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Mr Martin Sinclair is a highly trained and skilled consultant general surgeon with over 18 years' experience practising surgery. Within the field, he subspecialises in upper gastrointestinal surgery and hepatobiliary (liver, bile ducts and gallbladder) surgery.

Over the duration of his career, he has become highly skilled in all aspects of his speciality: this includes hernia surgery; gallstones and gallbladder surgery; anti-reflux surgery; endoscopy; pancreas disease and laparoscopic surgery, along with many others.

His university studies in medicine and surgical training took place in Scotland at the University of Glasgow. After this, he proceeded to relocate to Cambridge in 1997 where he underwent senior surgical training and further specialised in hepatobiliary and upper gastrointestinal surgery. Over the course of his career, he has helped countless patients with their surgeries, both NHS and private, and he also dedicates his career ensuring the quality of healthcare in UK hospitals. This was possible through his position as Surgical Coordinator of the NCEPOD, a healthcare quality improvement organisation.  He is Visiting Professor of Intestinal Disease at University of Suffolk.

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Dr Salmin Aseri is a leading consultant in pain medicine and anaesthesia based in North West England. With more than 6 years of experience, he is an expert in all aspects of chronic pain management, whether this is chronic musculoskeletal pain, chronic widespread pain, or chronic complex joint pain (before and/or after joint replacement surgery). Performing over 300 procedures annually, patients with chronic pain from anywhere in the body can benefit from Dr Aseri’s highly-skilled level of care. This includes chronic pain in the shoulders, the elbows, the wrists, the lower back, the neck, the abdomen, or the pelvic area.

Dr Aseri originally qualified from Dr. B A M University, obtaining both his MBBS and his MD in Anaesthesia. Following his initial appointments in the UK, Dr Aseri became a fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2012 and received a CCT in Anaesthetics and Pain Medicine from Health Education North West in 2015. Dr Aseri later went on to complete his Advanced Pain Training at the renowned tertiary pain centre, The Walton Centre for Neurology, Neurosurgery and Pain Medicine, where he acquired expertise in the biopsychosocial management for complex chronic pain. Dr Aseri accomplished a fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine at the Royal College of Anaesthetists in 2016 before going on to take his consultant appointment at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he is also clinical co-lead for interventional pain medicine.

Not only does Dr Aseri greatly contribute to his field with the utmost attention to patient care, he is also involved in medical education, and service innovation and development. He has presented his results on a national and international scale, and is a reviewer for British Medical Journal and Emergency Medical Journal case reports. At present, he is also the course director for the ‘Joint Management of Joint Pain’ study day, which is a Royal College of Anaesthetists approved study day, and regularly collaborates in service development and clinical performance meetings.

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Dr Vivek Chhaya is a leading consultant gastroenterologist and general physician based in London and Worthing. He sees patients at the BMI Goring Hall Hospital, Spire St Anthony's Hospital, and is also a substantive consultant at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust where he offers expertise in all forms of advanced endoscopy and gastrointestinal disorders. Dr Chhaya's clinical interests include dyspepsia and reflux, IBS and alternations in bowel habits, Crohn's and colitis, GI cancers, pancreatic and liver disorders.

Dr Chhaya has access to a JAG accredited endoscopy unit, where he carries out investigations for bowel conditions using techniques such as gastroscopy or colonoscopy. He's fully accredited in diagnostic and colonoscopy and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy. He performs advanced endoscopy in the form of oesophageal and enteral stenting, EUS and biopsy, ERCP and biliary stenting, and the removal of polyps.

Dr Chhaya completed his undergraduate training at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine at the University of London in 2005 whilst also attaining first-class honours in Biomedical Engineering. He completed general medical training and went on to gain membership to The Royal College of Physicians. Dr Chhaya undertook specialist training in gastroenterology in the South Thames region. Dr Chhaya has worked at some of London's most prestigious institutions such as The Royal London Hospital, The Royal Marsden Hospital and St Batholomew's Hospital.

He gained his higher degree at St George's Hospital Medical School at the University of London, and he was awarded an MD in 2016. Dr Chhaya currently sits on the specialist training committee for gastroenterology in Sussex, Kent and Surrey. He is currently a substantive consultant with expertise in gastrointestinal disorders and advanced endoscopy. He's helped transform the IBD service in his NHS post and has a supervisory role in medical education.

He has an active role in medical education, supervising junior doctors and gastroenterology trainees. Dr Chhaya regularly teaches on the JAG accredited endoscopy course. He's the cancer lead at the Worthing Hospital for oesophageal, gastric, pancreatic and biliary cancers. Dr Chhaya is an active researcher and has had over 20 articles in international peer-reviewed gastroenterology journals and has also taken part in various conferences worldwide.

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Professor Prokar Dasgupta OBE is a renowned consultant urologist and robotic surgeon based in London, specialising in prostate cancer, prostatectomy, UroLift, prostate artery embolisation, robotic surgery, and benign prostate enlargement.

With over 25 years of experience, Professor Dasgupta has been instrumental in pioneering robotic surgery in urology in the UK. Notably, he developed image-guided and 3D-printed prostatectomies, along with innovative techniques such as indentation probes for precise tumour localisation. As an ambassador for the KCL-Ericsson 5G global health program in telemedicine, he has significantly contributed to advancing medical technology.

Professor Dasgupta served as the chief investigator for the world's first randomised controlled trial of telerobotics and the only trial comparing open, laparoscopic, and robotic cystectomy. He currently practices as a consultant urologist and robotic surgeon at The London Clinic Consulting Rooms and holds the position of Professor of Surgery and Honorary Consultant Urological Surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Recognised for his outstanding contributions, he was appointed King James IV Professor of Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and elected the youngest-ever Hunterian President.

