Profile
Dr Tang is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, with specialist expertise in complex epilepsy.
Dr Tang completed her undergraduate medical training at Guy’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, King’s College London. She went on to complete her general paediatric training obtaining her MRCPCH in 2005; before embarking on subspecialisation in paediatric neurology. She was appointed into the UK national paediatric neurology training programme rotating through various London teaching hospitals including Great Ormond Street Hospital, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, St George’s Hospital and King’s College Hospital. She obtained her Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Paediatric Neurology in 2019.
Prior to her current role, Dr Tang served as Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Complex Epilepsy Lead at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. She has extensive experience in managing children with refractory epilepsy and in delivering advanced therapeutic interventions, the ketogenic diet and vagus nerve stimulation.
Dr Tang holds a PhD in epilepsy genetics, with research focused on the phenotype and genetic architecture of paediatric epilepsy. She has led early-phase clinical trials and observational studies as Principal Investigator and has been awarded competitive research funding from institutions such as the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Centre for Medical Engineering, and the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
A passionate educator and advocate for medical training, Dr Tang has developed and authored educational resources, contributed to clinical guidelines, and is a regular speaker at epilepsy conferences.
Dr Tang is a dedicated paediatric neurologist committed to delivering evidence based and collaborative care with patient families, to achieve meaningful long-term improvements for children with neurological conditions.
Education
- FRCPCH (UK) 2021
- PhD 2017
- MRCPCH (UK) 2005
- MBBS 2002
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Consultant, Department of Paediatric Neurology, KK Hospital, 2025 - Present
- Consultant in Paediatric Neurology and Complex Epilepsy, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, 2019 – 2025
- Member, British Paediatric Neurology Association; 2017 to present
- Secretary, British Paediatric Epilepsy Group 2023 - 2025
- Fellow, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2021 – Present
- Member, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, 2005-2021
- Member and Research Lead, Southeast Thames Paediatric Epilepsy Group, 2022 to 2025
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Research Interests
- Epilepsy
- Neurogenetics
- Neuroimaging
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Precision Treatments
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Publications
- The SCN1A Horizons Study, a national UK prospective natural history study in SCN1A related epilepsies: Year 1 review. K Hendry, Absoud M, Balcomb J, Bromley R, Dorris L, Rust S, Bartuccio A, Hanom S, Nonweiler K, Blake J, Agrawal S, Chan S, Clayton L, Desurkar A, Devlin A, Cross H, DeGoede C, Galal Y, Harijan P, Health C, E Hughes E, Ismayiolova N, Jollands A, Lux A, Mantoan L, McLellan A, McTague A, Rattihali R, Smaarasakera S, Sen A, Sisodiya S, Stephen E, Swildeska N, Tan J, Tang S, Taylor M, Thomas R, Witney A, Zuberi S, Brunklaus A. Abstract; BPNA Annual Congress 2025
- Polygenic sodium channelopathies epilepsy phenotypes as part of chromosome 2 aberrations. Watson M, Aggirre Z, Mandelenaki D, Tang S. Abstract; BPNA Annual Congress 2025
- Evaluating the efficacy of Epidyolex in the treatment of refractory seizures. Khamis S, Hughes E, Lascelles K, Williams R, Tang S. Abstract; 19th International Child Neurology Congress 2024
- 7 Tesla multichannel sodium MRI of the brain in children with epileptogenic SCN1A sodium channel mutations – a pilot study. Cleary J, Rot S, Eyre M, Bridgen P, Dokumaci A, Bluck Y, Syeda W, Solanky B, Malik S, Lim M, Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott C, Tang S, Carmichael D. Abstract; American Society of Neuroradiology Congress 2023
- Systemic inflammation is associated with neurologic involvement in pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome associated with Sars-Cov2. Sa M, Mirza M, Carter M, Carlton Jones L , Gowda V, Handforth J, Hedderly T, Kenny J , Lascelles K , Lin J P , Lumsden D , McDougall M , Miller O , Rossor T, Shivamurthy V, Siddiqui A , Singh R , Tang S, White M, Byrne S, Lim M, Evelina PIMS-TS Study Group. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2021 Apr 13;8(4):e999
- Epilepsy in Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome: Review of literature and report of 25 patients focusing on treatment aspects. Hofmeister B, Stülpnagel-Steinbeis C, Betzler C, Mari F, Haberlandt E, Jansen K, Schilling S, Weber P, Ahlbory K, Tang S, Berweck S, Kluger G. Neuropediatrics. 2021 Apr;52(2):109-122.
