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Mr Damir Kosutic is a top consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon based in Manchester. An internationally acclaimed expert in natural tissue breast reconstruction, using the DIEP flap technique (with or without lymph node transplant), lymphoedema microsurgery, reconstruction after skin cancer, liposuction and abdominoplasty. He is also one of the few plastic surgeons in the UK offering migraine headache treatment using Botox and surgery.

Mr Kosutic possesses a PhD and Master's degree in Biomedical Sciences and is European Board certified in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He completed several prestigious fellowships around the world, including St Pau Hospital in Barcelona with pioneer Professor Jaume Masia and New York with Dr Robert Allen, inventor of DIEP Flap. Now an expert in the field of microsurgical breast reconstruction and lymphoedema treatment, Mr Kosutic regularly lectures around the world and has widely published in the field of complex cancer reconstruction including the use of CT angiogram and MRI for planning of DIEP Flap to significantly improve surgical outcomes for breast cancer patients.

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Miss Jennifer O’Neill is a highly respected consultant plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon based in Tunbridge Wells and East Grinstead. She specialises in the treatment of skin cancer, skin lesions and lumps. She is also renowned for her expertise in providing aesthetic treatments including Botox, lip enhancement and fillers.

Miss O’Neill graduated with first class honours from Queen’s College, Cambridge before qualifying in medicine from New College, Oxford in 2000. She completed further training in the south of England and was awarded membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow in 2003 and of England the following year. She later obtained a Master of Medicine with research into lymphatic anatomy and undertook both British and European specialist hand surgery diplomas. She was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Plastic Surgery section in 2013. Miss O’Neill served as a hand and skin cancer specialist plastic surgery consultant at Wexham Park Hospital initially and is now based at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead. She specialises in providing a range of world class aesthetic treatments, achieving excellent results while prioritising patient safety. Miss O’Neill sees private patients at the McIndoe Centre in East Grinstead and Dermatology Consulting Clinic in Tunbridge Wells.

Miss O’Neill has been surgical tutor and a faculty member on the simulation faculty at Queen Victoria Hospital for the past five years and is now to move on from that to take up the role of Guardian for Safe Working. She also held the esteemed position of lead plastic surgeon for West Kent Dermatology for several years. She is an accredited member of the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

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Dr Alberto Murino is a consultant gastroenterologist based in London. He specialises in endoscopy, colonoscopy, gastroscopy, acid reflux, abdominal pain and diarrhoea.

He qualified as a doctor in 2009 in Italy before proceeding to complete three research fellowships at prestigious institutions, the first at St. Mark’s Institute and Academic Centre, Imperial College, London, the second at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, and the third at Nagoya University Hospital, Japan. He then worked as Consultant Gastroenterologist in Italy until 2016, when he moved to England. 

 He is an honorary associate professor at the University College London (UCL) and is a member of various official gastrointestinal societies. He attends his private patients in central London in Wellington Hospital and at the Royal Free Hospital Private Patients Unit. Dr Murino treats a large number of London-based Italian nationals in his clinic.

Dr Murino has written more than 30 peer-reviewed publications. His research has a strong focus on endoscopies and he has presented his work at national and international medical conferences. He was awarded by UEG (United European Gastroenterology) Week 2014 for his research that he conducted during his research fellowship in Japan. He is now a co-director of The Royal Free International Advanced Endoscopy Masterclass, a large international endoscopy congress. 

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Mr Alistair Sharples is a leading consultant surgeon who sees patients at the renowned Infinity Surgery Clinic. Mr Sharples completed his undergraduate in Manchester and surgical training throughout the West Midlands.

Mr Sharples practices in all aspects of bariatric surgery, benign upper gastrointestinal surgery and general surgery, including a high volume of revisional work. He often carries out upper GI (Food pipe and stomach) surgery and bariatric (weight loss) surgery. He also treats hiatal hernias and performs general and keyhole surgery including treatment of gall stones and hernias. 

He has Fellowship training in upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery, having completed fellowships both within Canada and the UK. In addition, Mr Sharples has completed a post-graduate certificate in Medical Education and a MSc in Trauma Science.

