Meet the team
Our haematology department is organised into disease-specific teams:
The team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary focuses on the management of non-malignant haematological disorders as well as bleeding and thrombotic disorders. It is also involved in the management of paediatric cases. The team reviews frequently patients at the Freeman Hospital and sees new referrals at the NCCC, Freeman Hospital.
The team at the NCCC, Freeman Hospital focuses on the management of malignant haematological disorders. The team also sees new as well as follow-up patients with non-malignant disorders such as iron deficiency anaemia.
Management team
Dr. Ian PedleyClinical Director/ Clinical Oncologist
- Clinical Director/ Clinical Oncologist
- Tel: (0191) 213 8470
- GMC Code: 3486636
- Qualifications: BSc(Hons) MB.ChB FRCR FRCP
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Special Interests
Non surgical Oncological management of urological and gastrointestinal malignancies
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Biography
Prior to my appointment as a Consultant in 1999 I completed my training in Clinical Oncology in Leeds and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. I am involved in a number of clinical trials on the Sir Bobby Robson unit.
I am on the Steering committee of the Northern Colorectal Oncology Group and a member of BAUS. I also sit on NECDAG and the NECN Radiotherapy Group.
I have the privilege of being Head of Radiotherapy at NCCC.
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Directorate
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
I have weekly new patient and follow up Outpatient clinics in NCCC, Freeman Hospital and Sunderland Royal Hospital
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Name of Secretary
Mrs Michelle Askwith
Miss Nicola BruceDirectorate Manager
Haematology team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary
Dr Tina BissConsultant Haematologist/ Associate Clinical Researcher
- Consultant Haematologist/ Associate Clinical Researcher
- Tel: (0191) 282 4743
- GMC Code: 4428307
- Qualifications: BMed Sci, BM BS, MD, MRCP, FRCPath
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Special Interests
Bleeding Disorders, Thrombosis & Anticoagulation
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Biography
I qualified in medicine at Nottingham University in 1997 and I have trained in Haematology in Newcastle upon Tyne and Toronto, Canada.
I completed a postgraduate research degree in anticoagulation in children in 2011.
I have been a Consultant Haematologist since December 2011.
My clinical interest is in the management of bleeding and thrombotic disorders, particularly in children. My research interest is in paediatric thrombosis and anticoagulation.
I have an interest in medical education and I am the lead for the Foundation Year, Core Medical and GP VTS Trainees in Haematology.
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Directorate
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Monday am/Tuesday am/Wednesday am: Bleeding disorders clinics
Wednesday pm (last week of month): Paediatric thrombosis clinic
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Name of Secretary
Christine Blythman
Dr Peter CareyConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 282 4743
- GMC Code: 2502566
- Qualifications: MB, BS; FRCP; FRCPEd; FRCPath
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Special Interests
Diagnostic Haematopathology; Non-malignant Paediatric Haematology; Haemoglobinopathy
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Biography
Qualified Newcastle upon Tyne 1979
Postgraduate training in Medicine and Haematology in Newcastle and Cambridge
Consultant Haematologist in Sunderland 1990-2006
Consultant Haematologist RVI 2006-current
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Directorate
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Non-malignant Paediatric Haematology; Haemoglobinopathy
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Name of Secretary
Christine Blythman
Dr. John P HanleyConsultant Haematologist
Dr. Patrick J L KestevenConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 244 8228
- GMC Code: 2401407
- Qualifications: MB BS, FRCP, FRCpath, PhD
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Special Interests
Thrombosis and Anticoagulation
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Biography
Medical school Sydney University and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Medical training at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney. Haematology at St Thomas’ Hospital, London and PhD at London University. Consultant Haematologist at the Freeman Hospital and Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle.
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Directorate
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
1) Pulmonary Embolism (Wednesday am, Freeman Hospital)
2) Thrombosis Clinic (Thursday am, RVI)
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Name of Secretary
Mrs Christine Blythman
Dr. Katherine L TalksConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 2824159
- GMC Code: 3325654
- Qualifications: MBBS, MD, BsC, FRCP, FRCPath
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Special Interests
Haemostasis and Thrombosis
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Biography
Qualified in London 1989. Higher speciality training in Haematology in Oxford and Northern Deanery. MD on role of hypoxia signalling pathways in tumour biology. Appointed as Consultant Haematologist with an interest in Haemostasis and Thrombosis in Newcastle in 2003. Current roles include Co-director of the Newcastle Haemophilia Comprehensive Care centre, Chair of the Newcastle Hospitals Thrombosis committee and Training Programme Director for Haematology for the Northern Deanery. Member of UKHCDO inhibitor working party. Currently involved in research studies examining the role of new global coagulation tests and D-dimers in predicting the risk of recurrent venous thrombosis, the role of new global coagulation tests in monitoring patients with congenital bleeding disorders, the role of genotype on warfarin initiation and reversal and phase II/III commercial studies of new anticoagulants, new ITP treatments and new haemophilia products.
