Consultants

Dr. Ralph Abraham is the Clinical Director of London Medical, which he founded as The London Diabetes & Lipid Centre in 1991.  Starting his career as a biochemist at Oxford, he did a PhD in Biochemistry at Imperial College on insulin resistance in obese mice, a subject that is all too relevant in the management of diabetes today.  He was trained at the Hammersmith Hospital and Kings College Hospital in gastroenterology and hepatology before specialising in Endocrinology and Diabetes at St Mary's Hospital and St Bartholomew's Hospital, leaving the NHS in 1986. Dr. Abraham works in full time private practice with a successful and recognised expertise in diabetes, endocrinology, lipid disorders and obesity management.  He also runs the SmartWeight programme for obesity.

Professor of  Reproductive Medicine and Surgery. For many years Adam Balen has had a particular interest in the causes and management of polycystic ovary syndrome – covering the full spectrum from the effects of the syndrome during adolescence and adult life on the menstrual cycle, fertility, body weight and cosmetic aspects together with the fundamental effects that PCOS may have on quality of life and long term health. Clinical work includes laparoscopic surgery, reproductive endocrinology and ovulation induction and a supra-regional multidisciplinary service for the management of intersex and developmental disorders in adolescent girls. Professor Balen is the person responsible for the Leeds General Infirmary Reproductive Medicine Unit which performs approximately 1100 IVF cycles per year. He works as an NHS full time clinician and was awarded personal (honorary) chair, University of Leeds, 2004.

Dr Stephanie Baldeweg is a Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at University College London Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine at UCL.  She graduated from Humboldt University, Berlin in 1990 and undertook her Specialist Training in London. She was awarded the MD for the thesis on “Insulin resistance and endothelial function in health and type 2 diabetes”. Dr Baldeweg is interested in all aspects of diabetes and endocrinology. These include thyroid, reproductive and pituitary disorders as well as osteoporosis, weight management and cardiovascular risk reduction. She also has an interest in pregnancy preparation for women with diabetes and endocrine disease. Dr Baldeweg is the Training Program Director for the North Thames Rotation in Diabetes and Endocrinology.She regularly lectures at national and international meetings as well as Patient days for Support groups such as Diabetes UK and the Pituitary Foundation.

MA, MD, FRCP, FRCPCH, JP - Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology.
Professor Brook trained in endocrinology at the Institute of Child Health and Kinderspital Zurich. Appointed consultant paediatrician at The Middlesex Hospital in 1974, he became successively a Senior lecturer, Reader and Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology at University College London, founding the first academic department of paediatric endocrinology in the UK. In 1994, he set up the London Centre for Paediatric Endocrinology, a joint venture between Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and University College London Hospitals delivering a seamless service in endocrinology from infancy to adult life.
Professor Brook has written over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is the author/editor of 13 books on paediatric endocrinology which have been translated into french, spanish, polish, portuguese and greek. His Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology is the world benchmark text book in the subject. A 6th edition is planned for 2009.

MBBS, MRCP (UK), MD, FRCP

Dr. Conway is the Clinical Lead in Endocrinology at UCL Hospitals, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital and King Edward VII Hospital.  His specialist interests include pituitary, adrenal, ovary and thyroid disorders as well as male infertility.  As a specialist in reproductive endocrinology his academic base in the Institute for Women’s Health of UCL were he is Honorary Senior Lecture in the Departments of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynaecology.  

Dr Conway has published extensively with over 120 papers and textbooks chapters in the field of endocrinology, reproduction, genetics and development.  Dr Conway is medical advisor to several patient support groups including the Pituitary Foundation, Child Growth Foundation, Turner Support Society, Adrenal Network and support groups for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Ovarian Failure.  Dr Conway runs a clinical research program at UCLH with a team of international research fellows.  

