The South West Transplant Centre
The South West Transplant Centre (SWTC) has a large team of specialist doctors, and allied health care professionals dedicated to providing first class care to patients with kidney disease.
Hospital Switchboard - 01752-202082
The SWTC team includes:
Transplant Surgeons:
Mr David Stell, Consultant Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon. (Surgical Lead for Renal Transplantation)
Mr Jamie Barwell, Consultant Transplant & Vascular Surgeon.
Mr Somaiah Aroori, Consultant Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon.
Mr Aditya Kanwar, Consultant Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgeon.
Miss Charlotte Hitchins, Consultant Transplant & Hepatobilary Surgeon.
Mr Shahzar Mailk, Associate Specialist in Transplantation.
Transplant Nephrologists:
Dr Imran Saif, Consultant Nephrologist & Director of SWTC
Dr Kristian Houlberg, Consultant Physician & Nephrologist and Clinical Lead
Professor Wai Tse, Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Richard Powell, Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Hilary Cramp, Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Andrew Connor, Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Rebecca Herbert Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Austin Hunt, Consultant in Renal and Acute Medicine
Dr Aileen Coupe, Consultant in Renal and Acute Medicine
Specialist Nurses:
Linda Boorer, Lead Nurse for Renal Transplantation
Phil Isaac, Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Martine King, Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Tirion Rogers, Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Victoria Smith, Transplant Nurse Practitioner
Margaret Wilton, Transplant Support Practitioner
Telephone: 01752 439957
Living Donation:
Laura Ashwin, Living Donor Transplant Co-ordinator
Charlotte Hart, Living Donor Transplant Co-ordinator
Telephone: 01752 439955
SWTC Administration:
Natalie Mitchell, Transplant Administration Coordinator
Telephone: 01752 439957
Olivia Preen, Transplant Support Secretary
Telephone: 01752 430337
Additional Clinical Services:
Olivera Gjorgjimajkoska, Histocompatibility& Immunogenetics
Sandra Wood, Renal Dietitian
Renal Unit - (Mayflower ward) Telephone: 01752 431485
How to get to the South West Transplant Centre
Transport links to the hospital
Satnav: Enter postcode for the hospital 'PL6 8DH'
Where to Stay in Plymouth
There are plenty of hotels and B&Bs located within the city of Plymouth and surrounding areas.
Hearts Together Lodge
7 Blunts Lane, Plymouth. PL6 8BE
Tel 01752 315900 www.heartswell.org.uk
Hearts Together Lodge is a purpose-built lodge for people visiting patients and is situated near the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. It enables partners, carers, relatives and friends who would have difficulty travelling to and from Plymouth every day to stay nearby for as long as they need. It is located just a short distance from the University Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, The Nuffield Hospital and the Hyperbaric Treatment Centre and offers 27 rooms in total and each has its own private en-suite bathroom. Once you are checked in, Hearts Together is accessible to you 24 hours a day, giving you full flexibility to come and go as you need to.