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Directorate
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Clinics for Haemostasis / ITP patients
- Monday am: Royal Victoria Infirmary
Clinics for congenital bleeding disorders
- Tuesday am: Royal Victoria Infirmary
Clinic for Thrombosis patients
- Thursday am: Royal Victoria Infirmary
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Name of Secretary
Michelle Barnes
Haematology team at the Freeman Hospital
Dr Venetia BigleyConsultant Haematologist
Professor Matthew CollinDirector of Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Director of Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Tel: (0191) 213 9382
- GMC Code: 4229560
- Qualifications: BM BCh DPhil MRCP FRCPath
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Special Interests
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Histiocytosis
Adult Immunodeficiency
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Biography
I graduated from Oxford University Medical School in 1995, having obtained a DPhil in Immunology in 1992. I completed specialist training in Haematology and Transplantation in Newcastle in 2004 and was appointed as a Consultant Haematologist in 2006.
I have followed a combined clinical and research career initially funded by Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research through a Clinician Scientist award (2002) and Bennett Senior Fellowship in Experimental Haematology (2006). Since 2006 I have been a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University. I became Professor of Haematology and Director of Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation in 2010.
At the Northern Centre for Bone Marrow Transplantation we work to deliver a state of the art service, providing about 150 transplants each year to patients from across the region. My research focuses on dendritic cells, a type of white blood cell critical for the initiation of immune responses including those that occur during transplantation. I also look after and study patients with dendritic cell diseases such as Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and dendritic cell deficiency. A further description of my research may be found at: http://www.hudendritic.org/
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Clinical Haematology
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Adult bone marrow transplantation new referrals and follow up
Adult Histiocytosis (bi-monthly)
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Name of Secretary
Lucy Manning
Dr. Jane ConnSpeciality Doctor
Professor Graham JacksonConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 213 8480
- GMC Code: 2840169
- Qualifications: MA MBBS FRCP FRCPath MD
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Special Interests
Haematological Malignancies particularly myeloma, lymphoma and acute leukaemias.
Stem cell Transplantation
Intra-thecal chemotherapy
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Biography
Professor Jackson works in Haematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a Professor of Clinical Haematology at Newcastle University. He graduated from Cambridge in 1980 and went on to study medicine at the Westminster School of Medicine. He gained his MRCP in 1986 and then moved to Newcastle University to undertake his MD, which he completed in 1992. Professor Jackson obtained his MRCPath in 1993, followed by his FRCP in 1999 and his FRCPath in 2000. He also worked at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Centre in Seattle.
His research interests focus on the role of drug resistance in myeloma, development of long-term bone marrow transplant follow-up clinics, and the cytokine profile of acute and chronic GVHD. Clinically he has been involved in writing a number of guidelines including the BCSH anti-fungal guidelines. Professor Jackson has written a number of book chapters and has published more than 125 peer reviewed papers.
He is the Treasurer and Vice-president of the British Society of Haematology. He is also the President of the British Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BSBMT) and serves on the Clinical Trials Awards and Advisory Committee (CTAAC) as well as the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research grants committee. He is also actively involved in the national myeloma trials committee.
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Clinical Haematology
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Hospital Base
NCCC, Freeman Hospital
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Clinics Provided
Stem cell transplant Weekly Mon / Thurs A.M.
Myeloma clinic Tues A.M.
Lymphoma clinic Wed A.M.
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Name of Secretary
Dawn Gibson
Dr Gail JonesConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 213 8659
- GMC Code: 4095174
- Qualifications: BMed Sci BM BS MD FRCP FRCPath
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Special Interests
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Lymphoma
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Biography
I graduated from Nottingham University in 1994 and completed specialist training in haematology in Newcastle in 2005 and was appointed as a consultant haematologist in 2005.
