GMC Number: 2855075
Year of first qualification: 1984
Specialty: Renal
Secretary: Sue Emery
Telephone: 0117 414 7699
GMC Number: 4119742
Year of first qualification: 1991, University of Oxford
Specialty: Trauma & Orthopaedics
Clinical interest: Spinal surgery, deformity, tumours, fractures, degenerative (cervical, thoracic and lumbar)
Secretary: Karen Procter
Telephone: 0117 414 1618
Having qualified at Oxford University with a first class degree, Mr Ian Harding continued his basic Orthopaedic Training in Oxford before undertaking Spinal Surgery fellowships at the Institut Calot in France and Seattle, USA before taking up his Consultant post in Bristol.
GMC Number: 4406459
Year & location of first qualification of first qualification: 1997, University of Bristol
Specialty: Rheumatology
Clinical interest: Autoimmune connective tissue disease, vascultis, Myositis, Interstitial lung disease, Systmic sclerosis.
Secretary: Pamela Stone (Southmead), Caroline Reed (Cossham)
Dr Harsha Gunawardena is a Consultant Rheumatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol. He was department clinical lead for four years and was appointed to Divisional Clinical Director for the Neurosciences and Musculoskeletal sciences Division in 2022.
He has led the North Bristol Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) and Vasculitis service since 2009 and provides a tertiary regional service for the southwest with a particular interest and expertise in inflammatory muscle diseases, CTD-lung disease and vasculitis.
He is an integral member of the Bristol-Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) service that runs regional multi-disciplinary team evaluation and combined clinic with the respiratory ILD team. He has a clinical and academic interest in all aspects of CTD and vasculitis, in particular myositis and ILD. His PhD was on the identification of novel autoantibody markers in myositis syndromes including ILD phenotypes and this work with the University of Bath research group was the first to describe several novel autoantibody markers. He has published widely on myositis overlap syndromes, autoantibodies, CTD-ILD, management reviews and guidelines.
He is a lead member of UK Myositis network and the British Society of Rheumatology Myositis Guidelines Group. He was British Society of Rheumatology Heberden committee member (2019 – 2023), which is responsible for organising the BSR annual conference and he co-convened and chaired the plenary Essentials sessions over several years. He is a former scientific advisor to the UK Juvenile Dermatomyositis Research Group.
GMC Number: 3252178
Year of first qualification: 1987, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff
Specialty: Anaesthetics
Clinical interest: General anaesthesia and post-operative care in the areas of general surgery, major urology, major gynaecology, orthopaedics, ENT and obstetrics
Telephone: 0117 414 0973
Dr Nia Griffith trained in anaesthetics at Oxford and Bristol, obtaining her Fellowship in 1993, and was appointed to Southmead Hospital Bristol in April 1999.
She has spent some of her time working in France (both Lyon and Toulouse) and is a fluent French speaker.
She has a special interest in developing the highest standards of day surgery which involves thorough pre-operative assessment together with effective control of any post-operative problems such as discomfort or nausea.
Dr Nia Griffith is very experienced in the use of ultrasound guided regional anaesthesia for pain relief following major surgery on the arms and legs.
GMC Number: 3058460
Year of first qualification: 1985, University of Bristol
Specialty: Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine
Clinical interest: Fetal Medicine & High Risk Obstetrics
Secretary: Joanne Jury
Telephone: 0117 414 6751
Dr. Simon Grant trained in Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the South-West of England & in Auckland, before research in Southampton & then training in Maternal & Fetal Medicine at Birmingham Women's Hospital.
He was a Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the Royal Cornwall Hospital as Labour Ward/Maternal Medicine lead from 2000, before moving to Southmead Hospital Bristol in 2005, as lead for Fetal Medicine & Obstetric Ultrasound. He also has a major interest in obstetric emergency training.
GMC Number: 3337268
Year of first qualification: Biochemistry Bath University 1981, Biochemistry PhD UMIST 1988, MBBS Newcastle upon Tyne 1990, FRCP RCP 2015
Specialty: Neuro-rehabilitation
Clinical interests: Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Spasticity
Secretary: Chelsie
Telephone: 0117 956 2697
GMC number: 5190062
Year of first qualification: 1986
Specialty: Breast Surgery
Clinical interests: Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including surgery for breast cancer and reconstructive surgery.
