Meet the Endocrinology team

Key members of the Endocrinology team at Great Ormond Street Hospital are included below.

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

Dr Manuela Cerbone
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
Special interests: Rare metabolic bone and calcium disorders

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

Dr Antonia Dastamani
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hyperinsulinism, hypoglycaemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Dr Ranna El-Khairi
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Turner syndrome, diabetes

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

Dr Sinead McGlacken-Byrne
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interest: Congenital hyperinsulinism, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, premature ovarian failure

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)

Miss Hazel Learner
Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist (based at UCLH)
Special interests: Differences in sex development, paediatric gynaecology

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
Sarsha Ratnaraj
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-Todd
Special interests: Septo-optic dysplasia, hypopituitarism, general endocrinology

Ingry Camero
Special interests: Thyroid disorders, hypopituitarism, general endocrinology

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

Alicia Parsons
Special interests: Turner syndrome, 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: Thyroid disorders, congenital hypothyroidism, 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

Clare Gilbert
Kate Morgan
Niamh Ward
Special interests: Hypoglycaemia (including hyperinsulinism)

Dietitians

Annaruby Cunjamalay

Clinical Psychologists

Emma Hewson
Anita Freeman
Daniela Melamed

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

Nahema Ahmed
Service Coordinator for McCune-Albright Syndrome Service
Secretary to: Dr Manuela Cerbone, Dr Harshini Katugampola, Dr Catherine Peters

Hannah Ardley-Taylor
Service Coordinator for Congenital Hypothyroidism and Diabetes Services
Secretary to: Dr Catherine Peters (diabetes), Dr Rakesh Amin, Dr Ranna El-Khairi, Dr Manuela Cerbone and Dr Harshini Katugampola (congenital hypothyroidism)

Chelsey Burl
Service Coordinator for Hypothalamo-Pituitary Axis Tumour (HPAT) Advisory Group, Barnet-Biedl Syndrome and Differences in Sex Development Services
Secretary to: Dr Hoong-Wei Gan

Kemi Fasuyi
Medical Secretary
Secretary to: Professor Mehul Dattani

Amy Mak
Service Coordinator for McCune-Albright Syndrome and Metabolic Bone Services
Secretary to: Dr Alexander Chesover, Dr Moira Cheung, Dr Catherine Peters (thyroid surgery)

Jihan Saeed
Service Coordinator for Congenital Hyperinsulinism Service
Secretary to: Dr Antonia Dastamani and Dr Sinead McGlacken-Byrne

Management Team

Zoe Hallett
General Manager

Charlotte Morris
Service Manager

Sharon Florent
Assistant Service Manager