Inflammatory bowel disease team
Our team is part of the wider gastroenterology specialty. We look after people who commonly have a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's Disease, as well as some other conditions which have similar symptoms.
All of the consultants and senior doctors in the Gastroenterology Department have experience in inflammatory bowel disease but the lead members of the team are:
Consultants
- Dr Simon Whiteoak – IBD Service Lead
- Dr Suranga Dharmasiri
- Dr Chris Hovell
- Dr Simon McLaughlin
- Dr Sean Weaver
- Dr Kirsty Barnett (Staff Specialist Doctor)
IBD Nurses
- Heather Johnson
- Katharine Wade
- Hannah Dewhurst
IBD Nurses Secretary
- Andrew Lobban
We also work alongside other gastroenterology nurses, and dieticians as well as other specialist doctors and registrars training to become consultants in gastroenterology.
