GMC Number: 4505286

year of first qualification: 1998

Specialty: Plastic surgery and reconstructive surgery

Secretary: Rundeer Singh / Maddie Champion / Lisa Groves

Telephone number: 0117 4147612 (Rundeer) 01174140850 (Maddie - Lower Limb) 0117 4147605 (Lisa - Sarcoma)

Clinical interests: Sarcoma, skin cancer, breast and lower limb reconstruction

Mr Thomas Chapman was born and raised In Worcestershire and attended Bristol University. He extended medical training with an additional science degree obtaining first class honours and winning a scholarship from the Smith and Nephew foundation with national recognition. He trained in all general aspects of surgery in the Southwest UK for 6 years before specialising in Plastic Surgery from 2004. Mr Chapman completed the FRCS(Plast) in 2009 and finished specialist training (CCT) in 2010. He had additional training in the form of competitive fellowships in Nottingham, Bristol, London and Trieste (Italy) to study a variety of reconstructive techniques before becoming a full time NHS consultant in 2012. He has won awards from the Royal College of Surgeons and British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, and is fellows of both. 

Mr Thomas Chapman is a member of the governing body of Bristol University, and is involved in the selection of medical students and design of the medical curriculum. He is also involved in the national selection of trainees in plastic surgery and is responsible for their progress in training in the Southwest UK.

He has over 30 publications and has contributed as an author and editor to medical texts and national guidance for surgeons. He supervises and coordinates a number of ongoing research projects. He has presented at international meetings and is an invited speaker on training courses and conferences. He is a core member of the skin cancer and sarcoma multidisciplinary team meetings. With Paul Wilson, he runs the Bristol sarcoma service and with Umraz Khan runs the orthoplastic service for lower limb trauma.

GMC Number: 6072651

Year of first qualification: 2003

Specialty: Renal

Clinical interest: Transplantation

Secretary: Teresa Grunshaw 

Telephone: 0117 414 7701

Dr Bushnell is a renal physician involved in all aspects of renal care and is responsible for a satellite dialysis unit in Weston-super-Mare and outpatient work in Clevedon Hospital.

He has an interest in transplantation and is completing an MD studying diabetes following renal transplant.

He has a sub-specialty interest in beta cell replacement for the treatment of diabetes.

Mr Devan Thavarajan (Clinical Lead)
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr Marcus Brooks
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr William Neary
Consultant Vascular and Transplant Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr Mahesh Pai
Consultant Vascular and General Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr Luke Hopkins
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust & Bristol University

Mr Andy Weale
Consultant Vascular, Endovascular & Renal Transplant Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr Paul Bevis
Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Prof. Robert Hinchcliffe 
Professor of Vascular Surgery

Mr Timothy Beckitt
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr Christopher Twine
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Mr Baris Ozdemir
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Base Hospital: North Bristol NHS Trust

Bee Martin
Consultant General Surgeon
Base Hospital: Weston Area Health NHS Trust

Vascular Secretaries

Tracey Bisp 
Telephone: 0117 414 0798

Imogen Mills
Telephone: 0117 414 0798

Marju Lints
Telephone: 0117 414 0798

Jessica Lawlor
Telephone: 0117 414 0798

Debbie Grimwood
Telephone: 0117 414 0798

Specialist Nurses
Jude Day
Michelle Britton
Lisa Poole
Carol Aclonis
Sonia Augastin
Telephone: 0117 414 5302

Vascular and Renal Performance and Operations Managers
Maureen Simpson
Samantha Brown
Telephone: 0117 414 0766

Vascular Support Manager
Laura Morris 
Telephone: 0117 414 0761

North Bristol NHS Trust Vascular Surgery delivers all aspects of arterial and venous care. Bristol Royal Infirmary and Royal United Hospital, Bath have a vascular service provided by the network.
You will still see your consultant for an outpatient appointment, have most investigations (CT and MRI scans) and your follow-up care and nurse-led clinics locally. There are outpatient clinics at:

• Southmead Hospital
• Bristol Royal Infirmary
• Royal United Hospitals Bath
• Weston General Hospital
• Cossham Community Hospital
• Melksham Community Hospital.

As well as vascular surgery, there are other services the network provides including:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme
• Complex endovascular service for the South West
• Support for stroke services, diabetic foot services, major trauma and cardiac surgery/cardiology
• Thoracic aortic service delivered with Bristol Heart Institute
• Research as a partner in Bristol Cardiovascular.

Year of first qualification: 2002, St Mary's Hospital - Imperial College School of Medcine

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Clinical interests: Skin, Melanoma, Mohs & Reconstructive Surgery

Secrerary: Laura Bailey 

Tel: 0117 414 6604

Mr Ewan Wilson trained in plastic surgery across London & East Anglia and has spent time at the MD Anderson Cancer Centre, USA.

He was awarded the prestigious Skin Oncology Fellowship in the UK.

His prime interest is Melanoma and all aspects of Skin Oncology .

He maintains an interest in general plastic, head & neck and reconstructive microsurgery and holds an MSc in Trauma Surgery.

GMC Number: 4736174

Year of first qualification: 2000, Imperial College, University of London

Specialty: Radiology

Clinical interest: Breast Radiology

Telephone: 0117 414 7091

Secretary: Debbie Lewis

Telephone: 0117 414 9016

Fax: 0117 4149464

GMC Number: 4715193

Specialty: Anaesthetics

GMC Number: 6051498

Year of first qualification: 2002, University of Bristol

Specialty: Anaesthetics

Clinical interests: Vascular and Neuroanaesthesia

Telephone: 0117 414 5114

Dr Gemma Nickols trained in the South West, with specialist Neuroanaesthesia training at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

She has an interest in education and was awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Bristol in 2014.

GMC Number: 6056381

Year of first qualification: 2002, Guy's and St Thomas' Medical School

Specialty: Radiology

Clinical interest: Spine

Secretary: Claire Nurse

Telephone: 0117 414 9012

Dr Morgan completed his Radiology training in Bristol. He is a General Radiologist, with a keen interest in Spinal imaging and intervention.

Current vacancies for paid roles at AAC WEST can be found on the NHS Jobs Website. The information below is about volunteering for AAC WEST.

Unfortunately we are currently unable to accept applications for volunteers. As soon as the service is in a clinical position to support our volunteers again, we will re-open to applications.

Why Volunteer at AAC WEST?

People volunteer with AAC WEST for many reasons. It may be to gain experience in order to help towards finding a job in a similar field, or it may be because of simple interest in what we do and willingness to offer some free time.

The Role of Volunteers at AAC WEST

We aim to provide work for volunteers that we would otherwise be unable to do so that the experience for people who use the service can be enriched. Much of the work is non face-to-face work to support the service behind the scenes. We hope that in return, we can offer a friendly environment with opportunities to find out more about AAC, with the added satisfaction of improving someone’s AAC experience.

The main roles of the volunteer are:

• Programming Devices
• Developing Resources
• Meeting and Greeting Clients
• Communication Partner Work

Commitments

We ask that volunteers offer at least half a day a week, for 6 months.

To find out about volunteering opportunities contact the office on 0117 414 5850 or email aacwestadmin@nbt.nhs.uk

Feedback

I volunteer because I find it really rewarding to help out in a clinic environment. The experience has been a lot of fun while also being interesting and enabling me to use my love of language in a fulfilling and rewarding way. From this experience, I hope to gain a sense of the day to day running of a speech therapy clinic, and I have been able to carry out many varied tasks in the department such as programming communication aids and researching new devices and software.