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Dr Katy Fidler

Dr Katy Fidler

Dr Katy Fidler

Associate Professor in Paediatrics
E: K.Fidler@bsms.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1273 696955 extn 62403
Location: Academic Department of Paediatrics, Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, Level 6, Room 663,Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE

Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, RACH/UHS

DA: Katie Isaac

+44 (0)1273 696955 x62409
DA.Paediatrics@bsms.ac.uk

Areas of expertise: Genetic susceptibility to infection and inflammation

Research areas: Infection and immunology; Paediatrics

Biography

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD, University of London, 2007
  • MRCPCH, 1996
  • MB BS, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, 1992
  • BSc, Intercalated degree in Psychology (2/1), University of London, 1989

Other Qualifications

  • 2015-2026 PhD supervisor accreditation
  • 2015 APLS Provider 
  • 2013 QUESP Part 2- Educational Supervision Certificate
  • 2012 QUESP Part 1- Teaching Assessment Certificate
  • “TIPS” teaching course for clinical teachers of medical students, 2006
  • Wellcome Research Training Fellowship, 2001
  • Advanced Paediatric Life Support Instructor & APLS teaching course, 1999  

Professional society membership:

  • Member of Royal College of Paediatrics (RCPCH)
  • Member of European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID)
  • Member of British Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Group (BPAIIG)

Research

Katy has an interest in perinatal infections and the pathogenesis of infection especially the role of inherited factors governing susceptibility to infection.

Current research areas include:

  1. The pathogenesis of infection, especially the role of inherited factors eg MBL governing susceptibility to, and severity of, infection and allergy (Go-child)
  2. Perinatally acquired infections including HSV, CMV and HIV
  3. Host transcriptomics and biomarkers of infection (DIAMONDS PI)
  4. The gene-environment interaction in eczema and asthma
  5. NTM / TB infections

Teaching

Katy's teaching responsibilities include:

  • Lead for undergraduate Paediatric education at BSMS, across all 5 years
  • Experience in and leadership of all aspects of BSMS curriculum including: small group and whole year lecture teaching, introduction of novel teaching methods eg simulation & public engagement teaching,  previous Chair or SSC board-reviewing all SSCs. Currently write KT, OSCEs and Capsule questions, paper setting, standard setting, examine for Paed OSCEs, academic in charge for Paediatric OSCEs, IRP supervisor and marker, SSC, medical school interviews,  personal tutor for BSMS students.

Selected publications

Immunity to Streptococcus pyogenes and Common Respiratory Viruses at Age 0 to 4 Years After COVID-19 Restrictions.Dokal K, Channon-Wells S, Davis C, Estrada-Rivadeneyra D, Huse KK, Lias A, Hamilton S, Guy RL, Lamagni T, Nichols S, Taylor A, Agyeman PKA, Anpananthar A, Basmaci R, Carrol ED, Carter MJ, De T, de Jonge MI, Emonts M, Elorrieta LE, Fidler K, Kolnik M, Kuijpers TW, Martinon-Torres F, Moll H, Mommert-Tripon M, Neshat S, Nyirenda-Nyang'wa M, O'Riordan S, Owens DR, Pathan N, Paulus S, Peters MJ, Pokorn M, Pollard AJ, Rivero-Calle I, Rojo P, Romani L, Rughani P, Schlapbach LJ, Schweintzger NA, Shen CF, Sulik A, Tsolia M, Usuf E, van der Flier M, Vermont C, von Both U, Wellman P, Wright VJ, Yeung S, Zavadska D, Cunnington AJ, Fink C, Herberg J, Kaforou M, Sriskandan S, Levin M, Parks T; PERFORM and DIAMONDS consortiums .JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 1;8(10):e2537808. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.37808.PMID: 41091464 

Case Report: Use of extracorporeal support to treat a fulminant Mycobacterium bovis infection and complex broncho-oesophageal fistula in a child.Hussein H, Paget R, Grandjean L, Bamford A, Pandey A, Fidler K, Snowden C, Beeman A, Shetty P, Muthialu N.Front Pediatr. 2025 Sep 5;13:1559240. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1559240. eCollection 2025.PMID: 40980132

How is mum? Think herpes in unwell mother and baby pairs: a multicentre case series.Shears A, Rambhatla S, Bamford A, Fidler K, Lyall H.Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2025 Oct 17;110(6):631-632. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-329323.PMID: 40908103

Herpes simplex virus disease in infants younger than 90 days: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study.Dudley JRR, Shears A, Yan G, Heath PT, Ladhani SN, Ribeiro S, Fidler K.Arch Dis Child. 2025 Sep 1:archdischild-2025-329176. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2025-329176. Online ahead of print.PMID: 40897403

Joint British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists national UK guideline for the management of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in pregnancy and the neonate (2024 update).Clarke E, Patel R, Dickins D, Fidler K, Jackson A, Kingston M, Jones C, Lyall H, Nicholson M, Pelosi E, Porter D, Powell G, Foley E.Int J STD AIDS. 2025 Jan;36(1):4-23. doi: 10.1177/09564624241280734. Epub 2024 Sep 30.PMID: 39348176 2

Visible damp in a child's bedroom is associated with increased respiratory morbidity in early life: a multicentre cohort study.Ruffles T, Inglis SK, Memon A, Seddon P, Basu K, Bremner SA, Rabe H, Mukhopadhyay S, Fidler KJ.Arch Dis Child. 2024 Sep 25;109(10):818-821. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2024-326944.PMID: 38925884

Tuberculosis Disease in Immunocompromised Children and Adolescents: A Pediatric Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group Multicenter Case-control Study.Rodríguez-Molino P, Tebruegge M, Noguera-Julian A, Neth O, Fidler K, Brinkmann F, Sainz T, Ivaskeviciene I, Ritz N, Brito MJ, Milheiro Silva T, Chechenieva V, Serdiuk M, Lancella L, Russo C, Soler-García A, Navarro ML, Krueger R, Feiterna-Sperling C, Starshinova A, Hiteva A, Hoffmann A, Kalibatas P, Lo Vecchio A, Scarano SM, Bustillo M, Blázquez Gamero D, Espiau M, Buonsenso D, Falcón L, Turnbull L, Colino E, Rueda S, Buxbaum C, Carazo B, Alvarez C, Dapena M, Piqueras A, Velizarova S, Ozere I, Götzinger F, Pareja M, Garrote Llanos MI, Soto B, Rodríguez Martín S, Korta JJ, Pérez-Gorricho B, Herranz M, Hernández-Bartolomé Á, Díaz-Almirón M, Kohns Vasconcelos M, Ferreras-Antolín L, Santiago-García B.Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Jul 19;79(1):215-222. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae158.PMID: 38568992

Environmental risk factors for respiratory infection and wheeze in young children: A multicentre birth cohort study.Ruffles T, Inglis SK, Memon A, Seddon P, Basu K, Bremner SA, Rabe H, Tavendale R, Palmer CNA, Mukhopadhyay S, Fidler KJ.Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jan;59(1):19-30. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26664

Response to: 'Herpes simplex virus infection among neonates suspected of invasive bacterial infection: a population-based cohort study' by Dungu et al.Yan G, Shears A, Dudley JR, McMaster P, Fidler KJ. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2023 Nov 27:fetalneonatal-2023-326551. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2023-    326551. Online ahead of print.

Service evaluation: identification of gaps in choking prevention advice for children in the South Coast of England, UK.Khan S, Patterson K, Fidler K. Fam Med Community Health. 2023 Oct;11(4):e001966. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2022-001966.