Healthcare Professional Advisory Panel
Our Healthcare Professional Advisory Panel (HPAP) is made up of specialists from across the UK working in haemato-oncology and related professional fields.
Aims of HPAP
HPAP supports us to deliver the most beneficial patient support and informs our strategy on:
- Information and support services
- Policy and campaigns
- Healthcare professional education and engagement
- Research
- Clinical Trials Support Service
Members provide strategic leadership, clinical expertise and support in the development of the network, and any activities or projects it is involved with.
Meet the Chairs
Professor Adrian Bloor
Consultant Haematologist at The Christie and a Honorary Clinical Professor at The University of Manchester. He specialises in CLL, lymphoid malignancies, stem cell transplantation, cellular therapies and clinical trials.
Professor Andrew Pettitt
Honorary Consultant Haematologist at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Professor at the University of Liverpool. He has a longstanding interest in lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and manages the treatment of people with these conditions as well as carrying out research and teaching.
Meet the panel
- Dr Carlos Gonzalez Arias, Consultant Haematologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Trust.
- Dr Clare Rowntree, Consultant Haematologist at University Hospital of Wales.
- Dr David Tucker, Consultant Haematologist at Royal Cornwall Hospital.
- Dr David Wrench, Consultant Haematologist at Guy's and St Thomas'.
- Dr Jennifer Richardson, GP in Southeast London.
- Dr Jennifer Travers, Consultant Haematologist at West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
- Dr John Jones, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Haematologist at Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Dr Kevin Boyd, Consultant Haematologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Trust.
- Dr Kirit Ardeshna, Consultant Haematologist and Divisional Clinical Director at UCLH
- Dr Mallika Sekhar, Consultant Haematologist at Royal Free Hospital & UCLH
- Dr Oonagh Sheehy, Consultant Haematologist at Belfast City Hospital in Northern Ireland.
- Dr Pam McKay, Consultant Haematologist at The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
- Dr Rasha Al-Qurainy, Clinical Lead and Consultant in Palliative Medicine at UCLH.
- Dr Raymond Dang, Consultant Haematologist at The James Cook University Hospital.
- Dr Rhian Fuge, Consultant Haematologist at Prince Philip Hospital.
- Dr Richard Dillon, Consultant Haematologist at Guy's and St Thomas' Dr Samir Agarwal, Consultant Haematologist at St Barts Hospital.
- Dr Steven Knapper, Consultant Haematologist at University Hospital of Wales.
- Professor Claire Harrison, Consultant Haematologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’.
- Professor Mhairi Copland, Professor of Translational Haematology at University of Glasgow and Consultant Haematologist at The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.
- Professor Richard Cowan, Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Christie.
- Professor Stephen O'brien, Consultant Haematologist at Northern Centre For Cancer Care.
- Bronagh McGoldrick, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board.
- Mary Tait, Specialist, Haematology Dietitian at St George’s Hospital.
Nurse representation is fulfilled by members of the Nurses Working Group.
People affected voice is at the heart of everything we do and this position is fulfilled by our Ambassador, Camilla.
Interested in joining?
We continue to seek clinical representation from healthcare professionals who are passionate about improving outcomes for the blood cancer community.
If you have further questions or want to learn more, please email [email protected].