Meet The Teams

Children’s Health Ireland – Tallaght
MD – Site PI
Basil Elnazir
Basil is a consultant in paediatric respiratory medicine and Clinical Associate Professor in paediatrics at Trinity College Dublin. Basil’s main research interest is difficult/severe asthma and Cystic Fibrosis.
Radiologist
Thara Persuad
Thara trained in Radiology in Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin. She completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Radiology in The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa Canada, before taking up a consultant post in Great Ormond St Hospital in London and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital. She returned to Ireland to take up the post of Paediatric Radiologist initially in CHI at Temple Street and more recently CHI at Tallaght.
Clinical Research Coordinator
Ava Harte
Ava joined the RECOVER research team in October 2023 as a clinical research coordinator. She graduated with an honours BSc in Human Nutrition from ATU Sligo, and completed a Master’s in Health Promotion at the University of Galway. Prior to this role, Ava worked as a research assistant with the Cystic Fibrosis Registry of Ireland (CFRI). She now works on both research projects and clinical drug trials, with responsibilities such as conducting study visits and maintenance of data.