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Consultant directory

With so many consultants, all with special interests, we appreciate it can be difficult for GPs to make the right referral choice, and it can be confusing for patients.

This consultant directory is offered as an easy reference guide to the specific clinical services and interests of all the consultants working at or for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.

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• • Secretary: 0121 371 2709
  • Extension: 12709
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  Dr Jonathan Rahman, Consultant Physician - AMU

  Qualified from the University of Bristol with MBChB and completed specialist training in Severn Deanery. Special interest in medical education.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2709
  • Extension: 12709
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  Dr Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Consultant Acute Medicine

  Qualified from Kings College, London with MBBS and MCCP. Masters in medical education for health professionals. Fellow of Higher Education Academy. Special interest in teaching.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2777
  • Extension: 12777
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  Dr James K Ralph, Consultant Anaesthetist, MOD

  Graduated from Bristol University in 1991. Received Anaesthetic training in Wessex, Bristol, Vancouver and QEHB. Lead consultant for neuroanaesthesia.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2777
  • Extension: 12777
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  Dr Gerwyn Rees, Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical Service Lead for Theatres

  Qualified from Aberdeen University in 1996. Specialist interest in burns and plastic surgery and regional anaesthesia.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2777
  • Extension: 12777
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  Dr David H Riddington, Consultant Anaesthetist, Intensivist and Assistant Medical Director

  Graduated in Birmingham, qualifying in 1984 and was appointed as a consultant in the Trust in 1996. Specialty interests include cardiac anaesthesia and perioperative care, and leadership for health service improvement, in which he has a MSc.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2777
  • Extension: 12777
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  Ms Julie Robin, Consultant Anaesthetist

  I graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1999. I undertook my training at the Birmingham School of Anaesthesia and finished in 2012. My areas of interest are orthopaedics and regional anaesthesia.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2777
  • Extension: 12777
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  Dr Scott H Russell, Consultant Anaesthetist, Liver Specialists Lead

  Qualified as a consultant anaesthetist from St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1985. Major areas of interest are hepatobiliary/liver transplantation and ear, nose and throat.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 8833
  • Extension: 18833
  

  Mr Aaron Matthew Ranasinghe, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

  Graduated from University of Birmingham. Trained in the West Midlands & Glenfield Hospital and the Transplant Rotation at Freeman Hospital. Interests: cardiac & aortic surgery, mechanical circulatory support & heart and lung transplantation.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 8830
  • Extension: 18830
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  Mr Stephen J Rooney, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

  Qualified from Nottingham in 1986. He specialises in coronary artery surgery, mitral valve repair surgery and aortic surgery.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 4381
  • Extension: 14381
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  Dr Manoj Raghavan, Consultant Haematologist

  Graduated in Medicine at St George's Hospital Medical School. Trained in haematology at University College Hospital, London. PhD at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Clinical interests are in the treatment of myeloid malignancies.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 5894
  • Extension: 13266
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  Mr Simon Radley, Consultant Surgeon, General and Colorectal Surgery

  Qualified from Birmingham University in 1985, he is currently the West Midlands chapter representative and is a council member of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 5890
  • Extension: 15890
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  Mr Jonathan Richardson, Consultant Colorectal & General Surgery

  Qualified from the University of Birmingham. Completed specialty training in West Midlands. Conducted research and awarded ESSR Best Clinical Research. Interests include laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery and surgery for locally advanced cancer.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2777
  • Extension: 12777
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  Dr David H Riddington, Consultant Anaesthetist and Critical Care Medicine, Assistant Medical Director

  Graduated in Birmingham, qualifying in 1984 and was appointed as a consultant in the Trust in 1996. Specialty interests include cardiac anaesthesia and peri-operative care, and leadership for health service improvement, in which he has a MSc.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 4329
  • Extension: 14329
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  Dr Dave Rosser, Consultant Intensivist, Chief Executive

  Qualified from Cardiff University in 1987. His specialist interest is in critical care medicine and technology. Former Executive Medical Director for the Trust, Dr Rosser was appointed CEO in September 2018.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 5121
  • Extension: 15121
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  Dr Sajjad Rajpar, Consultant Dermatologist

  Qualified from Birmingham in 2000. Post-specialisation fellowship in cutaneous and Mohs micrographic surgery.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2634
  • Extension: 12634
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  Dr Muhammad Saif Rehman, Consultant in Emergency Medicine

  Graduated from Nishtar Medical College. Trained in West Midlands with CCT in Emergency Medicine. MRCEM 2012, FRCEM 2015, MSc (Software Development) with distinction. Interests include emergency ultrasound, trauma, medical informatics & simulations.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2629
  • Extension: 12629
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  Wing Commander Darren Reid, Consultant in Emergency Medicine

  Graduated from the University of Leicester Medical School in 2001. Completed Postgraduate training in the East and West Midlands. Specialist interest: pre-hospital emergency medicine.

