For general enquiries about the work we do or to discuss setting up a study that’s been initiated elsewhere please email [email protected] or call 01642 624090.
To contact the CI support team about a potential study for the TVRA to lead please email [email protected].
Research Twitter
You can check out or latest communications via the TVRA Twitter account.
Contact details
Senior management team
- Research and development director (North Tees) – [email protected]
- Research and development director (South Tees) – [email protected]
- TVRA associate director – [email protected]
- TVRA clinical and operations manager – [email protected]
- TVRA governance manager – [email protected]
- TVRA deputy governance Manager – [email protected]
- TVRA sponsorship and governance manager – [email protected]
Facilitator responsibilities
Facilitators
Mohitha Pallapothu
Research facilitator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 850850
Extension: 57857
Specialty areas:
- A&E
- Anaesthetics
- Critical Care
- Trauma and Orthopaedics
- Surgery
- Pain
- Women and Children
- Opthalmology
Rachel Taylor
Research facilitator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 624583
Mobile: 07935 010043
Specialty areas:
- Medical
- Aging
- Dementia
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Infection
- Mental Health
- Metabolic
- Musculoskeletal
- Neuro
- Renal
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Stroke
- Urology
Thomas Whitehead
Research facilitator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01642 858260
Extension: 58260
Specialty areas:
- Cancer
- Cardiology
Team leads
Team Leads
- All specialties, (North Tees): Alison Chilvers – [email protected]
- Surgery, Women and Children (South Tees): Clare Proctor – [email protected]
- Medical (North and South Tees): Julie Quigley – [email protected]
- Anaesthetics, Critical Care, A&E and Trauma and Orthopaedics (South Tees): Kerry Colling – [email protected]
- Pain (South Tees): Morag Brookes – [email protected]
- Cancer (South Tees): Sarah Essex – [email protected]
- Cardiology (South Tees): Steph Mack – [email protected]
Team contacts
Cardiology – South Tees
- Ben Ward, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Bev Atkinson, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Carmen Neave, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Cath Richardson, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Deborah Athorne, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Helen Mason, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Karen Ainsworth, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Laura Thompson, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Lynne Whitehouse, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Michelle Turner, Data/admin – [email protected]
- Rachel Kipling, Clinical Trial Assistant – [email protected]
- Rebecca Lenagh, Research Nurse – [email protected]
Cardiology – North Tees
- Emma Connell, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Fe Hernandez, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Janine O’Rourke, Clinical specialist nurse – Janine.o’[email protected]
- Karen Hann, Clinical specialist nurse – [email protected]
- Susan Crawford, Research nurse – [email protected]
Surgery, Women and Children – South Tees
- Amanda Forster, Neonates research nurse – [email protected]
- Emanuel Cirstea, Neuro research nurse – [email protected]
- Hazel Alexander, Obs and gynae research midwife – [email protected]
- Helen Harwood, Obs and gynae research midwife – [email protected]
- Jen Ash, Research midwife – [email protected]
- Jo Grainge, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Joanne Kane, Obs and gynae advanced practitioner – [email protected]
- Kerry Hebbron, Opthalmics clinical trials co-ordinator – [email protected]
- Lynn Whitecross, Obs and gynae research midwife – [email protected]
- Naomi O’Neill, Health care assistant – [email protected]
- Sophie Rodger, Paed research nurse – [email protected]
- Sue Davies, Surgery health care assistant – [email protected]
Surgery, including obs and gynae – North Tees
- Anna Rookes, Surgery clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Claire Morning, clinical trials assistant (women/child) – [email protected]
- Dawn Egginton, Paediatrics/neonatal research nurse – [email protected]
- Debbie Wilson, Surgery research nurse – [email protected]
- Dr Liz Baker, Scientist – [email protected]
- Julie Woollaston, registered midwife – [email protected]
- Kirsty Farrington, registered midwife – [email protected]
- Sharon Gowans, Obs and gynae registered midwife – [email protected]
- Vicky Collins, Obs and gynae research associate practitioner – [email protected]
Cancer – South Tees
- Andrea Watson, Clinical trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Andrew Vaux, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Asia Sarwar, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Bobette Kamangu, Clinical trials co-ordinator – [email protected]
