Our Heroes

Building the future of paediatrics.

Meet the incredible paediatric clinicians we’re proud to support. A growing community of dedicated professionals accessing advanced training and specialist development that isn’t typically available through standard NHS funding. Together we are helping to shape a stronger, more resilient paediatric workforce.

Here you can explore their stories, motivations, the paths they’ve taken so far, and the ambitions they’re working towards. You’ll also see how the Foundation is helping them build the skills and confidence they need to make an even bigger difference to the children and families they care for.

We’re proud to create new Heroes every month, and genuinely privileged to walk alongside them as they grow in their careers. They inspire us daily and that’s why we call them our Heroes.

£430k Invested to date

The work you do is so important in providing funding for courses, training, learning and further development. It is especially important for nurses, who like myself function in the role of a middle grade doctor but, unlike my doctor colleagues, do not receive any funding for courses or further development.

It was a privilege to attend the Neonatal Hot Topics conference in the US and without your generous support, this would have placed an increased personal financial burden on me. Once again, my thanks to you and the foundation.

I am really touched to have the foundation’s support, and it’s an honor to be recognised as an Evie Dove Hero. The work you do is truly remarkable and I will make sure to let my colleagues know about your wonderful foundation.

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and for the incredible opportunity to be a part of The Evie Dove Foundation Heroes Team.

I’m truly excited to get started. I wanted to express my deep gratitude for the Foundation’s support, especially towards my postgraduate studies in allergy. Your funding means a lot to me and will undoubtedly contribute immensely to my educational journey.

I’ve received the formal offer letter and I’m thrilled to accept.

Once again, thank you for this incredible opportunity.

Warm regards,

Daniela

This is a really amazing charity and think the work you do is really inspirational.

I also will recommend this lovely charity to my colleagues and encourage fundraising also.

Thanks again for the generosity of your incredible charity.

Natasha

Thank you for a wonderful opportunity by allowing me to be a part of the Evie Dove Foundation.

I am deeply touched by Evie’s Story and hope other nurses like me benefit from the foundation and grow in their preferred field of nursing.

I feel privileged to be given a T-shirt, so thank you again to the foundation and I will promote the Evie Dove foundation to Paediatric nurses/doctors during handovers and study days.

Nazim

I just wanted to start by saying a huge thank you for your extremely generous offer to fund my application.

This truly means the absolute world to me and I cannot wait to work with you all too and to help support the foundation!

I am truly at a loss for words. It is beyond incredible to see how much of an impact Evie is continuing to have on the world. Thank you so much! I am so beyond grateful to you all.

Dina

I just want to say a massive thank you, from the bottom of my heart for this. No part of me can thank you enough. Truly, truly thank you.

As I mentioned in my application, I plan to fundraise and do as much as possible for this wonderful family. Again, I just want to emphasise how grateful I am. I was speaking to my girlfriend about how I suddenly feel part of an amazing family, and I feel so happy to be a part of this wonderful foundation.

Ben Hookway

I am feeling incredibly grateful for the support I received from The Evie Dove Foundation which meant I was able to attend and present at the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology conference, 2023.

My research is focused on investigating behavioural problems and the hormone oxytocin in children with conditions affecting the hypothalamo-pituitary axis, including craniopharyngioma and septo-optic dysplasia. The conference allowed me to raise awareness of the need to integrate psychological and medical care in paediatric healthcare.

Thank you again to The Evie Dove Foundation for making this possible.

Amy Mann

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Evie Foundation for granting me this opportunity.

Receiving this grant has not only provided me with financial assistance but has also boosted my confidence and motivation. Knowing that there are organisations like yours out there, willing to invest in individuals’ potential, inspires me to work even harder towards achieving my aspirations.

I am truly grateful for your belief in my potential and for the invaluable boost of confidence and motivation that this grant has given me.

