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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