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.
Gastrointestinal Medicine
Dr Adil ButtConsultant Gastroenterologist and Interventional Endoscopist
Educational background:
- Bachelor of Sciences with Honors in Neuroscience (BSC Hons), University College London
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), University College [...]
Read full profileSites Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Secretary Rokaia Wellington Secretary telephone 0121 371 5911 Secretary email Rokaia.Wellington@uhb.nhs.uk
Dr Andrew KingConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Sharon Stanley |
| Secretary email |
| Sharon.Stanley@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Andrzej PiotrowiczConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
Dr Asima JavedConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Javed graduated from Foundation University Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and pursued postgraduate training in the North West of England from 2014 to 2018. Building on this strong foundation, [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Claire Ovenall |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4987 |
| Secretary email |
| Claire.Ovenall@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Ayman BannagaGastroenterology Consultant
Background of training from Aberdeen, Hull, Sheffield, Coventry and Birmingham. Dr Bannaga completed a PhD at the University of Warwick, where he investigated biomarkers in liver fibrosis and hepatocellular [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Michelle Bagnall |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4985 |
| Secretary email |
| Michelle.Bagnall@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Efe EjenaviConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Marie Howard |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 9882 |
| Secretary email |
| Marie.Howard@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Heba TolbaConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr. Heba Tolba is a dedicated gastroenterologist with experience and qualifications gained across multiple countries since 2006. She is committed to providing patient-centred care, focusing primarily [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Rokaia Wellington |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 5911 |
| Secretary email |
| Rokaia.Wellington@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Jason GohConsultant Gastroenterologist
Jason graduated with honours from Trinity College in Dublin. His special interests include inflammatory bowel disease, bowel cancer screening, advanced colonoscopy, GI motility, medical education. [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4985 |
Dr Jonathan CheesbroughConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Jon Cheesbrough qualified from the University of Liverpool in 2013. He completed his core medical training in the Northwest, prior to moving to Birmingham to complete his specialist training. He [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Isaac Smith |
| Secretary email |
| Isaac.Smith@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Kate KaneConsultant Gastroenterologist
Kate came to Birmingham as a medical student and never left. She completed all but one year of her postgraduate training at UHB and has been a consultant since 1998.
She has specialised in inflammatory [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Sharifah Laboos |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 5909 |
| Secretary email |
| Sharifah.Laboos@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Marcus MottersheadConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Ellisa Andrews |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 0435 |
| Secretary email |
| Ellisa.Andrews@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Marietta IacucciHonorary Consultant Gastroenterologist
Marietta graduated from the University of Rome. She obtained her PhD in 2010. She is a member of the ASGE committee and the BSG Clinical Research Group for endoscopy. Her research focus is on advanced [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Catherine Devane |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4988 |
| Secretary email |
| Catherine.Devane@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Mark AndrewConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Good Hope Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Julie McDonald |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 7494 |
| Secretary email |
| Julie.McDonald@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Monzur AhmedConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Good Hope Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Lynn Gough |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 9395 |
| Secretary email |
| Lynn.Gough@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Muhammad MongaConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Good Hope Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Julie Wheeler |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 7874 |
| Secretary email |
| Julie.Wheeler@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Nabil QuraishiConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
Dr Nasima AliConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Nasima Ali is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and advanced Endoscopist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. She is an accredited Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopist and performs complex polypectomy [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Michelle Bagnall |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4985 |
| Secretary email |
| Michelle.Bagnall@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Naveen SharmaConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Sharon Stanley |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 2766 |
| Secretary email |
| Sharon.Stanley@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Neeraj BhalaConsultant Gastroenterologist
Clinical and research background from West Midlands, Oxford, London and Wellington, New Zealand. General and specialist treatment of common gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Interested in population [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Claire Walker |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4987 |
| Secretary email |
| Claire.Walker@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Paul WilsonConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Good Hope Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Penelope Rickards |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 0425 |
| Secretary email |
| Penelope.Rickards@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Peter RimmerConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Rimmer is a consultant gastroenterologist and honorary senior research fellow at the University of Birmingham. He completed academic training in September 2024 and has an established focus on the [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Mandy Collins |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 5912 |
| Secretary email |
| Mandy.Collins@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Rachel CooneyConsultant Gastroenterologist
Educational background: qualified from University College Dublin and completed D. Phil at University of Oxford. Hon. Professor College of Medicine and Health, University of Birmingham.
Areas [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Claire Ovenall |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4987 |
| Secretary email |
| Claire.Ovenall@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Ralph BoultonConsultant Gastroenterologist
Ralph graduated with honours from London in 1987, followed by postgraduate training in London, Oxford and Cambridge. He moved to Birmingham after completing a PhD at the Hammersmith Hospital. His clinical [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4985 |
Dr Rex PolsonConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Solihull Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Kim Davies |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 5367 |
| Secretary email |
| Kim.Davies@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Riad AlameConsultant Gastroenterologist
Consultant Gastroenterologist and advanced Endoscopist. After completing his training in the West Midlands, Dr Alame completed a post-CCT fellowship in advanced therapeutic upper GI endoscopy and endoscopic [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Aine Sangra-Knight |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 2827 |
| Secretary email |
| Aine.Sangra-Knight2@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Rishi SinghalConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Good Hope Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Ann Farnell |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 0431 |
| Secretary email |
| Ann.Farnell@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Sheldon CooperConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Sheldon Cooper is a consultant gastroenterologist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) and the Birmingham and Black Country [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Sharifah Laboos |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 5909 |
| Secretary email |
| Sharifah.Laboos@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Shrikanth PathmakanthanConsultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Shri Pathmakanthan graduated as a doctor in Dublin, Ireland in 1991. In 1995, he attained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in Ireland. This was followed by moving to Nottingham [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Louise Biddle |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 4987 |
| Secretary email |
| Louise.Biddle@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Shyam MenonConsultant Gastroenterologist and HPB Physician
Dr Menon is a Gastroenterologist and pancreaticobiliary physician with expertise in hepatobiliary and pancreatic medicine and interventional endoscopy. Following his Gastroenterology training in the [...]
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| Heartlands Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Ellisa Andrews |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 0435 |
| Secretary email |
| ellisa.andrews@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Syazeddy SamaniConsultant Gastroenterologist
Educational background:
- MBChB UK (University of Edinburgh)
- Foundation Training Northern Deanery
- Higher Specialty Training in East Midlands Deanery
- European Specialty [...]
Read full profileSites Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Secretary Catherine Devane Secretary telephone 0121 371 4988 Secretary email Catherine.Devane@uhb.nhs.uk
Dr Theodore NgatchuConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Patrica Pullen |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 0422 |
| Secretary email |
| Patrica.Pullen@uhb.nhs.uk |
Dr Umair MohammedConsultant Gastroenterologist
Specialist interests:
- Advanced endoscopy - ERCP and cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy and complex polyp EMR
- Polyposis endoscopy
- Gastrointestinal stenting and dilatation
- Small [...]
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Dr Vanja GiljacaConsultant Gastroenterologist
Biography pending.
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| Heartlands Hospital |
| Secretary |
| Penelope Rickards |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 424 0425 |
| Secretary email |
| Penelope.Rickards@uhb.nhs.uk |
Professor Tariq IqbalConsultant Gastroenterologist
Tariq has clinical interests in hollow organ gastroenterology and general hepatology, with particular interest in coeliac disease and iron metabolism. His research focuses on cell biology and the uptake [...]
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| Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham |
| Secretary |
| Mandy Collins |
| Secretary telephone |
| 0121 371 5912 |
| Secretary email |
| Mandy.Collins@uhb.nhs.uk |