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Gillian McCarthy

CLAPA Representative
David and Andrew's Lake Windermere challenge

CLEFT trustee, David Sainsbury, and his brother Andrew, are preparing for a new challenge: to swim 18km across the length of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. We asked David a few questions about this impressive challenge so read here to see what he says...
Andrew and David's Windermere End to End Swim Fundraiser

To fundraise for the amazing CLEFT charity, Andrew and I have taken on the challenge together to swim the length of Lake Windermere (10.5 miles / 18 km) on Saturday, 16 July 2022.
Call for Research Proposals

CLEFT invites researchers to submit high quality proposals for research grants of up to a maximum of £50,000. Proposals should focus on either clinical or basic science questions relevant to the charity’s research objectives.

Gillian McCarthy

CLAPA Representative
Fiona Gilchrist

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry
Stephanie van Eeden

Stephanie van Eeden, Lead Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT), Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service and NIHR Clinical Doctoral Fellow (2018-2023)
Joanna Shearer

I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist from University College London in 2002. I have an MSc in Mental Health Studies and have completed post doctoral training in CBT and more recently in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy.
Yvonne Wren

I am Associate Professor of Speech and Communication at the University of Bristol and also Chief Investigator of the Cleft Collective, a national cohort study which is investigating the causes, treatments and outcomes for people born with cleft lip and/or palate.
Helen Robson

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Sophie Butterworth, Junior Cleft Fellow

I qualified as a doctor in 2007 and have been working part-time with the cleft lip and palate team in Newcastle since 2009, with a few breaks for my three children.
Martyn Cobourne, Academic Head of Orthodontics

Martyn Cobourne is Professor of Orthodontics at King’s College London and Hon Consultant in Orthodontics at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Rona Slator, Chair of the Research Steering Committee

Retired, and living in the North Yorkshire countryside. Former Consultant Plastic and Cleft Surgeon at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and the West Midlands Cleft Lip and Palate Centre.
Malcolm Birch, Medical Physicist

I first became involved with cleft patients here at The London Hospital, as it was then, back in the 90’s.