The Diabetes Team aims to provide high quality care in a timely manner,
catered to individual needs, and to enable patients to feel confident in working
with us to manage their condition and improve their health.
The Diabetes Team has adopted a multidisciplinary approach which consists
of
 Five consultant physicians who specialize in diabetes, endocrinology
and general medicine
 Nine diabetes specialist nurses
 two ward liaison nurses
 dieticians
 podiatrists
 bio-medical scientist
 Clerical staff including medical secretaries.
Consultants
Dr Aftab Ahmad BSc, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MD (UK), PG Certificate
(Teaching & Learning), PG Certificate (Healthcare management)
Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist,
Clinical Director, Diabetes and Endocrinology
Clinical Sub-Dean and Honorary Senior lecturer for
Liverpool University.
Dr Ahmad graduated in medicine from Punjab University, Pakistan in 1987
and undertook training in diabetes and endocrinology in Cardiff, NewcastleUpon Tyne and Mersey deanery. He obtained his MD in 2004 for the study of
the effects of growth hormone replacement on bone metabolism in growth
hormone deficient patients.
He was appointed as consultant diabetologist and endocrinologist in 2002 and
has been clinical director for diabetes and endocrinology directorate since
2007. In addition to general diabetes and endocrinology his areas of special
interest include weight management in patients with diabetes, transitional
endocrinology and medical education. He developed novel models of
delivering care, aimed to maintain high standards of practice and reduced risk
while provide clinical/cost effectiveness and has led his team to the team of
the year award in 2010.
As the Sub-Dean he has been instrumental in improving undergraduate
teaching programs with his innovative methods of providing excellent teaching
& guidance such as introducing novel annual student-led Clinico-pathological
conference, developing and organising Interface course for final year medical
students, and streamlining medical education and F1 training.
He has contributed enormously to the research in the area of diabetes and
endocrinology and has many publications to his credits. More….
Professor Jiten Vora BSc, MBBS, FRCP (UK), MD (UK),
Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist
Hon. Professor,
Professor Jiten Vora is Consultant Physician/ Hon. Professor within the
diabetes/endocrine team at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the
University of Liverpool. He qualified from the University of Cambridge, and
undertook substantive training in diabetes/endocrinology as a Research
Fellow and then Lecturer at the University Of Wales College Of Medicine. He
then undertook a period as Fulbright Senior Fellow at Oregon Health
Sciences University. He has been a Consultant Physician at the Royal
Liverpool University Hospital since 1993. He has served on many advisory
panels, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, and the Diabetes and
Renal National Service Frameworks. Prof Vora has on-going research
interests in the development of/ screening for/ treatment of diabetic
retinopathy; renal haemodynamics /function and hypertension in Type 2
diabetes, the prevention of renal disease in diabetes and the physiological
aspects of treatment of Type 2 diabetes; mechanisms of osteoporosis. He has
published extensively in these fields. More….
Dr Tejpal Singh Purewal
pregnant women with diabetes,
Young people with diabetes and endocrinology.
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Dr Philip J Weston, MBchB, MD, MRCP
Consultant physician and diabetologist
Departmental lead for insulin pump services
Dr Weston qualified from Leicester University in 1987 and trained in medicine
and diabetes and endocrinology at Leicester and Liverpool before taking up a
lecturer post at Liverpool in 1997. He was appointed as a consultant in
diabetes and endocrinology at Royal Liverpool University Hospital in 1998. He
completed his MD from Leicester University in 1997 entitled ‘Cardiovascualr
Autoregualtion in IDDM Patients’.
His areas of main interest include insulin pumps, cardiovascular
autoregulation and autonomic neuropathy in patients with diabetes and in
particular the ‘dead in bed’ syndrome. He is leading one of the largest insulin
pump services in the UK and has been running national training courses on
insulin pumps. He has been the Director of post graduate education and the
Foundation training programme director at the Royal Liverpool University
Hospital for more than 10 Years. He is currently the Programme Director for
Diabetes and Endocrinology, and Medical Ophthalmology in the Mersey
Deanery. He has extensive publication record in the area of diabetes, insulin
pumps and autonomic dysfunction in diabetes. More……
Dr Dushyant Sharma MBBS, MD, MRCP, PGCE (Teaching and Learning)
Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist
Royal College Tutor
Dr Sharma qualified from Rajasthan University, India in 1994 and did his
postgraduation (MD Medicine) in 1997. He was trained in medicine and
diabetes and endocrinology at Mersey region before taking up a consultant
post at Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool in 2009.
In addition to management of general diabetes and endocrinology he is
interested in management of diabetes in patients with diabetes related kidney,
eye and feet complications. He is currently College tutor for post graduate
training at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool. More……
Diabetes Specialist Nurses
Julie Brake
Gill Morrison
Chris Brame
Ailish
Sue
Annette
Carmel
Lesley
Angela
Dieticians
Barbara
Wendy
Podiatrists
Tanvir
John Nightingale
Hazel
Kate