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Clinical Team

Dr Mymoona Alzouebi
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Dr Mymoona Alzouebi

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

MBChB, MRCP, DTMH, MSc Oncology, FRCR

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Personal Profile

Dr Alzouebi is Consultant Clinical Oncologist specialising in the treatment of cancers of the urinary tract. Her areas of interest are in the treatment of prostate, kidney and bladder cancer with systemic anti-cancer chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiotherapy.

She is an expert in cancer care using the most advanced and up to date treatment modalities.

She is actively involved in clinical trials and research and is the local principal investigator on several national clinical trials.

Dr Alzouebi holds a substantive NHS post as a Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Weston Park Hospital; Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Alzouebi qualified from the University of Sheffield in 2004. She undertook general medical training in the Yorkshire Deanery and achieved MRCP and DTMH qualifications.

She completed the Clinical Oncology Training Programme at Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield. She obtained a Distinction in a Master’s Degree in Oncology from the University of Nottingham and her dissertation research was published in a peer reviewed journal.

She successfully obtained Fellow of Royal College of Radiologist (Clinical Oncology) qualification in 2012.

Treatments Offered

Systemic Drug therapy/Chemotherapy: Novel Targeted Anticancer Drug Treatment; Systemic Chemotherapy; Immunotherapy; Monoclonal Antibodies; Endocrine therapy; Radium-223; Tyrosine Kinase therapy
Radiotherapy; Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT); Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), Adaptive Radiotherapy Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy; SABR
In partnership with Genesiscare; SpaceOAR for prostate radiotherapy

Areas of Interest

Advanced radiotherapy techniques for prostate and bladder cancer
Prostate SABR
Chemotherapy in prostate, kidney and bladder cancer

Professional Memberships

General Medical Council
Royal College of Radiologists
British Uro-Oncology Group

Clinical Interests

Radiotherapy; Chemotherapy; Biological Treatment, Novel Targeted Anticancer Drug Treatment; Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT); Prostate Cancer; Bladder Cancer; Kidney Cancer; IMRT, IGRT, Adaptive Radiotherapy; Systemic Chemotherapy; Immunotherapy; Monoclonal Antibodies; Biological Therapy; Endocrine Oncology; Urological Cancers; Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy; SABR; Radium-223.

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Dr Omar Din
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Dr Omar Din (Shujja-Ud-Din)

Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Oncology

MBChB MD MSc MRCP FRCR

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Personal Profile

Dr Omar Din qualified from the University of Sheffield in 1997 and completed his postgraduate training in Clinical Oncology at Weston Park Cancer Centre in 2007. Dr Din undertook a Clinical Research Fellowship in Breast Cancer Endocrine Therapy 2008-10, leading to the award of an MD (University of Sheffield).
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Dr Din was then appointed substantive Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Clinical Oncology 2010, focussing on Urological and Breast Cancers.

Dr Din has interests in Urological and Breast malignancies, clinical trials and advanced radiotherapy techniques (including SABR – Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy).

He led a research project investigating the effect of adjuvant breast cancer therapy on the musculoskeletal system. An advocate of providing the most up to date treatments for his patients, he has been actively involved in clinical trials and research. He is also the local principal investigator on several national clinical trials.

He currently holds the title of Lead Clinician for Radiotherapy at Weston Park Hospital, where he also provides training and educational supervision.

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
Member of the British Uro-Oncology Group
Member of UK Breast Cancer Group
North of England Breast Cancer Symposium (Steering Committee)

Clinical Interests

Interests in Urological and Breast malignancies
Clinical trials and advanced radiotherapy techniques (including SABR – Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy)

Mr Din is a Lead Clinician for Radiotherapy Services at Weston Park Cancer Centre.

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Dr Simon Pledge
Consultant Oncologist

Dr Simon David Pledge

Consultant Oncologist

BMChir, MA(Oxon), MRCP, FRCR

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Personal Profile

Dr Simon Pledge is a consultant oncologist working in the NHS out of Western Park Cancer hospital and can be seen privately through Sheffield Oncology at BMI Thornbury.

Professional Memberships

Royal College of Radiologists
British Gynaecological Cancer Society
UK Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group

Clinical Interests

Colorectal and gynaecological oncology
Paediatric radiotherapy

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Dr Matthew Winter
Consultant Medical Oncologist

Dr Matthew Winter

Consultant Medical Oncologist

MBChB MSc MD FRCP

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Specialities

Breast cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease.

Professional biography

Dr Winter joined Weston Park Cancer Centre in 2011 as a consultant after completing his specialist training in medical oncology in Sheffield including a doctor of medicine clinical and translational research degree in breast cancer.

He specialises in breast cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease.

He is also the Deputy Director of the Sheffield Trophoblastic Disease Centre, which is based at Weston Park Cancer Centre, and since 2018 has also been a member of the Executive Committee of the European Organisation for the Treatment of Trophoblastic Disease.

He has a keen interest in clinical trials and has published in a number of peer reviewed journals in both breast cancer and gestational trophoblastic disease.

