Specialist Team for liver and HPB

The Hepatico-pancreatico-biliary cancer centre has a large team of specialists dedicated to providing first class care to patients with diseases of the liver, pancreas and biliary system.

The team includes:

• Six consultant surgeons

• Five consultant hepatologists

• One consultant oncologist

• Five consultant radiologists

• Two consultant histopathologists

• Three clinical nurse specialists

• Two HPB specialist dieticians and one dietician assistant

• One multi-disciplinary team (MDT) coordinator

• One HPB pathway coordinator

Surgeons

• Mr S. Aroori - Consultant HPB and Transplant Surgeon

• Mr M. Bowles - Consultant HPB Surgeon

• Mr C. Briggs - Consultant HPB Surgeon

• Mr D. Stell - Consultant HPB and Transplant surgeon

• Miss C. Hitchins - Consultant HPB and Transplant surgeon

• Mr A. Kanwar - Consultant HPB and Transplant surgeon

Hepatologists

• Professor M. Cramp - Consultant Hepatologist

• Dr A. Smith - Consultant Hepatologist

• Dr J Acevedo - Consultant Hepatologist

• Dr L. Vine - Consultant Hepatologist

• Dr D. Sheridan - Consultant Hepatologist

The hepatologists work as part of the Gastroenterology Directorate which has five more gastroenterologists specialising in upper gastrointestinal diseases.

Oncologists

• Dr D. Parslow - Consultant Oncologist

The oncologist works with the Oncology and Blood Services Directorate which has a further six clinical and one medical oncologists.

Radiologists

• Dr B. Fox - Consultant GI Radiologist

• Dr G.Miles- Consultant Radiologist

• Dr J. Shirley - Consultant GI Radiologist

• Dr A. Abdellaoui - Consultant GI Radiologist

• Dr A. Mcormick - Consultant GI Radiologist

• Dr M. Armstrong   - Consultant GI Radiologist

• Dr C. Finan - Consultant GI Radiologist

The radiologists work with the Imaging Directorate which has a further 22 consultant radiologists.

Histopathologists

• Dr J. Denson - Consultant GI Pathologist

• Dr A. Douglas - Consultant GI Pathologist

Dr Denson works with the Pathology Directorate which has a further eight consultant pathologists.

Clinical Nurse Specialists

• Claire Westlake- Lead HPB Oncology Nurse Specialist

• Maxine Fagan - HPB Oncology Nurse Specialist

• Kelly Thompson - HPB Oncology Nurse Specialist

The Clinical Nurse Specialists belong to a team of 24 cancer CNS’s who provide care for all cancer patients receiving treatment at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.

HPB Dieticians

• Claire Gimingham - Lead HPB dietician

• Gary Blagdon - HPB dietician 

• Louise Cleary - HPB dietetic assistant

MDT co-ordinators

• Will Hine - MDT Co-ordinator

We have a team of MDT co-ordinators who work with the Cancer Services Department covering all cancer sites.
 
The HPB Team meet weekly every Friday morning to agree individual treatment plans. Following the meeting, you will be seen in the clinic or ward by your Consultant and the management plan discussed with you and your family. A copy of the management plan will be sent to your GP.