Warm regards,
Jini

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Michael Bell

Georgia Barrand

Kristine Abigail Atkins

Beth Walmsley

Catherine May

Donna Faye Baraquel

Alicia Leronymides

Fatiha Aboussaad Campbell

Ruchanee Mendoza

Alice Prince

Christopher Jones

Federico Minen

Lorna French

Teresa Liu

Sam Schenk

Achsa Varghese

Cameron Anderson

Helen Mortimer

Zena Lawrence

Betina Lorentzen

Harriet Rivett

Madhuvanthi Bhat

Fahad Siddiqui

Matt Cotton

Patricia Hodson

Amy Vermeulen

Hetashi Bawa

Vic Robin Lindsay

Leah Hughes

Georgina Forden

Aney Suresh

Gerlie Api-it

Akash Deep

Kate Griffiths

Ali Palmer

Jeemol Kaniyamparambil Thomas

Samira Latif

Hannah Irwin

Hannah Walsh

Joan Maniago

Beth Cooper

Niké Akinde

Caroline Webster

Lee Abbott

Lisa Tadele

Dr Gabby Blumer

Anna Pettit

Dr Yasmine Olabi

Amir Hamza Syed

Hannah Rich

Katie Golding

Ruth Fisher

Dr Alice Emond

East Kent Neonatal AHP Team

Hilary Bacon

Rebecca Roberts

Florence Deller

Janet Hanson

Jenelle Mante-Poku

Chloe Piercy

Daniyal Ashraf

Rosie Woods

Yvie Bingham

Michelle Wilson

Jennifer Shields

Dr Faiben Yemane

Hannah Hewson

Chloe Charles

Joshua Roberts

Sophie Roffe

Raunak Khanduja

Sophie Cripps

Liz Martel

Kat Heawood

Phoebe Cotterill

Lauren Eames

Emma Dunford-Lees

Kate Holden

Emma Gilpin

Rebecca Kalamchi

Jennifer Parker

Julie O’Halloran

Cuba Parris

Annabelle Barnes

Joanna Martin

Agnes Temba

Joanne Ineson

Lucy Puttock

Sarah Al-Jilaihawi

Helen Adamson

Rachael Noble

Stacey Rice

Mimoza Qoba

Dr Laura Archer

Bethan Griffiths

Gemma North

Helen Cullum

Liny Philip

Claire Longden

Kara Wagstaff

Nicola Owen

Philippa Swift

Francesca Meredith

Caroline Baker

Sunette Letley

Severine Gregory-Smith

Andrew Bedford

Sarah Snowdon

Katie Macdonald

Eimear Moore

Megan Lovesey

Hemalatha Sivachandra

Abimbola Odeniyi

Amber Selvey

Kiran Surdhur

Michelle Kite

Sarah Clews

Lucy Pickard

Dr Brent Doolan

Ella Dawkins

Lucy Hall

Leah Keenan

Nicola Blount

Claire Cairns

Farieda Eastwood

Julie Barnett

Nicola Rendle

Rebecca Bundy

Philippa Hatton

Hannah Chidlow

Katie Denton

Jainy George

Ekua Mills-Robertson

Maithili Raju

Tolu Marcus

Kinga Milek

Humphrey Nyambe

Sumeya Abdi

Hannah Gill

Sara Latif

Jacques Cornwell

Katerina Perogiannaki

Anthony Owusu

Hugh Wallace

Katie Sheahan

Samira Mohamed

Anne Myhill

Merete Olsen

Ciaran Cyriac

Jordan Musgrave

Kate Golding

Nichola Lightfoot

Lauren Dann

Justine Coatman

Joanne Pinney

Renjitha Muraleedharan Nair

Brittney Hillaire

Hannah Marshall

Lucinda Edwards

Sarah Rudebeck

Isabel Garrood

Bengisu Bassoy

Tal Oryan

Fathi Eldeeb

Jenny Brown & Team

Bethany Williams

Kimberley Hallam

Fiby Paul

Kirsty Stanley

Aoife Garvey

Kate Henson

Sarah Bidgood

Louisa Hurel

Siti Noor Farhani Binti Ali

Lauren Baybutt

Maisie Tustian

Ellie O’Hanlon

Josie Lodge

Izzy MacCallum

Megan Montgomery

Rachel Hawes

Sherif Mansour

Parisut Kimkool

Rowen Seglah

Sam Archer

Katherine Figueira

Lukas Karafiol

Katie Andrew

Fiona Nicholls

Ruth Hornby

Nicky Baldwin

Jess Purcell

Leji Sara Thomas

Natasha Blackburn

Claire Marie Sedgwick

Cathy Dunlea

Ali Pritchard

Rebecca Ellen Bridger

Imelda Nolan

Daniela Kahn Santoro

Emma Sheehan

Natasha Gray

Nazmin Begum

Katie Stewart

Dina Atra

Jinimole Arun

Clare Marsh

Asha Hylton

Gail Topping

Mira Osinibi

Anna Pickard

Kat Watts

Liz, Georgia, Rachel & Marie

Benjamin Hookway

Grace Moriarty

Amy Mann

Emily McInnes

Rebecca Clark

Helen Garsed

Eleanor Boylan

Frances Cole

Mohamed Mabrouk

Sarah Monks

Jen Hallman

Request Sponsorship

If you have the passion and drive to help sick children and their families, then we would love to support you in achieving your goals and, in doing so improve the care, experience and clinical expertise in paediatrics. If this sounds like you then please fill out this short form and tell us about yourself to request sponsorship. For more details on the process and applications that we are able to consider please learn more on our “Applications” page. If you have further questions before you apply then please do email us at info@theeviedovefoundation.org.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!