The team comprises doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who manage the treatment of breast cancers in Oxfordshire.
The MDT meetings offer a forum for the team members to plan and agree a recommended programme of treatment specific to individual patient needs. The team meets every Wednesday for the main breast MDT to discuss, in confidence, newly referred patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer. An additional screening MDT runs every Friday. A specific metastatic MDT runs on alternate Wednesdays. Oncoplastic MDTs are run monthly.
This approach ensures that all necessary investigations are carried out as quickly as possible and the best available treatment is offered. Treatment options are then discussed with the patient and their family at a subsequent appointment, which is often later that week.
The Breast Cancer MDT links with all those engaged in breast cancer care within the community and primary care and offers specialist advice to other breast cancer specialists within the Thames Valley Cancer Network when requested.
The Breast Cancer MDT currently includes the following core members.
Surgeons
- Miss Asha Adwani
- Professor Michael Douek
- Professor Toral Gathani
- Miss Gael MacLean (Lead Breast Surgery)
- Miss Gloria Petralia (MDT Lead Breast Cancer)
- Mr Dennis Remoundos
- Professor Pankaj Roy
Oncology (medical and clinical)
- Dr Puteri Abdul-Harris
- Dr Jaseela Chiramel
- Prof David Dodwell
- Ms Natalie Excell (Consultant breast radiographer)
- Dr Meetakshi Gupta
- Dr Emma Kenney-Herbert
- Dr Nicky Levitt (Breast Oncology Lead)
- Prof Simon Lord
- Dr Claire Mortimere
- Dr Sileida Oliveros
- Dr Rene Roux
- Dr Laura Spiers
- Dr Mark Tuthill
Radiology
- Dr Madhu Bhattacharyya (Lead Breast Radiology and Breast Screening)
- Dr Rosie Adams
- Dr Victoria Chan
- Dr Daniela Ilie
- Dr Louise Wilkinson
- Dr Vaishali Parulekar (Associate Specialist)
- Mrs Janat Eugene (Consultant Radiographer)
Pathology
- Dr Ben Phillips (Lead Breast Pathology)
- Dr Derek Roskell
- Dr Lucie Winter
Screening Specialist Nurses
Screening Specialist Nurses support all patients recalled for Triple Assessment following a screening mammogram, alongside the Radiology team.
This involves explaining the reason for recall, further imaging such as clinical examination / further mammograms / breast ultrasound, biopsy information and post biopsy care, as well as completing a psychosocial assessment.
They are then present for biopsy results, and if malignancy is identified they hand over the patient's care to the Breast Care Nurse Team which works closely with surgeons and oncologists.
- Sam Evans
- Sarah Johnson
Tel: 01865 235650
Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Advanced Nurse Practitioners are experienced nurses educated to Masters level, who have developed expertise in the field of breast surgery.
They work autonomously to make clinical decisions, assessing patients, requesting investigations, prescribing medications and discharging or referring patients on to other members of the wider team as indicated.
They work primarily in assessment clinics seeing patients who have been referred with breast symptoms, as well as assessing patients referred via the established breast abscess pathway and supporting patients undergoing non-cancer surgery, including risk reducing surgery.
- Angela Calia
- Claire Griggs
- Siji Joseph
- Gill Stoker
Tel: 01865 225681
Email: ANPBreastSurgery@ouh.nhs.uk
Specialist Primary Nursing Team
- Lainey Hellings
- Emma Hunt
- Hellen Kamanu
- Joanne O'Callaghan
- Jill Ramsey
- Hazel Terrado
- Imogen Warren
- Terri-Anne Watts (Senior Administrative Support)
- Jordan Woods
- Michelle Browne
- Sue Ingledew
- Nic Tadman
Specialist Primary Nursing Team
A team of seven specialist nurses, comprising three full-time and four part-time members, is based at the Churchill Hospital Monday to Friday and at the Horton General Hospital on Tuesdays.
The team provides comprehensive support to patients diagnosed with early breast cancer, guiding them from the point of diagnosis through all stages of treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy, until discharge or transition to other specialist teams.
The team offers accessible and compassionate care to ensure patients feel informed, supported and empowered throughout their cancer treatment pathway.
- Lainey Hellings
- Emma Hunt
- Hellen Kamanu
- Joanne O'Callaghan
- Jill Ramsey
- Hazel Terrado
- Imogen Warren
- Terri-Anne Watts (Senior Administrative Support)
- Jordan Woods
Tel: 01865 235773
Email: BreastNurseSpecialists@ouh.nhs.uk
Specialist Metastatic Breast Cancer Nursing Team
A team of three nurses covers both the Churchill and Horton General hospitals, providing continuity of care and emotional support for people diagnosed with metastatic and locally advanced breast cancer or those where surgery may not be possible.
They help patients and their families and friends understand their cancer diagnosis and treatment and direct patients to other services that can provide additional support.
- Michelle Browne
- Sue Ingledew
- Nic Tadman
Tel: 01865 226274
Email: Mbreastcaresnp@ouh.nhs.uk
Find us and contact us
Level 0, Oxford Cancer Centre
Churchill Hospital
Old Road
Headington
Oxford OX3 7LJ
Tel: 0300 304 7777
Breast Imaging Centre: 01865 235621