In 2018 he was appointed to Honorary Reader in the Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield.

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Dr Tony Mathew
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Dr Tony Mathew

Consultant Clinical Oncologist in Gynaecological and Lung cancer

MBChB MRCP FRCR

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Personal Profile

22 month Clinical Research Fellowship in Radiation Oncology in Melbourne Australia focused on Gynaecological and lung cancer radiation therapy
3rd prize oral presentation in 3 day British Joint and Limb Reconstruction national conference for research on ‘Plastic Deformation of Regenerate bone in achondraplasia – Risk analysis!’
I have held the title of Honorary Clinical Teacher within the academic unit of medical education for 1 year within the University of Sheffield

Research Experience

Principal investigator for numerous cancer clinical trials in STH.
Research project ‘Consistency of ESTRO and RTOG contouring guidelines for target volume delineation in early breast cancer’ published in International Journal of Radiology & Radiation Therapy on 21/08/2020.

Gynaecological and lung cancer management experience

Clinical research fellowship for 2 years in Austin health hospital, Melbourne in gynaecological and lung radiation oncology and gynae brachytherapy.
Consultant in clinical oncology for gynaecological cancers in Sheffield teaching hospitals from November 2020 to present. Managing and initiating systemic therapy and managing and initiating radiation therapy and brachytherapy.
Consultant in clinical oncology for lung cancers in Sheffield teaching hospitals from November 2020 to present. Managing and initiating systemic therapy and managing and initiating radiation therapy and stereotactic radiotherapy to the lung.

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Dr Tathagata Das
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Dr Claire Baldry
Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Dr Claire Baldry

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

MA(oxon) MBChB MRCP FRCR PGDip (Oncology)

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Specialities

Breast cancer and non-melanoma skin cancer

Professional biography

Dr Baldry was appointed to her NHS consultant post at Weston Park Cancer Centre in 2016. She specialises in the non-surgical treatment of breast and skin cancers. She has a busy NHS practice with extensive experience in all forms of non-surgical treatment for breast cancer including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted treatment and immunotherapy.

She started her undergraduate studies at Oxford, gaining a first class honours degree in physiological sciences with a prize in cell biology. She then completed her medical degree in Edinburgh where she graduated with honours. After junior doctor training she commenced her specialist training in London. She completed the specialist examinations for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists, and won the gold medals for both the first and final parts of the examination.

She is responsible for producing regional radiotherapy guidelines, is a voting member for national guidelines and contributes to national audit. She trains radiographers for advanced practice roles. She is undergraduate tutor for medical students in the oncology department at Weston Park Cancer Centre. She is an examiner for the specialist examinations run by the Royal College of Radiologists and a director of the Sheffield FRCR preparation course run for doctors taking their final specialist examinations. She has recently written a chapter on the systemic treatment of breast cancer for the Oxford Textbook of Surgery (in press).

Professional Memberships

Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
Member – UK Breast Cancer Group
Member – British Medical Association

Professional Interests

Radiotherapy and systemic therapy for breast cancer, both localised and metastatic.

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Mr Matthias Radatz
Neurosurgeon

Mr Matthias Radatz

Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon

CCST Neurosurgery MD FRCS

Medical Director Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre, Sheffield

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Personal Profile

Mr. Matthias Radatz is a Sheffield-based consultant neurosurgeon with extensive experience, who works at the Thornbury Radiosurgery Center. Mr. Radatz is a pioneer in the use of the Gamma Knife in stereotactic neurosurgery for the treatment of cranial and extra-cranial CNS lesions. He has extensive experience in the treatment of cavernoma, brain and pituitary tumors, glioblastoma, arteriovenous malformation, meningioma, and metastases.

After earning his medical degree from the University of Berlin in 1991, Mr. Radatz underwent neurosurgery-specific training at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield and the city’s Krankenhaus Neukölln. Now serving as the head physician at Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Mr. Radatz was appointed consultant neurosurgeon in 2002.

His appointment as President of the British Radiosurgery Society and as the radiosurgery representative on a national neuro-oncological and vascular interdisciplinary team, are only two of the high positions he has held in professional organizations serving the neurosurgical community. Peer-reviewed publications have published Mr. Radatz’s considerable academic work, and he is well regarded as an authority in his field. Overall, he is a highly respected practitioner, lecturer, and leader in the field of neurosurgery thanks to his experience and skill.

Professional Memberships

Program director, Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, Sheffield/Hull rotation (present)
Radiosurgery representative, Neuro-oncological and vascular MDT (present)
Chair, Stereotactic Radiosurgery (2013 – present)
Local negotiating committee member, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2012 – present)
Specialist advisory committee member, Neurosurgery (2010 – present)
President, British Radiosurgery Society (present)
Council member, Society of British Neurological Surgeons (present)
Member, British Radiosurgery Society
Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
Member, Society of British Neurological Surgeons

Clinical Interests

Mr Jeremy Rowe
Consultant Neurosurgeon

Mr Jeremy Rowe

Consultant Neurosurgeon

BM BCh MA DM FRCS(SN)

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Personal Profile

Mr Jeremy Rowe is a highly respected consultant neurosurgeon with extensive work experience in stereotactic neurosurgery and a specialisation in gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery. He has particular expertise in treating conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia, cavernoma, pituitary tumours, acoustic neuromas, and various types of brain tumours, including cerebral metastases. Currently, he practices at the Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre located in Sheffield.

