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Professor Parwez Hossain is a leading ophthalmologist based in Southampton and Winchester. He is an expert in treating ocular surface diseases (Dry Eyes, Blepharitis, Pterygium), corneal infections and cataracts. He is especially interested in finding new approaches to manage corneal diseases, which is his current area of research activity. He is widely published in peer-reviewed journals, has authored several books and is Associate Professor at the University of Southampton.

Professor Hossain qualified in medicine from the University of Aberdeen and went on to train in ophthalmology in Aberdeen, Nottingham, Leicester and Miami, USA. In 2001, Professor Hossain gained his PhD in ocular immunology and biomedical physics. His thesis focused on setting out a new method for in vivo tracking of immune cells in the eye. This interested continued into his time spent as a clinical lecturer at Nottingham University, where he continued his research interest and applied to improve ways of diagnosing and treating corneal inflammation and infection.

He has now been at University of Southampton and Southampton General Hospital for the past 13 years,. Here he has established one of UK's leading corneal transplant & research centres and pioneered work on imaging of cornea infections, surgical techniques to reduce corneal vascularisation and improving surgical techniques for corneal endothelial diseases. In 2011 he wrote an influential Royal College of Ophthalmologist surgical technique article on Pterygium surgery.

Professor Hossain has also expertise in the management of cataracts , especially in the context of corneal conditions such high astigmatism, pterygium, Fuchs Dystrophy. In his cataract surgical practice, he has wide experience of using extended depth of field intraocular lenses & toric intracocular lenses to achieve a premium visual outcome.

Professor Hossain has received several awards and grants so far, including funding from the Medical Research Council, British Council for the Prevention of Blindness, the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Wellcome Trust. Last year, in 2018 Professor Hossain was awarded the King James IV Professorship by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in recognition of his work on corneal diseases and surgery.

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Dr Lena Valik is a leading oral surgery specialist and dental implants expert based in London. She is renowned for her expertise in minor oral surgery and dental implants and practises at William Place Dental Aesthetics, a highly respected dental clinic in east London.

Dr Vakil qualified as a dentist from the University of Wales in 1991, before undertaking specialist oral and maxillofacial training. Several years later, she was appointed as a fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Throughout her esteemed career, Dr Vakil has held oral surgeon positions in various hospitals, including in Sydney, Australia where she formerly led an oral surgery unit.
In 1996, Lena established an Oral Surgery referral service in Docklands with Tower Hamlets PCT. Her referral base covered approximately 30 practices. She continues to provide a minor oral surgery service across Hertfordshire dental practices.

Dr Vikal has also obtained a postgraduate certification in dental education and has acted as a supervisor and teacher for many dental trainees and postgraduates. Additionally, she formerly served as a lecturer at St Bartholomew’s at the Royal London Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital, and continues to teach students via e-learning platforms.

Dr Vakil has also been involved with postgraduate dental training as a Dental Foundation Trainer and a Regional Training Programme Director.

Having this sound surgical experience Lena pursued a Diploma Course in Implant Dentistry at the Royal College of Surgeons (Eng) and has further completed modular courses in Implant Dentistry in the UK and furthering her clinical experience at the Ilapeo Faculty in Curitiba Brazil and the University of Sarajevo.

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Mr Thomas Smith is a highly-skilled consultant urological surgeon based in Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Kent and Orpington in South London. He specialises in all areas of general urology and holds a specialist interest in prostate cancer diagnosis, the management of benign prostate enlargement and bladder problems including Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and Rezum (steam therapy). He is also a specialist in the prevention and management of kidney stones. Mr Smith privately practises at LycaHealth - Orpington, KIMS Hospital, Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital, the Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital and Sevenoaks Medical Centre. His NHS base is Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. 

Mr Smith has an impressive educational background. He was educated at Westminster school and after completing his undergraduate medical studies and basic training at University College London, he underwent specialist urological training in South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Due to excelling over this period, he was the first urologist in the United Kingdom to be fast-tracked and complete his training early. 

Mr Smith has been practising for over 10 years and has an excellent reputation. He is the regional expert in the management and prevention of kidney stones and the management of prostate enlargement. Furthermore, he has specific experience in percutaneous stone surgery, flexible ureterorenoscopy, laser stone treatment and both laser prostate surgery and steam treatment for prostate enlargement. Mr Smith is one of the highest volume HoLEP surgeons in the United Kingdom, with excellent outcomes. 

Mr Smith is also a reviewer for several medical journals including the British Journal of Urology International (BJU International), the Journal of Clinical Urology and the Journal of Endourology. He recently had an article featured in the Guardian newspaper. Mr Smith is a member of various professional organisations including the Endourological Society and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), while he is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS).

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Mr Nick Pantelides is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon who specialises in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery across Essex and London. He has over a decade of experience in plastic surgery and offers a wide range of procedures including abdominoplasty, breast reduction, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty, skin cancer treatment, and liposuction.
 
Mr Pantelides practises at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital, London Skin and Hair Clinic, and London Real Skin. He also holds a substantive NHS post at the world-renowned St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery in Chelmsford, Essex, where he focuses on breast reconstruction and skin cancer surgery, including complex microsurgical reconstructions.
 
