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Mr Daniel Fagan is a leading consultant spinal surgeon based in Darlington, Harrogate and Stockton-on-Tees who specialises in balloon kyphoplasty, adult degenerative spinal conditions and minimally invasive spinal surgery, alongside percutaneous discectomy, cervical disc replacement and low back pain. He privately practises at Woodlands Hospital, The Duchy Hospital and Nuffield Tees Hospital. 

Mr Fagan is highly qualified with an MBChB from Bristol University in 1995 and also has an MRCS (Eng) and FRCS (Tr&Orth) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His background in orthopaedic and trauma surgery has been developed over 25 years of practise, meaning he has a wide range of experience in the field. Furthermore, he has detailed spinal fellowship training and has developed his own expertise in treating painful conditions and adult scoliosis or deformity correction.  

Mr Fagan, who is the only surgeon in the region to offer expertise in percutaneous discectomy, or laser discectomy, is also an expert in balloon kyphoplasty. He brought this treatment to patients with osteoporotic fractures in the area 16 years ago. He also has expertise in managing complex adult degenerative reconstruction and complex adult spinal trauma in isolation, or within the sphere of multiple-trauma and critically-injured patients.

Mr Fagan was an early adopter of minimally invasive treatment of back pain with minimal access spinal fusion in 2007 and of osteoporotic fractures of the spine with vertebral body augmentation, and his research into this, as well as various other orthopaedic and spinal surgery topics, has been published in various peer-reviewed journals. This has led to him being invited to speak at international meetings and teach these techniques to other consultants.

Mr Fagan is a respected clinical leader, and is an advisor for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, the Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee and is part of the senior management for clinical governance and patient safety at Woodlands Hospital. He is also a Clinical Chairman of Circle Health Group. 

Mr Fagan is a member of various professional organisations including the British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS), British Scoliosis Society (BSS) and AO International Spine. 

He also sits on the Local Health & Wellbeing Board as an elected member of Stockton Borough Council.

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Dr Gavin Clague is a highly respected consultant musculoskeletal radiologist based in South Wales. He is renowned for his expertise in MRI, diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound and spinal imaging. He additionally specialises in imaging of sports injuries, ultrasound-guided intervention and spinal injections.

Dr Clague qualified in medicine from University College London in 2002 and went on to undergo further training in the south west of England. In 2006, he achieved membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and in 2010, was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists. After completing his radiology training in Bristol in 2012 and gaining a postgraduate certificate in sports and exercise medicine, he was awarded a year-long fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology at the University of Alberta, Canada. On his return to the UK, Dr Clague was appointed as a consultant musculoskeletal radiologist at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, where he continues to serve as an educational and clinical supervisor of musculoskeletal trainees on the South Wales radiology training scheme. Dr Clague sees patients in private practice at the esteemed Alliance Medical Cardiff clinic.

In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr Clague has previously represented the Royal College of Radiologists on the National Back Pain and Radiculopathy Pathway clinical group and is a current member of the South Wales Spinal Network working group. Dr Clague routinely teaches radiology trainees and fellow medical professionals and is a member of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists and the Radiological Society of North America.

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Dr Srividhya Sankaran is a highly-experienced consultant in maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) and obstetrics, based in London. She specialises in MFM, baby ultrasounds and fetal medicine alongside medical complications, childbirth and caesarian section (C-section) and privately practises at Guy's and St Thomas' Private Healthcare and 77 Wimpole Street of Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals' Specialist Care Outpatients and Diagnostics. She was also the Joint Head of Obstetrics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. 

Dr Sankaran is a leading figure in the obstetrics field, having worked in reputed maternity hospitals both in India and currently in London. Working closely with a highly-skilled team of multidisciplinary professionals including midwives, sonographers and adult, paediatric and medical surgical specialists, she calmly manages emergency situations which results in the best outcome regarding safety and a positive experience for parents.     

Dr Sankaran's educational achievements include an MBBS from Tirunelveli Medical College in India and an MD in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherri, India. She also has an NBE Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the National Board of Examinations, Delhi, an MRCOG in the same subject from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London and a CCST in obstetrics and gynaecology with subspecialist accreditation in maternal fetal medicine.

Dr Sankaran, who jointly leads specialist antenatal clinics for women with auto-immune conditions such as lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome, utilises her specialist interest in high risk obstetrics, antenatal scans and procedures for suspected genetic conditions and growth problems as honorary senior lecturer at King's College London. Additionally, she holds the position of training programme director in obstetrics and gynaecology for Health Education England.

