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Mr Ismail is an experienced colorectal surgeon in Birmingham with a specialist interest in minimally-invasive techniques (laparoscopic/key-hole) for the treatment of bowel cancer.  He is also an expert on novel techniques to treat haemorrhoids (HALO, THD).  In addition, Mr Ismail offers treatment for a full range of conditions, including piles, anal fissure, anal fistula and pilonidal sinus and hernias.  He is also a fully trained, JAG accredited expert in colonoscopy.

Mr Tariq Ismail graduated from the Welsh National School of Medicine in Cardiff and obtained his FRCS in 1986 and was awarded an MD with distinction. His registrar training was in the West Midlands, Hong Kong and at the National Cancer Institute in Tokyo before being appointed as a consultant colorectal surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham in 1995.

He clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and management of bowel cancer. Over 25 years of consultant practice, Mr Ismail has led a high volume, high quality colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team with excellent patient outcomes. He also undertakes complex surgery with an established leading edge regional and supra regional referral practice for bowel cancer, anal cancer and anorectal melanoma.

Mr Ismail was one of the first to introduce laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery for benign and malignant colorectal disease in the West Midlands. He has been surgical tutor and senior examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons and held numerous management roles including surgery and endoscopy lead for the trust. He was pivotal in setting up and leading the colorectal cancer MDT and enhanced recovery surgical pathways.

He has published widely on translational research in biomarkers in colorectal cancer, proteomics, gene therapy and genomics and has mentored numerous surgical trainees and research fellows.

Mr Tariq Ismail was also instrumental in setting up the Birmingham Bowel Clinic which is the first private centre of excellence managing bowel conditions in the West Midlands. The Birmingham Bowel Clinic is a team of highly qualified specialists who provide a comprehensive and integrated service with a multidisciplinary approach to the management of bowel conditions.

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Dr Yasser Mehrez is a leading consultant in pain medicine, anaesthesia and intensive care. He currently practices at his NHS and private clinic in Milton Keynes where he treats all types of chronic pain using advanced techniques such as fluoroscopic and ultrasound guided interventional pain management procedures. Dr Mehrez leads a team of clinicians, psychologists, physiotherapists and nurses to deliver a high standard multidisciplinary pain service to his patients.

He has a special interest in treating back, neck, joint and facial pain, post-surgical scar pain, neuropathic pain and cancer pain using minimally invasive procedures. These include epidural injections, pulsed radiofrequency treatments, neuromodulation, removal of epidural adhesions and many more. Dr Mehrez ensures his patients receive the best long-term pain relief using a range of sophisticated medicines and techniques.

Dr Mehrez spent most of training in major institutions. He has gained extensive experience in pain medicine including multidisciplinary planning through working closely with other specialties. For example he has started joint clinics with the spinal surgical team,  joint efforts with urology teamed also primary care teams to allow the patient to clear understanding of their treatment options and to access the agreed line of treatment in timely manner. Dr Mehrez uses up to date treatments and technology to help his patients to benefit from advances in the growing specialty of pain medicine.

Dr Mehrez was trained at South Thames School in London; he spent a year at Guy’s and St Thomas' Hospital Pain Management Centre practicing the most advanced techniques in neuromodulation and pain management. He now works as a Lead Clinician at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS trust, at his private clinic and teaches as an honorary clinical lecturer at the University of Buckingham Medical School. He is also a professional member of the Neuromodulation Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland, The British Pain Society and the International Association for the Study of Pain.

He is actively involved in the day-to-day running and strategic planning for the pain services in Milton Keynes. He is continuously involved in planning and redesigning the pain service in the area by advising, communicating and educating the services in the community. He is also in charge of monitoring pilot community pain services and introduced patient information booklets and various leaflets currently used at the clinic. He's actively involved in the education of his junior colleagues, general practitioners, nursing staff and most importantly, his patients.

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Mr Ahmed-Ramadan Sadek is a consultant neurosurgeon and spinal surgeon in London who specialises in complex spinal surgery. His areas of interest include spinal stenosis, sciatica, minimally invasive spinal surgery, and back and neck pain. Mr Sadek is a member of London International Patient Services (LIPS)

Mr Sadek completed the Sir Hugh Cairns combined orthopaedic and neurosurgical complex spinal fellowship at the Royal London Hospital. Prior to this he was an academic Walport trainee in Wessex. He held the Jason Brice Fellowship in Neurosurgical research during which he spent a year at the Universitatklinikum Bonn in Germany. He was awarded a doctorate in 2005 from the MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology unit at the University of Oxford.