MA, BM BCh, MSc, FRCP, DFPHM - Consultant Endocrinologist
Dr. Isaacs is a Consultant Endocrinologist Emeritus. He has had broad interests in endocrinology including the investigation and treatment of thyroid disease, reproductive and weight disorders, osteoporosis and the menopause. Dr. Isaacs has published a number of original research papers and has been awarded research grants from the King’s Fund PACE (Promoting Action on Clinical Effectiveness) and from the NHS R&D Health Technology Assessment Programme. He is Associate Professor at the School of Health of Middlesex University, a member of the Society for Endocrinology, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and Honorary Secretary of its Endocrinology and Diabetes Section.

MA, MBBS, MD, FRCP - Consultant Physician
Dr. Levy is a consultant physician in general medicine, diabetes and endocrinology at Whipps Cross Hospital. He has an MD from the University of London (1993) on work done on small fibre neuropathy in diabetes mellitus and has published over 25 papers. He has also written a book for the hospital based doctor on "Practical Diabetes" in 1999. He is a member of Diabetes UK, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association.

Dr Morris is a Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at UCLH NHS Trust. She trained up to registrar level in internal medicine followed by dermatology at the St John's Institute of Dermatology, and has published widely. She has a special interest in eczema as well as skin cancer and skin disorders related to PCOS and other endocrine abnormalities. She is happy to see general dermatology referrals, including emergencies.

MB, BChir, MRCS, MRCS, LRCP, MD, FRCP, MRCP - Consultant Physician
Dr. Oakley was educated at Rugby School and King’s College Cambridge (major scholar).  With a 1st class degree in biochemistry he entered University College Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1958. After posts at UCH and Hammersmith Hospital he was awarded a Nuffield Fellowship to the University of Pittsburgh. In 1970 he became deputy director of the Metabolic Unit at St. Mary’s, as Senior Lecturer and Hon. Consultant Physician. In 1978 he was appointed Consultant Physician to St. George’s Hospital, where was head of Diabetes and Endocrinology until his retirement from the NHS in 1999. Dr. Oakley’s research interests have included diabetic retinopathy, the subject of his Cambridge MD, diabetic pregnancy, and the application of IT to diabetic clinic management. He has published many papers on aspects of clinical diabetes and has undertaken invitation lecture tours to Australia and India. He has been in private practice since 1978.

Dr Palferman is a London-trained consultant rheumatologist and specialist in osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases. He offers a comprehensive clinical service in all aspects of musculoskeletal disorders, particularly for those with, or at risk of, osteoporosis. He has been involved in clinical research for twenty-five years and has presented original work internationally. His NHS team won the Hospital Doctor UK Osteoporosis Unit of the Year Award. He is immediate Past-President of the section of rheumatology at the Royal Society of Medicine, has chaired the British Society for Rheumatology's clinical affairs committee, is an expert adviser to NICE, scientific adviser to the National Osteoporosis Society and an examiner for the MRCP at the Royal College of Physicians, London. In addition, Dr Palferman has published and lectured widely on Beethoven's medical history and is listed among Tatler's top private doctors in Britain for 2005 and 2006.

BSc MB BS FRCP
Dr. Prentice is a consultant physician in general medicine, endocrinology and diabetes at Mayday University Hospital, and Honorary Consultant at St. George’s Hospital, South London.  He trained at King’s College Hospital and has a BSc in Pharmacology from King’s College, London.
Dr. Prentice has a special interest in thyroid disease, thyroid nodules, goitre and radioactive iodine therapy for which he has an ARSAC licence, and was one of the first people in the UK to set up a one-stop thyroid nodule clinic with ultrasound in 1990.  He is the co-author of Guidelines for the use of Thyroid Ultrasound by Non-Radiologists and runs the national training course for thyroid ultrasound jointly with the Royal College of Radiologists.  Dr. Prentice is on the UK working party for the UK Guidelines on Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Adults, and former Secretary of the British Thyroid Association.  He is also a member of the Society for Endocrinology, European Thyroid Association and Diabetes UK.