Consultants
Rita Abdulkader
Rheumatology
Ipswich Hospital


Paul Byrne
Rheumatology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked at the Trust since September 1997. I have special interest in osteoporosis and sports medicine.


Rachel Davies
Rheumatology
Colchester Hospital
I have worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist at Colchester Hospital since 2012. I previously worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist in the Louise Coote Lupus Unit at Guys and St Thomas Hospital, London.
I have an interest in managing connective tissue diseases, particularly SLE.


Jobie Evans
Rheumatology
Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital, Halstead Hospital
I joined the trust in June 2021 having trained as a specialist registrar in the East of England region. I see all general rheumatology patients and have a specialist interest in early inflammatory arthritis and musculoskeletal ultrasound.
My medical degree was completed at the Peninsula medical school at the universities of Exeter and Plymouth.


Suzanne Lane
Rheumatology
Ipswich Hospital
I graduated from Birmingham Medical School in 1994 and undertook A&E and basic medical training in hospitals around Birmingham and Norwich. I undertook a period of research in vasculitis prior to Rheumatology speciality training.
I joined Ipswich Hospital as a Consultant in 2004, and see patients in all areas of rheumatology with specialist interests in vasculitis, Paediatric Rheumatology, inflammatory arthritis and osteoporosis.


Eleana Ntatsaki
Rheumatology
Ipswich Hospital
I am a Consultant Rheumatologist at Ipswich hospital NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London. I first joined Ipswich hospital in 2006 and after completing my training in the East of England and London re-joined the Rheumatology team as a permanent NHS Consultant in 2016.
I am a general rheumatologist with a specialist interest in ultrasound for early arthritis, Connective Tissue Disease (systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis) and Integrated Medicine. I run a dedicated ultrasound and CTD clinic and I am the East Anglia Rare Autoimmune Disease lead for Ipswich hospital.
I am a very keen educator, awarded with the “Educator of the Year” distinction by Health Education East of England and I am a Fellow of the Higher Education authority. I have a Masters degree in Medial Education, and I am the Educational supervisor for Rheumatology trainees in Ipswich Hospital.


Lynne Shand
Rheumatology
Ipswich Hospital
I have been a pure Rheumatology Consultant for several years and joined the Ipswich Rheumatology team in March 2011. I enjoy seeing a wide variety of patients and aim to help patients with early rheumatoid arthritis achieve remission via tight control.
I recently commenced a multidisciplinary patient education programme to enhance patient empowerment. I developed an interest in CTD whilst training in London and I am keen to develop pathways for chronic MSK problems with GPs in the community.


Lauren Steel
Rheumatology
Colchester Hospital, Clacton Hospital, Harwich Hospital
I started at the Trust in October 2018 and I routinely review general rheumatology including patients with early inflammatory arthritis in clinic. I have an interest in performing temporal and axillary ultrasound in the management of giant cell arteritis (GCA).
Furthermore, I have an interest in service improvement with completion of the King’s Fund Emerging Clinical Leaders course.
My medical degree was completed at the Royal Free & University College Medical School, London and my intercalated BSc was attained in Immunology & Cell Pathology (UCL).
My specialist registrar training was completed within the East of England region, and I have been a member of the Royal College of Physicians (London) since 2012.


Tom Walton
Rheumatology
Colchester Hospital
I joined the Trust in 2002, having trained in Guys and St Thomas Hospitals. I see all general rheumatology patients with conditions ranging from gout to osteoporosis.
I review the majority of our paediatric patients in conjunction with the paediatric multidisciplinary team. I have also been interested in the education of junior doctors, having been a College Tutor, and have helped to set up the NRAS patient group for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.