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
Please ask your GP to refer you via NHS eReferrals.
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:
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.
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).
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.
Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland vascularsociety.org.uk
Circulation Foundation (the UK vascular disease charity) circulationfoundation.org.uk
Telephone: 0117 414 0798
Email: VascularPatientPathwayCo-ords@nbt.nhs.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
SLT Admin Office
Telephone: 0117 4145130
Head of Service
Catherine Hamilton
SLT Team Leaders
Outpatient Lead
Anna Tucker
Inpatient/Videofluoroscopy Lead
Renee Robinson
Inpatient/FEES Lead
Helen Spear
Hearing Therapy
Helen Merry
SLT Admin Office
Telephone: 0117 4145130