Dr Sankaran is actively involved in research and her work has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and formed presentations for invited lectures at international conferences and webinars. Furthermore, she has organised several obstetric ultrasound workshops at various institutions in London and India. She is also a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London (RCOG) and a member of the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BM&FMS). She has been a specialist advisor in obstetrics for the Care Quality Commission since 2019.

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Dr Emily Hale is a respected Clinical Psychologist based in Exeter, who specialises in Autism, Anxiety, Phobias, OCD, and Mood Disorders, as well as Mental Health Assessment, Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
 
Dr Hale holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Exeter. She completed her training at various NHS bases and has worked in specialist adult and child neurodevelopmental teams, health psychology teams and children's mental health services. She served as a psychologist with Devon Partnership NHS Trust for several years before dedicating her practice to private patients. Dr Hale now sees patients exclusively with Held Health, a highly esteemed online mental healthcare service for young people and their families.

Dr Hale is a registered clinical psychologist with the HCPC. Her academic work is published in peer-reviewed journals and she centers research-based practices in her work. Seeking to tailor her care to each individual’s needs and preferences, Dr Hale adopts a highly collaborative approach in her work with young people and their families.

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Dr Ashan Gunarathne is a highly revered consultant interventional cardiologist based in Nottinghamshire, Birmingham and Nottingham, who specialises in chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath alongside atrial fibrillation, angina and coronary heart disease. He privately practises at The Park Hospital - part of Circle Health Group, The Priory Hospital - part of Circle Health Group and the Spire Nottingham Hospital.

He first completed his Cardiology training in the East Midlands then went on to obtain further training in performing complex coronary and structural interventions (CTOs, TAVI, LAAO, PFO) during his fellowship. Subsequently, he completed a higher academic research degree leading to many peer-reviewed publications in high impact factor journals as well as a Doctor of Medicine degree (MD) from the University of Birmingham.

Qualifications notwithstanding, he also pioneered a myriad of state-of-the-art, novel structural interventional services to the NUH, acting as the clinical lead for left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) service. He affiliated to the University of Nottingham as an assistant professor and is currently working as clinical lead for the undergraduate cardiology teaching program.

Dr Gunarathne is a keen researcher and has contributed many clinical national and international cardiology clinical trials as a local principal investigator. He is an author of more than fifty publications and book chapters and has delivered academic lecturers in both national and international conferences and eager to continue and expand research in Nottingham.

On a similar scale, he is passionate about contributing towards national and International educational programs. He is the course director of the Introduction to Cardiac Structural Intervention (ICSI -UK) International cardiology course. He has served as a committee member of the Royal College of Physicians National Trainees committee (RCP-UK), as well as being deputy chair for the MRCP management committee board and a representative of British Junior Cardiologist Association-UK for the Euro-PCR Young Cardiologists of Tomorrows committee.

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Professor Andrew Baildam is a leading oncoplastic breast surgeon based in Greater Manchester and London, who specialises in all areas of breast health including breast surgery, breast reconstruction and breast cancer, particularly in women who have a family history of the disease.

Professor Baildam trained in surgical oncology and then additionally plastic and reconstructive breast surgery, and was appointed as a consultant surgeon and an honorary senior lecturer in surgical oncology at The Christie Hospital, Manchester. He was then appointed to St Bartholomew’s Hospital as the Professor of Breast and Oncoplastic Surgery, Queen Mary University of London. After 36 years in the NHS he now works in the independent sector.

As he holds a keen interest in patients with genetic breast cancer and oncoplastic breast surgery, Professor Baildam has over 180 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts and chapters, and has innovated a number of approaches to breast cancer surgery. Professor Baildam is past President of The Associate of Cancer Surgery and the Chair of Royal College of Surgeons of England Cancer Surgery Committee. He pioneered the cross-specialty breast surgery oncoplastic training fellowships in the UK.

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Mr Shashi Irukulla is an extensively skilled consultant general and bariatric surgeon with advanced expertise in endoscopy, laparoscopy and bariatric surgery.

Mr Irukulla offers the full range of weight loss surgery procedures to patients suffering from obesity. This includes gastric band, gastric balloon, gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery. Additionally, he provides complex revisional bariatric surgery, which includes the conversion of a gastric band to gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy. To date, he has helped over 500 people lose weight with bariatric weight loss surgery.

