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Dr Rasha Mukhtar is an esteemed consultant in diabetes and endocrinology based at Frimley Park Hospital. Dr Mukhtar has a busy clinical practice covering the investigation, diagnosis and management of patients with diabetes, insulin pump, thyroid disorders, adrenal gland disorders, gestational diabetes and weight loss. She also runs a diabetes and endocrine antenatal clinic in conjunction with obstetricians and specialist nurses, and can also provide pre-conceptual care.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr Mukhtar is an active medical educator. Dr Mukhtar is a MRCP PACES examiner and is involved with the General Medical Council. Her research was in dietary interventions and metabolic syndrome, and she has extensive research experience in studies involving diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular risk management. She is a principal and co-investigator for a number of international and multi-centre studies.

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Dr Matthew Williams is a leading consultant in clinical oncology and a researcher in the London area with more than 20 years of experience in his field, specialising in neuro-oncology, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, brain and spinal tumours, and IMRT (intensity-modulation radiation therapy). His primary focus is on adult patients with primary and secondary (metastatic) brain tumours. He has a particular interest in developing and applying new treatment approaches, including a second course of radio therapy (re-radiation), and the clinical use of next-generation sequencing to identify options for targeted treatment. 

He completed his undergradute studies in Birmingham, where he then moved to London to become a Senior House Officer at Hammersmith Hospital. After a year in The Gambia running the A&E department, he returned to the UK to complete his clinical oncology training in London. He was awarded PhD funding through Cancer Research UK's (CRUK) Advanced Computation Lab, and holds a PhD in Computer Science from UCL. 

As of 2012, Dr Williams has been a consultant and honorary senior lecturer with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; in 2018 he was promoted to Honorary Senior Fellow at Imperial College.

He leads the Computational Oncology group at Imperial College, where his research focuses on the application of technology and computing to improve cancer care. Dr Williams supervises a range of PhD/MD students with Imperial College researching and studying projects. Recent work includes work on using wearable technology in patients with brain tumour in the BrainWear trial and understanding treatments, as well as outcomes for patients with brain tumours across England in the GlioCova project. He teaches about brain tumours on a European course in oncology and led the London ICR course module on brain tumours for several years.

Dr Matthews' current clinical focus is on the delivery of novel drugs and drug/radiotherapy combinations for patients with primary and metastatic brain tumours. He took part in the first UK expanded access scheme to use Optune widely, and runs the UK's largest Optune clinic. Dr Matthews is one of the few people experienced across all three main stereotactic modalities (Gamma Knife, Cyberknife, and LINAC-based SRS). He also helped found the Advanced Therapies Group at Imperial, which explores the integration of cutting-edge research and clinical practice to deliver novel therapies to patients with brain tumours.

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Mr Rick Popert was appointed as a consultant to Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals in 1996, having completed his higher surgical training at Guy's and urological research at King's College Hospital.  Mr Popert's clinical expertise is in the comprehensive evaluation and surgery of benign and malignant prostatic disease.
 
PROSTATE CANCER SURGERY:
- Robotic Prostatectomy with the Da Vinci Robot  – Conventional, Retzius Sparing & Salvage Prostatectomy

He successfully transferred his experience from conventional open radical prostatectomy (over 200 cases between 1997 and 2005) to the Da Vinci robotic assisted approach in 2006 and since then has carried out over 800 robotic prostatectomies. He has the UK’s largest experience of salvage prostatectomy following radiotherapy and brachytherapy and has helped to establish a tertiary referral “salvage surgery” clinic at Guy’s Hospital. He is also establishing a “Retzius sparing” surgery programme at Guy’s, in selected cases.
 
PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY: 
- Focussed Dynamic Prostate Brachytherapy – Day Case Procedure for low to intermediate risk prostate cancer
- Brachytherapy as a boost to External Beam Radiotherapy for intermediate to high risk prostate cancer.
 