He graduated from Cambridge University in 2009 and undertook higher plastic surgery training in leading UK hospitals, including in London, Cambridge and Manchester, before receiving the FRCS(Plast) from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2019. Notably, he was awarded the prestigious BAAPS/BAPRAS fellowship to undertake comprehensive training in all aspects of cosmetic surgery.
 
In addition to his clinical practice, Mr Pantelides is actively engaged in research, having published numerous articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education and currently serves as the Educational Lead at St Andrew’s, helping to shape the future of plastic surgery through education and mentorship. A member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Mr Pantelides maintains a dedication to professional excellence and continuous learning in his field.

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Dr Mona Ghadiri-Sani is a leading consultant neurologist at Ghosh Medical Group in Liverpool, who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of headache disorders, including migraine, cluster headache and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. In addition, she also has expertise in the management of epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and neuro-Behçet's disease. Dr Ghadiri-Sani currently sees patients at The Sefton Suite and The Walton Centre.

Dr Ghadiri-Sani qualified from Bart’s and the London Medical School of Medicine and Dentistry, completing both her medical degree and an intercalated BSc in Neuroscience at Queen Mary University of London. She undertook her core medical training also in London, including a neurology rotation at The Royal London Hospital, before relocating to The Walton Centre to accomplish higher neurology training. Dr Ghadiri-Sani was appointed consultant neurologist in 2017 and was later named clinical and educational headache lead. She coordinates two weekly refractory headache clinics, as well as nerve blocks and Botox clinics, and is also the primary investigator for various headache clinical trials.

Further to her specialised service at The Walton Centre, Dr Ghadiri-Sani additionally provides neurology cover for the national Behçet’s Disease Centre at University Hospital Aintree. She maintains an active interest in medical education and is, at present, an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool. She has organised local, regional and national education programmes for neurology trainees, GPs and acute medical doctors.

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Miss Sameena Kausar is a highly accomplished consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Essex. She specialises in menstrual disorders, endometriosis, gynaecological cancer, colposcopy, pregnancy counselling and high-risk pregnancy.

Miss Kausar completed her specialist training at some of the busiest London and Oxford deanery hospitals, catering to a variety of complex cases. Her training period included work at world-class tertiary centres like Guy’s and St Thomas’, John Radcliffe and University Hospital Southampton. She currently works in conjunction with Bart’s Medical College and Anglia-Ruskin University, delivering the obstetrics and gynaecology curriculum.

She offers various services for the management of general gynaecology problems, including heavy periods, chronic pelvic pain, colposcopy and cancer checking. She additionally provides care for recurrent miscarriage, cervical cerclage, early pregnancy complications, family planning, pre-pregnancy counselling for high-risk pregnancies with complex medical issues, and perinatal mental health services.

Miss Kausar is an experienced and skilled surgical doctor. She regular performs a range of surgical procedures, both diagnostic and operative, including hysteroscopy, laparoscopy, loop treatments for cervix (LLETZ), cervical cerclage, insertion of Mirena coils, endometrial ablations, and ovarian pathology treatments.

She is very proud to champion women’s wellbeing and bring real change in her patient’s lives by giving them the best healthcare services and experiences during the most challenging phases of their lives, from menarche to childbirth, the menopause and beyond.

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Dr Nickolaos Pantazopoulos is a highly respected consultant cardiologist based in London. He specialises in chest pain, palpitations and hypertension and is also renowned for his expertise in breathlessness, echocardiogram and cardiac CT scanning.

After qualifying in medicine from the University of Queensland in 1994, Dr Pantazopoulos completed further training as a hospital intern in Brisbane, Australia. Following this, he was appointed as a doctor in the Greek Armed Forces and served within acute emergency air retrieval services operating in the islands of Greece. On completion of his specialist training in cardiology at the University of Athens, he pursued subspecialty training in cardiac CT at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. He also gained further subspecialty experience in stress echocardiography and cardiac catheterisation at St George's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. In 2006, he was appointed as a consultant cardiologist at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and was awarded fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology in 2008. Dr Pantazopoulos is also an appointed fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. He sees private patients at several locations in London.

Dr Pantazopoulos has held a number of senior positions throughout his esteemed career and currently serves as clinical chair of the Syon Clinic and is cardiology clinical lead for BUPA Health Clinics. Additionally, he is a leading name in medical education and has been an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College London since 2008. He also served as director of clinical studies at the Imperial College London School of Medicine for several years. Dr Pantazopoulos’ extensive academic publications appear in peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he was awarded with a Level 3 Clinical Excellence Award by West Middlesex University Hospital in recognition of his world class patient care and practice.

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Mr Mohsen El Gammal is a leading consultant oncoplastic, reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgeon based in London and Kent. He specialises in breast surgery, breast cancer and benign breast diseases alongside breast reconstruction, cosmetic breast surgery and breast augmentation, breast reduction, tubular surgery and nipple reconstruction. Mr El Gammal also specialises in transgender surgery and top chest FTM and MTF surgery. 

