I am a Consultant Haematologist with over 20 years of Haematology experience practicing in Surrey and London. I see patients with anaemia, thrombocytopenia, haematological malignancies (lymphoma, leukaemia, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes), myeloproliferative disorders, thrombophilia, bleeding disorders, haemochromatosis, red cell and platelet disorders. I qualified as a doctor in 1996 and was awarded a PhD in Haematology/Biochemistry for research into the role of calprotectin (one of the proteins in white cells) in haematological conditions. In 1997 I was very fortunate to be awarded the Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellowship to undertake research at the Leucocyte Adhesion Laboratory, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London. I then decided to continue my medical career in Medicine/Haematology and have undergone trained in major UK cancer centres, such as the Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton; Christie Hospital, Manchester; University Hospital of Wales and Velindre Hospital, Cardiff. I have completed specialist training in Haematology at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff and was subsequently appointed as a Consultant Haematologist at Southend University Hospital. I have joined Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust, which remains my main NHS base, in 2011. My sub-speciality areas include lymphoma and coagulation disorders, however, as a District General Hospital Haematologist I regularly see patients a wide variety of blood disorders. I maintain close links with my colleagues at London teaching hospitals, and would not hesitate to refer a patient to a national expert, if I think that the best available care can be provided elsewhere. I work closely with providers of home care including chemotherapy at home - an option that some patients find most suitable for their needs.