Meet the team

Core team

Aarthi
Dr Aarthi Mohan
Consultant Obstetrician specialising in Maternal Medicine

I am Maternal Medicine Lead for Univversity Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and have been an Obstetrics/Maternal Medicine Consultant since 2014. I trained in Obstetrics in London and have a PhD from Imperial College. I also have experiencein Medicine, obtaining MRCP.

Dr Fran Neuberger MBChB FRCP
Consultant Acute and Obstetric Physician

I am the Obstetric Physician Lead for the South West Maternal Medicine Network.
I have been an Acute and Obstetric Physician at North Bristol NHS Trust since 2016, having undertaken fellowships in Obstetric Medicine and Medical Education in London, and maintain a keen interest in medical education.

Claire Lovelock
Dr Claire Lovelock MBBS, BSc Pharmacology
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

I am a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a special interest in Maternal Medicine and high risk Obstetrics.
I have a passion for providing high quality care for all, particularly those who are high risk or have underlying medical conditions.
I am governance lead for the SWMMN.

Marie O'Sullivan
Dr Marie O’Sullivan MBChB MSc
Consultant Obstetrician

I am a Consultant Obstetrician at UHBW and an education lead for the SWMMN.
I have a special interest in medical conditions in pregnancy and have focussed on medical education throughout my career.

Christy-Burden
Associate Prof Christy Burden MBChB BSc MRCOG
Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal Medicine

I am a Consultant Obstetrician and the Education and North Bristol NHS Trust lead for the SWMMN.
I am clinical academic with an interest in research in improving care and outcomes in pregnancy with a specialist interest in pre-existing medical conditions in pregnancy.

Hannah Collins
Hannah Collins
Midwife

I am one of the Lead Midwives for the SWMMN.
I qualified in 2016 and have worked at St Michaels Hospital, Bristol since 2017.
I have a keen interest in caring for women with complex medical conditions, ensuring they receive high quality care during and after their pregnancies.

Stacy Hazlehurst
Midwife

I am a Lead Midwife for the South West Maternal Medicine Network.
I have been a midwife at North Bristol NHS Trust since 2009 and prior to working within the network I had a dual role as a labour ward co-ordinator and obstetric sonographer.
I am currently studying Advanced Clinical Practice.

Paulina Surma
Support Manager

I am the Support Manager for the South West Maternal Network.

MDT members

Steph Curtis

I have been a Consultant Cardiologist at the Bristol Heart Institute, UHBW since 2008.
I specialise in congenital heart disease in the adult, obstetric cardiology and inherited cardiac conditions.
I am Clinical Director of the South Wales and South West Congenital Heart Disease Network.

Helen Johnston
Dr Helen Johnston MBChB MRCP FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist

I have been a consultant anaesthetist at NBT since 2019, and am lead anaesthetist for the SWMMN.
I am also very interested in medical education and simulation.

Dr Alison Armitage
Dr Alison Armitage MD FRCP
Consultant Nephrologist

I have been a Consultant Nephrologist at Southmead Hospital since 2007.
I practice all aspects of nephrology including transplantation, dialysis and general nephrology.
My specialist clinical interest, research and passion is in managing women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in pregnancy.

Dr Felicity Coad MRCP
Consultant Acute and Obstetric Physician

I am a consultant physician in acute medicine and obstetric medicine and have been a consultant at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, since 2023. I undertook an obstetric medicine and education fellowship in London during my registrar training, and continue to be actively involved in medical education.

Dr Amanda Clark MRCP FRCPath
Consultant Haematologist

I am a Consultant Haematologist at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston and specialise in bleeding and clotting disorders and Haematological conditions in pregnancy.

Donna Butland
Donna Butland
Maternity and Neonatal Service User Voice Lead

I am Maternity and Neonatal Service User Voice Lead for the South West. I represent the voice of people using maternity and neonatal services and support our local Maternity and Neonatal Voices Partnerships (MNVP) I can be contacted by emailing donna.butland@nhs.net

Dr Ben Gupta
Dr Ben Gupta BMedSci BM BS FRCA
Consultant Anaesthetist

I am a Consultant Anaesthetist at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston.

Dr Issie Gardner
Dr Issie Gardner MBChB FRCA DRCOG
Consultant Anaesthetist

I am a Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. I have over 20 years experience as part of the multidisciplinary team planning and delivering care for pregnant people with complex medical conditions.

Dr Fang En Sin MBBS MSc MRCP
Consultant Rheumatologist

I am the Obstetric Rheumatologist within the SWMMN. I have been a Consultant Rheumatologist at North Bristol NHS Trust since 2020. I work as a general rheumatologist, with a special interest in multisystem autoimmune connective tissue diseases/ vasculitides and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Imogen Montague
Dr Imogen Montague MBChB FRCOG
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

I am a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

Dr Jenny Blackman
Dr Jenny Blackman MBChB MRCOG
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology

I have been a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Exeter since 2018 and trained in the Peninsula region.
I run a weekly antenatal clinic for women with pre-existing medical conditions and regular preconception clinics.
My other interests are in teaching at the University of Exeter Medical School.

Dr Ruth Carr
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Mark Cossburn
Dr Mark Cossburn
Consultant Neurologist

I am a Consultant Neurologist with a specialist interest in Multiple Sclerosis, based at North Bristol NHS trust. I have a long-standing interest in improving the management of neurological disorders in pregnancy

Becky Simms
Dr Becky Simms MBChB MD MRCOG DFRSH
Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine

I have been a Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine at St Michael’s Hospital, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, since 2015.
I am Lead Obstetrician for Haematology and a member of the British Society for Haematology Obstetric Haematology Special Interest Group.

Dr Victoria North
Dr Victoria North MBChB (Hons) MRCP
Consultant Cardiologist

I am a Consultant Cardiologist at UHBW, specialising in the care of adults with congenital heart disease, and the management of women with heart disease in pregnancy.
I work in the joint cardiac antenatal clinic at UHBW and participate in the SWMMN Cardiac MDT.

Dr Fiona Gordon
Consultant Hepatologist

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