He has the UK's largest experience of single visit dynamic intra-operative “focussed” prostate brachytherapy and has carried out over 900 of these cases since 2004. The oncology team with Dr Stephen Morris and Dr Ronald Beaney, Consultant Clinical Oncologists. can also offer brachytherapy as a “boost” to external beam radiotherapy and the insertion of Fiducial Markers and the SpaceOAR rectal spacer to reduce rectal dosing.
 
PRECISION PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSTICS:
- MRI – US Fusion Targeted Prostate Biopsies + Systematic Transperineal Biopsies (General Anaesthetic)
- Precision Point – 2 Puncture Targeted and Systematic Transperineal Biopsy (Local Anaesthetic)
 
He is an expert in Precision Prostate Diagnostics and has developed a rapid access prostate MRI assessment service with Dr Giles Rottenberg, Consultant Radiologist, combined with a unique systematic transperineal biopsy approach providing accurate tumour localisation, an approach that has been further enhanced by the technique of MRI US Fusion Targeted biopsy of the prostate which he introduced in March 2012. Over the last year he has been evaluating the Precision Point Transperineal Access System, which facilitates targeted and systematic transperineal biopsies using a 2 puncture approach under local anaesthetic.
 
BENIGN PROSTATIC DISEASE:
- Holmium Laser Prostate Enucleation for benign prostate disease - HoLEP
- Prostate Arterial Embolisation - PAE
 
For benign prostatic disease, he has one of the UK's longest experience of holmium laser prostatectomy (HoLEP), establishing a service at Guy’s in 2002. He has carried out over 800 holmium laser enucleations with reduced bleeding and length of stay in patients with prostate volumes larger than 100 cc compared with standard transurethral prostatectomy (TURP), the only hospital in London to do so. He established a Prostatology service at Guy’s Hospital attracting tertiary referrals from across London of very large prostates. In 2014 he introduced a prostate arterial embolisation service in association Dr Tarun Sabharwal, Consultant Interventional Radiologist.  This is an alternative to the surgical management of benign prostatic disease avoiding the complications of urinary incontinence, erectile and ejaculatory dysfunction. 

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Mr S. Tawqeer Rashid is a respected Consultant Vascular Surgeon based in Manchester, who specialises in treating varicose veins, diabetic foot disease and aneurysms, among others. He has considerable experience and expertise in managing patients requiring angioplasty, stenting and minimally invasive vascular surgery.

Mr Rashid qualified from Cambridge University, before completing his Basic Surgical Training at the prestigious Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London on the Hammersmith Hospitals Basic Surgical Rotation. He then gained his PhD from University College London (UCL), before returning to his native Yorkshire to complete his Higher Surgical Training. While there, he became the first National Institute of Health Research Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery. To complete his training, he spent a year as a Fellow in Adelaide, Australia. Here he gained expertise in advanced endovascular and vascular techniques that would become invaluable in his practice, particularly with regards to diabetic foot disease and limb salvage.

Mr Rashid is currently a honorary Senior Lecturer at Manchester University, where he continues his research into improving the healing of diabetic foot disease and the role of stem cells. He has published and presented research on a variety of subjects, including varicose vein treatment and aortic aneurysmal disease and has been invited to speak at a number of conferences both nationally and internationally.

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Mr Srinivasan Shyamsundar is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, bunion surgery and Dupuytren's surgery.

Mr Shyamsundar graduated in 1992 from the University of Madras. He subsequently carried out his higher specialist training in orthopaedics at the East Midlands (South) Deanery and completed a dual fellowship in paediatric orthopaedics and adult hip surgery. He currently practices privately at the Woodland Hospital, Kettering and the Ramsay Blakelands Hospital, Milton Keynes.

He is particularly passionate about education and currently teaches and trains medical students and higher specialist trainees. He is a teacher in ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) courses and is an invited lecturer for the Miller's Review of Orthopaedics course for higher surgical trainees at Oxford.

