Ovacome’s Expert Advisory Panel provides information and guidance, acting as a specialist resource to the charity. Our panel members are all recognised experts in their field. They give their time to Ovacome voluntarily.
Professor Sean Kehoe MD DCH FRCOG
Head of the Ovacome Expert Advisory Panel
Professor of gynaecological cancer and lead clinician, Oxford Gynaecological Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford
Senior Research Fellow, St Peters College, Oxford
Member of the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO) Gynaecological cancer committee
Dr Jo Ashcroft
Macmillan Clinical Psychologist
Professor Susana Banerjee
Professor of Women's Cancers, The Institute of Cancer Research
Consultant Medical Oncologist MA MBBS PhD FRCP and Research Lead, Gynaecology Unit
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London
Dr Sarah Batty
Specialty doctor in palliative medicine and GP.
Jilly Bond
Clinical Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Rachel Bracegirdle
Oncology Dietitian at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Mona El-Bahrawy MBBCh, MSc, PhD, FRCPath, CUBS (Civil)
Professor of Practice (Histopathology), Imperial College London, UK
Professor of Pathology, Alexandria University, Egypt
President of The Egyptian Committee for Pathology Training (ECPT)
Former Country Advisor for Egypt,The Royal College of Pathologists, UK
Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield
Cancer psychologist and a professor of psycho-oncology at the University of Sussex
Director of the Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group
Professor Christina Fotopoulou
Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
Professor Charlie Gourley
Chair of Medical Oncology and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology
Clinical Director, CRUK Scotland Centre
Director, Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research
Professor Marcia Hall MBBS PhD FRCP
Consultant in medical oncology
CTRT Chair Lead Clinician for Research and Development at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Dr Emma Hudson
Consultant in clinical oncology specialising in the treatment of gynaecological and lung cancers, at Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff.
Dr Cathy Hughes
Divisional Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Women’s, Children’s and Clinical Support, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Professor Gordon Jayson BM, BA, Bch, FRCP, PhD
Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Christie and a Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Manchester
Chair of Translational Research for the Medical Research Council ICON7
Chair of Manchester Cancer Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Board
Dr Simon Leeson
Consultant Gynaecologist
Dr James MacKay
One of the first accredited Consultant Clinical Genetic Oncologists with a special interest in cancer genetics in the UK. An honorary senior lecturer in the Research Department of Oncology, The UCL Cancer Institute, University College London.
Natalie Marriott
Surgical Care Practitioner (paracentesis specialist nurse)
Professor Glenn McCluggage
Consultant Histopathologist in Royal Group of Hospitals Trust, Belfast
Honorary Professor in Gynaecological Pathology of Queen’s University of Belfast
Dr Terri McVeigh
Consultant Clinical Geneticist MB BAO BCh. (Hons), PGCert (Medical Genetics), PGDip (Med. Sci.), MSc (Clin. Ed.), PhD, MRCS
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Mohamed Mehasseb MBBCh MSc MD MRCOG PhD
Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon & Oncologist
Barbara Milleret
Stoma nurse specialist
Dr Rowan Miller
Consultant Medical Oncologist specialising in gynae-oncology and early phase clinical trials at University College London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals
Valerie Ng
Macmillan Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Mr Andy Nordin
Gynaecologist and sub specialist gynaecological oncologist. He has led the East Kent Gynaecological Oncology Centre multidisciplinary team in since 2000, he is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London
Apini Patel
Senior Oncology Pharmacist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Maria Denise Pessoa Silva
Associate Lead for Therapies and Professional Lead Occupational Therapist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Julia Pugh
Advanced nurse practitioner and psychosexual therapist
Rhia Saggu
Dr Mary Tanay RN, ENT, MSc, FHEA
Lecturer of Adult Nursing Education
Dr Alexandra Taylor MBBS MRCP FRCR MD
Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden
Rachel White
Oncology Dietitian at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Jason Yap BSc(Hon), MBBS, MRCOG, PhD
Consultant Gynaecologist and Gynaecological Oncologist
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