Blood Sciences Department

The Blood Sciences Department provides Haematology, Chemistry and Blood Transfusion services.

We are present across all our sites and provide services through core laboratories as well as rapid response laboratories located in selected areas to provide results to critical need patients and clinical services.

Last updated on 31/07/2023

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King's College Hospital

St Thomas' Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Princess Royal University Hospital

Royal Brompton Hospital

Harefield Hospital

Blackfriar's Hub

Friday, 24 January, 2020

King's College Hospital Analytical Equipment Upgrade

Wednesday, 28 September, 2016

Assessment of a semi-quantitative screening method for diagnosis of ethylene glycol poisoning

Sankaralingam A , Thomas A , James DR , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Wednesday, 28 September, 2016

ANNALS EXPRESS: Assessment of a semi-quantitative screening method for diagnosis of ethylene glycol poisoning.

Sankaralingam A , Thomas A , James D , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Wednesday, 31 July, 2013

21-Hydroxylase deficiency in the neonate – trends in steroid anabolism and catabolism during the first weeks of life

Sofia Christakoudi , David A. Cowan , Georgios Christakudis ,

Sunday, 28 July, 2013

New therapies to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

Lipid-lowering is an intervention that reduces atherosclerosis and its complications.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Viljoen A , Hardman TC , Mikhailidis DP

Sunday, 28 July, 2013

Epicardial fat and vascular risk: a narrative review

We comment on the associations between epicardial adiposity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors.

Katsiki N , Mikhailidis DP , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Thursday, 27 June, 2013

Lipid-lowering agents

The role of lipid lowering in reducing the risk of mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well established.

Ewang-Emukowhate M , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Friday, 10 May, 2013

Dyslipidaemia: Failure to THRIVE: the end for niacin?

Statins are established as first-line therapies for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD); however, they do not completely eliminate the future risk of CVD events.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Tuesday, 26 February, 2013

Steroids excreted in urine by neonates with 21-hydroxylase deficiency. 4. Characterization, using GC–MS and GC–MS/MS, of 11oxo-pregnanes and 11oxo-pregnenes

Sofia Christakoudi , David A. Cowan ,

Monday, 14 January, 2013

Screening for chronic comorbid diseases in people with HIV: the need for a strategic approach.

Among people living with HIV, the proportion of deaths attributed to chronic noninfectious comorbid diseases has increased over the past 15 years.

Peters B , Post F , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Phillips A , Power L , Das S , Johnson M , Moyle G , Hughes L , Wilkins E , McCloskey E , Compston J , Di Angelantonio E

Tuesday, 1 January, 2013

Urinary steroid profiling

Tuesday, 4 December, 2012

Effectiveness of alternative strategies to define index case phenotypes to aid genetic diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia.

To determine the utility of secondary stratification measures to improve the ascertainment of index cases of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH).

Rosemary E J Clarke , Soundrie T Padayachee , Rebecca Preston , Zofia McMahon , Mitchell Gordon , Colin Graham , Martin A Crook , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Tuesday, 6 November, 2012

Alipogene tiparvovec: gene therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency.

Homozygous lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency is an ultra-orphan disease associated with increased rates of pancreatitis.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Viljoen A

Thursday, 23 August, 2012

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and lipids.

This article reviews the mechanisms leading to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and the effects of hypoglycaemic and lipid-lowering therapies on NAFLD/NASH.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Oben J

Friday, 27 July, 2012

Triglycerides: a case for treatment?

To discuss the relevance of triglycerides to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Clarke RE , Viljoen A , Mikhailidis DP

Friday, 27 July, 2012

Statins and noncardiac vascular disease

Evidence suggests that statins may reduce the progression (or even reverse the development) of carotid artery stenosis and AAAs.

Paraskevas KI , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Mikhailidis DP

Saturday, 21 July, 2012

Effects of mitotane treatment on human steroid metabolism: implications for patient management

Lea Ghataore , I Chakraborti , S J Aylwin , K-M Schulte , D Dworakowska , P Coskeran ,

Wednesday, 6 June, 2012

New directions in cardiovascular risk assessment: the role of secondary risk stratification markers.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk screening is performed by multivariate methods relying on calculators derived from the Framingham study, other epidemiological studies or primary care records.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Thursday, 24 May, 2012

New strategies for detecting steroid metabolic disorders-paneling vs profiling

, Angel O.K. Chan

Monday, 21 May, 2012

Inhibition of pro-protein convertase subtilisin kexin 9 [corrected] (PCSK-9) as a treatment for hyperlipidaemia.

