Our consultant directory is an easy reference guide to the specific clinical services and interests of all consultants working at or for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Liver Medicine
Dr Abhishek ChauhanConsultant Transplant Hepatologist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Mabashra Naeem |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4977 |
| Secretary email: | Mabashra.Naeem@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Ahmed ElsharkawyConsultant Hepatologist
Ahmed qualified from Southampton in 1999. He has extensive knowledge of the liver fibrosis field. His clinical interests are in liver transplantation and improving management of patients, seronegative [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Jessica Vale |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4663 |
| Secretary email: | Jessica.Vale@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Andrew HoltConsultant Hepatologist
Andrew qualified in 1996 and was awarded his PhD in liver immunology in 2007. He acts as lead physician for liver donor transplantation. His major clinical interests are the management of viral hepatitis, [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Maria Del Vecchio |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4675 |
| Secretary email: | Maria.DelVecchio@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Ashnila JanmohamedConsultant Hepatologist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Amanda Henry |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 2627 |
| Secretary email: | Amanda.Henry2@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Debashis HaldarConsultant Hepatologist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Amanda Henry |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 2627 |
| Secretary email: | Amanda.henry2@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Dennis FreshwaterConsultant Hepatologist
Dennis qualified from University College Hospital in London in 1992. He has specific interests in viral hepatitis, alcohol, liver transplantation and ERCP. He runs clinics for patients with these conditions. [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Georgia Denston |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 2640 |
| Secretary email: | Georgia.Denston@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Emma HathornConsultant Hepatologist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Maria Del Vecchio |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4675 |
| Secretary email: | Maria.DelVecchio@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Fiona ThompsonConsultant Hepatologist
Fiona qualified from Southampton with specialist training in Oxford, alongside a period of research in liver immunology. Her interests include auto-immune liver disease, pregnancy and liver disease [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Claire James |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4673 |
| Secretary email: | Claire.James@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Geoffrey HaydonConsultant Hepatologist
Geoffrey qualified from Edinburgh University. He worked in the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit in Edinburgh from its inception in 1992. His specialist interests include chronic hepatitis B and C infection [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Amanda Henry |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 2627 |
| Secretary email: | Amanda.henry2@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr James FergusonConsultant Hepatologist
James's interests include cardiovascular and renal dysfunction after liver transplantation and the complications of portal hypertension, portal hypertension, vascular disorders of the liver, alcoholic [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | TBC |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4655 |
Dr Matthew ArmstrongConsultant Hepatologist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Claire James |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4673 |
| Secretary email: | Claire.James@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Neil RajoriyaConsultant Transplant Hepatologist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Claire James |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4673 |
| Secretary email: | Claire.James@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Palak TrivediConsultant Hepatologist and Clinical Scientist
Biography pending.
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Lauren Tracey |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4672 |
| Secretary email: | lauren.tracey2@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Shishir ShettyHonorary Consultant Hepatologist
Shishir qualified from Leicester University in 1999. He underwent hepatology training in London and Birmingham and was awarded a PhD in liver immunology in 2011. His research and clinical interests [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Iliana Nyumbu |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4671 |
| Secretary email: | Iliana.Nyumbu@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Tahir ShahConsultant Transplant Hepatologist
Tahir qualified from the Welsh Medical School in 1995. He received his hepatology training in Birmingham. His interests include transplant hepatology, hepatocellular cancer and neuroendocrine tumours.
[...]| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Iliana Nyumbu |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4671 |
| Secretary email: | Iliana.Nyumbu@uhb.nhs.uk |
Professor David AdamsProfessor of Hepatology
After initial training in hepatology, David worked in the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, USA. Professor of Hepatology at the University of Birmingham. Honorary [...]
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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Professor David MutimerConsultant Hepatologist and Clinical Service Lead
David is the Clinical Service Lead for Liver Medicine. His main clinical interests include liver transplantation and viral hepatitis. He has established a number of clinics that specialise in the management [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Maria Del Vecchio |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4675 |
| Secretary email: | Maria.DelVecchio@uhb.nhs.uk |
Professor Dhiraj TripathiConsultant Transplant Hepatologist
Dhiraj qualified in 1994 from the University of Edinburgh. His professional areas of interest include non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, clinical aspects of portal hypertension and completed a higher [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Surya Begum |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4672 |
| Secretary email: | Surya.Begum@uhb.nhs.uk |
Professor James NeubergerConsultant Hepatologist
James qualified in Oxford and after medical posts spent ten years at the Liver Unit, Kings College Hospital London before being appointed to Birmingham. His current interests includes autoimmune and [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Maria Del Vecchio |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4675 |
| Secretary email: | Maria.DelVecchio@uhb.nhs.uk |
Professor Philip NewsomeHonorary Consultant Hepatologist
Philip qualified from Edinburgh University in 1989. He works in general and transplant hepatology and the metabolic liver service. His interests include cystic fibrosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Surya Begum |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 4672 |
| Secretary email: | Surya.Begum@uhb.nhs.uk |
Professor Ye Htun OoConsultant Hepatologist
Professor Ye Htun Oo qualified in 1995. He trained in hepatology/liver transplantation at Birmingham. He was awarded a PhD in liver immunology. His clinical and research interests include autoimmune [...]
| Sites: |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
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| Secretary: | Georgia Denston |
| Secretary telephone: | 0121 371 2640 |
| Secretary email: | Georgia.Denston@uhb.nhs.uk |