Please get in touch with us if you have any queries.
The UKSRG Steering Group
![Dr David Smithard](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dr-david-smithard.jpg)
Stroke Physician and Director of R&D, Chairman of UKSRG
East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
Research Interests: swallowing control, assessment and treatment post stroke
Tel: +44 (0) 1233 616214
Fax: +44 (0) 1233 616662
david.smithard@nhs.net
East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust
Research Interests: swallowing control, assessment and treatment post stroke
Tel: +44 (0) 1233 616214
Fax: +44 (0) 1233 616662
david.smithard@nhs.net
![Sue McGowen](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/IMG_0033-200x300.jpg)
Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
Tel:+44 (0) 845 1555 000 ext
Fax:+44 (0) 207 813 0924
susan.mcgowan@uclh.nhs.uk
Research Interests:
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
Tel:+44 (0) 845 1555 000 ext
Fax:+44 (0) 207 813 0924
susan.mcgowan@uclh.nhs.uk
Research Interests:
![Dr Satish Mistry](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2d2c741.jpg)
Phagenesis Limited and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
satish.mistry@phagenesis.com
Research Interests: Clinical Trial Management and Operational Execution, Research and Development of experimental neurostimulation techniques for the treatment of patients with swallowing disorders after brain injuries such as Stroke
satish.mistry@phagenesis.com
Research Interests: Clinical Trial Management and Operational Execution, Research and Development of experimental neurostimulation techniques for the treatment of patients with swallowing disorders after brain injuries such as Stroke
![Margaret Walker](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lady-blank.jpeg)
![Dr Paula Leslie](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Leslie-P-2016-300x288.jpg)
Senior Lecturer SLT
Specialist Advisor (Swallowing Disorders) RCSLT
University of Central Lancashire
Preston UK
Specialist Advisor (Swallowing Disorders) RCSLT
University of Central Lancashire
Preston UK
![Hannah Crawford](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hannah-188x300.jpg)
Dr Hannah Crawford
Consultant SLT
LD Corridor
Flatts Lane Centre, Flatts Lane, Normanby, Middlesbrough TS6 0SZ
E mail: Hannahcrawford@nhs.net
01642 283716
Consultant SLT
LD Corridor
Flatts Lane Centre, Flatts Lane, Normanby, Middlesbrough TS6 0SZ
E mail: Hannahcrawford@nhs.net
01642 283716
![Pippa Hales](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Pippa-Hales-240x300.jpg)
Head of Therapies
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Email: pippa.hales@nhs.net
Research Interests: Dysphagia related to acute and chronic chest conditions. Dysphagia related to cardiac conditions.
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge
Email: pippa.hales@nhs.net
Research Interests: Dysphagia related to acute and chronic chest conditions. Dysphagia related to cardiac conditions.
pippa.hales@nhs.net
![Dr Justin Roe](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/justin-257x300.png)
Clinical Service Lead – Speech and Language Therapy (Airways/ ENT)
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Joint Head – Department of Speech and Language Therapy/ AHP Researcher
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Honorary Lecturer
Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London
Email: justin.roe@imperial.ac.uk
Research interests: swallowing outcomes following treatment for head and neck cancer; rehabilitation needs of people with advanced lung cancer; swallowing outcomes in patients with laryngotracheal stenosis/ airway disorders; quality improvement and experience-based co-design
![Anita Smith](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SMITH-Anita_Black-smaller-200x300.jpg)
Consultant Speech and Language Therapist,
East Sussex Dysphagia Lead
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Ext 8639 (Conquest)
anita.smith8@nhs.net
Research Interests: Dysphagia in critical care, Instrumental assessments for dysphagia,Dysphagia in respiratory disorders.
East Sussex Dysphagia Lead
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Ext 8639 (Conquest)
anita.smith8@nhs.net
Research Interests: Dysphagia in critical care, Instrumental assessments for dysphagia,Dysphagia in respiratory disorders.
![Sarah Wallace](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Sarah-Wallace-photo-1-189x300.png)
Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, University Hospital of South Manchester
Research interests:
FEES, critical care, tracheostomy, burns
Research interests:
FEES, critical care, tracheostomy, burns
![Sally Morgan](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sally-Morgan-smallish-300x200.jpg)
Lecturer in Speech & Language Therapy
020 7040 0194
020 7040 0194
![Russell Walker](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_1628-214x300.jpg)
Southmead Hospital, Bristol
Clinical Lead for Longterm Conditions
Telephone: 0117 414 4012
e-mail: james.walker@nbt.nhs.uk
Research interests:
Dementia, respiratory dysphagia eg., COPD, and diagnositic imaging (VFS and FEES)
Clinical Lead for Longterm Conditions
Telephone: 0117 414 4012
e-mail: james.walker@nbt.nhs.uk
Research interests:
Dementia, respiratory dysphagia eg., COPD, and diagnositic imaging (VFS and FEES)
![Sue Pownall](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Sue-Pownall-252x300.jpg)
Dr Sue Pownall
Head of SLT and Clinical Lead in Dysphagia
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Research interests: Objective swallowing assessments and treatment interventions, Neuro-muscular electrical stimulation techniques
Head of SLT and Clinical Lead in Dysphagia
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Research interests: Objective swallowing assessments and treatment interventions, Neuro-muscular electrical stimulation techniques
![Alex Stewart](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/lady-blank.jpeg)
Specialist Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH.
020 7813 8110
Email: Alex.stewart@gosh.nhs.uk
Research interests: dysphagia in tracheal disease, dysphagia in congenital heart disease, outcome measurement
020 7813 8110
Email: Alex.stewart@gosh.nhs.uk
Research interests: dysphagia in tracheal disease, dysphagia in congenital heart disease, outcome measurement
![Lise Sproson](http://www.uksrg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-cropped-266x300.jpg)
Research SLT
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & NIHR Devices for Dignity HTC
Research interests:
Instrumental dysphagia assessment
Electrical stimulation and other emerging approaches to swallow rehabilitation
Telehealth and technology development
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & NIHR Devices for Dignity HTC
Research interests:
Instrumental dysphagia assessment
Electrical stimulation and other emerging approaches to swallow rehabilitation
Telehealth and technology development