Training and education

BSc Biochemistry with pharmacology - University of Southampton, 1983
PhD - University of Cambridge, Institute for Biotechnology, 1987
MBChB (medical degree) - University of Bristol, 1993
DRCOG (diploma awarded by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists) -1995
Paediatric training - Portsmouth Hospitals and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
MRCP (UK) (member of the Royal College of Physicians) - 1997
Specialist training in clinical genetics, London rotation
FRCP (fellow of the Royal College of Physicians) - 2011

Experience

Dr Foulds joined the Trust as a consultant in clinical genetics in 2004, and became an honorary senior lecturer for the University of Southampton in 2008.

She works in general genetics at UHS with a specialist interest in paediatrics and metabolic genetics. Dr Foulds also runs a regional neurogenetics service including a monthly multidisciplinary team and a monthly neurogenetics clinic, which is held jointly with Dr Simon Hammans in neurology.

Dr Foulds is curriculum lead for the national specialist advisory committee and has just completed writing a new training curriculum for the discipline.

Key achievements

Training programme director (2004 to 8)
Curriculum lead for the national specialist advisory committee in clinical genetics
Developing a neurogenetics service for UHS

Awards and prizes

Pathology distinction in final MBChB
Wolfson Scholarship, 1991 to 1992 and 1992 to 1993
Foulkes Foundation fellow 1991 to 1993

Research

Dr Foulds has published widely in the areas of rare disease genetics and neurogenetics.

Contact

You can contact Dr Foulds by emailing GeneticsTeam@uhs.nhs.uk or by calling 023 8120 6170.