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Dr Sarah Eisen

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  • University College Hospital

GMC/GDC number:

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-founder 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 and tropical medicine. 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

  • Donnelly O, Southern-Thomas R, Goyal S, Mahon C, Gray, Chiodini P, Minton J, Joseph J, Eisen S, Moore E, Walker N, Bailey M, Nabarro L, Walker S, Checkley A. Leishmaniasis in the United Kingdom: experience of a national multidisciplinary team meeting in a non-endemic setting. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. [In press]. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2025.102903.
  • Alustiza M, Pach S, Yeung S, Longley N, Eisen S. Initial health assessments of children and young people seeking asylum and refugees in Europe: insights from a qualitative study of health care providers. Eur J Pediatr. [In press].
  • Barlow M, Flanagan S, Ghosh I, Carter J, Kemper A, Ko J, Bedford H, Noonan A, Sultan B, Mandal S, Matthews P, Eisen S. Offering hepatitis B vaccination to vulnerable populations: how can we plug the gaps? Vaccine. [In press].
  • Ni’Chaoilte A, Sanchez-Clemente N, Ward A, Lilygreen B, Longley N, Eisen S. Exploring healthcare priorities, barriers, access and experiences of a family-centred approach among families seeking asylum in North London. BMC Public Health. [In press].
  • Killington K, Nabarro L, Chowdhury H, Cinardo P, Bowers K, Longley N, Eisen S. Incidence of Rodentolepis nana infection within people seeking asylum and refugees attending health screening at an integrated refugee health service. BMC Glob Health. 2025;3(1):45. doi:10.1186/s44263-025-00159-5.
  • Pach Z, Nabarro L, Harris P, Eisen S. Fifteen-minute consultation: threadworm in children. Arch Dis Child. [In press]. Published Online First: 2025 Apr 18. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2025-328497.
  • Moore Y, Stevens A, Ward A, Eisen S, International Child Health Group Advocacy Group, et al. Safe havens in health: standards of care for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees. Arch Dis Child. Published Online First: 2025 Mar 21. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-328127.
  • Harris P, Twose O, Ni Chaoilte A, Cinardo P, Bradbeer L, Longley N, Eisen S, Ward A. Empowering professionals: a multidisciplinary approach to supporting people seeking asylum and refugees. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024;8(1):e002869. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002869.
  • Hurry KJ, Longley N, Cinardo P, Chowdhury H, Ward A, Eisen S. Dental health adjuncts and care: exploring access among asylum seekers and refugees in London, United Kingdom. JDR Clin Trans Res. 2024;0(0):undefined. doi:10.1177/23800844241293988.
  • Pach S, Ritz N, Eisen S. Optimizing early diagnosis of infectious diseases in migrant and refugee children: an overview of best practices and strategies. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024;43(8):e278–e281.
  • Pach S, Ward A, Eisen S. Testing for infections: getting it right for children looked after. Paediatr Child Health. 2024;34(11):398–405.
  • Eisen S, Nabarro L, Godbole G, Chappell F, Cohen J. Parasitic infections: what do paediatricians need to know? Arch Dis Child. 2024. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2024-326876.
  • Hurry K, Eisen S, Ward A. Role of the paediatrician in dental health. Arch Dis Child. 2024;109:864–865.
  • Eisen S, Williams B, Cohen J. Infections in asymptomatic unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in London 2016–2022. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023;42(12):1051–1055.
  • Moseley P, Bamford A, Eisen S, Lyall H, Kingston M, Thorne C, Kadambari S. Resurgence of congenital syphilis: new strategies against an old foe. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(23)00314-6.
  • Ryan R, Eisen S, Patel D, Longley N. Perspectives on the current diphtheria outbreak among asylum-seekers in the UK. J Travel Med. 2023;30(5). doi:10.1093/jtm/taad065.