- Charlotte Jacobs, Clinical trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Claire Elliott, Clinical trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Heidi McConnell, Research nurse – [email protected]
- Keith Harland, Radio team leader – [email protected]
- Leanne Murray, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Paula Milnes, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Paula Robson, Clinical trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Rachael Lofthouse, Clinical trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Rebecca Liddle, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Rita Mohan, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Saranne Hufton, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
Cancer – North Tees
- Anna Rookes, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Helen Wardle, Clinical trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Liz Baker, Scientist – [email protected]
- Lynda Poole, Research nurse – [email protected]
Medical – South Tees
- Adele Szekeres, ID Clinical reials co-ordinator – [email protected]
- Alycon Walker, Renal research nurse – [email protected]
- Clare Walker, Clinical research co-ordinator (rheumatology) – [email protected]
- Faye Robinson, Neurodegen/stroke research nurse [email protected]
- Hazel Thomas, Diabetes admin – [email protected]
- Jackie Dodds, Dermatology Research nurse – [email protected]
- Joanne Morley, ID research nurse – [email protected]
- Julie Tregonning, GI Research nurse – [email protected]
- Leanne Hood, Clinical research co-ordinator (respiratory/urology) – [email protected]
- Linda Taylor, Clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Lynn Dixon, Stroke research nurse – [email protected]
- Pauline Lambert, ID Research nurse – [email protected]
- Rebecca Durrell, clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Rosy Lampitt, Project Manager (ATTACK) – [email protected]
- Sue Winship, Diabetes research nurse – [email protected]
Medical – North Tees
- Carol Adams, GI research nurse – [email protected]
- Simon Sinclair, GI research nurse – [email protected]
- Ana Teixeira, GI research nurse – [email protected]
- Elaine Siddle, Stro/derm research nurse – [email protected]
- Magda Stefaniak, Stroke research nurse – [email protected]
- Nicole Harris, Stroke and GI CTA – [email protected]
- Claire Riley, Respiratory research nurse – [email protected]
- Jill Skelton, Respiratory research nurse – [email protected]
- Emma Connell – Resp clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
Anaesthetics, Critical Care, A&E and T&O – South Tees
- Aileen Mc Allister, research nurse (critical care) – [email protected]
- Amy Thompson, Critical care research nurse – [email protected]
- Andy Shepperson, research nurse/AHP (anaesthetics) – [email protected]
- Dean Wilkinson – [email protected]
- Jessica Jones, Critical care research nurse – [email protected]
- Joe Nicholson, research nurse (trauma and orthopaedics) – [email protected]
- Lauren Simpson, clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Marc Atkinson, T&O research nurse – [email protected]
- Isaac Agyapong, Research nurse – [email protected]
Anaesthetics, Critical Care, A&E and T&O – North Tees
- Debbie Wilson, T&O research nurse – [email protected]
- Hillie Corr, A&E and ITU clinical trials assistant – [email protected]
- Laura O’Rourke, A&E research nurse – [email protected]
- Sarah Purvis, ITU research nurse – [email protected]
- Magda Stefaniak, ITU research nurse – [email protected]
- Susan Crawford, research nurse – [email protected]
Pain – South Tees
- Irene Wilkinson, research nurse – [email protected]
- Jenny Robinson, Pain research nurse – [email protected]
- Jeremy Alberio, Data – [email protected]
- Sue Copley, Pain researcg assistant – [email protected]
Administration team
South Tees
- Helen Little, PA – [email protected]
- Maureen Duncan, admin
Generic – [email protected]
Personal – [email protected] - Anne Gill, admin
Generic – [email protected]
Personal – [email protected] - Amendments for South Tees – [email protected]
- Andrew Sigsworth, research archivist and admin – [email protected]
- Gerard Finn, research archivist and admin – [email protected]
North Tees
Leigh Pollard, PA/admin and amendments – [email protected]
Amendments for North Tees – [email protected]
Chief Investigator Support Team
South Tees
- Heather Chillingswoth, Grants and finance officer – Generic – [email protected]
Personal – [email protected] - Naz Iqbal, MedConnect project manager – [email protected]
- Craig Mower, MedConnect project manager – [email protected]
- Lesley Harris, TVRA research co-ordinator – Generic – [email protected]
Personal – [email protected] - Jonathan Williams, TVRA Research co-ordinator – [email protected]
- Charlotte Feguson, research monitoring and governance officer – [email protected]
ACeS, ACU and ACU Fellows
ACeS
- ACes generic email – [email protected]
- Amanda Goodman, PA to head of department and ACeS admin – [email protected] or [email protected]
- Amar Rangan, head of department – [email protected]
- Lucksy Kottam, head of academic operations – [email protected]
