Meet our team
We work collaboratively with our colleagues across the region to ensure you get the most timely, high-quality care. Our consultants also work together on the more complex cases.
Consultant surgeons
Ms Sarah Hulin
Qualified from the University of Cambridge in 1994. Has an MD from the University of Birmingham, 2006. Trained in vascular surgery in Wessex prior to completing a Vascular and Endovascular Fellowship in the West Midlands. Appointed consultant in 2009. Led development and implementation of the Dorset and Wiltshire AAA screening service (2012-16) and Vascular Network (2010-2018). Provides outpatient services and vein procedures in Salisbury and Bournemouth. Clinical Lead for the Dorset and Wiltshire Vascular Network.
Secretary:
Joanna Cavner 0300 019 6294 - UHD
Carolyn Taylor 01722 336262 Ext 5087 - SDH
Mr Dean Godfrey
Qualified from Southampton Medical School in 2005 and trained in vascular and endovascular surgery across Wessex and London. Awarded a research doctorate in 2018 from Imperial College, London. Appointed consultant in October 2018.
Secretary:
Jo Hoare 0300 019 5843
Mr James Metcalfe
Qualified from Charing Cross Medical School (later Imperial College) in 1998 and awarded a PhD at Bath University. Provides outpatient services, vein procedures and renal access support at Dorset County Hospital alongside arterial surgery at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Interests in research and deep venous thrombolysis.
Secretary:
Elizabeth Eaton-Barnett 0300 019 4601- UHD
Hannah-Marie Hallet 01305 255480 – DCH
Mr Dynesh Rittoo
Qualified in 1991. Provides outpatient services at Poole and the Royal Bournemouth hospitals.
Secretary:
Elizabeth Eaton-Barnett 0300 019 4601
Mr Alex Watson
Qualified from St Georges Hospital in 1999 and trained in Kent and the southwest regions. Awarded MSc in 2004 at Imperial College. Provides outpatient services, vein procedures and renal access support at Dorset County Hospital alongside arterial surgery at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Secretary:
Elizabeth Eaton-Barnett 0300 019 4601- UHD
Hannah-Marie Hallet 01305 255480 - DCH
Mr Lasantha Wijesinghe
Qualified from the University of Cambridge and trained in vascular surgery in Yorkshire. Appointed February 2002. An examiner for the European Board of Vascular Surgery, the FRCS, and a Regional Professional Advisor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Secretary:
Jo Hoare 0300 019 5843 – UHD
Carolyn Taylor - 01722 336262 Ext 5087 - SDH
Miss Emma Davies
Qualified from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2001. Served as a Medical Officer in the Royal Air Force from 1999 to 2019, including deployment to Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. Undertook a trauma fellowship at the Royal London hospital and trained in Vascular and Endovascular surgery in the West Midlands. Awarded a Doctorate in Medical Sciences (MD) in 2020 for research into the Effects of Blast on Vascular Endothelium from the University of Birmingham. Appointed as consultant in 2020 delivering Vascular surgery and Renal access surgery.
Secretary:
Jo Hoare 0300 019 5843
Ms Alexa Templeton
Secretary:
Joanna Cavner 0300 019 6294 - UHD
Carolyn Taylor 01722 336262 Ext 5087 - SDH
Miss Mary Weisters
Consultant in Dorset and Wiltshire Vascular Network since October 2021. Miss Weisters works across UHD and SDH performing elective and emergency vascular surgery including; Elective and Emergency Vascular Surgery, Open abdominal aneurysm repair, Endovascular aneurysm repair, Carotid Surgery, Varicose vein surgery and endovenous treatment, Lower limb revascularisation, Diabetes Foot. Miss Weisters is also the deputy Governance Lead/mortality and morbidity.
Secretary:
Joanna Cavner 0300 019 6294 - UHD
Carolyn Taylor 01722 336262 Ext 5087 – SDH
Mr Andrew Nickinson
Secretary:
Elizabeth Eaton-Barnett 0300 019 4601
Advanced Nursing
Within our vascular service we work as a network team of advanced nurses across 3 hospital sites within Dorset and Wiltshire. We have teams within Dorchester Hospital, Bournemouth and Salisbury District hospitals, with outreach clinics in Weymouth, Christchurch and Poole. Our team consists of qualified registered nurses who have undertaken advanced practice study at degree and master’s level to care for our patients with enhanced assessments and advanced skills and knowledge. This team of specialist nurses is led by Claire Thomson our lead advanced clinical practitioner who has a background of almost 30 years within the vascular speciality. Her extended knowledge scope includes a passion for those patients with intermittent claudication, their diagnosis, treatment plans and raising awareness for those patients with peripheral arterial disease both locally and nationally. Our helpful and skilled advanced nursing team can assess, diagnose, prescribe, make long term plans and support both inpatient and outpatient care, whilst training and delivering high quality services across each of our sites. We have teams of trained nurses who also specialise in Lymphodema care, patients having major limb amputations and complex leg ulcers as well as claudication. We enjoy integrating with the teams we work closely together with such as our community teams, interventional radiology and the claudication services and are happy to help/answer any questions that patients may have about their treatment.
Bournemouth
Claire Thomson
Claire Thomson is the lead advanced nurse practitioner for the Dorset and Wiltshire Vascular Network based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Her area of interest is inpatient services/claudication clinics. Claire runs the claudication clinic as well as the nurse led exercise class. Claire is also the lead for clinical governance.
Kerry Holland
Kerry Holland is a vascular nurse practitioner who works at Bournemouth Hospital. Her area of interest is vascular patients.
Claire Ballantine
Salisbury
Rebecca Mitchell – Vascular Lead Nurse Specialist
Charlotte Draper
Jo Thomas
Dorchester
Charlotte Hooper – Trainee Clinical Practitioner
Team leaders
Letitia Gibbons - Operational Support Manager / Dorset & Wiltshire Vascular Network Coordinator
Daniel Fry – Charge Nurse/Ward Lead for A28R
Russel Way - University Hospitals Dorset Vascular senior clinical lead for Theatres
Other staff
Janine Fletcher – Lead Vascular Scientist at University Hospitals Dorset
Sharifah Kiyegga – Lead Vascular Scientist at Salisbury District Hospital
Maria Hiscock – Vascular database AAA Co-Ordinator/Claudication Administrator
Carolyn Taylor - Medical Secretary based at Salisbury District Hospital
Paula Fitt - Royal Bournemouth Vascular Surgical Admissions Officer
Carly Fawcett – Support Secretary at University Hospitals Dorset
Hannah-Marie Hallet - Dorset County Hospital Vascular Surgery Team Coordinator