In addition to his areas of expertise, Mr Shyamsundar has a specialist interest in paediatric orthopaedics; arthroscopic surgery for the knee, hips and ankle and various forefoot and hand surgical procedures.

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Dr Nagore Benito is a leading London consultant psychiatrist who specialises in adult psychiatry.

She is highly trained and skilled in the assessment and treatment of a range of adult mental health problems. This range includes, and is certainly not limited to, PTSD, OCD, depression, ADHD, anxiety, perinatal mental health. She is passionate about her work and offers a holistic approach using evidence-based treatments including psychotherapy, medication if required and psychoeducation. 

She completed her medical studies at Paris-Diderot University (France), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) and Miguel Hernandez University (Spain). Following this, she completed her training in general adult psychiatry in Parc Tauli Hospital (Barcelona, Spain). After a clinical attachment at ORYGEN Youth Centre in Melbourne (Australia), where she received training in early intervention in mental health, she obtained a substantive post as a consultant psychiatrist at Parc Tauli Hospital.

During her years of clinical practice in Spain, she was co-founder and consultant psychiatrist at a private psychiatry practice specialised in English-Speaking clients living in Barcelona. She then moved to London to continue her professional career and has worked in a substantive capacity for several years at one of the leading mental health NHS organisations, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

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Mr Marco Scarci is a highly respected consultant thoracic surgeon based in London. He is renowned for his expertise in keyhole surgery, particularly in the treatment of lung cancer and pneumothorax (collapsed lung). He also specialises in rib fractures, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), chest wall deformities and emphysema.
 
Mr Scarci qualified as a doctor of medicine with honours in 2001 at Italy’s Università degli Studi 'Gabriele d'Annunzio' di Chieti, before pursuing further specialist training in cardiothoracic surgery. He then undertook a clinical fellowship at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital and a senior clinical fellowship in thoracic surgery at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. In addition, he completed an additional six-month thoracic surgery fellowship at the University of Toronto, Canada in 2011 and that same year, was appointed as a consultant thoracic surgeon at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Following this, he went on to work at University College London Hospital, San Gerardo Hospital, Italy and Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, where he is currently based. With his wealth of experience and expertise in both surgical and non-surgical treatment for a wide range of conditions, Mr Scarci is regarded as one of the UK’s leading practitioners in the field of thoracic surgery, whose skill and dedication has been recognised with several awards, including an NHS Clinical Excellence award in 2013. He sees private patients at OneWelbeck, the Harley Street Clinic and the Sainsbury Wing, Imperial Private Healthcare.
 
Throughout his esteemed career, Mr Scarci has held a number of senior positions. He previously led chest wall database and pleural malignancies working groups for the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and was also formerly a council member and director of the Society's annual conference, the largest conference in thoracic surgery in the world. He also forms part of several of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) working groups. Mr Scarci is also a leading name in medical education and is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Imperial College London and a senior clinical tutor at University of Cambridge.
 
Mr Scarci has an extensive background in academic research and has authored over one hundred and thirty publications which appear in leading peer-reviewed journals. With his wealth of expertise, he is a co-speciality chief editor for thoracic surgery in the revered Frontiers in Surgery academic journal and is an associate editor of the Journal of Thoracic Disease and the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, the most prestigious in his speciality. He is also the author and editor of four published books on minimally invasive and open thoracic surgery.
 
Mr Scarci regularly presents at key conferences in the field of thoracic surgery. He is an appointed fellow of a number of highly respected professional bodies, including the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Surgeons and the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
 

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Dr Catherine Sykes is a highly-regarded chartered psychologist based in central London. Specialising in the psychology of high achievers, Dr Sykes offers therapy and coaching for professionals in high pressurised careers. She provides in-person appointments but also sees clients across the globe via e-Consultation. Dr Sykes developed a solid reputation in the law and finance sectors due to her thorough understanding of how a demanding career comes with its own unique challenges to mental health, physical health, relationships, and performance.

