Consultants


Yvette Adjei-Gyamfi
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked for the Trust since 2016, specialising in ENT, head and neck conditions.


Mohammed Al-Dabbagh
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I am a Consultant General Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist at both Colchester and Ipswich hospitals. I have worked for Colchester Hospital for the last 33 years. I cover general diagnostic and interventional radiology.
Prior to this appointment I worked for the Middlesex Hospital and the St Peter’s Group of Hospitals. I also worked for the Institute of Urology in Covent Garden. I completed my radiological training in Bristol, and my medical training in Mosul / Nineveh-IRAQ.
Jasdeep Bajwa
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital


Avi Basu
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital


Dr Warren Davis
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital
Ileyna Froud
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital


Steve Garber
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital
I have worked for the Trust for 23 years. My main interest is in musculo-skeletal and sports related injuries. I am able to utilise the full range of studies, including ultrasound, CT scans and MRI.
I also have an interest in imaging for gynaecological pathology. At present I am the clinical lead for the Radiology department.


Nazia Haider
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital
I am a Consultant Radiologist specialising in PET/CT and Nuclear Medicine, with a particular focus on cancer imaging and oncology. I undertook specialist PET/CT training in Cambridge and have extensive experience in oncological imaging and all modalities of Nuclear Medicine, as well as Dementia PET/CT. I also have a specialist interest in MSK imaging, including MSK ultrasound, image-guided injections and interventions. I joined Ipswich as a Consultant Radiologist in 2017.


James Hathorn
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital
Dr James Hathorn is a Consultant Radiologist with specialist expertise in nuclear medicine and head and neck imaging. He has worked at ESNEFT since 2011, after specialist training in Norwich.
His professional interests include artificial intelligence in healthcare, service innovation, and the education and training of healthcare professionals.


Paul Jennings
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital
I have been a Consultant Radiologist at Ipswich Hospital for 27 years. In my role as a general radiologist I provide reporting of CT, MRI, Ultrasound and plain X-rays. As an interventional radiologist I perform abdominal and chest interventions and biopsies, including radio frequency tumour ablation.
I am an Associate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. I have worked for all of my Consultant career at Ipswich. I trained in general medicine and radiology in London.


Diane Johnston
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I was appointed Consultant Radiologist at Colchester Hospital in April 2010. Previously, I completed Radiology speciality training in the Eastern Deanery, with sub-speciality Breast imaging training at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
I am originally from Northern Ireland, completing undergraduate training at Queens University Belfast and MRCP at Belfast City Hospital.


Mohamed Kasem
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have been working as a General and Interventional Radiologist Consultant at Colchester Hospital since 2018. I am the current Clinical Lead for the Radiology Department since 2022.
I have special expertise in vascular, hepatobiliary and cancer imaging and interventions.


Nicola Lacey
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked in the Trust since 2002. I cover all illnesses but particularly GI disease and pelvic cancer. I also work at Ramsay Oaks Hospital in Colchester.
I completed my radiology training at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ with some specialist training in pelvic imaging at St Bartholomew’s.
Judita Laurinkiene
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital


Shilpa Liyanage
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I am a Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Breast imaging.
I have been at Colchester Hospital since January 2015.


Haji Nazir
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have been working in Colchester General Hospital since March 2018. I had previously worked in a teaching hospital in Chennai, India. I completed my radiology training in India.


Sarita Rao
Radiology
Ipswich Hospital
I trained as a radiologist in Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge and the Bristol Royal Infirmary. I was appointed as a Consultant in Ipswich Hospital in 2005.
My special interests lie in gastrointestinal and stroke imaging and I report X-rays and more complex scans such as CTs and MRIs. I am the lead radiologist for provision of the MRI service in Ipswich Hospital.


Sharmila Rao
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked for the Trust since September 2011. My specialty is Radiology with a subspecialist interest in Breast Imaging (screening and symptomatic).
I undertook my Radiology training in the Wessex region.


Mahmoud Rezk
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have been working for Colchester Hospital since July 2017.
I specialise in urology and gynaecology.


Arun Sebastian
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I undertook specialist Interventional Radiology fellowship training at Hammersmith Hospital and joined Colchester as a General and Interventional Radiologist in 2006.
In addition to reporting scans, I also perform interventional procedures like biopsies, drainages, endovascular aneurysm repairs, angioplasties and stent insertions.
I have a special interest in embolization procedures like Uterine artery embolization and Prostatic artery embolization.


Rebecca Spendiff
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have been a Consultant at Colchester Hospital since 2010. I am the clinical lead in the Radiology department in Colchester and have special interest in paediatric radiology and symptomatic breast radiology.


Nagendra Thayur
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked for the Trust since January 2008.


Jonathan Todd
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked for the Trust since October 2004.


Madhavi Venumbaka
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked for the Trust since February 2008.


Dr Deepa John
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
I am a Consultant Radiologist at Colchester Hospital. I have been working for the Trust since 2021.
I have a special interest in paediatric imaging and undertake symptomatic breast imaging and interventions. I contribute to neuro-oncology multidisciplinary discussions and radiotherapy treatment planning. I report across a wide range of imaging modalities and undertake non-vascular image-guided interventions, including biopsies and drainages.
I completed my MD in Radiodiagnosis in India, receiving the University Gold Medal for ranking first, and completed my FRCR in 2020. Before moving to the UK, I worked as a Consultant Radiologist in India.


Dr Nawal Al Khafagi
Radiology
Colchester Hospital
Consultant Radiologist specialised in Gynae imaging including endometriosis, complex Benign and gynae oncology.
FRCR (UK), Master of Medicine in diagnostic Radiology (Singapore), F.J.M.C (Jordan), DMRD (Baghdad University) and M.B.ch.B (Iraq).
I have 8 years’ experience in NHS England. I joined ESNEFT/Colchester in 2025.