Key members of the Neurosurgery Department at Great Ormond Street Hospital include:
Consultants
Mr Dominic Thompson MBBS, BSc, FRCS (SN)
Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon and Clinical Lead
Special interests: spinal dysraphism, craniocervical junction anomolies, revascularisation surgery for Moya Moya disease
Mr William Harkness MBChB, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Eng)
Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Special interests: epilepsy surgery and image guided surgery
Mr Owase Jeelani MBA, MPhil (Med Law), FRCS
Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Special interests: craniofacial surgery
Lindy May RGN, RSCN, MSc Neuroscience and DipHe counselling
Neurosurgical Nurse Consultant, modernisation lead
Telephone number: 020 7762 6753
Mr Kristian Aquilina FRSC (SN), MD
Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
Special interests: neuro oncology, hydrocephalus and spasticity
Managers
Sarah Dobbing
General Manager
Senior nurses
Jayne Cooper
Head of Nursing
Ward sister
Melissa Strickland RGN, RSCN
Sister Koala Ward
Katie Fishwick
Sister Koala Ward
Research nurse
Kim Phipps RGN, RSCN, BSc Honours
Research Neuro Oncology Nurse
Practice educators
Nicola Wilson
Neurosciences Practice Educator
Administration support
Jamaal Cabey
Clinicians Assistant Koala Ward
Tel: 020 7405 9200 ext 8826
Lesley Sorrell
Admissions Co-ordinator, Koala Ward
Tel: 020 7405 9200 ext 8215
Secretaries
Bianca Fraser
Secretary to Mr Harkness and Professor Hayward
Tel: 020 7405 9200 ext 8862
Marion Exley
Secretary to Mr Thompson and Mr Aquilina
Tel: 020 7405 9200 ext 5425
Liz Dawes
Secretary to Mr Jeelani and Lindy May
Telephone number: 020 7405 9200 ext 5198
Physiotherapy
Lucy Alderson
Senior Physiotherpist
Social worker
Philip Marsden
Advanced nursing practitioner
Renate Tulloh
Clinical nurse specialists
Kathy Truscott Clinical Nurse Specialist for craniofacial surgery
Tel: 020 7405 9200 ext 5908 or bleep 8313
Jody O'Connor (currently on maternity leave)
Nurse Practitioner for hydrocephalus
Tel: 020 7813 8122 or bleep 0983
Sarah Wallington
Nurse Practitioner for CNS tumours
Tel: 020 7813 8137 or bleep 2058
