Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening
AAA screening team
0300 422 4285
The NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) national screening programme aims to reduce deaths from ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms through early detection, monitoring and treatment.
An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a weakening of the main blood vessel in the body, the aorta. It causes a widening of the aorta, and forms what is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
This condition is most common in men aged 65 and above. It is estimated that 1 in 80 men aged between 65 and 74 in England have an AAA. Read more about AAA
Our service covers patients in Gloucestershire and Swindon.
Our team
- Mr S Kulkarni, Director AAA Screening Programme / Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Glenda Turton, AAA Screening Programme Manager & Nurse Specialist
- Dr Philip Birch, Consultant Radiologist & QA Lead
- Dawn Williams, AAA Screening Programme Administrator
- Dr Gemma Birch, Clinical Skills Trainer (CST) & Vascular Scientist
- Carole Howe, Senior Screening Technician
- Chloe Collins, Screening Technician
- Karen Smith, Screening Technician
Our surgeons
- Mr S Kulkarni, Director AAA Screening Programme / Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Mr D.G Cooper, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Mr S Paravastu, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Mr R Wilson, Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Mr J. Nicholls – Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Contact us
- Telephone: 0300 422 4285
- Email: ghn-tr.aaa.screening@nhs.net
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, Department of Vascular Surgery, Cheltenham General Hospital, Sandford Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7AN