All Wales Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease Service
We are a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who look after adults with inherited disorders of metabolism.
Our outpatient clinics include:
- Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- Lysosomal Storage Disorders
- Acute Porphyria
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.
Outpatient clinics
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.
Who will I see?
There is a team of specialist consultants responsible for the ongoing care of Adults with Inherited Metabolic Disorders in Wales.
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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
Who else will I see?
The All Wales Adult Inherited Metabolic Disease Service also includes metabolic dietitians, clinical nurse specialists and a specialist physiotherapist.
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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
Other members of the team
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Professor Stuart Moat
Clinical Lead, Metabolic Biochemistry Laboratory -
Zoë Taylor
Adult Specialist Pharmacist for Inherited Metabolic Diseases
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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
Contact us
Should you wish to contact us with non-urgent enquires you can do so between the hours of 8:00am and 4:00pm weekdays.
Inherited Metabolic Disorders and Lysosomal Storage Disorders patient enquires
Dietetic patient enquires
Porphyria patient enquires
If you have an acute metabolic condition and become acutely unwell at any time of the day or night:
- start your oral emergency regimen immediately.
- do not delay going to hospital whilst trying to contact us.
- take your emergency guideline with you, which contains information on how admitting teams can contact us.
For healthcare professionals
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.