Our team
Professor Tom Cosker MB BCh MSc FRCS (Tr&Orth) FAS
Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon and Clinical Lead for Sarcoma
Tom Cosker is a Specialist Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon with a specialist interest in tumours of the upper limb (he does also treat bone and soft tissue sarcoma across the body).
Tom is an Oxford trainee and originally graduated from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 2000. He has worked in Oxford, Northampton, Reading, Stoke Mandeville and High Wycombe, and completed his Fellowships in Tampa, Florida and Exeter, Devon, where he undertook a Specialist Upper Limb Fellowship under Professor Tim Bunker.
Tom has a particular interest in surgical training and is Director of Surgical Anatomy for the Nuffield Department of Surgery where he is also an Associate Professor. He is working with various partners to bring augmented reality to surgical training to ensure the best possible training for our surgeons of the future.
Tom has developed new and exciting practices in 3D printing, augmented reality and more. He has set up an exchange programme with Sri Lanka and France to train future surgeons, and has been a Consultant since 2015.
Professor Max Gibbons MBBS MA FRCS (Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon
Mr Duncan Whitwell BMBS FRCS (Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon
Miss Harriet Branford-White FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon
Harriet specialises in the treatment of bone and soft tissue cancer (sarcoma) and hip arthroplasty. She achieved FRCS (Tr&Orth) in 2016.
She trained in London and Oxford with specialist training during oncology and arthroplasty fellowships in Australia, Exeter and Oxford. She was awarded a DPhil (PhD) from the University of Oxford for laboratory-based research on Ewing Sarcoma, and continues to participate in research studies and international collaborations in this area.
Mr Ather Siddiqi MB BS MRCS FCPS FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon
Ather has studied in Singapore, the USA and the UK, with Fellowships in Germany, Russia and South Korea. He completed a Fellowship in Complex Pelvic Reconstruction and Sarcoma Surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in 2022.
Ather has research interests in 3D printing and modelling in guided surgery and virtual/augmented reality in guided pelvic tumour surgery.
He won a Travelling Fellowship from the British Orthopaedic Oncology Society (BOOS) in 2020, and gained BOOS sponsorship to the British Orthopaedic Association Future Leaders Programme. He also teaches widely.
Mr Muhammad Riaz
Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Oncology Surgeon
Mr Mike Lamyman
Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Dr Sally Trent MBBS MRCP FRCR
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Dr Sarah Pratap MA MBBChir MRCP DPhil
Consultant Medical Oncologist
MDT consultants
- Professor Nicholas Athanasou MD PhD MRCP FRCPath
Consultant Histopathologist - Mr Henk Giele MB MS FRACS (Plastics) FRCS
Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Miss Lucy Cogswell BMB Ch MA FRCS Plast
Consultant Plastic Surgeon - Mr Paul Critchley FRCS (Plastics)
Consultant in Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery - Mr Tim Theologis MD MSc PhD FRCS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Paediatric Sarcomas) - Mr Andrew Wainwright BS ChB FRCS (Tr and Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Paediatric Sarcomas) - Mr Max Mifsud MD MScRes FRCS FEBOT
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon (Paediatric Sarcomas) - Mr Jeremy Reynolds MB ChB BSc (Hons) FRCS (Trauma & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Spinal Surgery) - Mr Francesco Di Chiara
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Mr Dionisios Stavroulias
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon - Mr Kunmi Fasanmade MBBS BDS FDSRCS MRCS FRCS (OMFS)
Consultant Oral and Maxiofacial Surgeon and Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist - Mr Radu Mihai
Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Surgeon - Mr Mark Sullivan
Uro-oncology Surgeon - Dr Shaun Wilson
Consultant Paediatric Oncologist - Dr James Teh FRCR MRCP MBBS BSc FRCP FRCR
Consultant Radiologist - Dr Catherine McCarthy MBChB FCRadDiag(SA) FRCR
Consultant Radiologist - Dr Karen Partington
Consultant Radiologist - Dr Zsolt Orosz
Consultant Histopathologist - Dr Jennifer Brown
Consultant Histopathologist
Nursing and AHP
Specialist Nurses
Our dedicated team of Sarcoma Specialist Nurses is here to offer:
- information about the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of your condition
- advice about symptom management / postoperative support
- additional support for yourself, family members or carers
- referral to the necessary community nursing teams.
Email: sarcomaspecialistnurses@oxnet.nhs.uk
Sarcoma Nurses
Millie Okello
MSC (ACP HEE Accredited) NMP BSc(hons) Cancer and Palliative Care RN KRM
Tel : 01865 227808
Vicky Wren
Tel: 01865 738282
Jasmine Cammas
Tel: 01865 225393
Gemma Tuttle
Sarcoma Physiotherapist
Anna Siuta
Tel: via Switchboard Bleep 7149
Physiotherapists can advise how to manage your recovery, with the aim to restore movement and function, alleviate pain and prevent further injury.
They may provide exercises to help enhance recovery after a major operation, and advice about returning to sport and recreational activities.
Sarcoma Occupational Therapist
Clare McKenzie
Tel: via Switchboard Bleep 7179
Occupational Therapists can help you regain independence in your daily activities. They assess your current needs and can recommend assistive devices and changes to help you adapt in a safe home environment.