• • Secretary: 0121 472 1191
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  Dr Christina Radcliffe, Consultant in Palliative Medicine

  Graduated from University of Birmingham. Trained in palliative medicine in West Midlands. Now works in community and inpatient palliative medicine at QEHB and Birmingham St Mary's Hospice. Research lead in hospice.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 2372
  • Extension: 12372
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  Dr Satheesh Ramalingham, Consultant Neuroradiologist

  Trained in general radiology & neuroradiology at Aberdeen, Nottingham & Birmingham. Did a post CCT fellowship in Neuroradiology, joined UHB in 2013. Interests in traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, seizure and movement disorders, brain tumours.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 4375
  • Extension: 14375
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  Dr Alex Richter, Clinical lecturer in Immunology

  Qualified from the University of Birmingham in 1996. She is a clinical immunologist with a clinical, laboratory and research interest in secondary immunodeficiency. She also sees patients with complex allergy as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 4657
  • Extension: 14657
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  Mr Keith Roberts, Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgeon

  Completed training in liver and pancreas surgery at Birmingham and Leeds. Interests in pancreas and liver diseases. PhD in the role of iron in carcinogenesis. At QEHB I have developed a method to predict risk of pancreatic fistula following surgery.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 6848
  • Extension: 16848
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  Professor Yusuf A Rajabally, Consultant Neurologist, Neuromuscular Disease and Peripheral Neuropathy

  Main specialist interest in inflammatory neuropathy management. Runs several other specialist neuropathy clinics. Research active in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), Guillain-Barré syndrome and other acquired neuropathies.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 6878
  • Extension: 16878
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  Mr Antonino Russo, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Spinal Surgery

  Dual training in Spinal Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery. Completed fellowship in USA, followed by 3 years of Complex Spinal Orthopaedic Fellowship. Interests in Complex Cervical Spine and Complex Reconstructive Spine Surgery.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 8363
  • Extension: 18363
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  Dr Alastair Robertson, Consultant Occupational Physician and Head of Occupational Health

  Graduated University of Aberdeen. Trained in occupational medicine and occupational lung disease in Birmingham. Appointed Consultant in Occupational Health, 1993. Specialist interest in the health of healthcare workers and occupational lung disease.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 3601
  • Extension: 13601
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  Prof Daniel Rea, Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology

  Qualified from the University of London in 1986. He works with patients suffering from gastrointestinal, breast and lung cancers as well as lymphoma. His research interests are in treatment of breast cancers using endocrine therapy.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 3319
  • Extension: 13319
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  Dr Claudia Roberts, Consultant Histopathologist

  Graduated from the Free University of Berlin in 1992. Following this, she completed specialist training in pathology, for which she received a doctorate. Her main clinical interests are in dermatopathology and haemato-lymphoid pathology.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 5855          
  • Extension: 15855
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  Mr Andrew Ready MBE, Renal Transplant, Consultant Renal and General Surgeon

  Completed his medical training in the West Midlands. His clinical interests are general surgery, thyroid disease, parathyroid disease, endocrine surgery, renal transplantation, acute rejection and immunosupression.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 6823
  • Extension: 16823
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  Dr Elizabeth C Rankin, Consultant Rheumatologist

  Received a BA, MA and a BMBCh from Oxford University and a PhD from the University of London in 1995. Her main interests are in arthritis particularly in young adults. She is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 6824
  • Extension: 16824
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  Dr Ben Rhodes, Consultant Rheumatologist

  Graduated from Bart's and The London Medical School. Rheumatology training in London. PhD from Imperial College. Previously Consultant at St. Thomas' lupus unit. Interested in SLE and systemic autoimmune disease.

• • Secretary: 0121 237 5721
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  Professor Jonathan D C Ross, Consultant in GU and HIV Medicine

  First qualified in 1986 from the University of Aberdeen. His clinical interests are the inpatient and outpatient care of HIV infected patients and patients with other genitourinary problems.

• • Secretary: 0121 371 4965
  • Extension: 14965
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  Lt Col Mike Rodger, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

  Graduated Manchester University in 2001 and completed Specialist Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery training in southwest England. Fellowship trained in USA, India and England. Interests include major trauma, knee surgery and joint replacement surgery.