Medical:

Prof James Ferguson 

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

James is a consultant hepatologist based at University Hospital Birmingham NHS foundation trust. As well as working as a lead assessor, he is also the IQILS Clinical lead. James's interests within his field of expertise include cardiovascular and renal dysfunction after liver transplantation and the complications of portal hypertension, portal hypertension, vascular disorders of the liver, alcoholic liver disease and adolescent transition. 

Dr Andrew Yeoman 
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Andrew is a consultant hepatologist based at the Gwent Liver Service in Wales and the clinical lead for the Wales Liver Plan launched in 2015, which aims to reduce morbidity and mortality from liver disease.As well as working as a lead assessor, he is also the IQILS Quality lead.

Dr Richard Aspinall
Portsmouth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Richard is a consultant hepatologist in Portsmouth. He is the NHS England National Specialty Advisor and Chair of the Clinical Reference Group for Hepatobiliary and Pancreas services.

Dr Fidan Yousuf
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

 Fidan is a Consultant hepatologist based at the Gwent Liver Service in Wales where she helps deliver modern hepatology care across four hospital sites and within the community.

 Dr Hyder Hussaini
Royal Cornwall NHS Trust

Hyder is a consultant hepatologist based at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust in Truro, Cornwall. He has extensive experience in hepatology and developing liver services. His special interests include quality assurance for liver services, drug induced liver injury, alcohol related liver disease, hepatoma surveillance and community hepatology focusing on improving diagnosis of liver disease.  

 Dr Janisha Patel
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Janisha is an enthusiastic and conscientious doctor and has worked as a Consultant Hepatologist since 2016. She has a strong background in service development and led the development of the Southampton Primary Care Liver Pathway. She currently leads the implementation of a digital cirrhosis tracker at University Hospital Southampton. She led the Hepatology team in achieving IQILS accreditation in 2021. She supports the need for improving access for patients and aims to deliver a high standard of care for liver patients. She became an IQILS assessor in 2022.

 Dr Jayshri Shah
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Jayshri is a Consultant Hepatologist and Hepatology Lead for London North West University Hospitals NHS Trust and is very passionate about Clinical Governance and standards of care for services. She became an IQILS assessor in 2022 

 Dr Giovanni Tritto
Guys & St Thomas Hospital NHS Trust

Giovanni is a consultant hepatologist and has been working at Guy's & St Thomas' since 2013, where he has led numerous projects including a new gastroenterology and hepatology ward, a one-stop outpatient clinic for viral hepatitis and a virtual clinic for HCC surveillance. He has been an IQILS assessor since 202.

 Dr Ankur Srivastava
North Bristol NHS Trust

Ankur is a consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust. He was heavily involved in the unit’s accreditation in 2021, and has a passion for delivering high quality care and service improvement. He became a IQILS assessor in 2022 

Nurse:

Helen Caldwell 
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust

Helen is a Nurse Consultant at Royal Liverpool Hospital. She became an assessor in 2021 and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her role.

Sandra Walsh
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Sandra is Lead Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist at Wrexham Maelor Hospital. She became an IQILS Nurse Assessor in 2021 and has many interests including good quality patient care and nurse education. Her specialist interests are HCC and Liver transplantation.

 Sundeep Chahal
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Sunny (Sundeep) is a registered Non-Medical Hepatology Nurse Prescriber based at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust. He has a keen interest in developing and improving Liver Service(s) for patients, carers, staff and colleagues. He became and IQILS Assessor in 2022.

Alejandro Esquivel Morocho
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Alejandro is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in the Advanced Chronic Liver Disease (ACLD) service at King's College Hospital, with a dedication to holistic care, ACLD symptoms management, and enhancing outcomes for patients with advanced liver disease.