Neuroendocrine tumour (NET) unit

Overview
Contact
Referrals
The team
Patient leaflets

Overview

The neuroendocrine tumour (NET) unit at the Royal Free Hospital has an international reputation for the management of neuroendocrine tumour patients. In 2010 it was the first UK centre to be awarded European Centre of Excellence. We receive referrals from across the UK as well as from abroad, and we are the designated centre for NETs within the North London Cancer Network.

The aim of the Royal Free Hospital neuroendocrine tumour group is to provide optimal management for patients with neuroendocrine tumours, taking into account how the tumour affects each individual.

We work within a multidisciplinary team and aim to enhance the prospects for treatment by a combination of clinical and laboratory research. The Royal Free Hospital NET unit and oncology department conduct a number of clinical and basic science research trials relating to the treatment of and the pathogenesis of NET development.

The NET unit clinicians and researchers collaborate with clinicians and research staff in the UK and abroad. The clinical lead and head of the neuroendocrine tumour unit is Professor Martyn Caplin.

Contact

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Royal Free Hospital

Pond Street
London
NW3 2QG

Telephone: 0207 830 2867 - Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (excluding bank holidays)

Nurse specialist : 0207 830 2458 (answerphone) - Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm (excluding bank holidays)

The neuroendocrine tumour unit office is on the 8th floor (8 South), in the centre for gastroenterology.

Referrals

Referral details

From Tuesday 3rd January 2017, all referrers will need to provide a completed referral proforma to the NET Unit.

These should be completed electronically, ensuring all marked mandatory fields are filled in appropriately, and sent via email to rf.netreferrals@nhs.net. Please get in touch via this email if you require a copy of the referral proforma. Emails are managed on a daily basis by the team.

The Team

Consultant
Professor Martyn Caplin
Professor of gastroenterology and neuroendocrine

PA/secretary phone number: 020 78302 867
PA/secretary email address: rf.netadmin@nhs.net
Private practice phone number: 07495 839 886
Professor Ashley Grossman
Professor of endocrinology

Phone number: 0207-830-2867
Email address: ashley.grossman@nhs.net
Dr Bernard Khoo
Senior clinical lecturer in endocrinology

Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 33383
PA/secretary email address: rf.diabendocrineadmin@nhs.net
Dr Tu Vinh Luong
Consultant histopathologist

Phone number: 020 7830 2227, 020 7435 3289
Email address: tuvinh.luong@nhs.net
Fax: 020 7435 3289
Dr Shaunak Navalkissoor
Consultant nuclear medicine physician

Phone number: 02078302470, 02078302469
Email address: s.navalkissoor@nhs.net
Dr Christos Toumpanakis
Consultant in gastroenterology and neuroendocrine tumours
Honorary Associate Professor UCL

PA/secretary phone number: 020 78302 867
PA/secretary email address: rf.netadmin@nhs.net
Private practice phone number: 020 78302 867
Private practice email address: charmane.pindura@nhs.net
Nursing team
Aisling McSweeney
Clinical nurse specialist

Phone number: 020 7830 2458
Email address: aisling.mcsweeney@nhs.net
Fax: 020 7472 6728
Elizabeth Quaglia
Lead nurse in neuroendocrine tumours

Phone number: 0207 794 0500 bleep 2990
Email address: elizabeth.quaglia@nhs.net