He practices privately at the following locations:

- The Harley Street Clinic
- Cadogan Clinic
- New Victoria Hospital, Kingston upon Thames
- LycaHealth - Orpington
- Spire Alexandra Hospital, Walderslade
- KIMS Hospital, Maidstone
- GenesisCare Maidstone
- The London Welbeck Hospital

He is also a consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon at Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Mr El Gammal also treats male gynaecomastia and performs gender reassignment surgery. He prides himself on patient-centred care that is personalised to the patient’s individual needs using a holistic approach which follows the patient through every stage of their treatment. This is an evidence-based practice that is designed with maximum safety and effectiveness in mind.

Mr El Gammal is highly qualified with over 20 years of experience solely dedicated to breast surgery and breast reconstructive surgery. He has an MBBCh from the University of Cairo, a postgraduate diploma in Cancer Studies from Plymouth University and a postgraduate diploma in Microvascular Breast Reconstruction from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). Furthermore, he has a FEBS in Breast Surgery from the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

Mr El Gammal has also undergone additional further training, completing courses in Advanced Breast Reconstruction and Cosmetic Breast Surgery at the European School of Microvascular Breast Surgery and the Paris Oncoplastic Masterclass at the European School of Surgery.

In addition to Mr El Gammal's career and academic achievements, which include being a leading name in sentinel lymph node and radioguided breast surgery (ROLL) in the UK and Europe, he has top academic and clinical research experience. He was an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Kalamoon, Syria, has had his research published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, and is a noted speaker in his field of expertise.

Mr El Gammal is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the European Board of Surgery/Breast Surgery. He is also a member of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS), British Association of Cancer Surgery (BASO) and the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO), alongside the British Medical Association (BMA).

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Dr Philip Bazire is a distinguished medical weight loss specialist based in London. He is renowned for his expertise in obesity, weight loss, metabolic syndrome, and the prevention and management of obesity-related chronic conditions such as polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes.

Dr Bazire, who sees private patients via e-Consultation, qualified from the University of London in 1986. He completed higher specialist training in general and digestive tract surgery at La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, Spain, where he also served as a member of the hospital’s first bariatric surgery team. Dr Bazire holds a Master’s in aesthetic medicine and nutrition from Complutense University, Madrid, Spain.

As a trusted expert in nutrition and medical weight loss, Dr Bazire's extensive professional journey has included roles as hospital surgeon and as a specialist in out-of-hospital emergency medicine, with posts including surgical and trauma specialist at RACE Jarama (the Madrid motor racing circuit). He was lecturer in the Out-of-Hospital Emergency Medicine course at Salamanca University. Subsequently, he was medical director of Estemedic Clinic (Zamora, Spain), specialising in the nutritional management of overweight and metabolic syndrome, also acting as team doctor and nutritional advisor for Zamora’s 1st Division handball team. Furthering his reputation, Dr Bazire currently holds the position of medical director and international scientific advisor for metabolism and obesity for PronoKal, internationally renowned in the treatment of overweight and obesity.

Dr Bazire is an active member of various esteemed health-focused organisations, including the Royal Society of Medicine, the Nutrition Society, and the Association for the Study of Obesity.

He was lecturer at Salamanca University Emergency Medicine course.

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Mr Nkwam Michael Nkwam is a highly respected consultant urological surgeon based in London. He is renowned for his expertise in benign prostate hyperplasia (enlargement), prostate cancer diagnostics and Holmium laser (HoLEP). He additionally specialises in kidney stones, haematuria (blood in the urine) and vasectomy.

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree with honours, Mr Nkwam qualified in medicine from St. George’s, University of London in 2007. He completed his further surgical training in the West Midlands and was awarded membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2010. Mr Nkwam undertook specialist higher surgical training in urology in the East Midlands training programme and was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons’ Urology section in 2017. Following this, he completed a twelve-month fellowship based at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Trust specialising in Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) and endourology. Having gained invaluable insight into this form of treatment, he successfully performed the first HoLEP procedure at King’s College Hospital, London in 2020. With wide ranging expertise and experience in endourology, general urology and urological oncology, Mr Nkwam is regarded as a leading surgeon in his field. He sees private patients at HCA UK at The Shard, Chelsfield Park Hospital, the Shirley Oaks Hospital and the London Circumcision Centre.

Additional to his clinical responsibilities, Mr Nkwam provides essential training for GPs on a range of important areas of urology, including updates in the management of kidney stones, benign prostate hyperplasia and men’s health, amongst others. His numerous academic papers are published in revered peer-reviewed journals and he has presented his work at various key national and international conferences in his field.

Throughout his esteemed career, the excellence of Mr Nkwam’s work has been recognised with numerous awards, including ‘Best Poster in Session’ prizes, awarded by the European Association of Urologists in 2017 and the British Association of Urological Surgeons in 2018. That same year, Mr Nkwam was also the Ian McCallum Research Prize winner. He is a member of a number of key professional bodies, including British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training (BURST) and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS).

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