Emma Footitt MBBS, MSc, PhD

Dr. Emma Footitt trained at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Medical School and subsequently undertook general pediatric training in South London. She trained in metabolic medicine at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Evelina Children’s Hospital in 2007 and was appointed as a Paediatric metabolic consultant at GOSH in 2014.

Dr. Footitt focussed on Vitamin B6-dependent epilepsies during her PhD and this remains an ongoing research interest. She works alongside a group of international experts in the PDE consortium to improve outcomes for this patient group and is also working with the UCL School of Pharmacy to develop improved, child-friendly vitamin B6 formulations. Dr. Footitt is leading the Guideline Writing Group for ‘Diagnosis and Management of PNPO Deficiency’.