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Meet The Team
The Lakeside Healthcare Research and Innovation Unit has been set up to provide all our patients with the opportunity to take part in clinical research studies which are relevant to them.
About Our Team
Dr Amardeep Heer is Head of Research and Principal Investigator and he leads the award-winning team who, between them, have more than 60 years’ experience in research.
We are proud to have won both the Outstanding Achievement by a Team award and shortlisted for the Research Team Award by NIHR – Clinical Research East Midlands.

The Team Comprises
Investigators
Dr Amardeep Heer - Principal Investigator
Dr Rex Sarmiento - Deputy Investigator
Dr Gavriella Levinson – Investigator
Nurses
- Alshia Johnson - Lead Research Nurse
- Nisi Varghese - Research Nurse
- Jade Mullen - Research Nurse
- Parvathy Joshy - Research Nurse
Coordinators
- Adam Champion - Coordinator
- Victoria Brumby - Coordinator
- Denise Rutter - Coordinator
- Tae Hoyi - Coordinator
- Tamara Pravdic - Coordinator
- Roshanee Adikary - Coordinator
- Emily Smith - Coordinator
Administrative
- Rosemary Moffatt - Research Patient Services
- Kenneth Clarke - Research Business Manager