These include:
- Northamptonshire
- Hampshire
- Wiltshire
- Surrey
- West Sussex.
We offer the following services.
- Management of acute, sub-acute, medium and long-term inflammatory joint disease (Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis / JIA)
- Management of juvenile dermatomyositis and Lupus (SLE), childhood vasculitis and other connective tissue diseases (including cytotoxic management)
- Management of autoinflammatory conditions (e.g. Periodic Fevers)
- Management of severe acute multi-system disease, including support on intensive care
- Transitional care for adolescents with inflammatory diseases in readiness for their move to adult services
- Diagnosis and management of rare syndromes e.g. skeletal dysplasias (development abnormalities)
- Assessment of localised and generalised Chronic Pain Syndromes
We provide clinics at:
- Great Western Hospital, Swindon
- Milton Keynes Hospital
- The Oxford Centre for Young People in Pain (OXCYPP) at Douglas House, Oxford
Our team
- Dr Akhila Kavirayani
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist and Clinical Lead - Dr Pam Dawson
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist and Medical Lead for Chronic Pain - Dr Kathy Bailey
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist - Dr Joel David
Consultant Rheumatologist - Dr Sri Sharma
Lead Consultant Ophthalmologist, Thames Valley Regional Ocular Inflammation Service for Children and Adults - Dr Lucia Derriman
Specialty Doctor Ophthalmology - Ruth Finch
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Lead Nurse Specialist - Elaine Parsons
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Rachel Walcott
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Jane-Ann Archer
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Danielle Miller
Research Nurse - Jo Sheehan
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and Allied Health Professional Team Lead - Sunette Letley
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Gabby Willis
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Laura Clay
Health Play Specialist - Dr Becky Dale
Principal Clinical Psychologist - Dr Konrad Jacobs
Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Paediatric Chronic Pain Rehab Lead) - Dr Emma Dunford
Consultant Clinical Psychologist - Julia Smith
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Paediatric Chronic Pain - Gemma North
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Paediatric Chronic Pain and Rheumatology - Anne Marie van Es
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Paediatric Chronic Pain - Lisa Fox
Paediatric Therapy Assistant
Paediatric Rheumatology team information
Find us and contact us
Paediatric rheumatology services are based in Children's Outpatients at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre with close ties to the John Radcliffe Hospital.
Initial contact with this service should be made via your GP.
Links
Oxford Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Centre (OxPARC) (at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre)
