GMC Number: 7015012

Year & location of first qualification: 2008 Cardiff Medical School

Speciality: Neurology

Clinical interests: Stroke, headache, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis.

Secretary: Jan Duggan

Telephone number: 0117 414 6698

Dr Gauhar Malik is a Consultant Neurologist with specialist interest in Stroke Medicine. He is a member of the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) and Bristish Association
of Stroke Physicians (BASP).

GMC Number: 6145658

Year of first qualification: 2006

Speciality: Gynaecology

Clinical interests: Benign gynaecology, endometriosis, laparoscopic surgery

Secretary: Alison Hodges

Telephone: 01174 146748

Miss Jessica Preshaw qualified in 2006 from the University of Bristol  and has been working in Gynaecology since 2010. She was appointed consultant at North Bristol NHS Trust 2018.

Jessica's areas of interest include benign gynaecology, advanced laparoscopic (key hole) and hysteroscopic (womb cavity) surgery, gynaecological ultrasound and endometriosis. She was awarded one of only five posts nationally in advanced laparoscopic surgery, which she completed at Southmead Hospital. This equipped her with expertise to manage all benign gynaecological conditions through laparoscopic surgery and she continues to work within the Southmead Endometriosis Centre. Jessica has published and presented (nationally and internationally) on many topics related to ultrasound and laparoscopic education. She is keenly involved in research and teaching (both at undergraduate and post graduate level) and is active within the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy.

Personally Jessica is committed to collaborating at the highest level with both patients and colleagues to provide excellent patient-centred care and promote women's health.

GMC Number: 4714790

Year of first qualification: 2000

Specialty: Diabetes and Endocrinology

Clinical interests: General diabetes and endocrinology, subspecialty interest in thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary and adrenal disease 

Secretary: Karen Webley

Telephone: 0117 414 6421

Senior Clinical Research Fellow, University of Bristol, research interest in glucocorticoid replacement therapy and endocrine hormone dynamics.

Fractionated CO2 laser for acne scarring 

Fractionated laser treatment has become the most popular treatment for acne scarring. The aim is to improve the skin texture and appearance of acne scarring.

How does fractionated CO2 laser work?

How much improvement can I expect?

How many treatments will I need?

What does the procedure involve?

What happens after treatment?

When will I see improvement?

What are the possible side-effects?

Who is not suitable for treatment?

How do I book in? 

A consultation with our specialist doctor or consultant dermatologist is always required before treatment and costs £120.

Fractionated CO2 laser treatment will cost £350 for a test area and £950 per session for facial treatment.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange a consultation, please phone us on 0117 414 1212.

Or fill in our online form: Contact Bristol Laser Centre

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Due to the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19, the Trust Board will meet “virtually”.

Trust Board papers will still be published on this website, and interested members of the public are invited to submit questions to trust.secretary@nbt.nhs.uk in line with the Trust’s normal processes. Public meetings will be recorded and uploaded to this page ASAP after the meeting and will be available for viewing for two months following the meeting, when the next meeting’s recording will be uploaded.

The Trust Board meets in public at 10am.

•  Thursday 28 May 2020, Virtual
• Thursday 30 July 2020, Virtual
• Thursday 24 September 2020, Virtual
• Thursday 26 November 2020, Virtual
• Thursday 28 January 2021, Virtual
• Thursday 25 March 2021, Virtual

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Our research

Our main branches of research concern:

• predicting who will develop memory problems such as Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease;
• treating memory problems and neurodegenerative diseases;
• understanding how different types of memories are stored, and which brain regions underlie this.

We use several techniques for this including:

• clinical trials and drug studies
• sleep studies, including polysomnography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• studies with patients with diseases
• computational modelling.

For more information on the University of Bristol Dementia Research Group visit www.bristol.ac.uk/translational-health-sciences/research/neurosciences/research/dementia

Leukaemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Diagnosis and Monitoring
The laboratory provides a comprehensive service in the investigation of Leukaemia and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Immunophenotyping provides additional information to morphology and cytogenetics in the diagnosis, classification and monitoring of these disorders.

HIV Monitoring
Immunophenotyping is used serially to monitor CD4 levels.

Investigation of Cellular Immunodeficiency Disease
Wrong choice of tests, especially in the paediatric setting, can mean rare cases of immunodeficiency are missed. Vital information includes type and site of infections, family history, other pathology results, X-rays and clinical features. Please refer to the Clinical Immunologists; ward or clinic referral is the ideal.

• Immunophenotyping

Identifies numerical defects in lymphocyte subsets, inherited or acquired, and are indicated in cases with recurrent viral, fungal or mycobacterial infection.

• PNH Testing

​PNH testing performed on peripheral blood samples looking for the absence of GPI-linked proteins on neutrophils, monocytes and red blood cells.

• Functional Leucocyte Assays

These assays are technically complex and require prior discussion with the laboratory. Abnormalities are rare, most commonly due to poor sample quality, testing during drug therapy or intercurrent infection.  Abnormal findings should always be confirmed on a second sample.  True abnormalities may need further, more specialised tests to specify the disorder.

Lymphocyte function studies are indicated in cases of recurrent viral, fungal and mycobacterial infections in whom no numerical lymphocyte defect has been defined. The investigation provides a measure of lymphocyte activation. Lymphocytes are cultured for 5 days with mitogens which mimic antigen activation.

Neutrophil function studies screen for defects in the metabolic burst and adhesion molecules and are indicated in cases with recurrent fungal or bacterial infection with a normal neutrophil count (>1x109/1).A normal result excludes major defects in neutrophil function.

Quantiferon Assay
The Quantiferon TB test is an interferon gamma release assay (IFGRA) for TB. The assay requires special blood tubes and sample handling requirements. The laboratory can issue guidance and sample tubes to requestors. Interpretation of the result needs to be in the context of clinical history and other laboratory and clinical investigations.  The antigens used in the test are absent from all BCG strains used and from most known non-tuberculous mycobacteria, it is possible to have a reactions to M Kansasii, M Szulgai and M. Marinarum.  If such infections are suspected, alternative test should be sought. The Quantiferon test (and other TB IFGRA) may give false negative results in immunosuppressed patients. The laboratory provides a positive control tube for all tests to ensure the validity of results. Where the positive control fails (indeterminate result) the laboratory may suggest alternative testing.
Guide to interpretation

• A negative test does exclude the possibility of M tuberculis infection.  False negative tests can occur.
• A positive test result should not be the only definitive  basis for making the diagnosis.
• A positive test result should be followed by a full history and examination for suspected TB

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