Throughout his illustrious medical career, Mr Rowe has achieved significant accomplishments, including completing a medical research council fellowship that allowed him to gain valuable experience with magnetic resonance techniques. This fellowship was completed in Oxford, where he also received his specialist neurosurgical training. During his training, he developed a keen interest in stereotactic neurosurgery, which eventually led him to establish a practice in this field. In 2001, he joined the Sheffield Stereotactic Radiosurgery Department.

Mr. Rowe’s research interests primarily lie in skull-base pathology, oncogenesis, and neuro-oncology. He is an expert in diagnosing and effectively managing cerebral metastatic disease, as well as conditions related to abnormal tumour suppressor genes.

Professional Memberships

Royal College of Surgeons (England)
The British Radiosurgical Society
European Gamma Knife Society

Clinical Interests

Mr Ramez Ibrahim
Consultant Neurosurgeon

Mr Ramez Ibrahim

Consultant Neurosurgeon

MBBCh MSc MRCS (Eng) MD FRCS (SN) FEBNS

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Personal Profile

Mr. Ramez Ibrahim is a renowned and highly qualified consultant neurosurgeon who specializes in brain tumours and brain metastasis. He presently works at the BMI Thornbury Hospital in Sheffield, which houses the Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre.

Mr Ibrahim, who earned his medical degree from Cairo University in 1995 after successfully finishing an MBBS program, is an amazing holder of three board certifications in neurosurgery: the European Board of Neurosurgery, the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship, and the Egyptian Doctorate in Neurosurgery. Mr. Ibrahim would pursue specialized, in-depth neurosurgery training after earning his MBBS. In 2004, the same year he received his MD in neurosurgery from Cairo University, he was then employed as a consultant neurosurgeon in the department of neurosurgery.

When Mr. Ibrahim moved to the UK in 2010, he decided right away to pursue more fellowships. He completed a fellowship in skull base surgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and a fellowship in GammaKnife radiosurgery in Sheffield between the years of 2012 and 2013. He had comprehensive training in difficult spinal surgery at the renowned Cardiff and Vale Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery and Trauma Unit, which he finished in 2013. As a result, he has garnered considerable experience in connection to every element of spinal disease.

Mr John Yianni
Consultant Neurosurgeon

Mr John Yianni

Consultant Neurosurgeon

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Mr. John Yianni, a highly skilled consultant neurosurgeon from Sheffield, specialises in stereotactic radiosurgery and Gamma Knife surgery, as well as functional neurosurgery and stereotactic radiotherapy. He is an expert in diagnosing and treating neurological illnesses in addition to all parts of neurosurgery. He also has a great deal of experience using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) for sophisticated analysis. Mr. Yianni currently sees patients at the lauded NHS facility at Sheffield Teaching Hospital in addition to his NHS work there.

After joining the Royal College of Surgeons in 1992, Mr. Yianni graduated from University College London in 1996. After completing his basic surgical training in Oxford, he worked as a clinical research fellow in neurosurgery from 2001 to 2004 with a focus on stereotactic functional neurosurgery and received a PhD for his thesis. He gained significant expertise in both framed and frameless stereotaxy as well as this area.

From 2004 to 2009, he was a specialized neurosurgical trainee in neurosurgery, and it was during this period that Mr. Yianni earned his fellowship in the Royal College of Surgeons. He then worked as a fellow in functional neurosurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery until being hired as a consultant in 2011. Mr. Yianni joined Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre, known for its high level of proficiency in stereotactic Gamma knife surgery, with a specialty interest in stereotactic functional neurosurgery and stereotactic Gamma knife radiosurgery.

In addition to practicing neurosurgery, Mr. Yianni is interested in research and frequently publishes his academic work in peer-reviewed journals. He also serves as the Sheffield Clinical Research and Innovation Office’s lead for the neurosurgery theme.

Sister Linda Matthews
Lead Oncology Nurse Specialist

Sister Linda Matthews

Lead Oncology Nurse Specialist

Professional biography

Lead Oncology Nurse at Sheffield Oncology and BMI Healthcare.

With over 30 years experience in Cancer Care and Sister Matthews was instrumental in setting up the cancer care unit at BMI Thornbury and has led the oncology nursing team there for the past 25 years.

Sister Matthews is committed to promoting excellence in oncology nursing and the transformation of cancer care and is long standing member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS).

UKONS sets the gold standard for oncology nursing education through conferences, online courses, peer-reviewed journals, and research.

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