Mr Sadek has an academic interest in spinal pathology and has published over 30 research studies and numerous book chapters. His research has featured on the front cover of an international journal and he has presented his work at conferences globally.

Mr Sadek approaches spinal problems from all angles utilising the multidisciplinary approach to achieve the best possible results for patients. He works very closely with orthopaedic spinal surgeons, pain specialists and physiotherapists.

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Mr Sashi Yeluri is a consultant laparoscopic, general, upper GI, and bariatric surgeon at Park Hill Hospital. He specialises in gastric balloon, acid reflux, hernia, gallbladder surgery, bariatric surgery and endoscopy. He is also an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Sheffield, a Royal College surgical tutor at his NHS hospital, and a PLAB examiner for the General Medical Council.
 
After graduating in 2000, Mr Yeluri earned a Masters in Surgery (MS) qualification in general surgery. He completed his entire surgical training in Yorkshire and later did a fellowship in Upper GI and Bariatric Surgery at Concord Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He earned a MD from the University of Leeds in 2012 for laboratory based research in cancer biology at the Leeds institute of molecular medicine (LIMM) having received a grant from Yorkshire cancer research. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in health research.
 
In 2014, Mr Yeluri became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. He has received visiting fellowship grants from the Royal College of Surgeons of England to visit bariatric and Upper GI units in Bruges, Belgium. He has received educational grants to visit the units in Brisbane and Melbourne.
 
His research focuses on reflux, bariatric surgery, and general surgery, with publications and presentations at national and international conferences.
 
In addition to his clinical and research work, Mr Yeluri is actively involved in teaching and serves as invited faculty both regionally, nationally and internationally.
 

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Dr Anthony Crabb is a highly regarded consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist based in Exeter who specialises in the assessment and treatment of ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, functional neurological disorders (FND), Tourette's, tic disorders and panic attacks. With over 15 years of consultant-level experience, he is also an expert in anxiety, depression and stress, as well as psychosis.

Dr Crabb is the clinical director of the online mental healthcare service, Held Health, with whom he currently sees private patients. He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and completed his medical training in Auckland, New Zealand before completing higher specialist psychiatry training in London in 2009. As a clinician, Dr Crabb is specifically trained in ADI-R (autism diagnostic interview-revised), a widely-used diagnostic technique for accurate autism assessments.

Dr Crabb has worked within private and NHS mental healthcare services throughout his esteemed career, holding a number of senior positions alongside his clinical consultant duties. He was the chair of the Paediatric Liaison Network from 2013 to 2016 and also served as the lead for the autism assessment service at Southampton Children’s Hospital. From 2020 to 2022, Dr Crabb additionally held the position of associate clinical director at North Devon CAMHS. ​

Dr Crabb has been recognised with eight clinical excellence awards for his contributions to the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, including quality and service improvements, as well as medical education and training. He is on the GMC's specialist register for child and adolescent psychiatry.

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Dr Elaine Tickle is a reputable GP, with over 25 years of experience, based in London. She offers an array of medical tests and treatments, focusing principally on general health check-ups, women's health, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), diabetes and smear tests.

Dr Tickle graduated from the University of Liverpool and earned her medical degree in 1996. Following that, she served as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy before pursuing general practice training in the scenic surroundings of North West Wales. Her training focused on various specialities including care for the elderly, trauma, paediatrics, obstetrics, and gynaecology.
 
In 2002, she obtained membership in the Royal College of General Practitioners and transitioned to working as an NHS general practitioner in Bristol. During this period, Dr Tickle specialised in stress-related illnesses and sexual health medicine, obtaining the Diploma in Family Planning and organising multiple community sexual health clinics.
 
In April 2007, Dr Tickle relocated to London to work in the independent sector, establishing a full-time private practice by early 2009. She is particularly passionate about patient-centred holistic medicine, prioritising patients' physical, psychological, and emotional needs in her approach to care. Dr Tickle remains dedicated to staying abreast of the latest advancements in medical care while emphasizing health and lifestyle screening and implementing preventive strategies whenever possible.

