GMC Number: 4641173

Year of first qualification: 1999, Queens' University, Belfast

Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Clinical interest: Labour ward, maternal medicine, risk management

Secretary: Joanne Jury

Telephone: 0117 414 6751

Dr Sonia Barnfield was appointed as Labour Ward lead at Southmead Hospital Bristol in 2010.

Dr Sonia Barnfield's main interests are maternal medicine (women with preexisting medical conditions who are pregnant) and risk management. 

Dr Barnfield is the consultant lead for clinical governance and sits on the Trust Clinical risk and Trust Audit committees. 

Her other interests include Obstetric Care in the developing world.

GMC: 6099822

Year of first qualification: 1993, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Specialty: Cellular Pathology

Clinical interests: Uropathology

Secretary: Catherine Neale

Telephone: 0117 414 9890

GMC Number: 4646549

Year of first qualification: 1999, Manchester

Specialty: Trauma & Orthopaedics

Clinical interest: Hip and Knee

Secretary: Alison Bradley

Telephone: 0117 414 1608

Mr Richard Baker is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in hip and knee replacements. He trained in Bristol and undertook a world renowned fellowship in Vancouver, British Columbia.

His interests include the management of infected joints, peri-prosthetic fractures and the revision of failed hip and knee replacements.  

GMC Number:  4129976

Year of first qualification: 1994, University of Leeds Medical School

Specialty: Cardiology

Clinical interest: Management of acute heart attacks and angina

Secretary: Georgina Lea

Telephone: 0117 414 6365

Dr Shahid Aziz is a Consultant Cardiologist here at North Bristol NHS Trust and at the Bristol Heart Institute.

He is a general cardiologist looking after patients with all types of heart conditions including hypertension, ischaemic heart disease and heart failure.

His particular interest is the treatment of coronary artery disease with coronary angioplasty and stents.

Dr Shahid Aziz research interests include optimisation of angioplasty results and he has published several papers in the field of interventional and general cardiology. 

Recently he wrote a book “Understanding High Blood Pressure” (publication date April 2015).

He has a leading role in medical teaching through Bristol University and also works for the General Medical Council as a member of the review panel for cardiology specialist registration.

His is a member of the British Cardiac Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society and European Society of Cardiology.

GMC Number: 4091118

Year of first qualification: 1994, University of Bristol

Department: Renal Medicine

Clinical interest: Renal Disease and Pregnancy, Vascular Access and Self Care Haemodialysis

Secretary: Sue Jones 

Telephone: 0117 414 7702

Dr Alison Armitage was appointed as a Consultant Nephrologist at Southmead Hospital Bristol in 2007.

She is a general nephrologist practising transplantation, general nephrology and dialysis.

Her particular clinical interest is in renal disease in pregnancy. She runs a joint specialist clinic with maternal medicine colleagues and is a member of the national CKD in pregnancy RaDaR group.

Dr Armitage is also the department lead for Dialysis Vascular Access.

GMC Number: 3539352

Year of first qualification: 1991, University of Bristol

Specialty: Renal

Clinical interest: Chronic kidney disease, renal transplant and dialysis

Secretary: Lynn Tottle 

Telephone: 0117 414 7696

Dr Karen Anderson is active in all aspects of the care of patients with kidney disease including acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, dialysis and kidney transplantation.

Together with Dr Armitage she supervises the care of haemodialysis patients at the Cossham Hospital dialysis unit in Bristol.

She is the specialty lead on junior doctor training.

GMC Number: 4243623

Year of first qualification: 1989

Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Clinical interest: Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Gynaecological Ultrasound

Secretary: Nim Sidhu

Telephone: 0117 414 6757

Mr Akande was appointed as a consultant Gynaecologist in 2004 and is also Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Bristol. His academic training includes having been a research fellow and later a clinical lecturer in reproductive medicine at the University of Bristol. His research into infertility led to the attainment of a PhD and several international publications.

