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Special clinical interests: Clinical and Medico-legal work with specific skills in diagnosis and management of all aspects of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, disorders of puberty, growth, thyroid, bone, adrenal and pituitary. Diagnostic evaluation of endocrine disorders may require a day case admission for investigations. General paediatric services in children’s health and development, feeding problems, reflux, constipation,abdominal pain, nutrition, food intolerance, asthma, wheeze, headaches, developmental problems.

MBBS (Hons) / University of Sydney, Australia / 1999
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

MRCPCH / Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health / 2001
Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

DHC / Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health / 2001
Diploma of Child Health

MSc (Endocrine and Diabetes) / Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health / 2005
Master of Science

FRCPCH / Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health / 2009
Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

FHEA (UK) / Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom / 2012
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

PhD (Child Health) / University of Liverpool, United Kingdom / 2010
Doctorate

LLM / University of Liverpool, United Kingdom / 2014
Master in Laws

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Professional memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH)

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Member of the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)

Member of the British Medical Association (BMA)

Member of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Adoption and Impact Programme Reference Panel

Member of the National Steering Group for Children and Young People’s Diabetes Peer Review

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Professional leadership

Associate Medical Director Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Trust
Chair of the UK Association of Children's Diabetes Clinicians (ACDC)
Chair of the Regional North West Paediatric Diabetes Network
Diabetes Officer of the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED)
Assessor for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
Committee Member of the RCPCH Paediatricians in Medical Management
Online Learning Committee European Society of Paediatric Endocrinologists
RCPCH College Specialty Advisory Committee Training Advisor for Endocrinology and Diabetes
Member of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Adoption and Impact Programme Reference Panel
Member of the National Steering Group for Children and Young People’s Diabetes Peer Review

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Journals

Articles available on Research Gate
Articles available on Google Scholar
Edorium™ Journal of Endocrinology
ResearcherID

I have held over £300,000 in research grants. I am an opinion leader and have published extensively with over 100 publications (50 peer reviewed research papers; 45 of which are first/senior author papers) including three Cochrane reviews, a book chapter, 100+ presentations at international scientific meetings, and presented at more than 100 meetings locally and abroad.

 

1. Ng SM, Stepien K. Glucocorticoid replacement regimens in the treatment of 21-hydroxylase deficiency congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 1.

2. Ng SM, Agwu JC, Dwan K. A systematic review and meta-analysis of Synacthen tests for assessing hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal N1 insufficiency in children. Arch Dis Child 20160:1–7. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-308925
3. Soni A, Agwu JC, Kershaw M, Edge J, Wright N, Ng SM. Management of children with type 1 diabetes during illness: a national survey. Postgrad Med J doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133786
4. Ng SM, Vizard M. The great enabler: how technology is helping to improve patient outcomes in paediatric diabetes. British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease 2015;15:86-88
5. Soni A, Ng SM. Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in children and young people: updated NICE guidance. Practical Diabetes 2015;32:281-282
6. Ng SM. Improving patient outcomes with technology and social media in paediatric diabetes. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015; 4(1) DOI:10.1136/bmjquality.u209396.w3846 (1)
7. Ng SM, Watson G, Turner MA, Newland P and Weindling AM. Do maternal factors influence neonatal thyroid status in the extreme premature infant? The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2014:26:1-11.
8. Ng SM, Mariguddi S, Coward S, Middleton H. Successful implementation of a paediatric community home nursing service as a model of service delivery in acute paediatric care. British Journal of Nursing 2014: 23 (4):209-212.
9. Ng SM, Turner MA, Watson G, Victor S, Isherwood DM, Newland P, Didi M and Weindling AM. Is dopamine an iatrogenic disruptor of thyroid and cortisol function in the extremely premature infant? Advances in Endocrinology 2014; DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/973184
10. Ng SM, Turner MA, Didi M, Parkes L, Tietze A, Atkinson J, Sluming V and Weindling AM. Effect of thyroxine on brain microstructure in extremely premature babies: magnetic resonance imaging findings from the TIPIT study. Pediatric Radiology 2014:44 (8):987-96
11. Ng SM, Turner MA, Victor S, M Didi, C Gamble, D Manning, R Gupta, P Settle. P Newland and Weindling AM. An explanatory randomised placebo-controlled trial of thyroxine supplementation in extreme preterm Infants < 28 weeks gestation: results of the TIPIT trial. Trials 2013: 14:211
12. Ng SM, Drury JA, Turner MA, M Didi, Victor S, Paul Newland, Weindling AM. A Novel Method of Collection of Saliva for Estimation of Steroid Levels in Extremely Premature Infants. Acta Paediatrica 2013:102 (4): 356-9
13. Gangadharan A, Hanumanthaiah H, Ng SM. The Use of Iodine as First Line Therapy in Graves' Disease Complicated with Neutropenia at First Presentation in a Paediatric Patient. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, 3(2): 324-328, 2013
14. Ng SM, Wong SC, Chakkrapani E, Rahman F, Newland P, Isherwood DM, Didi M. Multivariate analysis of factors that affect neonatal screening thyrdois stimulating hormone. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011, 24: 727-732

 

Media Coverage

Shortlisted for a top national award

Dr May Ng shortlisted for British Medical Journal's diabetes team of the year

Doctor shortlisted for national award

Children’s doctor shortlisted for national clinical leadership award

Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Endocrinologist, Associate Medical Director, Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust.

Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Liverpool.

I live on a farm in Ormskirk with my husband and three children. I am involved in the promotion of Autism Awareness and the National Autistic Society as a parent. I enjoy dog walking, reading, art, and poetry writing.

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