When guiding her patients, she individually assesses each case and uses a range of approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), hypnosis, neuropsychology and somatic psychology to provide patients with optimal therapy solutions. With these strategies, Dr Sykes helps patients discover the core reasons for their issues and provides the necessary psychological tools to overcome them. Dr Sykes prides herself on her ability to help clients make positive changes so they can be happy, healthy and enjoy and maintain their success. She uses an online brain health assessment service developed by Cambridge Brain Sciences that accurately measure core elements of cognitive function and mood, including memory, attention, focus, reasoning and verbal abilities. This brain health assessment helps to monitor and manage core areas of brain function that are key to mental health and wellness.

Much of her training was at the King's College Hospital. She has sat on NHS boards, worked as a trustee for the charity Pregnancy Sickness Support and lectured at City University, London for 11 years. She is a member of the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) register and she's an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is a recognised provider with WPA, Cigna, Aviva and Healix.
 

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Mr Ivo Dukic is an experienced consultant urological surgeon located in the West Midlands. With more than 15 years of experience, Mr Dukic is known for his proficiency in handling a wide range of urological issues, such as upper urinary tract cancer, ureteric stones, erectile dysfunction, and various urinary tract problems.
 
Mr Dukic currently practises privately at the West Midlands Hospital in Halesowen. He also is a consultant urological surgeon at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He is highly experienced in the treatment of a wide range of urological conditions. He holds a special interest in endourology, general urology and health informatics.
 
Mr Dukic first qualified with an MBChB from the University of Manchester in 2004. He then completed his specialist urology training at various hospitals in the Greater Manchester region (North West Deanery).  In 2009, he furthered his education by completing a PGCert in Health Informatics from the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Finally, in 2013, he obtained his FRCS(Ed) Urol qualification from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
 
Apart from his clinical work, Mr Dukic has contributed to urological research, having published numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He also serves as a sub-editor of the Digital Review section of Urology News, showcasing his involvement in disseminating information in the field.
 
Professionally, Mr Dukic is affiliated with respected medical organizations, including the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the European Association of Urology, the British Medical Association, and the Medical Defense Union.
 
Mr Ivo Dukic's vast experience and dedication to urological care in the West Midlands make him a reliable choice for patients seeking expert urological services.

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Professor Patrick Kennedy is a leading London-based consultant physician and hepatologist, whose work in viral liver disease is known internationally.
 
Professor Kennedy trained at University College Dublin. Upon completion of his initial medical training, he undertook post-graduate training in London and was subsequently appointed as a senior lecturer at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2009.

Professor Kennedy  has a special interest in the management of liver disease in young people, working closely with premiership football clubs and managing liver disease in professional sports people and elite athletes from the UK and abroad.
 
He has produced novel work redefining disease phase in chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The main focus of his curent research work is around broadening treatment candidacy and the development of individualised treatment strategies for viral liver disease. He is widely published in the field of hepatology, with over 200 publications and 90 peer-reviewed articles, in addition to multiple book chapters, he has also edited a textbook of hepato-gastroenterology.
 
Additionally, Professor Kennedy is an expert advisor for the WHO and is part of the HBV clinical guideline development group. He is also a member of the European Association for the study of the liver (EASL) HBV clinical practice guidelines and has served as a member for NICE on the viral hepatitis clinical guideline committee.
 
Furthermore, Professor Kennedy provides expert opinion for the United Kingdom Advisory Panel (UKAP) on blood-borne viruses and is the current chair of the British Viral Hepatitis Group and former Lead for the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) HBV special interest group. He works closely with industry and provides expert opinion on drug development programmes.
 
He is the principal Investigator for a number of investigator-led and commercial phase 1, 2 and 3, clinical trials of novel therapies in viral liver disease. At present, he leads studies on the development of novel therapies in HBV and hepatitis delta virus (HDV). In addition, he is passionate about patient education and ensuring patients play a central role in their own management. Professor Kennedy has developed HBV&Me, a management app, and a current area of his research is expanding the utility of patient management tools to improve care.