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Dr Daiva Pitkauskiene is a distinguished specialist endodontist who has dedicated her career to delivering exceptional dental care. She specialises in conservative endodontics, complex endodontic treatment, root canal treatment, dental decay, dental pain, and dental trauma. She is currently practising at the Wimpole Street Endodontics clinic in London. 

Dr Pitkauskiene graduated from the University of Vilnius before going on to complete a rigorous three-year full-time postgraduate specialist training in endodontics in Lithuania, honing her skills in root canal treatments and intricate dental procedures. Her commitment to precision and patient care sets her apart. Dr Pitkauskiene specialises in endodontics, utilising advanced techniques and technologies. She employs an operative microscope for precise visualisation during procedures. Her passion lies in tackling challenging revision treatment cases and addressing teeth with complex anatomy and morphological anomalies.

Notably, during a period of six years, Dr Pitkauskiene served as a specialist clinical teacher at King’s College London, Guy’s Hospital. She imparted her wisdom to undergraduate students, nurturing the next generation of dental professionals. She is currently a member of: British Endodontic Society European Society of Endodontology Langham Endodontic Study Group

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Mr Sam Evans is a leading consultant ophthalmologist, with over 15 years of experience, based in Plymouth and Carmarthenshire. He offers care for a wide range of ophthalmological issues, focusing principally on cataract surgery, clear lens extraction, glaucoma, oculoplastic surgery, macular degeneration and general ophthalmology.
 
Mr Evans initially trained in the South West of England before relocating to Wales in 2009. He underwent training across South Wales, including Carmarthen, before transitioning to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Mr Evans has extensive experience in oculoplastic surgery through sub-specialty training, alongside a broad spectrum of ophthalmic conditions and procedures. Renowned as a skilled cataract surgeon, he has also served as a trainer and mentor for NHS trainees.
 
With a passion for enhancing patient experiences and streamlining the work of ophthalmologists, Mr Evans takes pride in innovating successful British surgical and medical devices. Together with fellow ophthalmologists, he co-developed the SP.eye intravitreal injection device, revolutionising the injection process to be highly efficient, safe, and comfortable compared to traditional techniques. Notably, it stands as the world's first of its kind. Additionally, he introduced the enVoi™ app, facilitating self-referral for surgery consultations from the comfort of the patient’s home, reducing hospital visits to just one for the surgery itself.

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Dr Charlotte Patton is a GP with an extended role in women’s health, based in Cornwall. She has over 10 years of experience and higher level qualifications. She can help a spectrum of women's health concerns across the age range. This might include problems such as menopause, contraceptive methods and abnormal bleeding, as well as other period-related symptoms like headaches, breast discomfort, or mood changes.
 
Dr Patton graduated from Newcastle University in 2011 and initially undertook training in obstetrics and gynaecology. She then moved to general practice, appreciating the opportunities it afforded for a comprehensive, patient-centred approach to healthcare. While embracing her role as a GP,  Dr Patton maintained her dedication to women's health, with a particular focus on contraception and menopause care. She served as a speciality doctor in sexual health at the New Croft Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne for two years. During this period, she obtained postgraduate qualifications in sexual health and menopause.
 
Dr. Patton currently sees women in St Erme and will soon expand her services to include patients at Nuffield Health Hospital in Plymouth. She offers thorough menopause assessment and a comprehensive range of treatments, including testosterone therapy for women. Dr Patton is proficient in offering all reversible methods of contraception, including IUD (Coil) fitting. With experience in various sexual health issues, she can provide assistance for female sexual dysfunction.

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Dr Andrew Peter Holt is a leading consultant hepatologist and gastroenterologist, based in Birmingham. Specialising in the treatment and management of complex liver disease and in liver transplantation, he sees patients with a wide range of liver conditions from his private clinics across Birmingham, where he offers such treatments as endoscopic therapy for liver related bowel problems, and AlfaPump therapy. Originally training and being registered with GMC in gastroenterology and general internal medicine, he specialised in liver disease, and has worked as a consultant in the Liver Unit since 2008. 

Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Andrew Peter Holt is involved in a number of committees and steering groups, dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with different kinds of liver disease, and is chair of the Liver Transplant Board. He is dedicated to teaching, and is a senior lecturer in medicine at the University of Birmingham, along with publishing numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical journals in his medical field. 

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Dr Roshan Jain is an accomplished consultant psychiatrist and addiction specialist at Mindfulness Health Solutions. He specialises in ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, Anxiety, stress-related disorders, psychosomatic illness, addictions (substance and behavioural addictions) and medicolegal reports.
 
 With an extensive academic and professional background, Dr Jain has established himself as a prominent figure in psychiatry. For a decade, he held the esteemed position of Professor of Psychiatry at the International Medical School, Management and Science University (IMS-MSU, Malaysian Medical Council), Bangalore Campus (BMJ Hospital). His expertise extends to clinical practice and academia, where he imparts knowledge and guides the next generation of medical and nursing professionals.
 
 Dr Jain's career is marked by a wealth of experience, having served as a consultant general adult psychiatrist within the National Health Service (NHS) in England for several years. During this time, he demonstrated leadership skills and dedication to service development. His notable contributions led to recognition and accolades, including the Clinical Excellence Award from the NHS.
 
 In addition to his clinical and academic roles, Dr Jain has made significant contributions to the private and independent sectors. He has been associated with esteemed institutions such as the Priory Clinic Nottingham, where he provided specialised care and interventions for addiction treatment and helped develop general outpatient psychiatric services.
 
 His proficiency in various psychotherapy modalities, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and motivational interviewing, has allowed him to deliver evidence-based interventions for various mental health disorders. He has also actively taught, mentored, and delivered seminars, raising awareness about mental health and reducing stigma through various media outlets.
 
 Dr Jain's dedication to enhancing psychiatric care is evident through his leadership in team-based care models, service development, and innovative teaching methodologies. His comprehensive experience and commitment to advancing mental health awareness make him a distinguished professional in psychiatry.

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Mr Ashish Rohatgi is a highly proficient, skilled and well-regarded consultant upper gastrointestinal laparoscopic and general surgeon based in London. His areas of expertise include oesophageal and gastric cancer surgery, gallstones, gastric reflux, and hernias. He currently practises at the University College London Hospital as well as the Whipps Cross Hospital.

Mr Rohatgi, who is also an expert when it comes to biliary disease, obtained a MBBS from the prestigious Maulana Azad Medical College in India in 1993. This landmark propelled the revered doctor to go on to then successfully undertake and complete a FRCS at the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2005. 

Mr Rohatgi successfully completed both his specialist training and fellowship in upper gastrointestinal laparoscopic and general surgery in the South East Thames region where he notably worked in two major oesophagogastric cancer units. During his specialist training, Mr Rohatgi treated various oesophageal and gastric conditions, developing a particular interest in different types of resection for oesophagogastric cancer, for which he is renowned for in his field today. On top of his clinical commitments, Mr Rohatgi is also actively involved in research, with more than 25 publications and presentations to his name thus far in his esteemed medical career. 

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Dr Sharon Silberstein is a highly renowned lactation consultant and tongue tie and infant feeding specialist who specialises in infant feeding and tongue-tie division. She is the founder of the Dr Silberstein Clinic, which offers a range of services from pregnancy through to early childhood, including lactation support, antenatal education, and virtual consultations.

Dr Silberstein, who has been supporting families with infant feeding since 2014, is extremely passionate when it comes to holistic care and provides expert, hands-on support and knowledge for families to support their personal breastfeeding goals. Her other main areas of expertise include breastfeeding, child nutrition, faltering growth, and mastitis. 

Dr Silberstein, who is notably an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), sucessfully completed her initial medical training in Aachen, Germany before going on to study obstetrics and gynaecology for over a year in Switzerland before moving to London in 2008. This is when Dr Silberstein would specialise in what is her main specialty now, breastfeeding medicine.

