultant Radiologist
Dr Adam Oats - Consultant Radiologist
Neurophysiologists
Peter Bill - Lead Clinical Neurophysiologist
Professor Stefano Seri - Consultant Neurophysiologist
Caroline Scott - VT Service Lead
Andrew Lawley - Consultant Neurophysiologist
Bryony Carr - VT Clinical Scientist
Neuropsychologists
Dr Jo Horton - Consultant Neuropsychologist
Occupational Therapists
Madeline Paul - Occupational Therapist
Neuropsychiatrists
Dr Laavanya Damodaran - Consultant Neuropsychiatrist
Physiotherapists
Claire Rylance - Physiotherapist
Nicola Birchall - Physiotherapist
Speech and Language Therapist
Zoe Healey - Speech and Language Therapist
Suzi Proctor - Speech and Language
If you need any help, information or advice during your journey on the Children’s Epilepsy Surgery Service (CESS) pathway please contact the CESS Co-ordinator or the CESS epilepsy nurse at BCH Tel: 0121 333 8184, 8180 and 8158.