Ovacome’s Expert Advisory Panel provides information and guidance, acting as a specialist resource to the charity.  Our panel members are all recognised experts in the treatment and care of people with ovarian cancer. They give their time to Ovacome voluntarily. 

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Meet our expert advisory panel

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Professor Sean Kehoe MD DCH FRCOG

Head of the Ovacome Expert Advisory Panel

Professor of gynaecological cancer and lead clinician, Oxford Gynaecological Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford

Senior Research Fellow, St Peters College, Oxford

Member of the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (FIGO) Gynaecological cancer committee

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Dr Jo Ashcroft

Macmillan Clinical Psychologist

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Dr Susana Banerjee

Consultant Medical Oncologist MA MBBS PhD FRCP

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research, London

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Dr Sarah Batty MBBS, BSc, FRCEM, DCH

Consultant in emergency medicine and core Trust fellowship programme director at University Hospital Southampton.

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Jilly Bond

Clinical Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist

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Rachel Bracegirdle

Oncology Dietitian at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Dr Rosy Daniel

Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine Consultant at Apthorp Centre Bath

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Professor Mona El-Bahrawy MBBCh, MSc, PhD, FRCPath, CUBS (Civil)

Professor of Practice (Histopathology), Imperial College London, UK

Professor of Pathology, Alexandria University, Egypt

President of The Egyptian Committee for Pathology Training (ECPT)

Former Country Advisor for Egypt,The Royal College of Pathologists, UK

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Samantha Evans

Sexual health and pleasure expert

Founder of Jo Divine

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Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield

Cancer psychologist and a professor of psycho-oncology at the University of Sussex

Director of the Sussex Health Outcomes Research & Education in Cancer (SHORE-C) group

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Professor Christina Fotopoulou 

Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital

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Professor Charlie Gourley

Chair of Medical Oncology and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology

Clinical Director, CRUK Scotland Centre

Director, Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research

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Professor Marcia Hall MBBS PhD FRCP

Consultant in medical oncology

CTRT Chair Lead Clinician for Research and Development at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

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Dr Emma Hudson

Consultant in clinical oncology specialising in the treatment of gynaecological and lung cancers, at Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff.

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Dr Cathy Hughes

Divisional Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Women’s, Children’s and Clinical Support, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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Professor Gordon Jayson BM, BA, Bch, FRCP, PhD

Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Christie and a Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Manchester

Chair of Translational Research for the Medical Research Council ICON7

Chair of Manchester Cancer Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Board

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Dr Simon Leeson

Consultant Gynaecologist       

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Dr James MacKay

One of the first accredited Consultant Clinical Genetic Oncologists with a special interest in cancer genetics in the UK. An honorary senior lecturer in the Research Department of Oncology, The UCL Cancer Institute, University College London.

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Natalie Marriott

Surgical Care Practitioner (paracentesis specialist nurse) 

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Barbara Milleret

Stoma nurse specialist

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Professor Glenn McCluggage

Consultant Histopathologist in Royal Group of Hospitals Trust, Belfast

Honorary Professor in Gynaecological Pathology of Queen’s University of Belfast

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Dr Terri McVeigh

Consultant Clinical Geneticist MB BAO BCh. (Hons), PGCert (Medical Genetics), PGDip (Med. Sci.), MSc (Clin. Ed.), PhD, MRCS

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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Dr Rowan Miller

Consultant Medical Oncologist specialising in gynae-oncology and early phase clinical trials at University College London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals

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Dr Louise Newson

GP specialising in menopause, Stratford-Upon-Avon

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Valerie Ng

Macmillan Gynaecology Clinical Nurse Specialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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Mr Andy Nordin

Gynaecologist and sub specialist gynaecological oncologist. He has led the East Kent Gynaecological Oncology Centre multidisciplinary team in since 2000, he is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London.

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Maria Denise Pessoa Silva

Associate Lead for Therapies and Professional Lead Occupational Therapist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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Apini Patel

Senior Oncology Pharmacist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Julia Pugh

Advanced nurse practitioner and psychosexual therapist

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Rhia Saggu

Specialist Oncology Dietitian, Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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Dr Mary Tanay RN, ENT, MSc, FHEA

Lecturer of Adult Nursing Education

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Dr Alexandra Taylor MBBS MRCP FRCR MD

Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Royal Marsden

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Rachel White

Oncology Dietitian at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Dr Jason Yap BSc(Hon), MBBS, MRCOG, PhD

Consultant Gynaecologist and Gynaecological Oncologist

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