Dr Silberstein completed a Level 7 equivalent to a master’s degree in aesthetic medicine at Harley Academy, London in 2020. She provides injectable treatments using Botulinum Toxin and dermal fillers for anti-wrinkle treatments, cheek and lip augmentations, and fillers for skin folds such as nasolabial folds. She also offers hyperhidrosis treatment for the armpit and hands to prevent excessive sweating. In addition, she is able to treat patients with botulinum toxin for teeth grinding and provides jaw slimming treatment.

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Mr Colin Nnadi is an experienced, patient-focused spinal surgeon with a specialist interest in paediatric and adult deformity. He is clinical lead for orthopaedic spine surgery in Oxford. As a consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon, he treats all manner of spinal problems, with expertise in a wide variety of conditions, including general spinal disorders, trauma and spinal infections, alongside fractures, degenerative spinal conditions and disc prolapse. He is also an expert in discectomy procedures.   

He undertook spine fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, and at the Norfolk and Norwich University Teaching Hospital. He was appointed consultant orthopaedic spine surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals Trust in 2008, and is currently the Clinical Director of Neurosciences, Oxford University Hospitals. He was Clinical Lead for the Oxford Spine Unit from 2017 to 2023.

He sees patients privately at the Portland Hospital and The Harley Street Clinic in London and at the Manor Hospital in Oxford.

Mr Nnadi sees 1000-2000 outpatient cases every year, performing on average one complex deformity case a week. His approach is friendly, patient-orientated, and allows patients and their families to understand his recommended treatment course and diagnosis.

Mr Nnadi is involved in research and development in the field of spinal surgery and was chief investigator for the UK multi-centre MAGEC rods trial in early onset scoliosis. In 2011, Mr Nnadi founded the internationally renowned Oxford Early Onset Scoliosis Meeting, and he has served on several international educational spine faculties. He is a regular faculty member at international conferences on paediatric spinal surgery, and is an ex-chair of the Growing Spine Committee, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), and a member of the Paediatric Medical Device Taskforce for the SRS.

In 2015, Mr Nnadi published a book on early onset scoliosis, which is now sold worldwide, in addition to publishing various papers in peer-reviewed spine journals along with several textbook chapters. Mr Nnadi worked to develop national guidelines on the management of thrombo-embolism in spinal surgery, and between 2016 - 2018 he served on the NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines Consultation Committee. He is a trustee for the Scoliosis Association UK and founder of the charity, Foundation for Early Onset Scoliosis.

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Dr James Blackburn is one of London's leading consultants in pain management. He practises at a number of prominent hospitals in the capital including St George's University Hospital and Parkside Hospital and has a special interest in trigeminal neuralgia, neck and back pain, sciatica, neuropathic pain, cancer pain and facial and head pain syndromes.

Outside of his clinic, he serves as a primary educator at St George's, is a board member for the London Pain Training Advisory Group and a member of numerous other organisations such as the British Pain Society.

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Dr Tim Ojo is a well regarded senior consultant psychiatrist in the Brighton and Hove area. He is a general adult psychiatrist with a special interest in occupational psychiatry, mental well-being, psychosexual problems, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, depression, and mental health problems related to religious/spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices. 

His approach to a clinical practice is based on putting his patients first. Dr Ojo adopts a bio-psycho-social framework and supports patients using a 'head, heart, and hands' philosophy to dealing with mental health problems. This essentially is focusing on thoughts, emotions, and actions in achieving positive growth and change. 

Dr Ojo is a qualified coach, leadership mentor, accredited mediator, and organisational consultant. He has taken courses in behavioural design for health in order to increase the ways in which he is able to help his patients.

He is an ex medical director with over 12 years of experience in formal medical leadership. He is also a senior founding fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and is currently the associate registrar for the Policy Support at the college.

Dr Ojo has published papers in a number of areas including leadership and management. He is constantly improving his knowledge and skills through continuous professional development. He is section 12 approved and is trained DoLS assessor. He is passionately committed to helping patients live their best lives through optimising their self-efficacy and psychological resilience.

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