Specialty: Anaesthetics

Telephone: 0117 414 1585

GMC Number: 2925338

Year of first qualification: 1984, MBBS University of London

Specialty: Neonatal Medicine

Secretary: Julie Deady

Telephone number: 0117 4146815

Dr Alison Pike was first appointed Consultant Paediatrician at Gloucester Royal Hopsital in 2000 before moving to North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) as Consultant Neonatologist in 2003.

She is the Clinical lead for risk management.

Dr Pike has interests in medical education and is currently an LTFT training advisor.

Her research background is in neonatal neurophysiology. 

GMC Number: 4773650

Year of First Qualification: 1997, University of Calicut, Kerala, India

Department: Urology

Clinical Interest: Kidney stones, Ureter and Kidney Cancer

Secretary: Charlie Quick

Telephone: 0117 4145007

Mr Joe Philip has been a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Southmead Hospital Bristol since 2011.

He did his Urology Specialist training in Merseyside and completed an Endourology and Laparoscopy fellowship from Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham.

He was awarded MD by the University of Liverpool.

He sub-specialises in urinary stone disease including shock wave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy; percutaneous nephrolithotomy. He also undertakes laparoscopic surgery for ureteric and kidney cancers.

His research interests include the management, prevention and study of socio-geographic and economic factors in stone disease and the science of ureter and kidney cancer.

Specialty: Neurology

Secretary: Janette Duggan

Telephone: 0117 414 6698

Specialty Lead

Mr Ian Mackie

Assistant General Manager

Joanne Smart

Burns Consultants

Mr Sankhya Sen
Miss Catalina Estela
Mr John Pleat
Mr Ian Mackie
Mr Tom Cobley

Specialist Hand Team

Mr James Henderson
Ms Emily West
Ms Suzannah Hoult (Specialty Doctor)

Specialist Lower Limb Team

Mr Umraz Khan
Mr Tom Chapman
Mr Tom Wright

Specialist Lower Limb and Hand

Mr George Wheble

General Plastic Surgeon

Mr Rob Warr

Breast Reconstruction

Mr Sherif Wilson

Ms Philippa Jackson

Skin Cancer Team

Mr Antonio Orlando
Mr Ewan Wilson
Mr Iraklis Delikonstantinou
Mr Dominic Ayers
Mr Eugene Curtin (Specialty Doctor)

Miss Anastasia Iachkine (Specialty Doctor)

Sarcoma Team

Mr Paul Wilson
Ms Rachel Clancy

Head of Nursing for ASCR

Elizabeth Varian

Matron for Plastic Surgery and Burns

Nicola Mackey

Hand Physiotherapist

James Henney

Caroline Oates – Breast reconstruction
Caroline Lewis – Breast reconstruction

Lynda Knowles –   Clinical Nurse Specialist for Skin Cancer
Joanne Watson  - Clinical Nurse Specialist for Skin Cancer
Claire Lanfear -     Clinical Nurse Specialist for Skin Cancer
Samantha Wells - Clinical Nurse Specialist for Skin Cancer

Christine Millman  - Clinical Nurse Specialist for Sarcoma
Rebecca Peach - Clinical Nurse Specialist for Sarcoma

Emma Fox -    Sister Gate 24

Plastic Surgery Trauma Coordinators

Donna Walsh
Debra Derrick
Louise Callaghan

Plastic Surgery, at North Bristol NHS Trust, is based at Southmead Hospital Bristol, we are a leading tertiary referral centre for all aspects of plastic surgery.

Treatments cover a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions.

The work of the Department also covers:

• Skin cancer
• Hand surgery
• Lower limb trauma
• Breast reconstruction
• Head and neck malignancy
• Soft tissue sarcoma
• Laser therapy

Patients who attend the Department, if required, may also gain support from Outlook, a psychological support service.

We also hold daily plastic surgery trauma and burns clinics, for adults.

