This page tells you about our Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Team and provides an overview of the service provided at the Royal London Hospital.

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This information has been adapted from the Royal London Hospital IBD Patient Information Leaflet. 

 

THE IBD TEAM

The IBD team is made up of a range of specialists who will help with your care and treatment. We work together as part of a multidisciplinary team.

 

Physicians

We have a large team of dedicated and specialist consultants in IBD.

There are separate teams for Adults and Children and a joint team for Young Adults to aid with the transition period.

 

 

Nurses

Our Specialist IBD Nurses are available to offer information, education and support on any aspect of your illness or the treatment you will be receiving.  They can offer advice in person (by appointment) or by telephone via the IBD helpline services. They also run specific nurse-led clinics including medicine review clinics, and they administer specific IBD treatments.

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IBD Pharmacist

Our IBD Pharmacists specialise in the management and monitoring of medications used to treat IBD. They can provide you with support and information about your medications, and also ensure that appropriate monitoring is taking place both within the hospital and by your GP for specific medications using our in-house Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Database and Medicines Monitoring booklets. The IBD Pharmacist is available by telephone.

 

Dieticians

You may need, or want to be referred to the Hospital Dietician for help and support with your diet and nutritional needs. Please speak to the IBD Specialist Nurse or your Doctor if you would like to know more about this.

 

Psychiatrist and CBT Mental Health Nurse

We have an IBD Mental Health Nurse trained in CBT and a Psychiatrist who can help if you have problems coming to terms with IBD and its’ effect on your life.

Referrals can be made by IBD staff in the clinics.

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General Practitioner (GP)

Each time we see you in the clinic we write to your GP to keep him/her informed of any treatment or investigations you may have.

Your GP will also be a good source of support and information between clinic appointments.

 

Other staff

We also have Specialist Registrars, Senior House Officers, and Research Nurses who work as part of the IBD team.

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Surgeons

The Medical and Surgical Consultant teams work closely to manage patients with IBD who need an operation. IBD Specialist surgeons have now joined the Thursday IBD outpatient Clinic. 

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​Adult Team

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Physicians 

Professor James Lindsay 

Dr Gareth Parkes

Dr Louise Langmead

Dr Shameer Mehta

Dr Bel Kok

Dr Rohit Rao

 

IBD Specialist Nurses

​Lead Nurse: Natasha (Tish) Burgess

Rosa Conde-Jimenez

George See

Segun Owoade 

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Clinical Support Worker

​Farhad Chowdhury

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Dietitian

Graeme Syme

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Pharmacist:

Awat Ghafour - Ibrahim

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CBT:

Peter Martin

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Psychiatrist:

Dr Peter Byrne

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​Adult IBD Surgeons:

Miss Kate Hancorn
Mr Alec Engledow

Mr Guy Worley

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Secretary:

Louise Pattrick

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IBD Admin:

Mo Amin

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Paediatric Team

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Physicians

Professor Nick Croft

Dr Sandhia Niak

Dr Protima Deb

Dr Ahmed Kadir

Dr. Daniel Crespi

Dr. Farah Barakat 

 

Nurses

Megan Deacon

Sophie Cox

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Pharmacist 

James Cheung

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Dietitians

Minal Patel

Laura Jellis 

Peter Heald

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​​IBD Research nurses

Ausra Zdanaviciene- Lead Research Nurse

Bessie Cipriano- Senior Research Nurse

Irish Lee- Senior Research Nurse (secondment)

Mark Yongco- Research Nurse

Jerel Grecia- Research  Nurse

Gio Quiambao- Research Nurse

Marilyn De Luna- Research Nurse

Peter Martinez- Research Nurse

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Both Teams work closely with

Radiologists

and other Inflammatory specialist teams

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Multi-disciplinary team meetings (MDTMs)

Every week we discuss more complex cases or situations to make decisions about treatment strategies. These meetings are attended by all members of the IBD team as well as

Specialist Radiologists and Histopathologists.

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