Jo Howard
Consultant haematologist and lead clinician
Biography
Jo Howard became a consultant at our hospital in 2007, and is now head of the red cell/sickle cell service. Before coming to work here, she was a consultant at Central Middlesex Hospital (North West London Hospitals) where she ran their sickle cell service.
Jo receives referrals for patients with complications of sickle cell disease from all over the UK.
She has lectured on sickle cell disease at national conferences, including the British Society of Haematology, Royal College of Pathology, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and British Thoracic Society.
Jo is on the steering committees for the UK Forum for Haemoglobin Disorders, the National Haemoglobinpathy Registry and the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (General Haematology) and is the lead for Adult Peer Review for haemoglobinopathies.
Education and training
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BChir)
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
- Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologist (FRCPath)
Research interests
- Sickle cell disease and associated complications
Contact
Specialist interests
- Sickle cell disease
- Management of chronic complications of sickle cell disease (e.g. stroke, renal disease, orthopaedic problems)
- Thalassaemia
Last updated: January 2023