We are a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who look after adults with inherited disorders of metabolism.
Our outpatient clinics include:
We accept referrals from other healthcare professionals and regularly welcome patients moving from the paediatric metabolic clinics to our service; a process known as transition.
Our outpatient clinic service is primarily based in the outpatient departments at both University Hospital of Wales and University Hospital Llandough, Cardiff. Outpatient clinic appointments may also be offered to you at Wrexham Maelor Hospital or Denbigh Community Hospital.
Alternatively you may also be offered a telephone appointment or an online appointment via a video call. Video calling is as convenient as a phone call with the added value of face to face communication.
There is a team of specialist consultants responsible for the ongoing care of Adults with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Wales.
Dr Duncan Cole
Clinical Lead, All Wales Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease Service, Clinical Reader and Honorary Consultant in Metabolic Medicine
Dr Danja Schulenburg-Brand
Clinical Lead, National Acute Porphyria Service (Cardiff), Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine
Dr Patrick Wainwright
Consultant in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine
Dr Azza Osman
Clinical Fellow in Metabolic Medicine
The All Wales Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease Service also includes metabolic dietitians, clinical nurse specialists and a specialist physiotherapist.
Sarah Bailey
Clinical Lead Dietitian
Dilan Thompson
Metabolic Dietitian
Rhiannon Armstrong
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
Omabe Obasi
Clinical Nurse Specialist for Acute Porphyria and Lysosomal Storage Disorders
Hayley Davis
Specialist Neuromuscular Physiotherapist
Professor Stuart Moat
Clinical Lead, Metabolic Biochemistry Laboratory
Zoë Taylor
Adult Specialist Pharmacist for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
Jemma Hassell-Wilkes
Data Coordinator and Administrative Assistant
Marie Davies
Medical Secretary to Dr Duncan Cole
Nicola Glazzard
Medical Secretary to Dr Patrick Wainwright
Caroline Taylor
Medical Secretary to Dr Danja Schulenburg-Brand
Should you wish to contact us with non-urgent enquires you can do so between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm weekdays.
If you have an acute metabolic condition and become acutely unwell at any time of the day or night:
A detailed guideline for immediate emergency management can be found on the British Inherited Metabolic Disease Group (BIMDG).
In an emergency please try to contact a Metabolic Consultant. Please note that the Metabolic Consultants wish to encourage medical contact.
Please note: There is no formal out-of-hours medical on call service for Inherited Metabolic Disease, but consultants may be contacted via University Hospital of Wales switchboard (029 218 47747) if urgent advice is needed, although their availability cannot be guaranteed.