Meet The Team

Director of PaRC, Pain Consultant 

Dr Vivek Mehta 

Dr Vivek Mehta is Consultant in Pain and Neuromodulation at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Honorary Reader at Queen Mary University, London. He is the Director of Pain Research Centre at St Bartholomew’s Hospital London, and is a Chief Investigator and Principal Investigator in a number of ongoing trials. He is also the Clinical Network Director for Pain at Barts Health NHS Trust and recipient of National Bronze Award 2021.

He is Co-Director of the Education Program in Neuromodulation (EEPIN) delivered through City University, London and the Co-Program Director for the “Post Graduate Certificate (PGcert) Course in Neuromodulation and Pain Management” delivered through Queen Mary University of London.

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Deputy Director of PaRC, Pain Consultant 

Dr Kavita Poply 

Dr Kavita Poply is a Consultant in Pain and Neuromodulation at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University London (QMUL). She was awarded PhD for her novel work on the “Effect of differential frequencies of spinal cord stimulator on pain matrix areas through PET neuroimaging”.

She runs various research projects including an NIHR trial and has been serving as Deputy director at Pain Research Centre (PaRC), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London.

She is Co-Director for Education Program in Neuromodulation (EEPIN) delivered through City University, London and the Program Director of the “Post Graduate Certificate (PGcert) Course in Neuromodulation and Pain Management” delivered through Queen Mary University of London.

Principal Scientist 

Dr Theresa Wodehouse 

Theresa is a PhD supervisor and co-investigator in many trials.  Her laboratory work includes gene expression techniques, quantitative sensory testing, lidocaine infusions and measures of interventional pain treatment.  She is experienced in research study design, protocol development and submission to regulatory authorities.

Academic Headache Fellow 

Dr Ria Bhola 

Ria is Academic Headache Fellow. She received her RN qualification from Kings College, London and MSc Nursing and IP qualifications at City University, London. Her clinical and research work is focused on improving outcomes for people with headache disorders. Her contributions include work with NICE on guideline development and treatment appraisals, the Migraine Trust and international colleagues. 

Research Manager

Alia Ahmad 

Alia has over 10 years’ experience in clinical trials ranging from phase I to IV. She has supervised study set-up, coordination and data management of many clinical studies at PARC since 2015.  She has experience in CTIMP, non-CTIMP and device studies. She also coordinates with external scientific technical specialists to ensure optimal care for our neuromodulation patients.