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Dr Helen Spoudeas
MBBS DRCOG FRCP FRCPCH MD
GMC: 2716903Professional statement
Dr Helen Spoudeas is a highly-experienced, leading endocrinologist based in London. She is a paediatric endocrine subspecialist consultant, with 20 years' experience at both Great Ormond Street Hospital, the leading children's hospital in the UK, and at University College Hospitals.
Dr Helen Spoudeas is an international expert on the neuroendocrine effects of brain and pituitary tumours, particularly abnormalities of growth and development, hormone excess and deficiency.
Dr Spoudeas has published original research and articles in peer-reviewed literature, and has appeared as a guest speaker at national and international conferences on the topics of hormone secretion, growth, pubertal and fertility status after cancer therapies. Dr Spoudeas is a member of a multitude of reputable professional bodies, and works extensively with Success Charity.
Dr Spoudeas launched the first worldwide childhood pituitary tumour guidance at the Success Charity Conference on 2nd March 2024. This completes a ‘trio’ of pituitary tumour guidelines she set out to get inter-professionally agreed and endorsed to a NICE standard 12 years ago and includes craniopharyngiomas, and pituitary stalk thickening.
Clinics
Central London, 49 Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HJMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 41 years of experience
- Consultant in endocrine service to survivors of childhood cancer, especially brain tumours, at the London Centre of Paediatric Endocrinology between Great Ormond Street and University College Hospitals
Subspecialties
- Long-term-follow-up (LTFU): Late effects of Cancer
- Children and young people's endocrinology
Professional memberships
- Member of the European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) (1990 - present)
- Member of the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) (1999 - present)
Education
- Paediatric specialisation (1985)
- Attained her postgraduate doctorate (MD) (1995)
Teaching posts
- Honorary senior lecturer in Paediatric Endocrinology at University College London and the Institute of Child Heath, where her main NHS practice continues (1999 - present)
- She has provided expert advice to the NICE guidance on child and adolescent cancer (2005) and in 2012 to the national specialist commissioning (NCG) paediatric neurosurgery ‘safe and sustainable’ initiatives for service improvement in children with complex brain tumours.
Publications and conferences
- Hoong-Wei Gan, Kim Phipps, Kristian Aquilina, Mark Nicholas Gaze, Richard Hayward, Helen Alexandra Spoudeas. Neuroendocrine morbidity after paediatric optic gliomas: a longitudinal analysis of 166 children over 30 years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2015)
- Spoudeas HA. The evolution of growth hormone neurosecretory disturbance during high dose cranial irradiation and chemotherapy for childhood brain tumours. MD thesis, University of London (1995)
Languages spoken
- English
- Greek
Registration number: 2716903
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Why are hormones so important?
In this informative article, Dr Helen Spoudeas, a highly revered consultant paediatric and...
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Survivors at Success Conference 2023
Today we launched the SUCCESS pathway to ‘cure the whole child not just the tumour’. List...
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Understanding hypopituitarism’s effect on your child’s health
Dr Helen Spoudeas is a leading UK paediatric endocrine subspecialist. She provides you wit...
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What does a paediatric endocrinologist do? A look at pituitary gland disorders and their treatment
Leading consultant paediatric and adolescent endocrinologist, Dr Helen Spoudeas takes a de...
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What happens to children’s growth when the hypothalamus isn’t functioning right?
The hypothalamus is a little known but fascinating and vital part of the human body. Exper...
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The 3 most common causes of delayed puberty and delayed growth
Leading consultant paediatric and adolescent endocrinologist, Dr Helen Spoudeas explains t...
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Delayed puberty: late bloomer or medical condition?
Girls on average begin puberty with a growth spurt at 11 and menstruate at 13. Boys, on th...
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3 most common causes of early puberty and growth
Leading paediatric and adolescent endocrinologist, Dr Helen Spoudeas explains the most com...
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Diet, hormones, genes and the risks of childhood obesity
Are you worried about your child's growing weight? In most cases, diet is the source of th...
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Paediatric thyroid problems explained
Leading consultant paediatric and adolescent endocrinologist, Dr Helen Spoudeas discusses ...
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Success Charity – life after cure of a childhood brain tumour
In May 2019, distinguished consultant endocrinologist Dr Helen Spoudeas led the launch of ...
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Dr Helen Spoudeas discusses The SUCCESS Charity
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Why is my child not growing properly?
As a parent, it’s natural to worry if your child isn’t growing as you would expect. While ...
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Dr Helen Spoudeas Conference Opening Speech 111117
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How to know if your child’s growth is normal
Are you wondering whether your child is growing as fast as they should be? Leading endocri...
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The symptoms and treatment of pituitary gland disorders
Dr Helen Spoudeas clarifies the key symptoms of pituitary gland disorders and highlights t...
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What does the pituitary gland do?
Leading consultant paediatric and adolescent endocrinologist, Dr Helen Spoudeas, explains ...
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Brain tumour care - supporting the transition into adulthood
Leading consultant paediatric endocrinologist, Dr Helen Spoudeas, talks about the complex ...
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Early puberty: what are the causes and how is it treated?
Dr Helen Spoudeas, a consultant paediatric endocrinologist, explains what early puberty is...
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- Dr Spoudeas consultation was exactly what we needed. Explained everything which made us feel at ease and arranged our tests to be carried out on the same day. eager to see the results. we cannot recommend Dr S any more. 10/10 amazing service.
- This woman traumatised both my child and I, and we now have to work with a therapist to overcome what she did. Due to word limitation, I can’t post my whole review here, but if you look her up on Google you’ll see my review in details of what we suffered. I’d give her 0 ⭐!
- Smooth process. Excellent care and clear explanations from doctor.
- Great consultation to both the parent and the kid. Detailed explanations and justifications. I highly recommend Dr Spoudeas.
- Excellent
- I just couldn't understand that why we had to be seen 45 minutes later than our appointment and if it wasn't for me waking to the reception I think we probably would've waited even more, no one bothered to come to us and explain the reason ,not so up to the repetition .Doctor's response -Thank you for your feedback, I am sorry to hear that the reception staff at LMC did not keep you apprised of the reason for the delay in Dr Spoudeas seeing you in the clinic. I will feed this back to them. We would always strive to keep all patients aware of any reasons for delays in clinic appointment times.
- Really wonderful. A privilege to be seen by a such thoughtful worldly doctor with a philosophy that centres on a holistic assessment rather than unnecessary testsDoctor's response -Thank you very much for the wonderful review.
- Definitely one of the best experiences we had with doctors! Friendly nurses and staff, no queue to wait at all, and most of all, Dr Spoudeas gave us a very detailed explanation of all the pros & cons that really benefit patients. So glad we found her.Doctor's response -Thank you for your review, am so pleased you had a good experience.
- Definitely one of the best experiences we had with doctors! Friendly nurses and staff, no queue to wait at all, and most of all, Dr Spoudeas gave us a very detailed explanation of all the pros & cons that really benefit patients. So glad we found her.Doctor's response -Thank you for your review, am so pleased you had a good experience.
- The doctor is highly profissional consultant . She has given us all details that we need . I greatly appreciate her .Doctor's response -Thank you for kind review.