Pro-protein [corrected] convertase subtilisin kexin (PCSK)-9 is a newly discovered protein involved in intracellular and extracellular regulation of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) expression.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Timothy C Hardman , Adie Viljoen

Friday, 18 May, 2012

Lumping and splitting in cardiovascular risk.

The world is divided into 'lumpers' and 'splitters' i.e. those that aggregate data to yield the widest possible conclusions and those that seek to sub-divide groups into smaller more plausible subgroups.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Wednesday, 16 May, 2012

Approaches to detection of adrenocortical carcinoma

, Diaz-Cano SJ , Schulte KM

Tuesday, 10 April, 2012

Diagnosis and treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia.

Severe hypertriglyceridemia is associated with acute pancreatitis and can be a manifestation of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency.

Viljoen A , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Wednesday, 7 March, 2012

The origin, global distribution, and functional impact of the human 8p23 inversion polymorphism.

Genomic inversions are an increasingly recognized source of genetic variation.

Maximilian P.A. Salm , Stuart D. Horswell , Claire E. Hutchison , Helen E. Speedy , Xia Yang , Liming Liang , Eric E. Schadt , William O. Cookson , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Rossi P. Naoumova , Carol C. Sh

Thursday, 1 March, 2012

New lipid-lowering drugs: an update.

Lipid lowering is established as a proven intervention to reduce atherosclerosis and its complications.

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Hardman TC , Viljoen A

Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Daily and intermittent rosuvastatin 5 mg therapy in statin intolerant patients: an observational study.

To examine the efficacy and tolerability of rosuvastatin 5 mg at daily and non-daily dosing regimens.

Claire Meek , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Christina Jewkes , Patrick J Twomey , Martin A Crook , Alan Jones , Adie Viljoen

Sunday, 1 January, 2012

Effects of mitotane on exogenous and endogenous steroid metabolism

Lea Ghataore , Indira Chakraborti , Simon Aylwin , Klaus-Martin Schulte ,

Saturday, 31 December, 2011

The effect of a 12-week course of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on lipid parameters in hypertriglyceridemic adult HIV-infected patients undergoing HAART: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial.

Hypertriglyceridemia is common in patients with HIV treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).

Barry S. Peters , Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki , Graeme Moyle , Devaki Nair , Norbert Brockmeyer

Wednesday, 21 December, 2011

Steroids excreted in urine by neonates with 21-hydroxylase deficiency. 2. Characterization, using GC-MS and GC-MS/MS, of pregnanes and pregnenes with an oxo- group on the A- or B-ring

Sofia Christakoudi , David A. Cowan ,

Wednesday, 14 December, 2011

A Missense Mutation in the Human Cytochrome b5 Gene causes 46,XY Disorder of Sex Development due to True Isolated 17,20 Lyase Deficiency

Jan Idkowiak , Tabitha Randell , Vivek Dhir , Pushpa Patel , Cedric H. L. Shackleton , , Nils Krone , Wiebke Arlt

Wednesday, 7 December, 2011

Genotype-Phenotype Analysis in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to P450 Oxidoreductase Deficiency

Nils Krone , Nicole Reisch , Jan Idkowiak , Vivek Dhir , Hannah E. Ivison , Beverly A. Hughes , Ian T. Rose , Donna M. O'Neil , Raymon Vijzelaar , Matthew J. Smith , Fiona MacDonald , Trevor R. Cole , Nicolai Adolphs , John S. Barton , Edward M. Blair , Stephen R. Braddock , Felicity Collins , Deborah L. Cragun , Mehul T. Dattani , Ruth Day , Shelley Dougan , Miriam Feist , Michael E. Gottschalk , John W. Gregory , Michaela Haim , Rachel Harrison , Ann Haskins Olney , Berthold P. Hauffa , Peter C. Hindmarsh , Robert J. Hopkin , Petr E. Jira , Marlies Kempers , Michiel N. Kerstens , Mohamed M. Khalifa , Birgit Köhler , Dominique Maiter , Shelly Nielsen , Stephen M. O'Riordan , Christian L. Roth , Kate P. Shane , Martin Silink , Nike M. M. L. Stikkelbroeck , Elizabeth Sweeney , Maria Szarras-Czapnik , John R. Waterson , Lori Williamson , Michaela F. Hartmann , , Stefan A. Wudy , Ewa M. Malunowicz , Cedric H. L. Shackleton , Wiebke Arlt

