Hazel Evans

Dr Hazel Evans is an active researcher within the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton, specializing in paediatric respiratory medicine and sleep disorders. Her clinical research focuses on oxygen desaturation monitoring in children, obstructive sleep apnoea diagnostics, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia management in neonates.

Her research interests center on Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, with specific expertise in sleep-disordered breathing, neonatal oxygen saturation monitoring, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Evans employs advanced oximetry technologies to establish clinical reference ranges for healthy children and preterm infants, contributing significantly to diagnostic protocols in paediatric sleep medicine.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong clinical focus on developing evidence-based reference standards for oxygen desaturation indices in children under 12 years, with particular attention to obstructive sleep apnoea diagnostics. Her work bridges neonatal intensive care (focusing on bronchopulmonary dysplasia and oxygen weaning) with community-based paediatric sleep disorders, often through multicentre collaborations.

Evans actively contributes to clinical guidelines through her research on sleep positioning interventions for infants with cleft palate and management strategies for severe sleep apnoea during pandemics. Her publications appear in high-impact journals including Archives of Disease in Childhood, Pediatric Research, and Breathe.

She collaborates extensively with clinical teams across Southampton Children's Hospital and participates in randomized controlled trials like the SLUMBRS2 study. Her research methodology combines longitudinal observational studies with interventional clinical trials, primarily targeting improvements in diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic outcomes for paediatric respiratory conditions.