Meet the team

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 [...]

  Sites:	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
  Secretary:	Susan Clarke
  Secretary telephone:	0121 371 5911
  Secretary email:	Susan.Clarke@uhb.nhs.uk

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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, [...]

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 [...]

Dr Gohar Jalayeri NiaConsultant Gastroenterologist

Dr Nia is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust with a specialist interest in Capsule Endoscopy and digital innovation in GI diagnostics.

She [...]

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 [...]

Dr Jonathan CheesbroughHigher Specialty Registrar Gastroenterology

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dr Syazeddy SamaniConsultant Gastroenterologist

Educational background:

• MBChB UK (University of Edinburgh)
• Foundation Training Northern Deanery
• Higher Specialty Training in East Midlands Deanery
• European Specialty [...]

  Sites:	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Dr Umair MohammedConsultant Gastroenterologist

Specialist interests:

• Advanced endoscopy - ERCP and cholangioscopy
• Colonoscopy and complex polyp EMR
• Polyposis endoscopy
• Gastrointestinal stenting and dilatation
• Small [...]

  Sites:	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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