Secretary: Louise Oleary
Telephone: 0117 414 7020
Miss Sasirekha Govindarajulu has worked in the breast unit at Southmead Hospital Bristol for the past 12 years and maintained the highest possible standard of care for patients, always seeking to improve the experience of patients.
With continuing interest in research, publications and lecture tours maintained high standards of care for patients: Faculty of the national ultrasound course, Faculty of the National vacuum assisted mammotome training course, National peer review panel, Faculty National Survivorship Programme Patient User and information lead for ASWCS network.
As an Audit lead of the breast unit, Miss Govindarajulu is always passionate about standards and excellence of care.
Her clinical interests are diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, including surgery for breast cancer and reconstructive surgery, sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer assessment, diagnosis and management of all benign problems including breast pain. Miss Govindarajulu is also experienced in performing diagnostic breast and axillary ultrasound, diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound guided interventional procedures, ultrasound guided minimally invasive procedures for therapeutic excision of benign lumps using vacuum assisted procedure and radio frequency ablation, and localising small lesions with ultrasound.
Her clinical interests also include lattismus dorsi breast reconstruction, all implant based reconstructions including use of acellular dermal matrix, breast reduction and augmentation, and symmetrisation procedures and other onco-plastic procedures.
GMC Number: 3124671
Year of first qualification: 1986, St. Mary's Hospital, London
Specialty: Immunology
Clinical interest: Allergy, Immunodeficiency and HIV
Secretary: Helen Harris (Immunology and Allergy) telephone: 0117 414 8392
Danielle Coombs (HIV) telephone: 0117 414 6394
Sharon Hemming (HIV) telephone: 0117 414 6395
Dr Mark Gompels studied for his MD in Immunodeficiency of HIV in London.
He then undertook further training to gain his Allergy and Immunology qualifications and MRCPath.
He is Clinical Lead for Allergy, Immunology and HIV services and also runs a research program to allow patients access to new treatments.
He has >75 peer reviewed publications.
GMC Number: 4497020
Year of first qualification: 1990, University of Delhi
Specialty: Radiology and Clinical Imaging
Clinical interest: Gastroenterology, Haematology and Cancer imaging. Teaching and training of doctors, nurses and radiographers.
Secretary: Caroline Hawkins
Telephone: 0117 414 9009
Professor Sanjay Gandhi is a senior consultant radiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust. He has 30 years of clinical experience and received several national and international academic excellence awards.
He is NBT Lead Clinician for Radiation Protection and Lead Radiologist for Haematology Cancer MDT. He has been involved with several Quality Improvement and Safeguarding projects.
Dr. Gandhi holds three Postgraduate Radiology degrees. He has been training specialist registrars, nurse practitioners, ultrasonographers. He has taught trainees at the University of Bristol and the University of West of England for nearly two decades. As Visiting Honorary Professor he also teaches at Commonwealth Universities.
Professor Gandhi has co-authored and edited 8 international medical textbooks, all of which have received excellent reviews. In 2003 he received prestigious British Medical Association (BMA) Highly Commended Author and Editor Award.
Professor Gandhi has been involved in numerous research projects and collaborative trials. He has regularly published articles and research papers in major journals such as the British Journal of Radiology (BJR), British Journal of Hospital Medicine (BJHM) and British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Professor Gandhi is an Editorial Board Member of four peer-reviewed medical Journals and written editorials on the use high-tech medicine and TeleHealth.
He has been a frequently invited speaker and moderator at high profile medical conferences. Professor Sanjay Gandhi has written many research papers and Editorials on the use of cutting edge technology to improve patient care.
In addition, he has organised several international conferences on Efficiency savings and Healthcare Innovations. Professor Gandhi is an internationally recognized leader in Healthcare-IT and self-assessment tools and smart teaching Apps.
GMC Number: 3589151
Year of first qualification: 1992, Guy’s Medical School, London
Specialty: Anaesthetics
Clinical interest: Major urological and robotic surgery, gynaecological, endocrine and bariatric surgery
Telephone: 0117 414 0865
Dr Claire Fouque trained at the Bristol School of Anaesthesia and worked for two years in Australia where she studied general and intensive care medicine.
She was appointed to her consultant post at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) in 2002.