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Professor James Spratt is an internationally renowned consultant cardiologist based in London and Edinburgh. He specialises in interventional cardiology, coronary angioplasty and coronary artery disease, including complex cases. He additionally has expertise in percutaneous intervention and risk factor management for patients with heart health concerns. His reputation of excellence means he is often consulted for patients with complex cardiac conditions, who have been turned down for surgery by other doctors.

Professor Spratt began his medical education at the University of St Andrews, where he was awarded a bachelor degree in medicine in 1990, before going on to complete a further degree in medicine and surgery at the University of Manchester. In 2004, he was awarded a medical doctorate in clinical research from the University of Edinburgh and went on to complete interventional cardiology training at the University Hospital of Geneva.

Professor Spratt has built an international reputation in complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is one of the most experienced cardiologists in the world who deals with complex coronary disease. He has performed live operative demonstrations internationally and has introduced innovative surgical techniques to help patients with this disease.

Professor Spratt has been working as a leader and educator in the field of cardiology for more than ten years, in over one hundred hospitals worldwide. As well as his work as a consultant cardiologist, he additionally holds the position of professor of interventional cardiology at St George's, University of London. He is also the founder of Optima Education, which offers world-class, expert training for fellow doctors.

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Dr Rupal Morjaria is a leading consultant ophthalmologist. She is experienced in all aspects of ophthalmology with a specific interest in medical retina diseases, including macular degeneration, diabetes, uveitis and retinal genetics. To date, she has performed over 2,000 cataract surgeries. Dr Morjaria has also carried out over 2,000 retinal and YAG laser procedures and over 5,000 injections into and around the eye.

Dr Morjaria often uses steroids and VEGF treatments such as Eylea, Lucentis, and Avastin for retinal conditions. She is the retinal genetics lead in her department, and she oversees and triages patients with all eye conditions from the second biggest eye casualty department in the UK.

After her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at Birmingham University, Dr Morjaria carried out ophthalmology training at the West Midlands Deanery. She completed a 3-year specialist fellowship and PhD at the Oxford Deanery based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. She studied the impact of eye disease on sleep/awake patterns for her PhD which was awarded to her by the University College London and Oxford University in 2018. Dr Morjaria was previously a locum medical retina and uveitis consultant at Queen Elizabeth, University Hospitals Birmingham.

She has completed all the core medical and surgical training required by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and has obtained the level of competency required in each subspecialty. She is a clinical supervisor to ophthalmology trainees and nurses. She has published over 20 peer-reviewed research articles, has lectured nationally and internationally and taught extensively in her field. 

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Mr Shahzad Raja is a highly-experienced cardiac surgeon based in London. He performs the highest number of coronary artery bypass surgery operations at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust and also specialises in minimal access aortic valve surgery, arterial revascularisation, endoscopic vein harvesting, keyhole heart surgery and TAVI. He also has a special interest in medical education and writing.

Mr Raja graduated in 1996 with a medical degree from King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, before moving to Edinburgh to continue his studies. He was appointed as a consultant cardiac surgeon at Harefield Hospital in 2012, where he is now actively involved in the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) program at Harefield Hospital. Before this, Mr Raja worked in Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London and hospitals in Glasgow, Liverpool Cardiff and Pakistan. 

Mr Raja is an experienced teacher at undergraduate and postgraduate level and has published extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals. He is associate editor of the Journal of Thoracic Disease, assistant editor of the International Journal of Surgery and a member of the editorial board of the World Journal of Methodology, World Journal of Cardiology, Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery & Open Access Journal of Science & Technology.​ 

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Professor Bhik Kotecha is an awarded and internationally renowned consultant ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon practising in the Essex area at his private clinics. His primary focuses in his specialty are snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. Other specialty interests of Professor Kotecha's include assessing and treating sleep-related breathing disorders, upper airway obstruction, and voice and swallowing disorders. He also treats most ENT disorders that affect children and adults. Professor Kotecha now practises at private clinics with Nuffield Health, Spire, Harley Street, and Westland Medical Centre.

After receiving his medical qualification in 1984 from the University of Wales, Professor Kotecha went on to further his training at prominent hospitals such as the Great Ormond Street Hospital, Hope Hospital, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, and The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital. It was at these institutions he completed is training as a registrar and senior registrar.