- RCPCH Stroke in Childhood Guidelines: how well are these being followed? Collins-Sawaragi YC, Walker H, Sanpera-Iglesias J, Byrne S, Wraige E, Lumsden DE, Tang S. Arch Dis Child. 2020 May 13:archdischild-2020-319209.
- Phenotypic and genetic spectrum of epilepsy with myoclonic atonic seizures. Tang S, Addis L, Smith A, Topp SD, Pendziwiat M, Mei D, Parker A, Agrawal S, Hughes E, Lascelles K, Williams RE, Fallon P, Robinson R, Cross HJ, Hedderly T, Eltze C, Kerr T, Desurkar A, Hussain N, Kinali M, Bagnasco I, Vassallo G, Whitehouse W, Goyal S, Absoud M; EuroEPINOMICS-RES Consortium, Møller RS, Helbig I, Weber YG, Marini C, Guerrini R, Simpson MA, Pal D. Epilepsia. 2020 May;61(5):995-1007.
- Clinical spectrum of STX1B-related epileptic disorders. Wolking S, May P, Mei D, Møller RS, Balestrini S, Helbig KL, Altuzarra CD, Chatron N, Kaiwar C, Stöhr K, Widdess-Walsh P, Mendelsohn BA, Numis A, Cilio MR, Van Paesschen W, Svendsen LL, Oates S, Hughes E, Goyal S, Brown K, Sifuentes Saenz M, Dorn T, Muhle H, Pagnamenta AT, Vavoulis DV, Knight SJL, Taylor JC, Canevini MP, Darra F, Gavrilova RH, Powis Z, Tang S, Marquetand J, Armstrong M, McHale D, Klee EW, Kluger GJ, Lowenstein DH, Weckhuysen S, Pal DK, Helbig I, Guerrini R, Thomas RH, Rees MI, Lesca G, Sisodiya SM, Weber YG, Lal D, Marini C, Lerche H, Schubert J. Neurology. 2019 Mar 12;92(11):e1238-e1249.
- Incorporating epilepsy genetics into clinical practice: a 360⁰ evaluation. Oates S and Tang S, Rosch R, Lear R, Hughes EF, Williams RE, Larsen LHG, Hao Q, Dahl HA, Møller RS, Pal DK NPJ Genom Med. 2018 May 10;3:13.
- Defining the phenotypic spectrum of SLC6A1 mutations. Johannesen KM, Gardella E, Linnankivi T, Courage C, de Saint Martin A, Lehesjoki AE, Mignot C, Afenjar A, Lesca G, Abi-Warde MT, Chelly J, Piton A, Merritt JL, Rodan LH, Tan WH, Bird LM, Nespeca M, Gleeson JG, Yoo Y, Choi M, Chae JH, Czapansky-Beilman D, Reichert SC, Pendziwiat M, Verhoeven JS, Schelhaas HJ, Devinsky O, Christensen J, Specchio N, Trivisano M, Weber YG, Nava C, Keren B, Doummar D, Schaefer E, Hopkins S, Dubbs H, Shaw JE, Pisani L, Myers CT, Tang S, Pal DK, Millichap JJ, Carvill GL, Helbig KL, Mecarelli O, Striano P, Helbig I, Rubboli G, Mefford HC, Møller RS. Epilepsia. 2018 Feb;59(2):389-402.
- New SMARCA2 mutation in a patient with Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome and myoclonic astatic epilepsy. Tang S, Hughes E, Lascelles K; EuroEPINOMICS RES myoclonic astatic e pilepsy working group, Simpson MA, Pal DK. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Jan;173(1):195-199.
