From 9am on Friday 12 September to 2pm on Sunday 14 September you will not be able to enter Evelina London Children's Hospital from Lambeth Palace Road. During this time you can reach the hospital by walking through St Thomas' Hospital and following signs to Evelina London Children's Hospital.

The kidney team

This section provides information about some of the staff you may meet.

Consultant nephrologists

Consultant transplant surgeons

  • Nicos Kessaris
  • Francis Calder
  • Chris Callaghan
  • Martin Drage

Nurse specialists

  • Kate Mythen – renal transplant coordinator
  • Joanne Newton – hypertension clinical nurse specialist
  • Charlotte Futcher –  hypertension clinical nurse specialist
  • Katie Naylor – home dialysis clinical nurse specialist
  • Melissa Brassington – home dialysis clinical nurse specialist
  • Heidi Ramsey – hospital haemodialysis lead nurse
  • Ellen White – chronic kidney disease clinical nurse specialist
  • Emma Rigby – nephrology clinical nurse specialist
  • Grainne Walsh – transplant advanced nurse practitioner

Matrons

  • Ellen Samuel – matron, Beach Ward
  • Carmen Barton – matron, dialysis service

Psychologists

  • Stacie Bowden
  • Sophie Wallace-Hadrill

Find out more on our clinical psychology service pages.

Play specialists

  • Cathy Gill – senior play specialist

Find out more on our play specialist pages.

Social worker

  • Munira Asaria – 020 7188 4607 or 0755 4417682

Dietitians

  • Triona Joyce
  • Tara Hall

Find out more on our nutrition and dietetics pages.

Pharmacists

  • Will Thornhill

Pharmacy dispensary phone: 020 7188 9152

Find out more on our pharmacy pages.

Service managers

  • Rachel Hussey– service manager
  • Janel Burns – assistant service manager

Contacts

Kidney service

Phone: 020 7188 4586 or 020 7188 4587

General appointment enquiries

Phone: 020 7188 4000

Email: gst-tr.elchpaedrenalreferrals@nhs.net