Meet the team

I trained in Plymouth and London and have been a Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the Ipswich Hospital since March 2021. I provide specialist clinics in both Diabetes and Endocrinology and have special interest in Diabetes and Pregnancy, Diabetes Transition and Young Person’s clinic and Maturity Onset Diabetes, Adrenal disease and Metabolic Bone disease.

I am responsible for looking after General Medical patients on Kesgrave ward and take part on General Medical Consultant rota. I have a research interest and currently a principal investigator in REDUCE study at Ipswich Diabetes Research Centre.

I have been a Consultant at Ipswich Hospital since 2002 and provide specialist clinics in diabetes and endocrinology with additional clinics in antenatal diabetes and the diabetic foot.

I trained as a doctor in London, qualifying in 1992, and undertook specialist training in the East Midlands, during which time I undertook a higher research degree.

I have been a Consultant physician in endocrinology and diabetes at the Ipswich Hospital since 2005. My undergraduate and postgraduate training was in London, and I have a background in academic research – being awarded a PhD on the molecular analysis of pituitary tumours by the University of London in 2006.

I have clinical commitments to general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology. I have special interests in diabetes and pregnancy, diabetes and renal disease, pituitary disease and thyroid cancer. I also focus on information technology in healthcare, and I am Chief Clinical Information Officer and Clinical Safety Officer for the hospital.

I also have research interests, and am currently an investigator in a number of studies, encompassing endocrine genetics, continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancy and thyroid cancer.

I was appointed in 2002 as a Consultant at Ipswich Hospital. I specialise in Diabetes (general, renal, pump, foot, transition), Thyroid, Parathyroid (plus other metabolic bone problems), Pituitary, Adrenal, plus rare endocrine conditions and transitional endocrinology.

I graduated from Liverpool University Medical School, and undertook post-graduate training in Liverpool and Manchester.

I lead the Ipswich Hospital Diabetes team which has a wide ranging interest in diabetes, including foot complications, new technologies, patient education and service delivery. Under my leadership, the Diabetes team has evolved to deliver a very comprehensive inpatient and outpatient service, and recently has teamed with primary care to deliver an integrated diabetes service.

I lead a large research unit involved in trials of new therapies, devices related to diabetes care including insulin pens, glucose meters and glucose sensors. I have pioneered a new technique for early diagnosis of small fibre diabetic neuropathy.

I won the national HSJ patient safety award in November 2012 for the team’s pioneering ‘Ipswich Touch Test for feet’ which helps identify patients at high risk and therefore requiring heel protection. It simplifies foot examinations. I am Sub-Dean for UEA and Cambridge undergraduates, have trained many research fellows and published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles.

I have been NHS Diabetes’s national clinical lead on inpatient diabetes care and developed the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit; the world’s first and largest audit on inpatient diabetes care. I am also involved in the development of the National Diabetes Food Audit, the NCEPOD on amputations and contribute to NICE guidance.

I am the specialist medical adviser to Diabetes UK and clinical lead for their Diabetes Foot Campaign. I am the current President of the Endocrine and Diabetes section of the Royal Medical Society of Medicine.

I am a Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Ipswich Hospital since 2015. I completed my specialist training in East Anglia and hold dual accreditation in general medicine.

Apart from being qualified in all aspects of endocrinology and diabetes, I also have an active interest in research involving small fibre neuropathy in various conditions including diabetes, cancer treatment, hypothyroidism and hypertriglyceridemia.

Currently, I am also a research investigator for various diabetes trials at Ipswich Hospital. I am a qualified teacher and am involved in both undergraduate and post-graduate medical education.