Meet the Endocrinology team

Key members of the Endocrinology team at Great Ormond Street Hospital include:

Clinical Lead

Dr Catherine Peters
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Thyroid disorders, rare forms of diabetes, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes

Consultants

Professor John Achermann
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology
Special interest: Differences in sex development, congenital adrenal hypoplasia

Dr Jeremy Allgrove
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Special interests: Metabolic bone and calcium disorders

Dr Rakesh Amin
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Rare forms of diabetes, haematological late effects and growth failure

Dr Caroline Brain
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Special interests: Turner syndrome, metabolic bone and calcium disorders, multiple endocrine neoplasia, ovarian insufficiency

Dr Manuela Cerbone
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hypopituitarism, neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours, thyroid disorders

Dr Alexander Chesover
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
GOSH Charity Impact Leader: Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology with a special interest in Bone Disorders
Special interests: Metabolic bone and calcium disorders

Dr Moira Cheung
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
GOSH Charity Clinical Impact Leader: Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology - Specialist in Rare Bone Disorders
Special interests: Metabolic bone and calcium disorders, skeletal dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta

Dr Antonia Dastamani
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hyperinsulinism, hypoglycaemia, rare forms of diabetes, thyroid disease and congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Professor Mehul Dattani
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology
Special interests: Septo-optic dysplasia, pituitary development

Dr Hoong-Wei Gan
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours and childhood cancer, congenital hypopituitarism, pituitary tumours

Dr Harshini Katugampola
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Neonatal endocrinology, congenital pituitary disorders, differences in sex development, congenital hypothyroidism

Mr Tom Kurzawinski
Honorary Thyroid Surgeon (based at UCLH)
Special interests: Thyroid and parathyroid surgery for thyroid cancer or those at risk of thyroid cancer (performed at GOSH jointly with thyroid surgery team)

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Lead Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist

Shirley Langham
Special interests: Congenital hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, general endocrinology

Diabetes Clinical Nurse Specialists

Voicemail: 0207 405 9200 extension 1597 (it may take at least 3 working days to respond)
Email: Diabetes@gosh.nhs.uk

Nicola Birchmore
Samantha Drew
Kelly Turner
Special interests: Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, rare forms of diabetes

Endocrinology Clinical Nurse Specialists

Voicemail: 0207 813 8214 (it may take at least 3 working days to respond)
Email: Endocrine.CNS@gosh.nhs.uk

Abigail Atterbury
Special interests: Septo-optic dysplasia, hypopituitarism, general endocrinology

Ingry Camero
Special interests: Hypopituitarism, general endocrinology

Nicky Farrell
Special interests: Neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours and childhood cancer, general endocrinology

Marianna Shiafkou
Special interest: Metabolic bone and calcium disorders

Sally Tollerfield
Special interests: Septo-optic dysplasia, hypopituitarism, general endocrinology

Samantha Wade
Special interests: Turner syndrome, adrenal disorders and general endocrinology

Hannah Wadey
Special interests: Adrenal disorders, Turner syndrome, general endocrinology

Hyperinsulinism/ Hypoglycaemia Clinical Nurse Specialists

Voicemail: 0207 405 9200 extension 0360 (it may take at least 3 working days to respond)
Email: CNS.Hypoglycaemia@gosh.nhs.uk

Sophie Alexander
Clare Gilbert
Kate Morgan
Special interests: Hypoglycaemia (including hyperinsulinism)

Auxologist

Victor Mead

Admissions Team

Kingfisher Investigation Unit
Ward sister: Sinead Kiernan/ Johannah Caroll
Admissions coordinator: Lee Steward

Squirrel Inpatients
Ward sister: Lily Tye

Administrative staff

Telephone: 0207 813 8252
Email: EndocrinologyAdmin@gosh.nhs.uk

Hannah Ardley-Taylor
Service Coordinator for Differences in Sex Development Service

Chelsey Burl
Service Coordinator for Barnet-Biedl Syndrome Service
Secretary to: Dr Hoong-Wei Gan

Kemi Fasuyi
Medical Secretary
Secretary to: Professor Mehul Dattani

Amy Mak
Medical Secretary
Secretary to: Dr Caroline Brain, Dr Jeremy Allgrove, Dr Moira Cheung, Dr Alexander Chesover

Hamna Namajee
Service Coordinator for Diabetes
Secretary to: Dr Rakesh Amin

Amber Polkowski
Service Coordinator for Congenital Hypothyroidism service and Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis Tumour (HPAT) MDT
Secretary to: Dr Catherine Peters, Dr Harshini Katugampola and Dr Manuela Cerbone

Jihan Saeed
Service Coordinator for Congenital Hyperinsulinism Service
Secretary to: Dr Alexander Chesover and Dr Antonia Dastamani

Mohammed Hussain
Admin Assistant

Management Team

Zoe Hallett
General Manager

Sarah Robinson
Service Manager

Sharon Florent
Assistant Service Manager