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Dr Paul Crowe is an exceptionally well-regarded, leading consultant interventional radiologist based in both London and Birmingham. He specialises in vascular and urological radiology as well as uterine artery embolisation for fibroids. 

After graduating from Trinity College Medical School, Dublin in 1988, Dr Crowe went on to complete five years of specialist radiology and interventional radiology training. Following this Dr Crowe joined Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, where he has been a Consultant Interventional Radiologist since 1998.

With an extensive experience, both in the NHS and privately, Dr Crowe has influenced interventional radiology practices and set up new services. This includes being one of the first to offer uterine fibroid embolisation in the UK, a treatment he has now performed over 6000 times. 

In addition to carrying out interventional radiology treatment procedures, Dr Crowe undertakes diagnostic radiology scans, such as ultrasounds, MRI scans and CT scans. Dr Crowe's areas of expertise include embolisation of uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, pelvic congestion syndrome, varioceles, treating benign prostate enlargement and supporting cancer treatment services by providing venous access (portacath, Hickman line, PICC line).

Further to Dr Crowe's clinical achievements, he is also involved in research and speaks frequently at medical conferences. He has spoken on numerous occasions about uterine fibroid embolisation and has been the leading individual contributor to the UK Fibroid Embolisation Registry. He is co-founder of the Birmingham Fibroid Clinic and is also kept busy with various chairmanship positions for hospitals and his advisory capacity to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.

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Mr Maulik Gandhi is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Bingley and Birmingham. He specialises in shoulder surgery, elbow surgery and arthroscopy, alongside shoulder replacement, rotator cuff injury, shoulder instability/dislocation, and shoulder impingement. Mr Gandhi privately practises at the Yorkshire Clinic and The Westbourne Centre, while he also consults at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Gandhi is highly qualified, with a BSc (Hons) and MB ChB from the University of Manchester, an MPhil from the University of Salford as well as a FRCS (Tr & Orth) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and an MFSTEd from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh.

In his clinical practice, Mr Gandhi employs advanced surgical techniques to address a wide range of shoulder and elbow conditions. He is committed to delivering personalised treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs, ensuring optimal outcomes and improved quality of life.

Beyond his clinical practice, Mr Gandhi is actively involved in research aimed at advancing the field of orthopaedic surgery. His contributions to research have led to several notable achievements and publications, enhancing the understanding and treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders. Mr Gandhi's dedication to excellence has been recognised through various awards and accolades in the field of orthopaedic surgery. 

Currently, Mr Gandhi is technical skills lead at his NHS trust, while he has been a course director, faculty member and facilitator at the Faculty of Surgical Trainers. He also was an honorary clinical tutor at the University of Birmingham. 

He is a proud member of various professional organisations including the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the British Elbow and Shoulder Surgery and the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (RCSEd), the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Medical Association. Here, he collaborates with peers and stays abreast of the latest developments in orthopaedic care.

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Dr Atul Gupta is an outstanding consultant respiratory paediatrician in London, who specialises in all conditions that affect a child, infant or young adult's breathing, lungs, airways and sleep.

Dr Gupta is one of the very few UK specialists in paediatric respiratory medicine and treats asthma, coughing, noisy and difficulty in breathing, wheezing, recurrent chest infections, snoring, pneumonia and allergies. His goal is to accurately diagnose and effectively manage a child's breathing problems. 

Dr Gupta’s research interests at the King's College Hospital, London, centres on asthma and airway disease. He has written widely on a range of respiratory-related conditions and has over 70 peer-reviewed papers and reviews.

He lectures internationally, in Europe, the USA, the UAE and India. Dr Gupta has received awards for his work and contribution to the field of paediatric respiratory medicine.

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Dr Adi Moran is an expert endodontist based in London with an outstanding academic background. He practices at Harley Street Dental Studio and at Endocare Richmond. Originally qualifying from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Dr Moran completed a specialty programme in Endodontics at the Hebrew University, Hadassah, where he was one of the few interns regularly asked to lecture before being certified as a specialist. He now practices at Endocare, a centre of excellence for diagnosing and treating dental pain and providing root canal surgery.

Dr Moran held an official academic title of an ‘associate clinical teacher’ at the department of Endodontics, the University of Warwick for five years, teaching and instructing MSc courses and being involved in research. He routinely lectures to general dental practitioners, and is a guest lecturer at the department of Endodontics, Hadassah where he has been a clinical instructor to undergraduate dental students for a number of years. Additionally he is a key opinion leader for Kerr Endodontics.

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Mr Pieter Gouws is a renowned consultant ophthalmologist based in East Sussex, who specialises in treating eye-related issues such as glaucoma, cataracts, medical retinal diseases and dry eye. Mr Gouws is one of the most experienced specialists in his field, particularly regarding glaucoma surgery and laser procedures, he has performed over twenty thousand surgical procedures in his career as an ophthalmologist.

Mr Gouws achieved his medical qualification from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, before completing fellowships in glaucoma (Toronto, Canada) and medical retina (Bristol, UK). He gained his fellowship in ophthalmology at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in 2004 . The following year he began consultant positions at both Sussex Premier Health and Conquest hospitals, before becoming self-employed after thirteen years in those roles.

Passionate about education and research, Mr Gouws has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and is regularly invited to present his work at international events. In 2010 he gained a postgraduate certificate in managing medical careers.

Mr Gouws is also a medical director of Andean Medical Mission, a charity he helped establish in 2011, which aims to treat and prevent blindness in the Bolivian Amazon. 

