Our Endoscopy Unit at Conquest Hospital is an established unit compliant with JAG (Joint Advisory Group) requirements, affording us ‘centre of excellence’ status.
This allows us to undertake the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme on behalf of NHS England.
Conquest Hospital Endoscopy team
The Team
| Gastroenterology Consultants |
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| Dr Mark Whitehead Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist Gastroenterology Lead Specialising in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy |
| Dr Azam Zubir Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist Specialising in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy |
| Dr Steven Fong Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist Gastroenterology Lead |
| Dr Nadeem Rahman Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist |
| Dr Fred Cuison Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist |
| Dr Tila Muhammad Locum Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist |
| Surgical Consultants |
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| Mr Mathew Miller Colorectal Surgeon Specialising in diagnostic Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy including simple Polypectomy |
| Mrs Alys Morris Colorectal Surgeon Clinical Lead for ESHT Endoscopy Specialising in diagnostic Colonoscopy and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy including simple Polypectomy |
| Mr Simon Shaw Colorectal Surgeon |
| Mr Yesar El-Dhuwaib Colorectal Surgeon |
| Respiratory Consultants |
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| Dr Giddings Dr Kankam Dr Nakos Dr Thereza Christopherson |
| Nurse Endoscopists |
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| Jude Tidbury Specialising in diagnostic upper and lower GI Endoscopy |
| Maria Camero Specialising in diagnostic lower GI Endoscopy |
| Gerard Burke-McCallum Deputy Lead for Training Specialising in diagnostic upper GI Endoscopy |
| Nurse Specialists |
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| Anita Blackford Colorectal Cancer Specialist Nurse |
| Caroline Bishop Colorectal Cancer Specialist Nurse |
| Sophia Bishop Gastroenterology Biologics Specialist Nurse |
| Bryony Campion Lead Gastroenterology Dietitian |
| Beverley Etherington Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Sarah Curd Gastroenterology Biologics Specialist Nurse |
| Chris Hilder Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialist |
| Anita Ivemy Upper GI Clinical Specialist Nurse |
| Becky Gabriel Upper GI Clinical Specialist Nurse |
| Unit Managers and Sisters |
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| Myra Mendoza - Matron Mi-Anne Capili - Sister Suvan Shrestha - Charge Nurse Mitzi Gonzales - Sister |
| Endoscopy Management |
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| Jan Wolter - General Manager Sue Winser - Service Manager |
| Lead Pharmacist for Specialist Medicine |
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| Maria Andrade |
The Trust employs experienced locum Consultants where necessary to ensure a timely and effective service delivery.
Conquest Hospital is an associate teaching hospital having under graduate trainees from King’s and Brighton medical schools. Students are encouraged to attend endoscopy sessions. The endoscopy training leads are Nicky Townsend – Lead trainer and Gerard Burke-McCallum – Deputy lead trainer.
We are committed to training Registrars and Nurse Endoscopists to undertake endoscopic procedures and these lists are supervised by a named consultant. You will be informed if your appointment is with a trainee, if you would prefer not to have a trainee please inform us and we will reappoint you.