Meet the Endocrinology team
PLEASE NOTE in light of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, the Endocrinology team have created a handy guidance FAQ document available below:
Clinical lead
Key members of the Endocrinology Department include:
Professor Mehul Dattani
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology
Special interests: Septo-optic dysplasia, Pituitary development
Dr Rakesh Amin
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Rare forms of diabetes, endocrine tumours and growth failure
Consultants
Prof John Ackermann
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology
Special interest: Differences in sex development
Dr Jeremy Allgrove
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Special interests: Bone and calcium disorders
Dr Caroline Brain
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Special interests: Turner syndrome, bone and calcium disorders, multiple endocrine neoplasia, ovarian insufficiency
Dr Antonia Dastamani
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hyperinsulinism, hypoglycaemia and congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Dr Hoong-Wei Gan
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours and cancer therapies, congenital hypopituitarism
Professor Peter Hindmarsh
Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Adrenal disorders and diabetes mellitus
Dr Harshini Katugampola
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Neonatal endocrinology, congenital pituitary disorders, differences in sex development, congenital hypothyroidism
Dr Catherine Peters
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Thyroid disorders, rare forms of diabetes, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
Dr Helen Spoudeas
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Special interests: Neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours and cancer therapies
Dr Tom Kurzawinski
Honorory Thyroid Surgeon (based at UCLH) - monthly joint clinic with Endocrinology seeing patients referred for consideration of thyroid or parathyroid surgery. Patients with thyroid cancer or those at risk of developing thyroid cancer. Thyroid surgery is undertaken at GOSH jointly with the Thyroid surgical team.
Specialist nursing staff
Lead Endocrine Clinical Nurse Specialist
Shirley Langham
Special interest: Congenital hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis and 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
Samantha Drew
Kelly Turner
Special interest: 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
Hannah Antell
Special interest: Adrenal disorders, Turner syndrome, and general endocrinology
Abigail Atterbury
Special interest: Septo-optic dysplasia, hypopituitarism and general endocrinology
Nicky Farrell
Special Interest: Neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours and cancer therapies, general endocrinology
Jenny Kalitsi
Special interest: Bone and calcium disorders
Shirley Langham
Special interest: Congenital hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis and general endocrinology
Sally Tollerfield
Special interest: Septo-optic dysplasia, hypopituitarism and general endocrinology
Sam Wade
Special interest: Turner syndrome, adrenal disorders and 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
Louise Doodson
Clare Gilbert
Kate Morgan
Special interest: Hypoglycaemia (including Hyperinsulinism)
Auxologist
Victor Mead
Admissions Team
Kingfisher Investigation Unit
Ward sister: Sinead Kiernan
Admissions coordinators: Lee Steward/ Stuart Weston
Squirrel Inpatients
Ward sister: Lily Tye
Administrative staff
Telephone: 0207 813 8252
Email: EndocrinologyAdmin@gosh.nhs.uk
Hannah Ardley Taylor
Service Co-ordinator for the HI Service
Secretary to: Dr Antonia Dastamani
Chelsey Burl
Medical Secretary
Secretary to: Dr Helen Spoudeas and Dr Hoong-Wei Gan
Kemi Fasuyi
Medical Secretary
Secretary to: Prof Mehul Dattani and Dr Ranna El Khairi
Amy Mak
Medical Secretary
Secretary to: Dr Caroline Brain, Dr Jeremy Allgrove and Prof Peter Hindmarsh
Hamna Namajee
Service Co-ordinator for Diabetes, Differences in Sex Development and Bardet Biedl Syndrome Services
Secretary to: Dr Rakesh Amin
Amber Polkowski
Service Co-ordinator for the Congenital Hypothyroidism service
Secretary to: Dr Catherine Peters and Dr Harshini Katugampola
Chloe Hersey
Service Administrator
Management Team
Zoe Hallett
General Manager
Rebecca Yale
Service Manager
Assistant Service Manager