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Dr Nik Cholidis has been a consultant paediatrician since 2015, mainly specialising in children with epilepsy, headaches, neurodisability and maintaining clinical excellence for all competencies within general Paediatrics. He is currently based in Rivers Hospital (private) in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, as well as Princess Alexandra Hospital (NHS) in Harlow, Essex.

Dr Cholidis graduated from St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospital Medical School in 1999 and subsequently completed his post-graduate training at various London hospitals including the Evelina Children's Hospital, The Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.

As he is a keen educator, Dr Cholidis held a teaching position at the Royal College of Paediatrics as Tutor between 2015 and 2019. During this period, he oversaw the re-structure of paedatric training locally and helped in welcoming the new improvements, specifically in quality and reputation. He has a special interest in medical education and is the Training Programme Director for Paediatrics in the East of England Deanery where he is responsible for delivering the curriculum to regional paediatric trainees. He is in the process of finishing his Master's degree in Medical Education at the University of Cambridge with expected completion in the summer of 2021.

Whilst balancing his time as a Training programme director and consultant paediatrician at the Rivers Hospital, Dr Cholidis also holds an NHS position at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex. As of May 2021 he has been appointed as Clinical Director for Paediatric Services at Harlow and he also leads the service for paediatric neurology and epilepsy. Dr Cholidis is a professional member of the British Paediatric Neurology Association and the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS). For the last 6 years he holds weekly clinics for general neurology where he deals with children with nerve and muscle abnormalities, headaches, tremors etc, as well Epilepsy clinics for new referrals and children and young people with established diagnosis.