The breast service is a multidisciplinary team who work collaboratively to ensure you get the very best care when looking after your breast health. The team work hard to ensure a supportive and effective service is provided.
Administration staff
![Our breast screening admin staff stood outside the North Tees unit.](https://www.nth.nhs.uk/content/uploads/2023/04/Breast-service-admin-web.jpg)
The admin team deal with appointments and run the main reception area. They are the first people you will meet when you visit our unit. This friendly team are responsible for booking your appointment and will be the people you speak to if you need to contact our breast unit.
Contact numbers
Breast unit queries
01642 624261
Symptomatic appointments made by central bookings
0345 60 88 888
Mammography staff
We have a friendly and supportive team of female mammographers working in the breast service. They work in both the national breast screening programme and symptomatic services. They are the people you will see when you come for a mammogram.
They work within the community and at our static sites throughout the region. The team consists of radiographers and assistant practitioners, who are all highly trained in breast imaging. Some have achieved advanced practitioner status; which means they are qualified to report images and/or take samples of breast tissue under the guidance of x-ray. This is called a stereotactic biopsy.
Support staff
You will meet our friendly team of support staff working alongside our radiologists and consultant practitioners in our ultrasound rooms. They are a friendly face, a hand to hold and great emotional support for you while you are under our care. They are there to ease any nerves you may have and will be on hand for any help you may need.
Consultant practitioners
![Rosalind and Suzanne in one of the service's clinical rooms.](https://www.nth.nhs.uk/content/uploads/2023/04/Breast-service-clinic-room-web.jpg)
Our consultant practitioners are radiographers or sonographers who have trained and studied to consultant level. You may see one of them during your breast appointment. They work alongside our radiologists and their skills include reporting mammograms, imaging the breast with ultrasound, taking biopsy samples and breast diagnosis.
Our consultant practitioners are;
- Rosalind Tetlow
- Victoria Meadows
- Helen Reeves
Our trainee consultant Practitioners are;
- Noreen Zahoor
- Katheryn Smith
Radiologists
Our radiologists are highly qualified doctors who have specialised further in radiology, breast imaging and diagnosis. You may see one of them during your breast appointment. They work in both the national screening service and symptomatic service.
Our radiologists are;
- Dr. Anuradha Anand
- Dr. Naveed Altaf
- Dr. Ahsan Saleem
- Dr. Aninda Saha
- Dr. William Thompson
- Dr. Hema Kidambi
Breast care nurses
![Breast care nurses in our main reception.](https://www.nth.nhs.uk/content/uploads/2023/04/Breast-service-reception-web.jpg)
Our breast care nurses are part of our multidisciplinary team dedicated to your care. They provide a point of contact for all breast patients and will offer information, holistic care and emotional support to you and your family during your treatment pathway. You will encounter our friendly team during your breast assessment appointment and may meet them during your symptomatic appointment.
Our breast care nurses are;
- Val Cross
- Gail Fleming
- Vicky Hay
- Geraldine Croft
- Lauren Glasper-Smith
- Claire Jackson
- Rachel Anderson
- Laura Stuart
- Karen Milburn (based in Hartlepool)
The breast care nurses are also your point of contact for specialist treatment and services such as;
- Lymphoedema clinics
- Wound care and seroma drainage
- Reconstructive surgery aftercare
- Acupuncture
- Headscarves
- Nipple areola micro-pigmentation
Breast care nurses contact
Should you need to contact our breast care nurses please ring on the contact number below.
Phone
01642 624371
Surgical aftercare team
Our experienced after-surgery team are here for emotional and practical support.
Our team consists of a breast care advisor dealing with prosthetics and bra fitting; on hand for any help or support you may need after your surgery.
Our prosthetics advisor is;
- Pam Coulson
The cancer care co-ordinator team are on hand for any emotional or practical support needs and advice on financial advice.
Aftercare contact numbers
Breast care advisor
01642 624079
Cancer care team
01642 624196
Cancer care team (Secondary number)
01642 624175
Consultant surgeons
Our team of highly trained surgeons work within our clinics performing clinical examinations and are trained in a wide range of breast surgical procedures. They are specialist surgeons, who have trained in the practice of breast surgery and reconstruction.
Our team of consultant surgeons are;
- Mr Matei Dordea
- Mr Kyaw Toe
- Mr Vijay Kurup
- Mr Pud Bhaskar
- Mr Dave Fung
- Mr Kaushik Sensarma
We work in partnership with South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with the following visiting surgeons providing additional surgical skills for our service;
- Mr Imtiaz Cheema
- Mr Wael Elsaify
- Mr Mohamed Shaaban