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Mr Robert Almeyda is a highly-qualified consultant adult and paediatric ENT specialist based in Reading, with over 25 years of experience. He is an expert in numerous ENT conditions and treatments, with his areas of expertise including septorhinoplasty, paediatric ENT, allergic rhinitis, smell disorders, facial plastic surgery and skin cancer on the face.
 
Mr Almeyda currently practises privately at The ENT Consultancy at The Forbury Clinic in Reading. Since 2012, he has held the appointment of consultant ENT surgeon at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust before joining the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2017.
 
Mr Almeyda has an impressive educational background. He first graduated with a BSc from University College London in 1994, before going on to receive his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from St Bartholomew’s Medical School in 1997. He has also received an MSc in Surgical Sciences and a Diploma from Imperial College London, and was awarded his FRCS ORL HNS from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2008.
 
He received specialised ENT training in the Oxford Deanery and completed Rhinology fellowships at two prestigious institutions: The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital in London and The Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam. Through these fellowships, he gained expertise in advanced endoscopic sinus surgery techniques, revision rhinoplasty and the reconstruction of the nose and ear after skin cancer removal.

In addition to his clinical work, Mr Almeyda is also renowned for his medical research, having published numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is a member of the British Rhinological Society, the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery and the Royal Society of Medicine.

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Mr Naveed Shaikh is a highly skilled consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon based in London. He specialises in bunion (hallux valgus) correction, knee replacements, knee injuries, foot/ankle injuries, achilles tendon disorders and arthritis. His practice is centered on diagnosis and treatment of all knee and foot/ankle problems.

Mr Shaikh qualified in medicine at the University of London and Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1998, before pursuing further training in London. He attained membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2001, and later fellowship in the College’s Trauma and Orthopaedics section in 2010. Mr Shaikh has completed two specialist fellowships in knee, foot and ankle in Cambridge and London. He has served as a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals since 2014. He sees private patients at The Clementine Churchill Hospital, Bishop's Wood Hospital and Spire Bushey Diagnostic Centre.

Mr Shaikh was the lead author of a prize-winning research paper on the management of diabetic foot infections, acknowledged by the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. He has additionally authored numerous academic publications which appear in peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents at key conferences of orthopaedic specialists. Mr Shaikh is actively involved in medical education and teaches medical students from St Mary's Hospital and Imperial College London and regularly supervises senior surgical trainees (clinical educational supervisor). He is an appraiser for doctors working at Hillingdon Hospital, and is also an appointed member of the British Foot and Ankle Society.

He aims to deliver safe, effective treatment with complete patient satisfaction.

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Dr Anoop Shetty is a highly experienced consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist who is currently based at The Cardiac Clinic, which is part of HCA Healthcare. He is also an honorary senior lecturer at King's College London. His main areas of expertise include arrhythmia, defibrillator implantation, angina, high blood pressure, cardiac MRI, and atrial fibrillation ablation. 

Dr Shetty, who officially qualified as a medical professional in 2000 after successfully completing an MBChB at the University of Manchester, also possesses expertise in heart failure, cardiac ablation, stroke, and heart murmurs. His other notable medical qualifications include a MRCP, which he obtained from the Royal College of Physicians in 2004, as well as an MD, which he completed at King's College London in 2012. 

Impressively, Dr Shetty is fully trained in all aspects of complex electrophysiology and complex devices and possesses extensive research experience, having published over 50 publications and one book chapter. He is an editorial board member of Europace and an invited reviewer for Circulation, Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, JACC Clinical Electrophysiology, The American Journal of Cardiology, Heart, PACE and BMJ Case Reports.

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Mr Richard Hill is a skilled orthopaedic surgeon based in Chichester, Sussex. He specialises in treating shoulder problems, knee problems, and many other aspects of orthopaedic surgery, including knee arthoplasty and primary hip replacements. He is also well-versed in treating sports injuries and using modern treatments such as PRP (platelet-rich plasma) and shockwave therapy. He currently practises at the Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, the BMI Goring Hall Hospital, as well as St Richard's Hospital. 

