Dr. Samira Neshat

Dr Samira Neshat is a highly skilled Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Intensivist. She completed her general paediatric training in Germany in 2004 and then went on to gain further specialist training in paediatric critical care at renowned institutions such as Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (UK) and Yale University Hospital (USA). Dr Neshat is highly skilled in managing critically ill children.

Dr Neshat holds a Master's degree in Public Health from Yale University, where she focused on global health. This was motivated by her passionate interest in various aspects of global health, including environmental and child health. Having spent her career in centres of academic excellence, she has had the privilege of being trained by renowned experts from around the world. Her commitment to learning and research remains strong as she has taken on the role of Audit Lead for East Midland Congenital Heart Centre. There, she oversees and monitors all quality improvement projects. Additionally, she is a Site Investigator for DIAMONDS and ISARIC Studies at Leicester University Hospital NHS Trust.

• 2021-present Locum Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal London Hospital Barts NHS Trust, UK
• 2020-2021 Locum Consultant in General Paediatrics, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
• 2017-2021 Locum Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Leicester University Hospital, UK
• 2016-2017 General Paediatrics Brooklyn Hospital Centre, USA
• 2015-2016 Accelerated Master's in Public Health with focus on Global Health, Yale School of Public Health, USA
• 2013-2016 Clinical Fellow in Paediatric Critical Care Unit, Yale New Heaven Hospital, USA
• 2009-2011 Clinical Fellow in Neonatal, Paediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
• 2004-2007 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre, USA
• 2000-2004 Residency programme in Paediatrics, Children’s Hospital Hanover, Germany
• 1993-1999 Doctor of Medicine (PhD), University Hospital Eppendorf, Medical School, Germany