Professional background

Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Migrant/Refugee Health at UCLH/Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

MD (Res) UCL, MA (Physiology; First Class Hons) Cantab, Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, LSTHM.

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Academy of Medical Educators.

Runs clinics for children and young people in Paediatric Infectious Diseases/Tropical Medicine, and General Paediatrics, and clinics for those seeking asylum and refugees.

Lead for Paediatric Infection/Paediatric TB, and RESPOND, a health service for those seeking asylum and refugees.

Research interests

  • Refugee and Inclusion Health
  • Tropical Paediatrics
  • HIV infection
  • Tuberculosis
  • B cell Immunology
  • Medical education

Publications

 

 

Eisen, S, Godbole G, Nabarro, l, Cohen J. Parasitic infections – what do paediatricians need to know. Archives of Disease in Childhood, in press

Hurry, J. Eisen S., Ward A. (2024). Role of the Paediatrician in dental health. Archives of Disease in Childhood, in press

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., … Kadambari, 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). (commissioned)

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. S., 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). (review article)

Sandgaard, K. S., 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 seeker 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. (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 (review article) 

Dougherty, H., Eisen, S., Fraser, L. K., 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, Alice Jane, 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, Bhanu, Boullier, M., Cricks, Z., 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), 530–532.

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. J., Gilson, R., Jungmann, E., Jacobsen, M. C., … Baxendale, H.

E. (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. (joint first authors)

Eisen, S., Pealing, L., Aldridge, R. W., Siedner, M. J., Necochea, A., Leybell, I., … Others. (2013).

Effects of ascent to high altitude on human antimycobacterial immunity. PLoS One, 8(9), e74220. (joint first authors)

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. J. (2008). Mannose-binding lectin in HIV infection. Future Medicine Ltd 3 (3), 225-233  (review article)

Dennison, J., Eisen, S., Towers, M., & Clark, C. I. (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. Video improved role play for teaching communication skills. Medical Education. 2005; 39 (11): 1155-6

Kingsbury AE, Sangha H, Eisen S, Daniel SE, Lees AJ, Foster OJF. Alteration in alpha synuclein gene transcription in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 2004; 19 (2): 162