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Mr John Hines is a leading consultant urological surgeon, based in London and Buckhurst Hill, who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia and urinary tract infections. In addition to urology conditions, he is also an expert in male and female urodynamics and the urological aspects of gynaecological cancer. Mr Hines currently sees patients at Cleveland Clinic London and at Nuffield Health’s The Holly Private Hospital, where he has practised since 1995.

Mr Hines qualified from Liverpool University in 1985. He completed his surgery and urology training in Liverpool, Birmingham and London and was then appointed consultant urologist at The Holly Private Hospital. In 1999, Mr Hines extended his clinical practice to Whipps Cross Hospital and later on, to St Bartholomew’s Hospital and to University College London Hospitals as well. He was named urology cancer pathway director for North East London, North Central London and West Essex in 2012 and at present, he is also the clinical lead for central London’s urology expert reference group and the urology pelvic cancer specialist multidisciplinary team.

Further to his quality urology practice, Mr Hines is passionate about medical education, and has held numerous positions within this course of study including as a Royal College of Surgeons surgical tutor and as a member of the Court of Examiners.

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Dr Vijay Kolli is a distinguished consultant in physical and rehabilitation medicine based in London, with extensive expertise in neurological rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury, amputation, musculoskeletal pain, and orthopaedic rehabilitation.

With over 15 years of experience, Dr Kolli currently serves as a consultant at the Cleveland Clinic London Rehabilitation Unit, where he brings his expertise to the forefront of patient care.

Dr Kolli began his medical journey with an MBBS from Andhra Medical College, laying a solid foundation for his subsequent achievements. He also holds an MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons and an MS in Trauma & Orthopaedics, demonstrating his dedication to advancing his knowledge in the field.

In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Kolli has actively contributed to the medical community through research and presentations. He has also held leadership roles, having served as the Clinical Lead in Amputee and Complex Trauma Rehabilitation at Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton, affiliated with St George's major trauma centre. Dr Kolli's sub-specialties include complex polytrauma and lower leg fractures, further highlighting his expertise in managing challenging cases.

Dr Kolli is a member of prestigious professional bodies, including the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (Associate), the British Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine, and the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics UK. These memberships underscore his commitment to staying abreast of the latest advancements and best practices in his field, ensuring that his patients receive the highest standard of care.

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Mr Neil Kitchen - a highly accomplished and experienced Consultant Neurosurgeon - is the lead neurosurgeon for skull-base surgery and neuro-oncology at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London. He is also the medical director of the highly esteemed Queen Square Gamma Knife Unit, and currently seeing patients at the specialized Queen Square (GammaKnife) Radiosurgery Centre.
 
With more than 35 years of experience, Mr Kitchen is an expert in diagnosing, managing and treating brain tumours, cavernoma, trigeminal neuralgia, brain cancer, central nervous system cancer, and traumatic brain injury. He is highly skilled in performing brain tumour surgery, gamma knife radiosurgery and intracranial microsurgery.
 
Mr Kitchen earned his medical degree from both St Bartholomew's Hospital and the University of Cambridge, with the latter awarding his diploma in 1986. Prior to this, he has a BSc degree in the history of medicine from the Wellcome Institute, University College London. Apart from impressive qualifications, Mr Kitchen has been a member of the Society of British Neurosurgeons, General Medical Council and Royal College of Surgeons. His dedication to his research interests, including gamma knife and brain tumour surgery, is evidenced by his numerous peer-reviewed medical articles and publications. 

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Dr Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos is a consultant medical oncologist in London. He is the lead for lung cancer in the CRUK UCL Clinical Trials Centre and the joint lead for oncology in The Princess Alexandra Hospital. 
 
He specialises in the treatment of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and thymoma. Throughout his career, he has gained extensive experience in cancer management using treatments such as immunotherapy, targeted therapies and chemotherapy.

He graduated in medicine at the University of Athens with distinction, which was followed by his PhD in Medical Oncology in 2012,  with First Class honours. He trained in medical oncology at The Royal Marsden, St George’s University Hospitals and Guy’s and St Thomas’. He was awarded a diploma in medical oncology at the Institute of Cancer Research at the University of London.

Dr Papadatos-Pastos is an avid researcher and has been the principal investigator on multiple academic and commercial clinical trials. He has also presented  at conferences, nationally and worldwide. His topics of research include the development of novel targeted therapies for the treatment of lung cancer, and assessing combinations of immunotherapy drugs with other anti-cancer compounds. Furthermore, he has been widely published in scientific medical journals and peer-reviewed papers.
 

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Dr Imtiaz Ahmed is a highly accomplished consultant neurologist based in Essex. He possesses comprehensive expertise of a wide spectrum of neurological conditions, with a primary focus on headache, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, neurodegenerative disorders, and dementia.

Dr Ahmed qualified in medicine in India in 1995 before going to conduct clinical research focusing on stroke in young people, which culminated in the award of an MD in 2001. He achieved membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2003 and subsequently specialised in neurology, becoming a member of the Royal College’s dedicated neurology section in 2011. He undertook his specialist training at various esteemed centres, including the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, and also completed a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology in Zurich, Switzerland. He was awarded an additional MD from Imperial College London in 2012, and that same year was also appointed as a fellow of the European Academy of Neurology. In 2021, Dr Ahmed achieved fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP). He has been appointed as a consultant neurologist for a number of years, with his current NHS base being Colchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He sees private patients at Spire Hartswood Hospital, Springfield Hospital, Ramsay Oaks Hospital and Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital.

Dr Ahmed is actively involved in education and regularly teaches medical students and junior doctors at his NHS base in Colchester. He is a member of a number of esteemed medical societies, including the American Academy of Neurology, the European Neurology Society, and the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland.

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