The Department works in close liaison with other departments, particularly dermatology, breast surgery, head and neck and neurosurgery, gynaecology oncology, where necessary to ensure patients obtain a comprehensive service.

The Department also holds plastic surgery outpatient clinics at:

• Cossham Hospital
• The Royal United Hospital Bath
• Gloucester Royal Hospitals
• Yeovil Foundation Trust
• University Hospital of Bristol
• Yate Health Centre

Patients are usually refereed to the Plastic Surgery Department via 1 of the routes outlined below:

• Referral from their General Practitioner if they meet the differing criteria.
• As an emergency admission from the Accident & Emergency Department
• A referral to the Plastic Surgery Trauma Clinic.
• A consultant referral from another speciality, this can involve an outpatient referral or a hospital transfer.

The Department is the second largest Plastic Surgery Department in the country and treats a wide range of complex plastic surgery conditions.

The Plastic Surgery consultants, as well as being general plastic surgeons, also have further expertise. This ensures patients have access to a high level of service. This may also result in patients transfer from 1 consultant to another, ensuring access to that expertise.

Adult Outpatient Clinics and Dressing Clinics are held by all Consultant Plastic Surgeons within the Plastic Dressing Clinic.

Specialist adult and congenital hand clinics, pigmented lesion clinics, burns clinics and breast reconstruction clinics are also undertaken.

For further information please download patient information leaflet:

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GMC Number: 3431069

Year of fist qualification: 1991, University of Bristol

Specialty: Acute Medicine & Rheumatology

Clinical interest: Behcet's Disease, Vasculitis

Secretary: Sarah Thomas

Telephone: 0117 414 1140

Dr Samir Patel has been a Consultant Physician at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) since 2001, specialising in Acute Medicine and Rheumatology. He has a particular interest in Behcet's Disease and Connective Tissue Disease/Vasculitis. He was the first Consultant in Acute Medicine at North Bristol.

His management roles include Specialty Lead for Acute Medicine (2001 to 2011) and Clinical Director for Medicine (2011 and 2017).

Dr Patel has a significant interest in education and postgraduate training in particular, and has held the following posts:
- Training Programme Director, Acute (Internal) Medicine, Severn School Postgraduate Medicine 2008-12
- Training Programme Director, General (Internal) Medicine, Severn School Postgraduate Medicine 2008-16
- Associate Training Programme Director, General (Internal) Medicine, Severn School Postgraduate Medicine 2017-

He has previously been a member of Specialist Advisory Committee for Medicine, Royal College of Physicians (2008-2016) and is an external assessor (Quality and Training) for General Medicine for Wales (2008-).

GMC number: 3201282

Year of first qualification: 1987, University of Wales

Department: Neurosurgery

Clinical interest: Spinal Conditions

Secretary: Susan Woolf

Telephone: 0117 414 6705

Nitin Patel is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT).

He has a special interest in the management of spinal conditions including spinal tumours and degenerative spinal conditions. 

Mr Patel is the Training Programme Director for the South West Neurosurgical Programme covering the Bristol and Plymouth units.

He is also the Lead Clinician for the Neurosurgical Spinal Service.

GMC numner: 4121514

Year of first qualification: 1994, University of London

Specialty: Neurosurgery

Clinicial interests:  Functional Neurosurgery; Trigeminal Neuralgia; Hemifacial, Spasm; Spinal disease;  Chronic pain; Treatment resistant depression and hypertension.

Telephone: 0117 414 6706

Secretary: Kirsty Atwill

The Endoscopy service at North Bristol NHS Trust provides a full range of endoscopic techniques including:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic Gastroscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• ERCP
• Enteroscopy Push and Double Balloon
• Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
• Endoscopy Ultrasound Procedure (EUS)
• Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
• Endoscopic Full Thickness Dissection Procedure(e-FTDR)

Rapid access Gastroscopy is available for high risk patients.

Colorectal patients are allocated to a suitable test or clinic via the Colorectal Pathway System.