- The role of SLC2A1 mutations in myoclonic astatic epilepsy and absence epilepsy, and the estimated frequency of GLUT1 deficiency syndrome. Larsen J, Johannesen KM, Ek J, Tang S, Marini C, Blichfeldt S, Kibaek M, von Spiczak S, Weckhuysen S, Frangu M, Neubauer BA, Uldall P, Striano P, Zara F; MAE working group of EuroEPINOMICS RES Consortium., Kleiss R, Simpson M, Muhle H, Nikanorova M, Jepsen B, Tommerup N, Stephani U, Guerrini R, Duno M, Hjalgrim H, Pal D, Helbig I, Møller RS. Epilepsia. 2015 Dec;56(12):e203-8.
- Risk factors for reading disability in families with rolandic epilepsy. Vega YH, Smith A, Cockerill H, Tang S, Agirre-Arrizubieta Z, Goyal S, Pina M, Akman CI, Jolleff N, McGinnity C, Gomez K, Gupta R, Hughes E, Jackman J, McCormick D, Oren C, Scott D, Taylor J, Trounce J, Clarke T, Kugler S, Mandelbaum DE, McGoldrick P, Wolf S, Strug LJ, Pal DK. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Dec;53:174-9.
- Mutations in GRIN2A cause idiopathic focal epilepsy with rolandic spikes. Lemke JR, Lal D, Reinthaler EM, Steiner I, Nothnagel M, Alber M, Geider K, Laube B, Schwake M, Finsterwalder K, Franke A, Schilhabel M, Jähn JA, Muhle H, Boor R, Van Paesschen W, Caraballo R, Fejerman N, Weckhuysen S, De Jonghe P, Larsen J, Møller RS, Hjalgrim H, Addis L, Tang S, Hughes E, Pal DK, Veri K, Vaher U, Talvik T, Dimova P, Guerrero López R, Serratosa JM, Linnankivi T, Lehesjoki AE, Ruf S, Wolff M, Buerki S, Wohlrab G, Kroell J, Datta AN, Fiedler B, Kurlemann G, Kluger G, Hahn A, Haberlandt DE, Kutzer C, Sperner J, Becker F, Weber YG, Feucht M, Steinböck H, Neophythou B, Ronen GM, Gruber-Sedlmayr U, Geldner J, Harvey RJ, Hoffmann P, Herms S, Altmüller J, Toliat MR, Thiele H, Nürnberg P, Wilhelm C, Stephani U, Helbig I, Lerche H, Zimprich F, Neubauer BA, Biskup S, von Spiczak S. Nat Genet. 2013 Sep;45(9):1067-72
- Dissecting the genetic basis of myoclonic astatic epilepsy. Tang S, Pal DK. Epilepsia 2012; 53(8):1303-13
- Beneficial use of steroid in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy. Heng H, Tang S, Goyal S, Wraige E, Lim M. Dev Med Child Neurol 2012; 54(2):183-6
- MECP2 triplication – A rarely reported familial cause of neurological regression in boys. Tang S, Fernandes D, Lazarou L, Singh R, Fallon P. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2012; 16(2):209-12
- Neurological complications of pandemic influenza A H1N1 2009 infection: European case series and review. Surana P and Tang S, Mcdougall M, Tong CY, Menson E, Lim M. Eur J Pediatr 2011; 170(8):1007-15
- Encephalopathy and SCN1A mutations. Tang S, Lin JP, Hughes E, Siddiqui A, Lim M, Lascelles K. Epilepsia 2011; 54(2):e26-30
- Acute Encephalopathy in Childhood associated with novel influenza A H1N1 virus infection: clinical and neuroimaging findings. Tang S, Siddiqui A, Andronikou S, McDougall M, Martinez-Alier N, Lundy CT. Ulster Med J 2011;80(1):1-2.
- Sleep Behaviour disturbances in Rolandic epilepsy. Tang S, Clarke T, Owens J, Pal DPK. J Child Neurol 2011; 26(2):239-43
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Research Trials
Previous research roles:
- PI for Advanced MRI in childhood epilepsy 2020 – 2025
- PI for STOKE open label phase 1 / 2 study investigating safety and PK of multiple ascending doses (MAD) of STK-001 in Dravet syndrome. 2021-2023
- PI SCN1A Horizons. A natural history study of SCN1A related epilepsies in the UK 2023-2025
- PI The 7 Tesla Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Study 2021-2025
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