MD (Commendation) Italy, EU. Paediatric Speciality Training (Italy, EU). Sub-speciality Training in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Melbourne AUS (RCH) and London UK (GOSH/UCLH)

Consultant Paediatrician with Special Interest in Endocrinology and Diabetes.

After completing her medical training and core Paediatric Speciality training in Europe (University Hospitals of Palermo, Italy) Dr Ismail received International Speciality training in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. She undertook a Clinical research fellowship at the world renowned Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes of the Royal Children Hospital (RCH) in Melbourne, Australia, in 2004. There she worked under the guidance of Professor G Werther, Dr M Zacharin and Professor F Cameron, all world experts in this field. Dr Ismail published four articles following her time there, three of which as first author. 

Following that and finalising her core paediatric training, Dr Ismail worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) from 2008-2012 as senior clinical fellow under world Endocrinology and Diabetes expert Prof Khalid Hussain. She developed a sub-speciality interest in glucose physiology and Hyperinsulinism. Dr Ismail produced many first author papers while in GOSH on the topic and presented her work at national and international conferences such as ESPE and BSPED. 

Since 2012 Dr Ismail has been working as an NHS Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist/Diabetologist at the Royal Alexandra Childrens’ Hospital (RACH) in Brighton. She currently is the clinical lead for the services of Paediatric Endocrine and Diabetes there. She leads MDT Diabetes clinics for children and young people and runs virtual HCL Diabetes data-review clinics. Dr Ismail is confident in managing all currently commercially available (HCL) closed loop Insulin systems and pumps. Her focus on technology managed Diabetes is to allow patients to optimize their own Diabetes management and improve QOL and long-term outcomes. Dr Ismail aims at utilising technology as much as possible and where appropriate for the patient, including all latest available continuous glucose sensors and HCL systems.

At RACH Dr Ismail also runs specialized clinics investigating causes of hypoglycaemia in children and general paediatric endocrinology clinics for growth and puberty disorders of children and adolescents. She looks after children with short stature or tall stature, excluding medical causes of this. She see children with delay in pubertal development or puberty happening too early in childhood. Equally she specializes in identifying and excluding Endocrine causes of fatigue and tiredness in young people.

Dr Ismail is bilingual and is comfortable running clinical consultations in both English and Italian (mother-tongue). She is also fluent in Arabic thanks to her heritage and is comfortable with conversational French and basic Spanish.