A graduate of the University of Birmingham, Mr Hill qualified in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in 1992, before undergoing basic and higher specialist training in Edinburgh. He completed two fellowships: one specialising in trauma and shoulders in New Zealand; the other specialising in sports injuries of the knees and shoulders in Oswestry. A current fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons since 2001, he has now been practising as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon for over fifteen years, and his experience and expertise make him a much-sought-after specialist for patients with shoulder, elbow, and knee complaints.

To-date, he has published an extensive amount of peer-reviewed articles and publications. His main subspecialties include shockwave therapy, sports injuries to the knee, as well as platelet-rich plasma. He is a member of the Medical Protection Society. 

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Mr Simon Buckley is a highly accomplished and experienced consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon who possesses notable expertise in the management of hip and knee disease. He specialises in joint replacement surgery of both the hip and the knee. He currently practises with Sheffield Orthopaedics Ltd. 

Mr Buckley, who obtained an MBBS from the London University in 1990, undertook his higher surgical training in Leeds before going on to gain an FRCS qualification in trauma and orthopaedics in 2000. Mr Buckley was the president of the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association from 2001 to 2002. 

Mr Buckley is the current editorial secretary for the British Hip Society, and so too the deputy medical director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. He has published extensively in various peer-reviewed medical journals and publications. 

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Ms Ora Jesner is a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at London Gynaecology. She earned her undergraduate degree from Cambridge University and completed her clinical training at University College London. Ms Jesner underwent specialised training in the North Central and East London deanery and achieved a postgraduate certificate in medical ultrasound from King’s College London.
 
Her professional interests include early pregnancy scanning, gynaecology, hysteroscopy, laparoscopic gynaecological surgery, and vulval disease. She holds leadership roles as the lead for the Emergency Gynaecology Unit and clinical lead for Governance in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Whipps Cross Hospital. Ms Jesner has led projects improving care for ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage and has presented her work at national and international conferences.
 
Ms Jesner is dedicated to education and training. She oversees medical student teaching at Whipps Cross Hospital and mentors’ junior doctors in her department. She has developed programmes for educating community-based advisors on women’s health and initiated the See One Club, providing practical training for doctors in obstetrics and gynaecology across London.

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Mr Abdul Kasem is a highly qualified oncoplastic, reconstructive and cosmetic breast surgeon with private clinics at Harley Street, London Bridge Hospital, BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital, Orpington, BMI The Sloane Hospital and Spire Alexandra Hospital. He has a special interest in breast care (lumps and discharge), breast cancer, breast reconstruction, breast augmentation and breast reduction.

Mr Kasem is an experienced oncoplastic breast surgeon with a specialist expertise in one stop rapid assessment for breast lumps, different breast symptoms, breast screening, family history risk assessment and state of the art management for both benign breast disease and breast cancer. Mr Kasem works within a dedicated multidisciplinary team to provide the best holistic personal care.

Aside from his private practice, Mr Kasem is a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon at King’s College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Kasem completed his training and experience within the Oncoplastic Breast Unit at the Princess Royal University Hospital. He spent 18 months as part-time secondment with the oncoplastic breast surgery team at the Royal Marsden Hospital. He joined the South-East London Breast Cancer Screening at King’s College University and the oncoplastic team at St Thomas Hospital to attend breast cancer patients. Mr Kasem has mastered his surgical skills by attending many international breast care and surgery master classes and workshops.

He offers courses to GPs on the management of breast symptoms. Mr Kasem has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on topics such as skin-sparing mastectomies and lipofilling and is a member of Editorial Board of the Journal of Annals of Breast Cancer in the USA. He has won as many as 12 WOW! Awards for Outstanding Patients Experience, and was nominated by breast cancer patients for the Pride in Medway Award in 2013.

His breast oncoplastic and cosmetic breast skills include primary breast cancer surgery, breast reconstruction surgery, breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast mastopexy (uplift), breast lipomodelling and lipofilling with fat grafting, immediate and delayed breast reconstruction and nipple reconstruction.

