- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Awaiting
verification
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Consultant Haematologist at University College Hospital in London and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at UCL
Area of special interest : Red Cell Disorders, which include haemoglobinopathies and rare anaemias polycythaemias, iron deficiency and iron overload disorders.
Graduated from the University of Giessen in Germany in 2000 . Awarded the MRCP by the Royal College of Physicians in 2008 and the FRCPath from the Royal College of Pathologists in 2013.
Completed haematology training as a specialist Registrar at Bartshealth NHS trust and gained a lot of experience in the broad spectrum of malignant and non-malignant haematology, including laboratory diagnostics. I worked at UCLH/UCL for 2 and a half years (2004-2007) , studying the effect and tolerability of different iron chelators in adult and paediatric patients with haemoglobinopathies and other rare transfusion dependent anaemias and transfusional iron overload
Serves as scientific adviser for Thalassaemia International Federation.
Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching responsibilities.
Principal and Co-investigator in numerous clinical trials in the field of sickle cell disease, thalassaemia and other rare anaemias.
Areas of interest
My area of special interest is Red Cell Disorders, which include haemoglobinopathies ( thalassaemia, sickle cell disease) and rare anaemias but also polycythaemias and iron overload disorders. I treat patients with iron deficiencies or general haematology problems ( i.e., abnormal blood counts, )
Medical secretaries
- Yasmin Mohammed
- HCA UK at University College Hospital 5th Floor Macmillan Cancer Centre Huntley Street London WC1E 6AG
- 020 3447 1719
- 07545 101110
- sarah.benn-hirsch@nhs.net
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3590
Intravenous infusion (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (1-5)
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X3570
Therapeutic venesection - (1-5)