Consultant Directory
Welcome to University Hospital's consultant directory. Here you can read a brief profile on each consultant and find out what areas they specialise in. We hope this helps you when you are coming in for treatment.
We have nearly 300 consultants here at UHNS. The directory is a work in progress, so please bear with us as it is developed over the coming months.
The directory is arranged alphabetically by consultant's surname, not by their specialty.
El-Nasri B Ahmed
Orthopaedics (Spines)
My special interests are children's spinal deformities, lower back pain, degenerative lower back and cervical spine disorders, reconstructive and decompression surgery and spine emergencies.
My research interests, which I undertake in collaboration with Staffordshire University, are spinal motion and early spinal motion and technology. I have been elected as visiting Senior Lecturer for Staffordshire University School of Health.
Najeeb Azam
Cardiology
I carried out my Registrar training at Cumbria, Blackpool, Stoke on Trent and Hull. My previous appointment was in middle east as a consultant cardiologist (coronary & valve intervention) in a university hospital. I have been interested and involved in both under and postgraduate teaching.
I qualified in 1984 and have held a number of training posts in Blackpool, Hull and Stoke on Trent. I am a member of the British Coronary Intervention Society and have been Fellow of European cardiac society. My special interests are percutaneous coronary intervention, acute coronary syndrome, valvular heart disease, cardiac pacing, and tran oesophageal echocardiography.
Saba Bajwa
Consultant Radiologist
I am the clinical lead for breast imaging and director of the National Breast Screening Service. I studied and trained in London, Oxford, Manchester and Nottingham before starting at University Hospital in 1996.
My main interests, other than general radiology, are mammography, breast ultrasound, interventional breast radiology, image guided biopsies and breast MRI. I have extensive experience in dealing with patients with benign and malignant breast diseases. I work alongside our hospital's multi-disciplinary team of breast surgeons, plastic surgeons and oncologists.
I am actively involved in breast cancer charity work on a local and national basis.
Ranjanee Bhana
Consultant clinical oncologist
I am professional lead for non surgical management of gynaecological cancer and was appointed in September 2008. My special interests are the management of gynaecological and urological malignancies and the development of the HDR brachytherapy service.
Mark Brown
Orthopaedics (Spines)
My practice is entirely spinal, with expertise in all forms of orthopaedic spinal surgery except deformity and primary tumours.
I am particularly interested in cervical spine surgery and also surgery for spinal infection and metastatic tumours. I have considerable experience of the non-operative management of back and leg pain with injections.
Murray Brunt
Consultant clinical oncologist
I qualified at Westminster Medical School and moved to North Staffordshire as a consultant in 1991. I specialise in treating breast and skin cancer using chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormone therapy and targeted therapy.
I have a particular interest in clinical research and am the UK lead on national and international studies. I have been involved in the development and management of a number of trials over the last 20 years, as well as recruiting many patients to studies. Cutting edge breast radiotherapy and targeted cancer therapy have been a particular focus in translational cancer research for the last few years.
Tom Burton
Emergency Medicine
I spent my childhood in West London and went to St Mary’s Hospital Medical School/Imperial College. I graduated in 1991, achieving a University of London silver medal.
I joined the RAF in 1988, where I completed my GP training. I worked in the Falkland Islands, Germany, USA, Canada, Norway and multiple RAF stations in the UK. After leaving the RAF, I started training in emergency medicine and paediatric emergency medicine.
I also worked in orthopaedics, anaesthetics and ITU. My Specialist Registrar training was half in Leeds and half in Sheffield.
I have been a consultant since 2009, where I worked in the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield for 1 year and Kingsmill Hospital in Mansfield for 1 year as a locum consultant. I am married to a Sheffield GP, have 4 daughters and live in Sheffield.
Rob Butler
Cardiology
I carried out my Registrar training at Liverpool and Glenfield Hospital (Leicester). I was then the senior interventional fellow/ hon. senior registrar at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, as well as locum consultant cardiologist for Southampton General Hospital.
My research includes a research fellowship in Dundee from1996-98 (vascular biology) and currently involves acute coronary syndromes platelet, lipids and diabetes. I currently hold a number of local and nationally awarded grants.
I am a member of the British Coronary Intervention Society and a committee member for the British Cardiovascular Society and Royal College of Physicians of London.
My special interests are percutaneous coronary intervention, niche interventional devices, radial operator and percutaneous closure of PFO and ASDs.
Jason Cooper
Gynaecology
I commenced work as a consultant at UHNS in 1997 and have a special interest in the treatment of female urinary incontinence and prolapse.
Deepak Chandra
Consultant haematologist
I began my career as a consultant haematologist after completing specialist training in the West Midlands. In addition to general and malignant haematology (not lymphoma) patients, I manage the haemophilia centre.
