Nuffield Chichester Hospital

Urology

Miss Angela Birnie

Angela Birnie qualified from University College London Medical School in 2003 with degrees in Medicine and Physiology. Following higher surgical training in Oxford, Angela sub-specialised in female urology at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth working closely with the urogynaecology team. She held an honorary contract at the Female Urology department at Epsom and St Helier's University Teaching Hospital during this time.|

Gynaecology

Ms Neelima Dixit

Ms Neelima Dixit is a Consultant Gynaecologist & Obstetrician specialising in Infertility, Reproductive Health and Surgery and General gynaecology. Ms Dixit is passionate about providing tailored treatments to meet the unique and specific needs of patients offering high quality care and a satisfying patient experience.|

Gynaecology

Miss Melanie Tipples

Ms Tipples qualified from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1992 and trained on a North West Thames rotation working at St Mary's Paddington and Hammersmith together with Queen Charlotte's Hospital. During a one year attachment to St George's Hospital, Tooting she was able to develop her skills in Gynaecological Ultrasound and Early Pregnancy Assessment. Later she undertook a further one year attachment during which she was able to develop advanced laparoscopic skills.

Ophthalmology

Mr Masoud Teimory

He qualified from Bristol University in 1986 and completed his Senior Registrar training at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He has also completed a one year fellowship in strabismus at Moorfields and a further one year fellowship in neurophthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, Florida.

Ophthalmology

Mr Sal Rassam

Mr Sal Rassam qualified from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He gained his ophthalmic experience at various specialist hospitals in London. There he culminated his General Ophthalmic experience in disease of the eye and the latest Microsurgical Techniques in Cataract and Anterior Segment Surgery. He also undertook a year fellowship in Disease of the Retina and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. A centre renowned for its excellence in bringing recent advances from different parts of the continent. He strives to keep up-to-date with latest research and techniques.

Ophthalmology

Miss Cornelia Poitelea

Ms Poitelea is a consultant Ophthalmologist who treats conditions such as cataract and post-cataract conditions, eyelids and lacrimal diseases (including eyelids turning inwards or outwards, skin cancers, watery eyes, droopy eyelids, excess eyelid skin removal) and glaucoma (optic nerve damage due to high pressure in the eye).

Ophthalmology

Mr Khin Maung Nyunt

Mr Nyunt is a Consultant Ophthalmologist in Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He graduated in Burma (Myanmar) with distinction in surgery and achieved post-grad qualifications in UK, with experience of working in the West Midlands and Wales.

Ophthalmology

Mr Fook Chang Lam

Mr Fook Chang Lam graduated in medicine among the top of his class with honours and several prizes from the University of Glasgow. Prior to specialising in ophthalmology, Mr Lam also completed a Medical Rotation where he obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians. His formal Basic Specialist Training and Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology were completed in Glasgow.

Ophthalmology

Mrs Patel Gordon-Bennett

Mrs Gordon-Bennett is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreoretinal surgeon at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (St Richards Hospital and Worthing Hospital). Her subspecialty interests are retinal detachment, macular hole, macular epiretinal membrane, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion and cataract. She is also the Clinical Lead for the West Sussex Diabetic Eye screening Program. Among the many roles she performs at the Western Sussex Hospitals are Laser Clinical Expert and Retinopathy of Prematurity Screener.

Dermatology

Dr Christopher Heaton

Dr Heaton Graduated from the University of Edinburgh and the University of St Andrews in 2005. He has performed thousands of primary plus re-excisions from all areas of the body in the management of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer. His goal is always treatment of skin cancer with utmost consideration to preserving the cosmetic profile.

Dr Amin Karim

Dr Karim is a nationally renowned Dermatologist with over 20 years experience in the specialty. He trained at the St John’s Institute of Dermatology in London, the leading Dermatology hospital in the UK, where he developed his expertise in the treatment of skin rashes, skin cancers and precancerous skin conditions.

Dermatology

Dr Sandra Minor

Dr Minor has worked as an internationally renowned Consultant Dermatologist for over 20 years and has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of Dermatology. She has worked for many years in the USA where she gained an international perspective, she now works in Chichester.