He is also an expert in treating issues of the gallbladder and offers cholecystectomy (gallstone removal), along with surgery for hernia repair, abdominal pain and acid reflux. Many of his procedures are performed with laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, a minimally invasive procedure. In fact, he has performed over 2000 laparoscopic surgeries.

Mr Irukulla was responsible for setting up successful new services for the Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Trust, including oesophageal manometry and pH monitoring services. He is also a higher surgical trainee lead at the trust, as well as a national faculty member of the Advanced Life Trauma Support Course and Critically Ill Surgical Patient Care courses.

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Ms Neelima Dixit is a renowned consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Chichester. With over a decade of experience, Ms Dixit’s areas of expertise include infertility, IVF treatment, premature ovarian failure, menstrual disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome, fibroids and endometriosis.

Ms Dixit currently practices privately at Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, St. Richard’s Hospital and the Meyer Clinic, Chichester. She is a consultant gynaecologist and obstetrician at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. She also holds the position of lead consultant in early pregnancy at St. Richard’s Hospital.

Ms Dixit offers each patient a bespoke treatment, tailored to their individual needs. In addition to her areas of expertise mentioned above, she also has extensive experience in gynaecological ultrasound, including HyCoSy, early pregnancy scans, saline infusion sonography and 3D scan.

Ms Dixit trained at some of London’s top hospitals, before completing a fertility and reproductive surgery fellowship at King’s College Hospital, London. She is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the British Fertility Society, and the International Society for Reproductive Surgery.

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Mr Rajagopalan Sriram is a highly respected consultant urological surgeon based in Coventry. He specialises in bladder cancer, haematuria (blood in the urine), urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence and benign prostatic diseases. He is also renowned for his expertise in vasectomy and vasectomy reversal.

Mr Sriram qualified in medicine from the University of Madras, India in 1984 before undertaking his Master’s in surgery. In 1990, he was awarded with fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and later in 1994 completed a diploma in urology at the University of London. Following this, Mr Sriram completed further specialist training on the west Midlands urology training programme. He was awarded the specialist fellowship in urology at the Royal College of Surgeons in 2000. He obtained the highest score in the European Board of Urology examination in 2001. With his many year’s work as a consultant urological surgeon, Mr Sriram has a wealth of experience and expertise in treating urological problems and has been recognised with several Clinical Excellence awards. He retired from NHS Service from the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust in 2022. He sees private patients at The Meriden Hospital in Coventry.

Mr Sriram has held a number of senior positions throughout his esteemed career. He was the clinical lead for urology and also the lead clinician for bladder cancer and continence services at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and The Meriden Hospital. He is a regular speaker and presenter at key conferences in the field of urology and is a member of many professional bodies, including the British Association of Urological Surgeons and the European Association of Urologists.

Mr Sriram maintained several key responsibilities in education and was an honorary associate professor, clinical personal tutor and educational supervisor for medical students at the University of Warwick. He is also a CCrISP (Care of the critically ill surgical patient) trainer at the University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire and at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He has also been involved in the training of a number of colleagues in performing specialist techniques in urology.

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Dr Adam Humphries, is a highly skilled consultant gastroenterologist and specialist endoscopist based in London. He possesses more than 20 years of experience and has become a trusted and respected figure in the field of gastroenterology.
 
Dr Humphries' expertise covers a wide range of areas, including endoscopy, bowel cancer screening and prevention, colonoscopy, polypectomy, double balloon enteroscopy, and capsule endoscopy. His proficiency in these procedures has earned him a reputation for delivering top-notch care to his patients.
 
He began his medical studies at Imperial College Medical School, graudating with an MBBS degree 2002. He later undertook a PhD at the prestigious University College London in 2012. 
 
In addition to his broad knowledge in gastroenterology, Dr Humphries also focuses on has conditions and procedures such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), video capsule endoscopy, coeliac disease, Barrett's Oesophagus, and acid reflux.
 
Beyond his clinical expertise, Dr Humphries is a keen researcher with interests in bowel cancer prevention, the development of pre-cancerous growths within the gut, and the diagnosis and treatment of small bowel diseases. His passion for advancing medical knowledge makes him an invaluable contributor to the scientific community.
 
As a testament to his commitment to excellence, Dr Humphries holds memberships with both the British Society of Gastroenterology and the Royal College of Physicians. These affiliations underscore his dedication to upholding the highest standards of patient care and professional integrity.
 

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