My specialist interests include bleeding and thrombotic disorders, paediatric haematology and leukaemia in young adults. I operate a specialist clinic with Prof C Craddock (Birmingham) for chronic myeloid leukaemia and bone marrow transplant patients.
I have a research interest in chronic myeloid leukaemia.
Mark Cowling
Radiology
I have worked as a Consultant Interventional Radiologist at UHNS since 2002.
Before that I was a Consultant at St Mary's Hospital in London. My main clinical interest is in vascular disease with a particular focus on the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms by endovascular repair.
I also have the role of the Director of Assessments for Keele medical School, and recently my research focus has therefore moved towards education.
Jon Creamer
Cardiology
My previous posts include working as a registrar training at St Bartholemew's, London and Manchester Royal Infirmary.
My research involves anti-arrhythmic drug therapy and anti-arrhythmic ablation.
My special interests are percutaneous coronary intervention.
Jon Dwyer
Orthopaedics (Paediatrics)
I have a wide ranging orthopaedic practice, which involves management of complex trauma with children's fractures, pelvic and acetabular fractures as well as complex articular fractures and post traumatic limb reconstruction.
I treat children and young adults with conditions such as club foot, congenital dislocation of the hip and adolescent hallux valgus, operating a range of surgical therapies to correct muscular skeletal problems in the upper and lower limb, using techniques such as limb reconstruction, arthroplasty (not replacement), arthroscopy, osteotomy, arthrodesis and limb length equalisation techniques.
David Emery
Orthopaedics (Paediatrics)
I am a general orthopaedic and trauma surgeon with a special interest in children's orthopaedics. I am a fellowship trained children's orthopaedic surgeon, having spent a year completing my children's training at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
I also have an interest in general orthopaedics, most specifically in primary hip arthroplasty, having undertaken speciality training in this area.
David Griffiths
Orthopaedics (Sports)
My main interest on the elective side is knee surgery. Most of the workload is arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction and various types of knee replacement including uni-compartmental, patella femoral and total knee replacement.
On the trauma side, I have a particular interest in intra-articular fractures including the pelvis, knee, ankle and calcaneum. I deal with most aspects of appendicular trauma other than hand surgery.
Mark Gunning
Cardiology
My previous posts include working as a locum consultant cardiologist at St Thomas Hospital, London as an interventional fellow at St Georges Hospital, London, an Interventional SpR at Kings College Hospital, London and as a cardiology SpR for South West Thames rotation.
My previous research was a research fellowship in cardiac imaging at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. My current research interests are concomitant renal and cardiac disease, diastolic heart failure and coronary intervention. I am also the Vice chair of the local ethics and research committee.
I am a member of the British Cardiovascular Society and the British Coronary Intervention Society.
My special interests are coronary intervention, rotational atherectomy, combined renal and cardiac disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and pacing.
Grant Heatlie
Cardiology
My previous posts include working for South East Thames and Nottingham Specialist Registrar training schemes and a Fellowship in cardiac magnetic resonance at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
My Research interests involve assessment of left ventricular function using contemporary imaging techniques.
I am a member of the British Society of Echocardiography (recent council member), British Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the British Cardiovascular Society.
My special interests are echocardiography, stress echo, transoesophageal echo, tissue doppler imaging and cardiac MR.
Dr Imran Hussain
Respiratory
Appointed to the Trust in 2002, I trained in London (St Georges Hospital and Royal Brompton), Birmingham (Heartlands Hospital) and Manchester (Wythenshawe Hospital).
I have a PhD from Southampton in RSV immunobiology, with training in asthma/allergy.
I am the Chair of the Greater Midlands Cancer Network lung site specific group.
My special interests are lung cancer, mesothelioma, management of pleural effusions, COPD, and asthma.
Dr Elfatih Idris
Consultant in respiratory medicine
I trained in London Northwest Thames rotation, based at Royal Brompton Hospital. I started at University Hospital in February 2010. I have a special interest in sleep medicine and pleural disease and asthma. I am a member of the British Thoracic Society.
Dr Changez Jadun
Consultant Radiologist
I completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Vancouver General Hospital in Canada.
I have been a consultant at UHNS since 2003. My special interests include diagnostic imaging of the brain, spine, head and neck, and vascular imaging including CT and MR angiographty, CT and MR venography, MR and CT perfusion, diffusion imaging, spectroscop, functional MRI, neck, carotid Doppler and U/S/CT guided interventions.
I am also interested in various interventional procedures such as aneurysm coiling, intra cranial stenting, stroke intervention, AVM glueing, balloon occlusions, nasal bleeding and tumor embolization, spinal angiography and embolizaiton, vasospasm balloon angioplasty and nimodipine injection, discography, vertebroplasty , nerve root injections and epidural blocks.
