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Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs)

The multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings are the forum for discussion and decision making in relation to patients with suspicious and confirmed cancers.

Each MDT meets weekly and comprises differing healthcare disciplines; a lead clinician/consultant, consultant oncologist, consultant radiologist, consultant histopathologist and specialist nurse. All MDTs are supported by an MDT co-ordinator.

Our cancer service is supported by consultants and clinical nurse specialists at both York Teaching Hospital Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµios Foundation Trust and the Bexley Wing at St James’s University Hospital, Leeds.

The MDTs consist of the following professionals:

Lung MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for lung cancer (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Simon Bolton, Sarah Young, Vicky Wilson
Respiratory Physician (MDT Lead Clinician): Dr C Taylor
Respiratory Physician: Dr H Mortimer
Thoracic Surgeon: Mr R Milton (or any member of the Leeds Thoracic Surgeons)
Histopathologist/Cytologist: Dr C Gray, Dr E Millward, Dr D Scott
Medical Oncologist (responsible for research integration): Dr S Chan
Clinical Oncologist: Dr K Franks
Consultant Radiologist: Dr H Moss, Dr R Mawhinney
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss R Irvine

Haematology MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for haematology (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Lesley Wright, Lucy Ward
Consultant Haemato-Oncologist (MDT Lead Clinician): Dr C Hall
Consultant Haemato-Oncologist: Dr T Balasubramaniam, Dr E Harris, Dr G Bynoe, Dr M Wilson
Consultant Radiologist: Dr R Mawhinney
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss D Gratton

Breast MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for women’s health (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Marion Webb (Lead Macmillan CNS & Lead on Gynae Oncology), Jodie Lupton, Suzie Walker
Consultant Breast Surgeon (MDT Lead Clinician): Mr M Adelekan
Consultant Surgeon: Mr B Ray
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr J Krishna, Dr C lo Polito, Dr D Scott, Dr C Gray, Dr E Millward
Consultant Clinical Oncologist (responsible for clinical trials/research): Dr E Dugdale
Consultant Medical Oncologist : Dr A Proctor
Consultant Radiologist: Dr C Costello, Dr D Sapherson
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss R Irvine

Gynaecology MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for women’s health (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Marion Webb (Lead Macmillan CNS & Lead on Gynae Oncology), Jodie Lupton, Suzie Walker
Consultant Gynaecologist Surgeon (MDT Lead Clinician): Mr A Barnett
Consultant Gynaecologist Surgeon: Dr K Johnson, Mrs A Amin, Dr D Cross, Mr E Altanis
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr E Millward, Dr C. lo Polito
Consultant Radiologist: Dr Sapherson, Dr A. Uttley
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss R Bradford

Urology MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for urological cancer (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Alison Marchant, Helen Sunderland
Consultant Surgeon, Urology/(MDT Lead Clinician): Mr J Gill
Consultant Surgeon, Urology: Mrs R Morrison, Miss A-M Davies, Mr Y Jacob
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr D Scott
Consultant Medical Oncologist (responsible for research integration): Dr E Dugdale
Consultant Radiologist: Dr C Costello, Dr R Mawhinney
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss C Belshaw

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for upper GI (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Melanie Aubin, Phillippa Cottam
Consultant Surgeon/Endoscopist (MDT Lead Clinician and responsible for trial recruitment): Mr J Simpson
Consultant Surgeon/Endoscopist: Mr J Harrison
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr J Krishna
Consultant Clinical Oncologist: Via video link with Leeds consultants
Consultant Radiologist: Dr A Culverwell, Dr D Scullion
MDT Co-ordinator: Mrs H Scrimshaw

Colorectal MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for colorectal (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Melanie Aubin, Phillippa Cottam
Consultant Surgeon/Endoscopist (MDT Lead Clinician and responsible for trial recruitment): Mr C Mahon
Consultant Surgeon/Endoscopist: Mr J Harrison, Mr C Mahon
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr A Buxton, Dr J Krishna
Consultant Clinical Oncologist: Via video link with Leeds consultants
Consultant Radiologist: Dr A Culverwell, Dr R Mawhinney, Dr D Scullion
MDT Co-ordinator: Mrs H Scrimshaw

Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for CUP (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information): Sarah Young
Consultant in Clinical Oncology (MDT Lead Clinician and responsible for research integration): Dr E Dugdale
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr C Gray, Dr D Scott, Dr E Millward
Consultant in Clinical Oncology: Dr S Chan
Consultant in Palliative Medicine: Dr V Barros D’Sa
Consultant Radiologist: Dr H Moss, Dr R Mawhinney
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss R Irvine

Skin (dermatology) MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for dermatology (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Louise Binns
Consultant Dermatologist (MDT Lead Clinician and responsible for research integration): Dr B Walker
Consultant Dermatologist: Dr S Das, Dr R Strauss, Dr A Layton
Locum Consultant: Dr R Robinson
Consultant Histopathologist: Dr A Boon
Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon: Mr D Holt
MDT Co-ordinator: Miss D Gratton

Brain MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for brain cancer (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Roisin Darley

Pancreatic MDT

Clinical Nurse Specialist for pancreatic cancer (responsible for user/carer issues & patient/carer information. Provides level 2 psychological support): Melanie Aubin, Phillippa Cottam