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Dr Sarah Eisen

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  • University College Hospital

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6072856

Professional background

Dr Sarah Eisen is a consultant paediatrician at UCLH/Hospital for Tropical Diseases with a special interest in infectious diseases, tropical medicine and migrant/refugee health.

She runs clinics for children and young people in tropical medicine and parasitology, infectious diseases, and general paediatrics. Sarah is the lead for the children and young people’s infectious diseases, tropical medicine and parasitology service. She is also paediatric lead for the North Central London South Hub Tuberculosis Service and co-lead of RESPOND, a health system for those seeking asylum and refugees.

Sarah trained at the University of Cambridge and University College London, graduating in 2003. She has undertaken paediatric training in London, including paediatric infection special interest training at Great Ormond Street Hospital. She has completed an MD(Res) in HIV immunology at the UCL-Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health.

Sarah currently works both clinically and academically. She holds an honorary associate professorship at the UCL-Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and honorary assistant professorship at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is working on a variety of research projects in the field of migrant health. She is principal investigator for the AEGIS project, a funded multidisciplinary study seeking to improve health, social and education outcomes nationally for children and young people seeking asylum.

Sarah sits on the RCPCH migrant health reference group and on the steering committee of the British Association of Paediatric Tuberculosis.

Qualifications: MD (Res) UCL, MA (Physiology; First Class Hons) Cantab. Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, LSTHM. RCPCH Special Interest Certification in Paediatric Infectious Diseases. Sarah is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the Academy of Medical Educators.

Specialties

Research interests

  • Migrant and inclusion health
  • Infectious diseases, tropical medicine and parasitology
  • Medical education

Publications

  • Hurry K, Longley N, Cinardo P, Ward A, Eisen S (2024). Dental health adjuncts and care: exploring access among asylum-seekers and refugees in London, UK. JDR Clinical & Translational Research. In press 
  • Pach S, Ritz N, Eisen S (2024). Optimizing Early Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases in Migrant and Refugee Children: an Overview of Best Practices and Strategies. The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal 43(8):e278-e281 (invited review)
  • Pach S, Ward A, Eisen S (2024). Testing for infections: getting it right for Children Looked After (invited review article). Paediatrics and Child Health. Volume 34, Issue 11, 398 – 405. 
  • Eisen S, Nabarro L, Godbole G, Chappell F, & Cohen J (2024). Parasitic infections: What do paediatricians need to know? Archives of Disease in Childhood. archdischild-2024 326876. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-326876
  • Hurry K, Eisen S, Ward A (2024). Role of the paediatrician in dental health. Archives of Disease in 
  • Childhood 2024;109:864-865 (invited review article)
  • Eisen S, Williams B, & Cohen J (2023). Infections in Asymptomatic Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children in London 2016-2022. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(12), 1051–1055
  • Moseley P, Bamford A, Eisen S, Lyall H, Kingston M, Thorne C, … Kadambar S. (2023). Resurgence of congenital syphilis: new strategies against an old foe. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18:S1473-3099(23)00314-6. (review article)
  • Ryan R, Eisen S, Patel D., & Longley N. (2023). Perspectives on the current diphtheria outbreak among asylum-seekers in the UK. Journal of Travel Medicine, 30(5). (invited review article)
  • Martyn E, Eisen S, Longley N, Harris P, Surey J, Norman J. … Others. (2023). The forgotten people: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as a priority for the inclusion health agenda. Elife, 12, e81070. (review article)
  • Clemente N, Cinardo P, Ward A, Longley N, Harkensee C, & Eisen S. (2022). A Whole-child, whole-family approach to health assessments for asylum-seeking children. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 6(1). (invited review article)
  • Sanchez-Clemente N, Eisen S, Harkensee C, Longley N, O’Grady R, Ward A. (2023). Beyond arrival: safeguarding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108(3), 160–165 (invited review article)
  • Sandgaard K, Gkouleli T, Attenborough T, Adams S, Gibbons D, Holm M, Eisen S. … et al. (2022). The importance of taking ART appropriately in children and adolescents with HIV-1 to reach the highest capacity of immune function later in life. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 860316
  • Farrant O, Eisen S, Van Tulleken C, Ward A, Longley N. (2022). Why asylum-seekers deserve better healthcare, and how we can give it to them. BMJ, 376. (opinion piece)
  • Cinardo P, Farrant O, Gunn K, Ward A, Eisen S, Longley N. (2022). Screening for neglected tropical diseases and other infections in refugee and asylum-seeker populations in the United Kingdom. Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease. (invited review article)
  • Dougherty H, Eisen S, Fraser L, Gomes S., Roland, D. (2022). Piloting a registry for paediatric sepsis: The PoRPoiSe study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 58(6), 978–984
  • Armitage A, Cohen, J, Heys M, Hardelid P, Ward A, Eisen, S. (2022). Description and 
  • evaluation of a pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107(5), 456–460
  • Williams B, Boullier M, Cricks, Ward A, Naidoo R, Williams A, …Eisen S, Cohen J. (2020). Screening for infection in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105(6), 530–53.
  • Knox K, Baldwin N, Cadman C, Davies O, Goh L, Mortimer R, … Eisen, S. (2019). Responsive In-situ Simulation in Kids (RISK) project: a novel approach to learning from clinical incident reporting. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, 5(4), 244
  • Eisen S, Hayden C, Young C, Gilson R, Jungmann E, Jacobsen M, … Baxendale H (2016). B-cell development and pneumococcal immunity in vertically acquired HIV infection. Aids, 30(12), 1867–1876
  • Eisen S, Sukhani S, Brightwell A, Stoneham S, Long A. (2014). Peer mentoring: evaluation of a novel programme in paediatrics. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99(2), 142–146 
  • Eisen S, Pealing L, Aldridge R, Siedner M, Necochea A, Leybell I. … Others. (2013). Effects of ascent to high altitude on human antimycobacterial immunity. PLoS One, 8(9), e74220 
  • Eisen S, Honywood L, Shingadia D, Novelli V. (2012) 
  • Spinal tuberculosis in children. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 97(8), 724–729. (review article)
  • Eisen S, Dzwonek A, & Klein N. (2008). Mannose-binding lectin in HIV infection. Future Medicine Ltd 3 (3), 225-233 (review article)
  • Dennison J, Eisen S, Towers M, Clark C. (2006). An effective electronic surgical referral system. The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 88(6), 554–556
  • Fertleman C, Gibbs J, Eisen S. (2005). Video improved role play for teaching communication skills. Medical Education, 39(11), 1155–1156
  • Kingsbury A., Daniel S, Sangha H, Eisen S, Lees A, Foster O (2004). Alteration in α-synuclein mRNA expression in Parkinson’s disease. Movement Disorders: Official Journal of the Movement Disorder Society, 19(2), 162–170