Uma is a Consultant in Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Clinical Lead for the Lysosomal Disorders Unit at the Royal Free Hospital, London and honorary Associate Professor at Genetics and Genomics Medicine UCL.
Uma has twenty years' experience in managing children and young adults with lysosomal storage disorders. She leads the Royal Free Hospital lysosomal disorders transition service from paediatrics to adults. Uma has a special interest in clinical research relating to understanding of the natural history and disease progression of inherited metabolic disorders and has been a principal investigator for many pivotal clinical trials for lysosomal disorders. She has over 150 publications in metabolic medicine, National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Topic Expert, Communicating Editor for Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disorders (JIMD), teaching faculty and personal tutor at UCL, and an invited speaker at many National and International conferences, including lysosomal patient organisations led conferences. Uma volunteers her time to clinics in India and also is a faculty member for educational programmes in India, Africa and Latin America.