Our Vascular Team
The Vascular Centre is a 34 bed ward welcoming patients from across Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall. Within this area we offer a vascular specialist care unit, which involves a high level of care. We have an expert team of vascular specialists, including consultants, specialist nurses, radiologists and anaesthetists involved in all aspects of care and treatment, from screening to surgery.
Our specialised vascular team comprises of eight vascular consultants from across the Black Country.
Our in-patient vascular services are based at Russells Hall Hospital. Clinics are held Monday to Friday across the Black Country at Walsall, Wolverhampton and Russells Hall Hospital in their main outpatient departments.
Emergency surgery is carried out 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There is a vascular consultant on call seven days a week who will review you daily.
Our Consultant Clinics
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
Mr Jeremy Newman
Monday morning at Russells Hall Hospital
Thursday at New Cross Hospital
Secretary: 01384 465111 (ext. 2243)
Mr Rajiv Pathak
Monday morning at Russells Hall Hospital
Wednesday morning at Russells Hall Hospital (alternate Wednesday at New Cross Hospital)
Secretary: 01384 465111 (ext. 2245)
Mrs Sandhya Shiralkar
Monday afternoon and Friday morning at Russells Hall Hospital
Alternate Wednesday morning at New Cross
Secretary: 01384 465111 (ext. 2246)
Mr Atiq-ur Rehman
Tuesday and Friday morning at Russells Hall Hospital
Alternate Monday afternoon at Walsall Manor Hospital
Secretary: 01384 465111 (ext. 2176)
Mr Michael Wall
Thursday morning at Russells Hall Hospital
Secretary: Alison Slater – 01384 465111 (ext. 2243)
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Mr Simon Hobbs
Monday & Tuesday morning at New Cross Hospital
Secretary: 01902 695977
Mr Andrew Garnham
Monday morning at New Cross Hospital
Wednesday afternoon at New Cross Hospital
Secretary: 01902 695977
Manor Hospital, Walsall
Mr Zahid Khan
Tuesday morning at Walsall Manor Hospital Alternate Wednesday morning Secretary: 01902 656669Mr Michael Wall
Thursday afternoon at Walsall Manor Hospital Secretary: Lisa Maxwell – 01902 721172 (ext 6669)Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Clinical Nurse Specialists:
- Are responsible for working with the vascular team, to support implementation and ongoing development of vascular services for the Black Country.
- Provide specialist nursing advice.
- Work in collaboration with senior clinicians and other agencies to ensure appropriate management of ongoing care.
- Monitor the planning, delivery and evaluation of individualised nursing care by initiating regular audits in line with clinical effectiveness.
- Act as a role model, teacher, mentor to professionals involved in the care of vascular patients.
- Ensure high standards of nursing care is provided to all patients receiving care in the speciality.
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley
Sharron Cole
Vicky Baker
Leanne Barker
Extension No. 2456
New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Paula Poulton
Val Isgar –
Extension 5984
Manor Hospital Walsall
Beth Smith
Extension 7648
Vascular Nurses
Vascular Anaesthetists
A team of nine consultant anaesthetists provide vascular anaesthetic services at The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust.
They are fellows of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, and have undertaken additional specialist training in vascular anaesthesia.
They provide;
General anaesthesia (when you are asleep).
Various nerve blocks (when you are numbed for surgery).
Sedation (when you are made drowsy) for surgery.
They also supervise pre-assessment clinics.
We also have a 24/7 emergency vascular anaesthesia service.