Kamaraj Karunanithi
Consultant haematologist
I carried out my specialist registrar training in Wales. I had previously worked in Northamptonshire, Bristol, UCL and Kings College Hospitals, London.
I am a member of the British Society of Haematology and European Haematology Association. My special interests are lymphoma acute leukaemia and flowcytometry in haematological diagnosis.
Mr Konduru
Orthopaedics (Spinal)
I am a full time orthopaedic spinal surgeon specialising in treating degenerative disorders of the whole spine.
After completing my orthopaedic training, I underwent a combined neurosurgical and orthopaedic spinal fellowship. I have extensive experience in microscopic surgery of the spine and spinal reconstruction. I also have an interest in minimally invasive surgery of the spine.
Apart from degenerative disorders of the spine, my interests also lie in surgery for cancer of the spine and upper cervical spine pathology.
My clinics are on Tuesdays and my operating list on Thursdays.
Adrian Large
Cardiology
My previous posts include working as a fellow in interventional cardiology for the Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, as a Specialist Registrar for the Mid Trent Training Scheme and as a research fellow at the University Hospital of Nottingham.
My research interests include PCI in acute coronary syndromes and Interventional pharmacology.
My special interests include all aspects of percutaneous coronary Iitervention (PCI), PCI for chronic total occlusions, percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects and patent foramen ovale.
J T K Lim
Orthopaedics (Orthopaedics)
My interests are focused on the management of adult hip and knee problems. My elective practice encompasses primary and revision hip and knee replacements, hip resurfacing and advanced bearings for younger hip arthritis patients and keyhole arthroscopic surgery of the knee.
In addition to general trauma, I also have an interest in major trauma, pelvic and acetabular fractures.
Donald McBride
Orthopaedics (Foot and ankle)
I am a consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon with a special interest in foot and ankle surgery.
I am currently President of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, having previously been the Chairman of the Scientific Committee of that Society.
Damian McClelland
Orthopaedics (Hand and upper limb)
My main elective interests are disorders of the shoulder and elbow. In the shoulder these encompass instability, sports injuries, impingement, capsulitis, tendon disorders and both inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis.
My surgical management of these disorders is by way of both arthroscopic and open techniques. The various types of shoulder replacements include resurfacing, total shoulder replacement and reverse shoulder replacements for rotator cuff arthropathy.
In the elbow these disorders encompass impingement, instability, tendon disorders, sports injuries, nerve entrapment and both inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis. My surgical work load related to the elbow includes elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty, nerve and tendon surgery and joint replacement.
I also have a particular interest in the management of trauma to the upper limb. I also run a monthly after clinic for urgent shoulder problems.
Adrian Morley-Davies
Cardiology
I previously worked as a cardiology registrar at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, as a cardiology senior registrar at Glasgow Teaching Hospitals and as a consultant cardiologist at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston. I have also held a post as honorary senior tutor and visiting electrophysiologist for Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
My research includes a PhD thesis on 'Predicting sudden death in chronic heart failure and patient assessment for CRT and CRT optimisation.'
My special interest are cardiac device implantation and pacing, cardiac resynchronisation therapy for heart failure, electrophysiology and ablation, echocardiography syncope and Inherited cardiac disorders.
Nicholas Neal
Orthopaedics (Hand and upper limb)
I graduated from Birmingham Medical School 1981 and trained in Stoke-on-Trent and the West Midlands.
I was appointed consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon and senior lecturer in 1993.
My special interests are hand surgery, trauma and teaching. Within hand surgery, I have particular interests in conditions such as Dupuytren's, carpal tunnel syndrome (peripheral nerve entrapment), trigger finger, soft tissue - bony swellings, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow and humeral trauma.
Jim Nolan
Cardiology
My previous posts include working as a cardiology registrar at the Royal Free Hospital, as a research fellow for the University of Edinburgh, as a cardiology senior registrar in Leeds and as an interventional fellow for OLVG Hospital Amsterdam.
My post-graduate education includes the annual trans-radial meeting, the Centre of Excellence training programme for trans-radial catheterization and the PCI fellowship scheme.
I am a member of the British Coronary Intervention Society (council member) and of the British Cardiovascular Society.
My special interests are percutaneous coronary intervention and transradial cardiac procedures.
My research includes extensive publication in the field of radial access and percutaneous intervention, heart failure and autonomic dysfunction.
Kosar Qureshi
Orthopaedics (Sports)
My main interest is disorders of the elbow. This encompasses impingement, instability, tendon disorders, sports injuries, nerve entrapment and both inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis.
My surgical work load includes elbow arthroscopy, arthroplasty, nerve and tendon surgery and joint replacement.
Dr John Oxtoby
Consultant Radiologist/Deputy Medical Director
I am a consultant in radiology and nuclear medicine and have worked at University Hospital of North Staffordshire since 1996. In addition to my clinical work I am actively involved in medical management, currently serving as Deputy Medical Director.
