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
Locum Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Special interests: Congenital hyperinsulinism, hypoglycaemia, metabolic bone and calcium disorders
Dr Moira Cheung
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
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