Consultant Surgeons

Service Lead
Mr Alan Osborne
Secretary: Sue Phillis
Telephone: 0117 4140834  

Mr Christopher Wong
Secretary: Sue Phillis
Telephone: 0117 4140834

Mr James Hewes
Secretary: Kate Hewings
Telephone: 0117 4140837

Mr James Hopkins
Secretary: Kate Hewings
Telephone: 0117 4140837

Mr Dimitrios Pournaras 
Secretary: Kate Hewings
Telephone: 0117 4140837

Mr Nitin Arvind (locum)
Secretary: Sue Phillis
Telephone: 0117 4140834

UGI Specialist Nurse
David Hocking
Issy Battiwalla
Sharon Short
Telephone: 0117 4140515

North Bristol NHS Trust delivers the vascular service for the 1.12 million people of Bristol, North Somerset, Bath, North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Formed in 2014, the major arterial centre (MAC) for the network is Southmead Hospital.

The network is responsible for the delivery of both elective and emergency vascular care. This includes all arterial surgery for the area, and:

• Varicose vein treatments
• Diabetic foot care
• Renal access

In addition, the network provides complex endovascular services for the 3.5 million people of the South West.

The Major Arterial Centre provides 24 hours a day, seven day a week service for vascular surgery and interventional radiology. We have a 32-bedded vascular ward in the Brunel building on level 2, gate 33B, Southmead Hospital and both a dedicated operating theatre and hybrid theatre available for the vascular service.

Vascular surgery has been recognised as leading service at North Bristol NHS Trust alongside our regional trauma, renal, neurosurgery and plastics units. This position will be further strengthened with the appointment by the University of Bristol of Prof Robert Hinchliffe as Clinical Professor of Vascular Surgery.

Our Locations

The model of care is for the ‘front door’ of the vascular service to be provided the patient’s local hospital where they can consult with a vascular specialist and have outpatient care and imaging. Both inpatient care requiring a vascular multi-disciplinary team and emergency care are delivered from the major arterial centre (MAC) for the network in the Brunel Building at Southmead Hospital, Bristol (North Bristol NHS Trust).

• Southmead Hospital: Major Arterial Centre, Major Trauma Centre and regional Renal & Transplant Unit
• Bristol Royal Infirmary: Day case angioplasty, Outpatient clinics, Imaging including vascular scientists (CTA/MRA/Duplex)
• Bristol Heart Institute: Thoracic stenting - joint service with UH Bristol FT
• Royal United Hospital Bath: Day case angioplasty, Outpatient clinics, Imaging including vascular scientists (CTA/MRA/Duplex)
• Weston General Hospital: Outpatient clinics, Imaging including visiting vascular scientists (CTA/MRA/Duplex)

There are dedicated vascular laboratories at Southmead Hospital, Bristol Royal Infirmary and Royal United Hospital Bath all providing the opportunity for training in vascular ultrasound.

Useful Links

Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland vascularsociety.org.uk

Circulation Foundation (the UK vascular disease charity) circulationfoundation.org.uk

Professional Information

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists:  www.rcslt.org

Research

Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit www.speech-therapy.org.uk

Clinical information

Stammering:  British Stammering Association www.stammering.org

Voice Disorders: British Voice Association www.british-voice-association.com

Laryngectomy: National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs www.laryngectomy.org.uk

Stroke: Stroke Association www.stroke.org.uk

Speakability www.speakability.org.uk

Bristol Area Stroke Foundation www.stroke-bristol.org

Dementia: Alzheimers Society www.alzheimers.org.uk     

Head Injury: Headway www.headway.org.uk

Parkinson’s Disease Association www.parkinsons.org.uk

Motor Neurone Disease Association www.mndassociation.org

Pick’s Disease Association www.pdsg.org.uk

Multiple Sclerosis Society www.mssociety.org.uk

Multiple System Atrophy: Sarah Matheson Trust www.msaweb.co.uk

Huntington’s Disease Association www.hda.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Deaf www.rnid.org.uk

Royal National Institute for the Blind www.rnib.org.uk

Disability Charity: SCOPE www.scope.org.uk

Changing Faces www.changingfaces.org.uk

Macmillan Cancer Support www.macmillan.org.uk