Service Information
Meet the haematology consultants
Consultants
Debo Ademokun
Haematology
Ipswich Hospital
I am a Consultant Haematologist, dealing with a wide range of illnesses. I was appointed clinical director for Cancer, Women and Children’s services at Ipswich Hospital in September 2015.
Gavin Campbell
Haematology
Colchester Hospital
I have been in post since 2004 and I am the current Head of Department and lymphoma lead.
Isobel Chalmers
Haematology
Ipswich Hospital
I deal with all aspects of haematological disorders other than lymphoma. My specialist interests include bleeding and thrombotic disorders, pregnancy related haematological disorders and myeloma. I am Chairman of Hospital thrombosis Group.
Michael Hamblin
Haematology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked at the Trust since April 2001.
Andrew Hodson
Haematology
Ipswich Hospital
I am part of the team currently working towards JACIE accreditation for the hospital autologous stem cell transplantation program. Involvement in clinical trials is important, the hospital hopes to be in a position to offer patients entry into clinical trials in the main lymphoma subtypes in the near future.
Mahalakshmi Mohan
Haematology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked at the Trust since August 2015.
Ioana Nitu-Whalley
Haematology
Ipswich Hospital
I have been a Consultant Haematologist at Ipswich Hospital since 2006. I trained in London and Cambridge and my research fellowship and MD from UCL London were in coagulation in Von Willebrand’s disease.
I welcome referrals and I am happy to give advice in all aspects of general haematology, in particular for patients with bleeding or thrombotic problems. My qualifications are FRCP, MD and FRCPath.
Joseph Padayatty
Haematology
Colchester Hospital
I have been a NHS consultant since 2014 and joined the team at Colchester in December 2017. My haematology training was based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
I deal with all aspects of haematological disorders and have developed specialist interest in lymphoma.
Mahesh Prahladan
Haematology
Ipswich Hospital
I am a Consultant in Haematology at ESNEFT, based at Ipswich Hospital. I am also Senior Clinical Tutor at the University of Cambridge and Haematology Module Lead (Ipswich) at the University of East Anglia.
My clinical interests are:
- Lymphoproliferative disorders
- Genomics
- Peripheral blood and bone marrow morphology (AI and image analytics)
- Undergraduate and Post graduate Medical Education
Khalid Saja
Haematology
Colchester Hospital
I have been a Consultant haematologist since 2011 and had worked at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust before joining Colchester Hospital in February 2018.
I have a wide and varied experience in managing patients with blood disorders, gained through training at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospitals in London. I have developed specialist interest in the areas of thrombosis, myeloproliferative disorders and red cell disorders.
I have forged strong links with other national experts in these fields allowing patients access to clinical trials and expert opinions whenever necessary.