Meet the Endocrinology team

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

Clinical Lead

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

Consultants

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

Dr Aisha Aslam
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hyperinsulinism, rare forms of diabetes, cystic fibrosis-related diabetes

Dr Manuela Cerbone
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hypopituitarism, neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours, haematological late effects, 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 Ranna El-Khairi
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Turner syndrome, diabetes mellitus

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
Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Bardet-Biedl syndrome, premature ovarian failure

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

Dr Meera Shaunak
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Adrenal disorders

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)

Mr Colin Butler
Consultant ENT/ Thyroid Surgeon
Special interests: Thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Mr Paolo DiCoppi
Consultant Paediatric/ Pancreatic Surgeon
Special interests: Pancreatic surgery

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

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Amanda Osler
Special interests: Congenital hypothyroidism

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
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, neuroendocrine effects of brain tumours and childhood cancer, 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
Sarah Mann

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

Sarah Robinson
Service Manager

Sharon Florent
Assistant Service Manager

Last review date:
29 June 2026