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Suzanne Diamond

Laboratory Manager

Krishnaveni Putta

Laboratory Manager

Nelesh Morjaria

Laboratory Manager/Chief Biomedical Scientist

Dr Jackie Donovan

Clinical Lead/Consultant Clinical Scientist

Jey Visuvanathan

Chief Biomedical Scientist

Farah Kamani

Chief Biomedical Scientist

Steve Owen

Service Manager

Dr Silvia Lovato

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Marc Heller

Consultant Haematologist

Dr Rita Peralta

Clinical Lead/Consultant Haematologist

Cristina Lobato

Blood Transfusion Quality Manager

Beverley Crane

Blood Transfusion Quality Manager

David Taylor

Consultant Clinical Scientist

Lea Ghataore

Principal Clinical Scientist

Dr Paradzai Chitongo

Operational and Scientific Lead

Aleksandar Mijovic

Consultant in Haematology and Transfusion medicine

Roopen Arya

Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Darren Costello

Head of Service

Janet Reeves

Operational Manager

Professor Anthony S. Wierzbicki

Consultant in Metabolic Medicine/Chemical Pathology

Routine Coagulation - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

020 3299 2434

King's College Hospital
Bessemer Wing
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Blood Sciences Department-Guy's And St Thomas' Hospital

St Thomas' Hospital
North Wing - 5th Floor
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH
Contact: 020 7188 9247

Guy's Hospital
Southwark Wing - 4th Floor
Great Maze Pond
London SE1 9RT
Contact: 020 7188 4781

Clinical Biochemistry - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

020 3299 4126

King's College Hospital
Bessemer Wing
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Haematology - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

020 3299 9000 ext.2418

King's College Hospital
Bessemer Wing
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Haematology Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital

01689 864257/58

Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
Kent
BR6 8ND

Blood Transfusion Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital Laboratory

01689 864329

Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
Kent
BR6 8ND

Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital

01689 864256

Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
Orpington
Kent
BR6 8ND

Clinical Biochemistry at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Royal Brompton +44 (0)2073518411; Harefield +44 (0)1895 828876

Royal Brompton
Level 2, Sydney Street wing
Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NP

Harefield Hospital:
Pathology block
Hill End Road
Harefield
UB9 6JH

Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Royal Brompton Hospital - Haematology/Transfusion: +44 (0)20 7351 8406/8210; Harefield Hospital - Haematology/Transfusion: +44 (0)1895 828722/828732

Royal Brompton
Level 2, Sydney Street wing
Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NP

Harefield Hospital:
Pathology block
Hill End Road
Harefield
UB9 6JH

Immunosuppressant Monitoring Service at Harefield Hospital

01895 828570

Harefield Hospital:
Pathology block
Hill End Road
Harefield
UB9 6JH

Fetal Medicine Unit Laboratory

020 7188 8623

St Thomas' Hospital
North Wing - 8th Floor
Westminster Bridge Road
London SE1 7EH

Last updated: 31/07/2023

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Blood Sciences Department

The Blood Sciences Department provides Haematology, Chemistry and Blood Transfusion services.

King's College Hospital

St Thomas' Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Princess Royal University Hospital

Royal Brompton Hospital

Harefield Hospital

Blackfriar's Hub

Routine Coagulation - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

Blood Sciences Department-Guy's And St Thomas' Hospital

Clinical Biochemistry - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

Haematology - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

Haematology Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital

Blood Transfusion Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital Laboratory

Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital

Clinical Biochemistry at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Immunosuppressant Monitoring Service at Harefield Hospital

Fetal Medicine Unit Laboratory

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Blood Sciences Department

The Blood Sciences Department provides Haematology, Chemistry and Blood Transfusion services.

King's College Hospital

St Thomas' Hospital

Guy's Hospital

Princess Royal University Hospital

Royal Brompton Hospital

Harefield Hospital

Blackfriar's Hub

Routine Coagulation - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

Blood Sciences Department-Guy's And St Thomas' Hospital

Clinical Biochemistry - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

Haematology - Blood Sciences at King's College Hospital

Haematology Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital

Blood Transfusion Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital Laboratory

Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory at Princess Royal University Hospital

Clinical Biochemistry at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Haematology and Blood Transfusion at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals

Immunosuppressant Monitoring Service at Harefield Hospital

Fetal Medicine Unit Laboratory

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