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Mr Hanny Anwar is a distinguished consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon based in Elstree. His areas of expertise include spinal tumour surgery (primary and metastatic), minimally invasive spinal surgery, revision spinal surgery, and surgery for complex spinal deformity. Additionally, he also specialises in sciatica, scoliosis, disc prolapse, back pain, and neck pain.

Mr Anwar, who consults privately at Elstree Waterfront Outpatients Centre, has a demonstrated commitment to surgical excellence. He holds an MBBS and an intercalated BMedSci from the University of London, and undertook his higher specialist orthopaedic training on the prestigious Pervical Pott rotation, which includes surgical periods of study at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

As a leading spinal specialist, Mr Anwar pursued fellowship training in orthopaedic spinal surgery at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and in neurosurgical spinal surgery at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, two of the largest specialist units in the UK. He was also recognised with the British Association of Spinal Surgeons travelling fellowship and notably holds the esteemed fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons of England since 2010.

Mr Anwar currently holds the illustrious positions of division director for specialist surgery and clinical director for spine surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, where he oversees the delivery of spine care services. He has published widely in high-impact orthopaedic spinal journals, and is also one of the lead surgeons for spinal sarcoma at the National Priority Setting Partnership. Previously, Mr Anwar served as a board member at London Cancer for Acute Oncology, where he contributed his insights to enhance cancer care pathways.

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Dr Dayal Mukherjee is one of London's leading voices in aesthetic medicine, with over ten years of experience in his field. Dr Mukherjee is highly experienced in numerous aesthetic procedures, including complex facial anti-aging, lipoaugmentation, botox, Silhouette Soft facelifts, non-surgical nose procedures and global facial rebalancing. 

Dr Mukherjee qualified with a degree in Medicine and Surgery from King's College London in 2008, before going on to receive an MSc in Surgical Technology from Imperial College London in 2010. 

Dr Mukherjee is perhaps most well known as the CEO and founder of The Aura Clinic London, a leading centre of excellence in aesthetic medicine. The Aura Clinic offers a wide range of cosmetic procedures, at the highest possible international medical standards.

Dr Mukherjee strives to present all patients with a personalised, non-surgical treatment plan for everyday and complex cosmetic procedures, with anatomic facial analysis at the core of his philosophy. He was one of the first doctors in the UK to offer Silhouette Soft facelifts, a new, no-scar technology that easily lifts the face, eyebrows, jawline and neck.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr Mukherjee has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed medical journals. For his research work as a student, he was awarded the Preiskel Prize from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2006. He is often invited to speak at national and international conferences in anti-aging and aesthetic medicine. 
 

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Mr Barry Rose is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Crowborough, Brighton, Eastbourne and Seaford who has a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery. He treats the whole spectrum of conditions ranging from foot and ankle sports injuries, ankle instability, tendon problems, foot deformity, arthritis, heel pain, forefoot pain and bunions.

Mr Rose became fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2013. He achieved his MSc degree following research into recovery following forefoot surgery. He undertook a year of fellowship training in foot and ankle surgery at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia. It was here where Mr Rose was further exposed to the surgical management of a wide range of foot and ankle pathology.

Subsequently, Mr Rose completed a prestigious fellowship with Mr Dishan Singh at the internationally acclaimed Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, which is where he developed further expertise in complex foot and ankle surgery. Mr Rose is a keen teacher of trainee doctors and surgeons and is an ATLS instructor. Mr Rose regularly sees patients from throughout Sussex and West Kent, including Brighton, Lewes, Tunbridge Wells, Eastbourne, Bexhill and Hastings, and is part of Sussex Premier Health.

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Dr Sami Firoozi is a highly skilled cardiologist based in London. He specialises in procedures such as coronary angioplasty and TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), and is an expert in treating heart failure, arrhythmias, and coronary artery disease.

Dr Firoozi qualified from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital Medical Schools (University of London) in 1995. He became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1998, (going on to become a Fellow (FRCP) in 2017) and carried out research into heart muscle diseases as part of a British Heart Foundation Fellowship. He underwent specialist training in cardiology at St George's Hospital (London) 2002-2008. He is dual-accredited in both Cardiology and General Internal Medicine.

Dr Firoozi maintains active involvement in medical education, having organised and run a well-established postgraduate teaching course in London for over 10 years. He is also involved in organising cardiology and angioplasty training in the London area.

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