Professor Dasgupta has also demonstrated his commitment to charitable causes, serving as a trustee to the Prostate Cancer Research Centre and the Malcolm Coptcoat Trust. In addition, he plays a pivotal role as a clinical director within the MedTech Hub at St Thomas' Hospital, overseeing a significant budget dedicated to advancing medical technology.

His sub-specialties include immunology of prostate cancer, robotic surgery, urological cancer, prostate diseases, rapid diagnostics, overactive bladder, and UroLift for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

As an esteemed educator, Professor Dasgupta holds teaching posts as Chair in Robotic Surgery and Urological Innovation at King's College London and Foundation Professor of Surgery at King's Health Partners. He also serves as Chairman of the King’s-Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery, where he has trained and mentored numerous consultant surgeons and fellows, both nationally and internationally.

Professor Dasgupta's academic qualifications include an MD from the University of London, FRCS(Uro) from the Royal College of Surgeons, a Master's in Urology, FRCS, and MBBS. He has contributed significantly to academic literature, with over 1100 articles authored or co-authored, including 600 peer-reviewed papers, 10 books, and 25 chapters.

Professor Dasgupta's contributions to the field have been recognised with numerous awards, including Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), Padma Shri from the Indian Government, St Peter's Medal from the British Association of Urological Surgeons, and the Karl Storz-Harold Hopkins Golden Telescope from the British Association of Urological Surgeons. He is an esteemed member of professional organisations such as the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) and a founding member of the European Association of Urology Robotics Section (ERUS).

Proficient in multiple languages including English, Bengali, Hindi, and Urdu, Professor Dasgupta ensures effective communication with a diverse patient population.
 

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Dr Konstantinos Savvatis is a well-regarded and highly skilled consultant cardiologist who specialises in chest pain, palpitations, cardiac MRI, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and high blood pressure. He is, at present, practising at The Cardiac Clinic at London Bridge Hospital. 

Dr Savvatis, who is also a senior clinical lecturer at the Queen Mary University of London, has a wealth of experience and expertise when it comes to seeing patients suffering from myocarditis and cardiac involvement in neuromuscular conditions. He is also notably extremely skilled in relation to performing advanced cardiovascular MRI and echocardiography.

Dr Savvatis completed his medical training abroad, at the Department of Cardiology at the world-renowned Charité University Hospital in Germany. He successfully completed a PhD for his work on the immunomodulatory role of matrix metalloproteinases in acute myocarditis. Impressively, Dr Savvatis has also previously worked as a clinical scientist at the Charité University Hospital and the Centre for Regenerative Therapies.

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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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Dr Shazia Malik is an expert consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in London who specialises in menopause, caesarean, miscarriage, pregnancy counselling, polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) and heavy periods.

Dr Malik gained her medical degree with honours and a gold medal in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1991. She undertook her specialist training in Cambridge where she was also a research fellow funded by the MRC with a world-famous team, looking at abnormal vessel function in women with extremely heavy periods or endometriosis. She successfully completed her subspecialty accreditation in reproductive medicine and surgery at UCLH (London) where she remains an honorary consultant.

Dr Malik has worked as a consultant as part of the recurrent miscarriage team at St Mary’s Hospital, and as a consultant in IVF at CRGH, one of the country’s leading IVF units. She is regularly consulted by the national press and her articles appear in national publications.

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Miss Tina Rashid is a highly-respected and experienced consultant urological surgeon based in London. Her medical expertise lies in the areas of female urology, gender reassignment surgery, male lower urinary tract symptoms, neuro-urology, urodynamics and general urology.

Miss Tina Rashid qualified from University College London Medical School in 2004.  She completed her post-graduate training as a Urological Surgeon on the prestigious North West Thames Rotation, which included London University hospitals such as Charing Cross Hospital and University College London Hospital.  She passed her FRCS Urology exams in 2012 and was awarded the Keith Yates ‘Gold Medal’ for best overall performance in the UK.

She undertook a competitive fellowship in female urology at University Hospitals of Leicester and was awarded a fellowship at the European centre of excellence in functional and reconstructive urology in Belgium, Leuven University Hospital. 

Miss Rashid is the most senior female surgeon in her field in the UK with vast experience in genital surgery for trans women, including bilateral orchidectomy, vulvoplasty (labioplasty), vaginoplasty (shallow- and full-depth), peritoneal and bowel vaginoplasty.

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Mr Mahi Muqit is a consultant ophthalmologist, cataract and vitreoretinal surgeon based at Moorfields Eye Hospital and at two private London hospitals in Harley Street. After two advanced vitreoretinal fellowships and a PhD in medical retina, he has established himself as one of the best specialist retinal surgeons in the country.

He is part of national and global advisory boards, and a member of the UK and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the British and Eire Vitreoretinal Society. He has won numerous awards in his field, and is an expert in complex cataract surgery, diabetic eye disease, macular hole and retinal detachment surgery.

He also gives his time to Helen Keller International (HKI) as well as collaborating in many international training projects in diabetic eye disease. His current research interests at Moorfields include: artificial vision, age-related macular degeneration, retinal lasers, diabetic eye screening and diabetic retinopathy.

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Dr Andrew Fagbemi is a leading consultant paediatric gastroenterologist based in Manchester. Practising at BMI The Alexandra Hospital and Spire Manchester Hospital, Dr Fagbemi's specialist areas of interest include inflammatory bowel disease, food allergy, coeliac disease, abdominal pain and obesity. After completing specialist training in paediatric gastroenterology at Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead and King's College Hospital in London, Dr Fagbemi came to Manchester in 2004. He now works at the The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital as a consultant paediatric gastroenterologist.

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