Prof. Monica Lakhanpaul

Integrated Community Child Health / Paediatrics

Whittington Health NHS Trust / UCL

Professor of Integrated Community Child Health at UCL; clinical paediatrician at Whittington.

Professor Monica Lakhanpaul MBBS MD PhD FRCPCH is Professor of Integrated Community Child Health at UCL and a Consultant Paediatrician at Whittington Health, leading co-produced programmes that tackle child-health inequalities across diverse communities.

Education & training: UK paediatric training with higher degrees in paediatrics and public-health research, progressing to academic leadership roles at UCL and national advisory work.

Clinical interests: Long-term conditions in childhood, early-years development, respiratory and nutritional health and systems that integrate primary care, community services and schools.

Research, policy & leadership: Leads community-engaged research using participatory methods to design culturally sensitive interventions, contributes to national guidance and collaborates with local authorities and third-sector partners.

Service & systems: Implements measurement-based improvement programmes emphasising access, family-centred care and reduction of inequalities with robust evaluation frameworks.