  • Martyn E, Eisen S, Longley N, Harris P, Surey J, Norman J, et al. The forgotten people: hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as a priority for the inclusion health agenda. eLife. 2023;12:e81070. doi:10.7554/eLife.81070.
  • Clemente N, Cinardo P, Ward A, Longley N, Harkensee C, Eisen S. A whole-child, whole-family approach to health assessments for asylum-seeking children. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022;6(1):e000184. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2021-000184.
  • Sanchez-Clemente N, Eisen S, Harkensee C, Longley N, O’Grady R, Ward A. Beyond arrival: safeguarding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in the UK. Arch Dis Child. 2023;108(3):160–165. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2021-321752.
  • Sandgaard K, Gkouleli T, Attenborough T, Adams S, Gibbons D, Holm M, Eisen S, et al. The importance of taking ART appropriately in children and adolescents with HIV-1 to reach the highest capacity of immune function later in life. Front Immunol. 2022;13:860316. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.860316.
  • Farrant O, Eisen S, Van Tulleken C, Ward A, Longley N. Why asylum-seekers deserve better healthcare, and how we can give it to them. BMJ. 2022;376:e068356. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-068356.
  • Cinardo P, Farrant O, Gunn K, Ward A, Eisen S, Longley N. Screening for neglected tropical diseases and other infections in refugee and asylum-seeker populations in the United Kingdom. Ther Adv Infect Dis. 2022;9:20499361221116406. doi:10.1177/20499361221116406.
  • Dougherty H, Eisen S, Fraser L, Gomes S, Roland D. Piloting a registry for paediatric sepsis: the PoRPoiSe study. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022;58(6):978–984. doi:10.1111/jpc.15957.
  • Armitage A, Cohen J, Heys M, Hardelid P, Ward A, Eisen S. Description and evaluation of a pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Arch Dis Child. 2022;107(5):456–460. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2021-322639.
  • Williams B, Boullier M, Cricks, Ward A, Naidoo R, Williams A, Eisen S. Screening for infection in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people. Arch Dis Child. 2020;105(6):530–535. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2019-317802.
  • Knox K, Baldwin N, Cadman C, Davies O, Goh L, Mortimer R, Eisen S. Responsive in-situ simulation in kids (RISK) project: a novel approach to learning from clinical incident reporting. BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2019;5(4):244–247. doi:10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000468.
  • Eisen S, Hayden C, Young C, Gilson R, Jungmann E, Jacobsen M, et al. B-cell development and pneumococcal immunity in vertically acquired HIV infection. AIDS. 2016;30(12):1867–1876. doi:10.1097/QAD.0000000000001149.
  • Eisen S, Sukhani S, Brightwell A, Stoneham S, Long A. Peer mentoring: evaluation of a novel programme in paediatrics. Arch Dis Child. 2014;99(2):142–146. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-303630.
  • Eisen S, Pealing L, Aldridge R, Siedner M, Necochea A, Leybell I, et al. Effects of ascent to high altitude on human antimycobacterial immunity. PLoS One. 2013;8(9):e74220. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074220.
  • Eisen S, Honywood L, Shingadia D, Novelli V. Spinal tuberculosis in children. Arch Dis Child. 2012;97(8):724–729. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-300746.
  • Eisen S, Dzwonek A, Klein N. Mannose-binding lectin in HIV infection. Future Microbiol. 2008;3(3):225–233. doi:10.2217/17460913.3.3.225.
  • Dennison J, Eisen S, Towers M, Clark C. An effective electronic surgical referral system. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2006;88(6):554–556. doi:10.1308/003588406X148138.
  • Fertleman C, Gibbs J, Eisen S. Video improved role play for teaching communication skills. Med Educ. 2005;39(11):1155–1156. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02340.x.
  • Kingsbury A, Daniel S, Sangha H, Eisen S, Lees A, Foster O. Alteration in α-synuclein mRNA expression in Parkinson’s disease. Mov Disord. 2004;19(2):162–170. doi:10.1002/mds.10636.