Clinical, Nursing and Managerial Leads
uho-tr.leicesterclinicalgenetics@nhs.net
Head of Service: Dr Pradeep Vasudevan
Telephone: 0116 258 5697
General Manager for Clinical Genetics: Ms Dona Marshall
Telephone: 0116 258 5047
Senior Genetic Counsellor: Ms Victoria Kiesel
Telephone: 0116 258 5697
Head of Cytogenetics Service: Mrs Lara Cresswell
Telephone 0116 258 5637 Email:lara.cresswell@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Cytogenetics Operational Manager: Mrs Jo Lowry
Telephone 0116 258 5637 Email:jo.lowry@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
Head of Molecular Genetics: Dr Abid Sharif
Telephone: 0115 9691169 ext 55207 Email: abid.sharif@nuh.nhs.uk
Medical Staff
- Dr Pradeep Vasudevan, Head of Clinical Service
- Dr Julian Barwell, Consultant Cancer Geneticist
- Dr Huw Dorkins, Consultant Clinical Geneticist
- Prof Shirley Hodgson, Consultant Clinical Geneticist
- Dr Emily Craft, Consultant Clinical geneticist
- Dr Corrina Powell, Specialist Registrar
- Dr Neeta Lakhani, Specialist Registrar
- Dr Katie Johnson, Trust Grade Doctor
Nursing / Allied health care staff / Genetic Counselling team
- Ms Victoria Kiesel, Senior Genetic Counsellor
- Vanita Jivanji, Genetic Counsellor
- Claire Curtis, Genetic Counsellor
- Penny VanBesouw, Genetic Counsellor
- Beckie Kaemba, Genetic Counsellor
- Rosa Spencer-Tansley, Genetic Counsellor
Clinical Genetics Support Team
- Mrs Hurama Salemahomed, GC Assistant
- Mrs Shushma Kotecha, Health care assistant
Admin/ Clerical
- Ms Allison Madill, Team Leader Genetics
- Mrs Nicola Backus, Project Support Officer
- Mrs Marjorie Hopson, Medical Secretary
- Mrs Karla Woodhall, Clinic Co-ordinator
- Mrs Charlaine Winder, Clinic Co-ordinator
- Mrs Victoria Hunt, Clinic Co-ordinator
- Ms Pravina Kaylan, Clinic Co-ordinator
- Mr Mark Dalby, Audit Clerk
There are also strong links across other specialties within University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Useful links
The FAP Gene Support Group
Together Against Cancer
Hereditary Breast Cancer
BME cancer communities
Prost Aid
Supporting Families with Cancer
Clinical Genetics - YouTube channel
Developing a Shared Vision for Genomic Medicine Conference
For directions and details of how to find our hospitals, please click here.
Family History Form - http://insitetogether.xuhl-tr.nhs.uk/Divisions/Corporate/CommunicationsandExternalRelations/Documents/Tom%20Jelley/Family%20history%20form%20booklet%20-%20WEB%20Version.pdf
Urgent Antenatal Referral to Clinical Genetics Department - http://insitetogether.xuhl-tr.nhs.uk/Divisions/Corporate/CommunicationsandExternalRelations/Documents/Tom%20Jelley/Clinical%20Genetics.pdf
Urgent Cancer Referral BRCA - http://insitetogether.xuhl-tr.nhs.uk/Divisions/Corporate/CommunicationsandExternalRelations/Documents/Tom%20Jelley/Urgent%20Cancer%20referral%20BRCA.pdf
