Dr Roopen Arya

BMBCh MA PhD FRCP FRCPath

Lead Clinician of Haematological Medicine and head of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

Dr Arya was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Oxford University and later graduated with a PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists.

He leads the Anticoagulation & Clinical Thrombosis Services and the Blood Sciences Laboratory at King's. VTE care and prevention is a particular interest: he is on the steering committee of the VTE registry 'VERITY' and was member of the 'Prevention of VTE in Hospitalised Patients' Independent Expert Working Group. He is currently member of the VTE Implementation Working Group with a responsibility for developing exemplar sites for VTE prevention and management, King's College Hospital being the first such exemplar centre in the NHS. He heads an active programme of clinical research into VTE including studies of risk assessment, VTE outcome, prothrombotic effects of HRT and thrombophilia in the black population.

Dr Raj K Patel

MD MRCP FRCPath

Consultant Haematologist (Thrombosis and Haemostasis)

Dr Patel trained in Haematology at King's for 5 years, followed by a period of research within in the Coagulation Department leading to an MD degree. Dr Raj Patel works within the Clinical Thrombosis Centre at King's and has a major clinical and research interest in venous thrombosis (DVT/PE), anticoagulation, thrombophilia and thrombotic liver disease.

Dr Patel is the Training Programme Director for Haematology (SE Thames).

Dr Sujal R Desai

MD FRCP FRCR

Consultant Radiologist

Dr Sujal Desai is a consultant radiologist at King's College Hospital Foundation NHS Trust. Dr Desai trained in medicine at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School (University of London) and in radiology first at King's College Hospital and later at the Royal Brompton Hospital, where he was awarded an MD for his thesis in structural-functional relationships in fibrotic lung diseases. Dr Desai is a fellow both of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Radiologists.

Dr Desai is the radiology lead for imaging of pulmonary diseases and haematological malignancies. Together with Dr Roopen Arya, Dr Desai was instrumental in establishing the King's College Hospital protocol for investigation of patients with suspected acute embolism and continues as the lead for imaging acute and chronic thromboembloic disease. In addition to his research interest in diffuse interstitial lung diseases, Dr Desai has an interest in pulmonary vascular disease in general and specifically in patients with sickle cell disease.

Key Publications:

Desai SR. Unsuspected pulmonary embolism on computed tomography: yet another

headache for clinicians?

Thorax 2007;62:470-472

Sylvester KP, Desai SR, Wells AU, Hansell DM, Awogbade M, Thein SL, Greenough A.

Computed tomography and pulmonary function abnormalities in sickle cell disease.

European Respiratory Journal 2006;28:832-838

Goh NSL, Desai SR, Veeraraghavan S, Hansell DM, Copley SJ, Maher TM, Sander CR, Ratoff

J, Devaraj A, Bozovic G, Denton CP, Black CM, du Bois RM, Wells AU. Interstitial lung disease

in systemic sclerosis: a simple staging system.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2008;177:1248-1254

Dr Lara Roberts

MBBS MRCP FRCPath

Senior Clinical Research Fellow

Dr Roberts completed her initial medical training in Australia before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2002. She is currently undertaking a period of research prior to completing her haematology specialist training.

Her main research project is a prospective study of outcomes following a first deep vein thrombosis. The principal aims are to establish risk factors for the development of post-thrombotic syndrome and recurrent thrombosis, to evaluate ethnic variation in outcomes and to assess the impact of deep vein thrombosis on quality of life. Other research interests include the role of global coagulation assays in assessing the hypercoagulable state.

Liz Ford

BSc MSc DipEngLaw LLB(Hons)

Chief Biomedical Scientist in Blood Coagulation, and Out of Hours Services Manager

Liz came to King's College Hospital as a Trainee Biomedical Scientist in 1996 having worked as a Medical Laboratory Technologist at The University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica. After successfully completing the UK's state registration, Liz was employed as a Biomedical Scientist at King's.

After promotion to Senior Biomedical Scientist in blood coagulation, Liz expanded her knowledge of blood coagulation and was appointed as Chief Biomedical Scientist in Blood Coagulation in October 2006.

Paradzai Chitongo

BSc MSc FIBMS

Deputy Head, Biomedical Scientist (Haemostasis)

Paradzai Chitongo’s main role is the diagnosis of thrombosis, thrombophilia testing and anticoagulation monitoring within the Haemostasis Laboratory.

His research Interests include the role of global coagulation tests in diagnosis of the prothrombotic phenotype and management of VTE and is currently evaluating the clinical efficacy of thrombin generation testing on the management of VTE as part of a doctoral research programme.

Frank Oliyide

BSc FIBMS

Blood Sciences Laboratory Services (BSLS) Manager

Frank began his career in 1990 as a trainee BMS at St Thomas’s Hospital, London and rose quickly through the ranks, being appointed Laboratory Manager for the Blood Sciences Laboratory Services (BSLS) at Kings College Hospital 3 years ago.

The BSLS amalgamates routine tests for Haematology, Coagulation, Chemistry, Immunochemistry, Virology and Microbiology on an automated platform (LabCell Track). The laboratory provides a wide range of coagulation tests including routine coagulation studies, factor assays, testing for lupus anticoagulant and inhibitors, platelet function tests and HIT testing. Frank’s role is challenging, with the remit of delivering a first choice pathology service that is commercially aware, high in quality and customer focused.

Rosalind Perrott

Senior Anticoagulation and Clinical Thrombosis Pharmacist

Rosalind has helped develop local guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in surgical and medical patients and plays an important role in education of medical, nursing and pharmacy staff.

She has taken the lead in auditing thromboprophylaxis across different specialties in the Trust. As a ward pharmacist, Rosalind has an important role in education and audit as well as ensuring compliance with guidelines.

Janet Reed-Stevens

PA to Dr Roopen Arya

Janet assists Dr Arya in the organisation of local and regional meetings related to the exemplar centre educational activities and co-ordinates visits to the King’s Thrombosis exemplar site.

Janet assists Dr Arya in editorial activities relating to the national leadership and implementation of VTE prevention as well as providing a full PA service to Dr Arya and his team.

Janet also assists the Training Programme Director for Haematology, Dr Raj Patel.

Pepsi Abrahams

Coagulation Administrator

Pepsi has worked in the Specialist Medicine Care Group, Haematology Dept for 10 years, becoming the Coagulation Administrator in 2004. Pepsi's job is challenging but rewarding, undertaking administrative duties for patient care, and working closely with the growing team of 3 Consultants, 3 Pharmacists, and 6 anticoagulation Nurses as part of the overall running of the Coagulation Service.