In 1995, Professor Kotecha was first appointed as a consultant ENT surgeon. His passion in his field later resulted in Professor Kotecha and his team at The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital receiving the Hospital Doctor Award in the 'Sleep Medicine Team of the Year' category. Over the years practising, Professor Kotecha has been the recipient of various awards, representing his efforts and strides to have an impact on otolaryngology.

Professor Kotecha began having a desire to teach quite earlier on in his career, starting by teaching anatomy to medical and dental students and an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Liverpool. He has since held various medical education roles, but most prominently as an honorary senior lecturer and now his latest role as an honorary clinical professor at Barts and the London School of Medicine.

Not only has Professor Kotecha been published more than 100 times in peer-reviewed journals, has had chapters published, has published textbooks, and lectured nationally and internationally, but he has also appeared on television interviews and in popular papers. Bringing awareness to obstructive sleep apnoea and other sleep-related breathing disorders, he has been a guest with programmes and channels such as BBC Breakfast, BBC World, Anglian TV, The Discovery Channel, GMTV, BBC Radio 4, and other radio programmes. Professor Kotecha's articles have also been released in The Sunday Mail and Healthcare Innovations.

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Mr Krishna Menon is a leading consultant liver transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon based in London. He has a specialist interest in laparoscopic major liver resection (hepatectomy), liver cancer, laparoscopic major pancreatic resection (pancreatectomy), pancreatic cancer and liver transplantation. An expert in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for the pancreas, liver, and removal of the gallbladder, he privately practises at Cleveland Clinic London Rapid Access Gallbladder Unit. 

Mr Menon was appointed to King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2013. Previously, Mr Menon was a consultant transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon between 2002 to 2012 at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Over the years as a consultant at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and currently at King's, he has been instrumental in developing techniques in liver transplantation and HPB.

Mr Menon's major clinical interests are in laparoscopic (keyhole) cholecystectomy, hepatectomy (liver resections) and pancreatic resections (Whipple's and distal pancreatectomies). His research interests are in pancreatic cancer, clinical trials and the development of novel technology in cancer and laparoscopic surgery, and his work has been published in over 120 peer reviewed publications. Furthermore, it's been published in over 300 presentations at national, European and international meetings.  

Mr Menon is a respected leader, and is currently in the second term of his presidency of the British Transplantation Society (BTS) (2023 - 2025) and the former president of the Great Britain Chapter of the International HPB Association (GBIHPBA). 

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Mr Paul O'Flynn is a highly esteemed consultant ENT/head and neck surgeon based in London who specialises in tonsillectomy, tracheostomy and flexible nasendoscopy procedures, as well as laryngeal and parotid gland surgery, salivary gland surgery, and nasal and sinus surgery. As a specialist, Mr O'Flynn is also renowned for his proficiency in the treatment of conditions such as ear infections, deafness, head and neck cancer, neck lumps including thyroid swellings, glue ear, and rhinitis. He has over 30 years of consultant-level experience.

Mr O'Flynn, who consults privately at The Wellington Hospital, qualified from University of London in 1982. He trained at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham and Derby Royal Infirmary, and Charing Cross Hospital before going on to undertake his higher specialist ENT training at the prestigious Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital. Mr O'Flynn was transferred to University College London Hospital in 2005, and has since held a number of senior positions, including lead ENT head and neck surgeon, chair of the head and neck multidisciplinary team, and chair of the North London Cancer Network.

As a leading figure in his specialty, Mr O'Flynn has twice been elected to the council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, first in 2012 and second in 2018. He was also the President of the Laryngology and Rhinology section at the Royal Society of Medicine from 2013 to 2014. Additional to his surgical commitments, Mr O'Flynn is closely involved in medical education. He is the chair of the JCIE Board in Otolaryngology, an intercollegiate examiner for the FRCS in Otolaryngology, and an honorary professor at Deenath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre in India. In recognition for his illustrious trajectory in healthcare, Mr O'Flynn is notably the recipient of a distinguished UK National Silver Clinical Excellence Award.

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