GMC Number: 7016808
Year & location of first qualification: 2008, University of Bristol

Specialty: Acute Medicine, General Medicine
Clinical interests: Point of care ultrasound, medical toxicology, pleural & respiratory medicine, medical education

Secretary: Lisa Williams
Telephone number: 0117 414 1141

Dr Williams is an acute and general physician based in the Acute Medical Unit (Gate 31). He qualified as a consultant in 2018 and joined North Bristol NHS Trust in 2021.

He has specialist interests in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), medical toxicology, and respiratory medicine, with a weekly pleural clinic at Bristol Royal Infirmary. He is a trainer for BTS & ERS, FUSIC & FAMUS ultrasound modules, and is Training Programme Director for Acute Medicine at Severn Deanery.

Memberships: British Toxicology Society, British Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Society for Acute Medicine.

GMC Number: 6099540

Year and location of first qualification: 2004, University of Edinburgh Medical School

Specialty: Neuroradiology

Clinical interests: Diagnostic neuroradiology, Paediatric neuroradiology, Neuro-oncology

Secretary: Alexandra Bessant

Telephone number: 01174149007

Dr Werndle undertook neurosurgical training in London prior to radiology training in the Severn Deanery.

She completed a nationally competitive diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship at the tertiary neurosciences centre of North Bristol NHS Trust and the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.

Her qualifications include MRCS Eng (2008), PhD in Academic Neurosurgery (2014), FRCR (2019) and EBNR Modular (2021). She has published over 20 peer reviewed papers and has presented research and audit at a national and international level.

She is a member of the Royal College of Radiologists and an advisory editor for Clin Rad.

Email address: melissa.werndle@nbt.nhs.uk

GMC Number: 7070558

Year and location of first qualification: 2010, University of Edinburgh (MBChB)

Specialty: Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia

Telephone number: 01174141400

Professional membership(s): FFICM, FRCA

Email address: andrew.ray@nbt.nhs.uk

GMC Number: 7137859

Year and location of first qualification: Medicine, Cardiff University 2011

Specialty: Radiology

Clinical interests: GI, gynaecology

Secretary: Alex Palmer

Telephone number: 01174149010

Professional membership(s): MRes King's College London 2014, FRCR London 2018

Email address: noor.ali@nbt.nhs.uk

GMC Number: 6164352

Year and location of first qualification: 2007, Bachelor of Medicine (MB) Bachelor of Surgery (BS) from University College London & Royal Free Medical School

Specialty: Palliative Care

GMC Number: 7040611

Year and location of first qualification: 2009, University of Oxford

Specialty: Anaesthesia

Clinical interests: Obstetric anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia as well as anaesthesia for general surgery, neurosurgery, trauma and orthopaedics.

Secretary: Anaesthetic Secretaries

Telephone number: 01174142641

Email address: ben.ballisat@nbt.nhs.uk

GMC Number: 6074952

Year and location of first qualification: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff 

Specialty: Nephrology

Clinical interests: Lead for renal vasculitis, patient education and peer support, Associate Tutor at University of Bristol

Secretary: Leah Mason

Telephone number: 01174147697

Professional membership(s): MBBChB, MRCP (UK), MRCP (Neph)

Email address: saira.risdale@nbt.nhs.uk

GMC Number: 6097324

Year and location of first qualification: MBCHB 2004

Specialty: Anaesthetics and Acute Pain

GMC Number: 6118909

Year and location of first qualification: 2005 - University of Sheffield Medical School

Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Clinical interests: Hand surgery, peripheral nerve surgery, reconstructive microsurgery, lower limb trauma, major trauma

Secretary: Debbie Rice / Maddie Champion

Telephone number: 01179546611 (Debbie) 01174140850 (Maddie)

Professional membership(s): GMC, MPS, BAPRAS - Full Member, BSSH - Full member, UK Diploma in Hand Surgery

Email address: George.Wheble@nbt.nhs.uk

GMC Number: 7083358

Year and location of first qualification: 2010, Exeter & Plymouth

Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Clinical interests: High risk pregnancies, women at risk of preterm labour, obstetric ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, operative vaginal birth and intra-partum research

Secretary: Kathryn McConnachie

Telephone number: 01174147140

Email address: stephen.o'brien@nbt.nhs.uk

Dr Stephen O'Brien is a Consultant Obstetrician with an interest in Fetal Medicine. He completed his specialist training in the West of England, including a PhD in operative vaginal birth at the University of Bristol.

His interests include the diagnosis and management of fetal abnormalities, women at risk of preterm birth and operative vaginal birth. He is the national co-ordinator for training in operative vaginal birth for the RCOG.