My special interests include nuclear medicine investigations such as PET/CT. They also include radiology, specifically cardiac MR, noninvasive vascular imaging, Doppler ultrasound and thyroid imaging.
I also provide input into the thyroid MDT.
Robin Rees
Orthopaedics (Foot and ankle)
My elective and trauma interest is focused upon the foot, ankle and knee. This includes arthroscopy, keyhole surgery for the ankle, day-case for the forefoot and techniques for foot deformity correction, together with joint replacement for the ankle.
I also have the privilege of being the lead clinician for oncology problems related to bone and joint which allows an efficient and prompt service for the patient and the referring general practitioner.
Ian Dos Remedios
Orthopaedics (Arthroplasty)
My elective orthopaedic interests include knee surgery, hip surgery and shoulder surgery. This includes arthroscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery and reconstructive surgery of these joints. I have a particular interest in patella femoral and uni-compartmental knee replacement and hip replacement in the young.
I also run a monthly combined clinic with the rheumatologist for patients with complex multi-joint pathology.
My trauma interests include most aspects of bone and soft tissue limb trauma.
My clinics are Wednesday afternoon at the Hartshill Orthopaedic and Surgical Unit at the City General Hospital site and Friday morning in the fracture clinic at the Royal Infirmary.
Philip John Roberts
Orthopaedics (Orthopaedics)
My specialty is hip arthritis in adults and its surgical solutions and my team uses novel approaches to reduce the need for blood transfusion in the post-operative period.
All patients who suffer from a fractured hip come under my personal care and, in co-ordination with my consultant physician colleagues, my team has made nationally recognised progress in the care of these elderly patients.
Dr Jacqueline Saklatvala
Consultant Radiologist/ Clinical Director of Imaging
I was appointed as a consultant musculoskeletal radiologist in September 1982.
I am a member of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists and of the Skeletal Dysplasia Group.
My special interests are orthopaedic and rheumatological musculoskeletal imaging including plain radiography, Ultrasound, CT, MRI, myelography and arthrography.
Duwarakan K Satchithananda (Dargoi Satchi)
Cardiology
My previous posts include working as a registrar for East Anglian Rotation, as a senior transplant fellow (cardiology) at Papworth Hospital and as a consultant cardiologist and lead for heart failure for Northumbria Healthcare Trust.
My research involves the right heart function in the human donor heart.
My special interest include heart failure, cardiomyopathies, right heart catheterisation, echocardiography, exercise intolerance / breathlessness and cardiopulmonary exercise testing and device therapy in heart failure.
Giridharan Selvaraj
Consultant clinical oncologist
My special interests include the central nervous system/brain, colorectal cancer and lung cancer.
Kevin Smith
Orthopaedics (Hand and upper limb)
My particular interest is conditions of the hand and upper limb. I have a particular interest in Dupuytren's and peripheral nerve entrapment.
I am also interested in trauma.
Andrew Stewart
Consultant haematologist
I qualified in 1988 after attending Oxford and Edinburgh medical schools. After four years of training in general medicine in Stoke and Leeds, I started training in haematology in Edinburgh.
I spent a year working in the Daniel den Hoed Cancer Centre in Rotterdam as part of my training and also spent three years as clinical lecturer in Haematology at Edinburgh University where I undertook research on hereditary haemochromatosis. I have been back in Stoke since 1985 and am the lead clinician for clinical haematology.
Dr Biju Thomas
Consultant Radiologist
I qualified in 1997 and went on to complete a fellowship in gastrointestinal radiology. I am now a consultant radiologist at University Hospital of North Staffordshire. My special interests include gastrointestinal radiology and body imaging, including oncological imaging and nonvascular interventions.
Peter Thomas
Orthopaedics (Foot and ankle)
I am an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hands, limb trauma and limb reconstruction.
I also have an interest in complex limb, trauma and reconstruction. I specialise in the use of external fixation for the treatment of complex fresh fractures but also for limb reconstruction in cases of deformity, non-union and infection.
I have developed the STORM (Staffordshire Orthopaedic Reduction Machine) which was designed to assist the accurate reduction of tibial fractures in the operating theatre.
Roger H Wade
Orthopaedics (Sports)
My elective orthopaedic interests are focused around arthroscopic minimally invasive interventions for the knee and shoulder. I have a strong understanding of the needs and requirements of the younger sporting patient. My practice also encompasses arthroplasty and open surgery of the knee and shoulder.
My trauma interests encompass the shoulder, knee and tibia. I am currently developing an acute arthroscopy service.
My clinics are Monday morning at the Hartshill Orthopaedic and Surgical Unit at the City General Hospital site and Wednesday morning in the fracture clinic at the Royal Infirmary.