- Natalie Clark, clinical trials coordinator – [email protected]
- Reece Walker, trial data manager – [email protected]
- Stephen Liggett – senior research project manager – [email protected]
ACU
- Arran Morgan, trials practitioner – [email protected]
- Chris Wilkinson, consultant cardiologist – [email protected]
- David Austin, co-director – [email protected]
- Enoch Akowuah, co-director – [email protected]
- General, ACU general email – stees.acu.nhs.net
- Helen Geoghegan, research co-ordinator – [email protected]
- Lisa Chang, principal research manager – [email protected]
- Rebecca Maier, head of ACU – [email protected]
- Stuart Grant, consultant cardiac surgeon – [email protected]
ACU Fellows
- Alex Visan, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
- Chris Bayliss, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
- Georgia Gilbert, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
- Laurence Whittaker, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
- Pasan Witharana, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
- Visvesh Jayalan, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
- Wumi Folaranmi, ACU Fellow – [email protected]
Support services contact
Pharmacy – South Tees
- Anne Hardwick, pharmacy technician – [email protected]
- Helen Dunn, Lead pharmacy technician – [email protected]
- Kate Rees, pharmacy technician – [email protected]
- Samantha Barnes, assistant technical officer – [email protected]
- Vicky Hanlon, specialist lead pharmacist – [email protected]
Pharmacy – North Tees
- Paul Harris, pharmacy services manager – [email protected]
- Moira Percival, principal pharmacy technician – [email protected]
Pathology – South Tees
- Abiola Shoremekun, Laboratory healthcare support worker – [email protected]
- Anitha Ratnakumar, Laboratory healthcare support worker – [email protected]
- Anthony Donnelly, TCRA academic lab scientist – [email protected]
- Generic, main lab – [email protected]
- Sarah Bircham, Pathology research associate practitioner – [email protected]
- STRIVE biobank – [email protected]
- Sumanth Dondapati, TVRA pathology research facilitator – [email protected]
- Sharon Holland, lab healthcare support worker – [email protected]
Pathology – North Tees
- Chris Elliot, haematology/blood transfusion – [email protected]
- Danielle Mead, cellular Pathology – [email protected]
- Helen Baxter, haematology/blood transfusion – [email protected]
- Helen Verrill, biochemsitry – [email protected]
- Nicola Bateman, biochemistry – [email protected]
- Sharron Pooley, cellular sciences service manager – [email protected]
- Sue Robinson, Operational lead biomed sci cellular path – [email protected]
- Victoria Armstrong, Operational lead biomed sci cellular path – [email protected]
Radiology – South Tees
Mo Shawgi, consultant radiologist – [email protected]
Rachael Weithers, plain film modality manager/research lead – [email protected]
Radiology – North Tees
- Gail Griffiths, diagnostic services lead – [email protected]
- David Norton, clinical director radiology – [email protected]
Ophthalmology – South Tees
- Gay-Ann Tisuela, Clinical sister, [email protected]
- Kerry Hebbron, Clinical trials co-ordinator – [email protected]
- Sridhar Manvikar, Consultant in opthalmology – [email protected]
Mammogram – South Tees
As per radiology
Mammogram – North Tees
Dr Anuradha Anand, Consultant radiologist – [email protected]
Echocardiography – South Tees
Sam Middleton, Echo operational lead – [email protected]
Echocardiography – North Tees
Steven Hodgson, Specialist cardio resp clinical physiologist – [email protected]
Lung Function – South Tees
Asd per respiratory
Lung Function – North Tees
Sandra Stych, Nurse co-ordinator – [email protected]
Medical physics expert – South and North Tees
Claire-Louise Chapple – [email protected]
Medical Photography – South Tees
- Allison Williamson, clinical photographer – [email protected]
- Lynsey Searle – [email protected]
- Matthew Topping – [email protected]
Medical Photography – North Tees
Carol Burr, medical photography and Illustrator – [email protected]
Coronary angiology manager – South Tees
Amelia Muir, manager cardiac catheter laboratories – [email protected]
Coronary angiology manager – North Tees
Louise Tindall, coronary angiography manager – [email protected]
Nuclear medicine – South Tees
Dionne Limmer, senior clinical technologist – [email protected]
Nuclear medicine – North Tees
Karen Whicker, consultant medical physicist – [email protected]
Finance – South Tees
- Danielle Melton, managment accountant – [email protected]
- Generic email – [email protected]
- Mia Appleton, finance assistant – [email protected]
Finance – North Tees
- Generic email – [email protected]
- Georgia Carter, Deputy finance business partner – [email protected]
- Lee Bennett, finance business partner – [email protected]
- Niharika Sharma, management accountant – [email protected]
PACS – North Tees
- Darren Smith, system admin manager – [email protected]
- John Elliott, PACS system administrator – [email protected]