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Our research team

The Mercy Perinatal research team is dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies globally.

Dr Elif Kadife
PhD Postdoctoral Researcher
Elif is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Co-Lead of the Obstetric Diagnostics and Therapeutics Group.
Dr Ishara Atukorala
PhD Postdoctoral researcher
Ishara is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Hui Perinatal Research Group.
Dr Lucy Bartho
PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Lucy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the Translational Obstetrics Group.
Dr Melvin Marzan
BSC Nursing MSc PhD Postdoctoral research fellow
Melvin is an epidemiologist and biostatistician with a particular interest in perinatal and reproductive epidemiology.
Dr Natasha de Alwis
BSc (Hons) PhD Postdoctoral Researcher
Tash is a Postdoctoral Researcher with a research focus in understanding the development of pregnancy complications and developing new ways to treat them.
Dr Natasha Pritchard
MBBS MReprMed PhD Postdoctoral clinician researcher
Natasha works clinically in obstetrics and is a Senior Research Fellow.
Dr Rangi De Silva
B.Sci MBBS FRANZCOG MRMed PhD Postdoctoral clinician researcher
Rangi is a Senior Research Fellow and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Mercy Hospital for Women.
Dr Tanya Tripathi
PhD Postdoctoral Researcher
Tanya is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Hui Perinatal Research Group.
Dr Teresa MacDonald
MBBS BMed Sci FRANZCOG PhD Postdoctoral clinician researcher
Teresa is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who has conducted large clinical studies investigating growth patterns of babies during pregnancy, and developing new ways to better assess placental function.
Alexandra Roddy Mitchell
RN RM PhD Student
Alex is a PhD Student within the Perinatal Epidemiology team.
Danica Idzes
BMid(Hons) MCR Research midwife and PhD student
Danica is a Research Midwife and PhD Student in the Perinatal Epidemiology Group.
Dr Debjyoti (Deb) Karmakar
MBBS MD MExSc FRCOG FRANZCOG Clinician and PhD student
Deb is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and a PhD student, with research focused on enhancing women's health and perinatal care, particularly for high-risk groups.

Dr Elif Kadife

Dr Ishara Atukorala

Dr Lucy Bartho

Dr Melvin Marzan

Dr Natasha de Alwis

Dr Natasha Pritchard

Dr Rangi De Silva

Dr Tanya Tripathi

Dr Teresa MacDonald

Alexandra Roddy Mitchell

Danica Idzes

Dr Debjyoti (Deb) Karmakar

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