Mr Kasem is one of the first certified cosmetic surgeons by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the United Kingdom.

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Professor Mark O'Neill is a distinguished consultant cardiologist who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and supraventricular tachycardia.

Dr O'Neill successfully completed a DPhil in Cardiac Physiology at the University of Oxford as a rhodes scholar in 1995 before notably going on to graduate (MB BCh) with first-class honours from University College Dublin in 1998. He would then continue his education by completing his subspecialty training in interventional cardiac electrophysiology at St Mary’s Hospital, as well as at the internationally renowned arrhythmia centre in Bordeaux. Impressively, Dr O'Neill was awarded a National Bronze Clinical Excellence award in 2016 and 2021 in recognition of the quality of both his clinical and academic work.

In addition to his clinical practice, Professor O'Neill is actively involved in medical education and research, serving as a mentor and educator for medical students, residents, and fellows. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters on topics related to cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia management, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in the field.

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Dr Pierluigi Costanzo is an experienced consultant cardiologist practicing in Cambridge at Royal Papworth Hospital, leading heart and lung hospital in the UK, where he also serves as the clinical lead for coronary intervention. He also practices at the Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital. Dr Costanzo has vast experience in the field of general cardiology and interventional & structural cardiology.

He has a large experience in dealing with common heart-related issues (angina or chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, dizzy spells, blackouts). He also undertakes a broad range of key-hole heart interventions, including coronary (heart arteries) angioplasty and stent to relieve angina and provide improved blood flow to the heart muscle. He is a leading cardiologist also in key-hole treatments of heart valve problems (particularly for the aortic valve, for which he performs “TAVI” procedures to replace damaged aortic valves). 

Before starting his consultant post at Royal Papworth Hospital, he spent one year at Toronto General Hospital (Canada) to train in complex coronary intervention, having been awarded the competitive British Cardiovascular Intervention Society training grant. Following that, he was appointed as a structural (heart valves and structure) interventional fellow for one year at St Michael’s Hospital (Toronto, Canada). During this time he trained in  TAVI and other structural procedures, having also the opportunity to participate in several pioneering heart valve procedures.

He graduated with first-class honour and academic distinction from medical school in Italy and then moved to England where he undertook training in general internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology East Yorkshire, mainly working at Castle Hill Hospital  (Cottingham).  During this time he also obtained a Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Medicine (MD)
research degrees from the University of York, focusing on prevention of cardiovascular events, 
particularly in diabetic patients. He published several high-impact research articles and won multiple investigator awards at the European Society of Cardiology and American College of Cardiology conferences.

Alongside his clinical work, he holds senior positions being the audit lead for all the key-hole  (percutaneous) interventions performed at Royal Papworth Hospital. He also leads the regional teaching for the new generation of cardiologists undertaking training in angioplasty, stents, and valve interventions. He leads the research for the TAVI procedures held at Royal Papworth Hospital aimed at making this procedure as safe and effective as possible, sharing the results with the national and the international medical community. He holds an editorial position for Interventional Cardiology Review, which is a scientific journal keeping the community of specialist cardiologists up to date with the most state-of-the-art cardiac interventions.

Finally, he is a proud member of several national and international societies (i.e. British Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Interventional Society, European Society of Cardiology, and others).

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Dr Peter McQuillan is a dentist at the Harley Street Dental Studio with a special interest in general and cosmetic dentistry, as well as facial aesthetics. His areas of expertise include smile makeovers, Invisalign, tooth whitening and veneers. He also has an interest in full mouth reconstruction and orthodontics.

Dr McQuillan graduated from Glasgow University in 2013 and since then he has undertaken training in advanced dental restoration, implant dentistry and facial aesthetics. By 2018, Dr McQuillan's talent was recognised by his winning of the 'Best Young  Dentist London' award. With Dr McQuillan, patients can expect to receive the highest quality of care and the most minimally-invasive procedures for their treatments.

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