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        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:Rokaia Wellington
          Secretary telephone:0121 371 5911
          Secretary email:Rokaia.Wellington@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, [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Claire Ovenall
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 4987
        Secretary email:Claire.Ovenall@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Michelle Bagnall
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 4985
        Secretary email:Michelle.Bagnall@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Rokaia Wellington
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 5911
        Secretary email:Rokaia.Wellington@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Isaac Smith
        Secretary email:Isaac.Smith@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Sharifah Laboos
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 5909
        Secretary email:Sharifah.Laboos@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Michelle Bagnall
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 4985
        Secretary email:Michelle.Bagnall@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Mandy Collins
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 5912
        Secretary email:Mandy.Collins@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Claire Ovenall
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 4987
        Secretary email:Claire.Ovenall@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Aine Sangra-Knight
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 2827
        Secretary email:Aine.Sangra-Knight2@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Sharifah Laboos
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 5909
        Secretary email:Sharifah.Laboos@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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 [...]

        Sites: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
        Secretary:Louise Biddle
        Secretary telephone:0121 371 4987
        Secretary email:Louise.Biddle@uhb.nhs.uk
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        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
          Secretary:Catherine Devane
          Secretary telephone:0121 371 4988
          Secretary email:Catherine.Devane@uhb.nhs.uk
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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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        Last reviewed: 12 December 2025