Professor Heather Elphick

Prof Heather Elphick MBChB MRCP MD is a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and Visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University.

Clinical training: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Children’s Hospital, Sheffield Children’s Hospital

Clinical interests: sleep-disordered breathing, non-respiratory sleep disorders, narcolepsy, long-term ventilation

Research: NIHR i4i grants for development of the Contactless Portable Respiratory Monitor (CPRM) and development of custom-made interfaces for children using non-invasive ventilation. She has collaborated on further NIHR funded projects including the PLEASANT asthma trial and has recently received an award from the Health Foundation for development of a city-wide behavioural sleep service in Sheffield.