I offer some clinics in general haematology but most of my work centres on the care of patients with haematological cancers, particularly lymphoma and acute leukaemias. I chair the directorate’s chemotherapy committee and the Northern Cancer Network’s Haematology Group.
I am a member of the UK AML working group which designs national trials for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia. I am also a member of the UK Myelodysplasia Group.
I sit on the Haematological Cancer group of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology.
I am the Principal Investigator for a number of clinical trials
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Clinical Haematology
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
General Haematology
Bone Marrow Failure
Lymphoma
Chemotherapy Clinic
Bone Marrow Donor Assessment
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Name of Secretary
Christine Porter
Dr. Anne L LennardConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 213 8480
- GMC Code: 2431446
- Qualifications: MBBS (Hons), FRCP, FRCPath
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Special Interests
Lymphoma
Bone marrow failure
Clinical Trials
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Biography
Qualified Newcastle University Medical School.
Trained in Haematology Northern Deanery
Appointed consultant in 1994
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
My practice is in adult haematology/oncology (blood cancers) with major interest in lymphoma and leukaemia.
I am the dedicated haematology lead for Young Adults aged 19-25 with blood cancers.
I also take a special interest in clinical trials and work closely with the North of England Cancer Research Network-North as its clinical lead helping to ensure that patients in our area can access all the latest drugs and techniques available to treat their disease.
Nationally I am a member of the high grade lymphoma working party.
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Clinical Haematology
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Bone marrow failure new and review
Lymphoma new and review
General Haematology new patients
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Name of Secretary
Dawn Gibson
Dr Tobias MenneConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 213 8659
- GMC Code: 4235408
- Qualifications: MD, PhD, MRCP, FRCPath
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Special Interests
Muliple myeloma
Acute leukaemia
Lymphoma
Early phase trials
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Biography
I joined the Freeman Hospital in 2010, after having spent 4 years at Harvard’s Children’s Hospital as a post-doctoral researcher. I completed my PhD at Cambridge University following my studies in Medicine at the Free University in Berlin and my specialist training in Haematology in the UK (St Thomas Hospital, London, Ipswich Hospital and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge).
I am an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and currently setting up an early phase trials team for our haemato-oncology patients, with the aim to ultimately bring novel targeted therapy to the Freeman Hospital. At the national level, I participate in the adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia work group.
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Clinical Haematology
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Clinics Provided
Myeloma clinic Tuesday am
Bone marrow failure Tuesday pm
Lymphoma clinic Wednesday am
New Lymphoma clinic (monthly)
New general haematology clinic (every other month)
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Name of Secretary
Christine Porter
Dr Smeera NairSpeciality Doctor
Dr Roderick OakesConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 2138482
- GMC Code: 6026439
- Qualifications: MBBS, BMedSci (Hons), MRCP, FRCPath
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Biography
Qualified Newcastle 2001. Trained in North-East and Yorkshire. Since December 2011, in joint post: Consultant Haematologist at Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle (Monday to Wednesday), and Honorary Consultant in Newcastle (Thursday and Friday). Involved in Newcastle haematological malignancies diagnostic service.
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Haematology
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Myeloproliferative Disorder clinic (Freeman Hospital), plus general haematology clinics at Carlisle.
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Name of Secretary
Alison Craggs
Professor Stephen G O'BrienConsultant Haematologist
Dr. Jonathan P WallisConsultant Haematologist
- Consultant Haematologist
- Tel: (0191) 213 8482
- GMC Code: 2497406
- Qualifications: BA oxon, MB.BS. lond., FRCP(UK)., FRCPath
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Special Interests
Myeloproliferative disease, Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia, Myeloma, Blood transfusion, Red cell disorders
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Biography
I trained at Oxford University, Westminster Hospital and Medical school, Exeter and Newcastle Hospitals. I was appointed consultant in Newcastle in 1990. I am an active member of British Blood transfusion society and of the International society for Blood transfusion. I am a member of the MPD NCRN subgroup and of the CLL forum. I lecture widely mainly on transfusion topics. My research and publications are mainly related to blood transfusion. I sit on a number of national committees or advisory groups relating to transfusion. As well as clinical haematology I take a particular interest in laboratory medicine.
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Directorate
Cancer Services and Clinical Haematology
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Hospital Base
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Clinics Provided
Tuesday am , Myeloma
Tuesday pm, CLL
Thursday pm, MPD
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Name of Secretary
Alison Craggs