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Mr Christopher James is a highly-accomplished consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Canterbury, Ashford and Kent, who specialises in carpal tunnel syndrome, hand arthritis, Dupuytren's contracture, hand and wrist joint replacement, tennis elbow and hand lump removal. He attends to patients privately at BMI Chaucer, Benenden and Ashford Hospitals.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of London, before undertaking higher orthopaedic training on the South East London Orthopaedic Rotation, which includes such well known hospitals as King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas'. After completing his training in 2013, Mr James accepted an offer to join the Queensland Health Upper Limb and Microsurgical Orthopaedic Fellowship programme in Brisbane Australia, where he was able to learn from some of the best surgeons in his field and develop his knowledge and skills in treating complex conditions.

After his time in Australia, Mr James returned to the UK and accepted a consultant position at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trus, a role he has worked in for the past seven years.

Mr James is a huge advocate of continuous professional development for both himself and others, he helps lead faculty teaching courses and meetings and has published numerous journal articles and book chapters.
 

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Dr James Pattison is a leading consultant nephrologist based in London. His specialisms are urinary tract infections, diabetic kidney disease, hypertension, and all stages of chronic kidney disease. He also has a specialist interest in glomerular diseases and kidney transplantation. He privately practices at London Bridge Hospital, BMI The Blackheath Hospital and The Private Outpatients Consulting Rooms clinic in the capital. His NHS base is Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, where he has practiced for over 25 years. 

Dr Pattison has a very busy clinical practice and alongside receiving impressive reviews from his patients, he is noted for his involvement as a principal investigator in clinical trials. These study new immunosuppressive agents used in kidney transplantation treatment.        

Dr Pattison has an impressive educational history, qualifying from Oxford University in 1987. He went on to undergo higher training in renal medicine, both nationally at Guy’s Hospital, and internationally at Stanford University in California, USA.

Dr Pattison is also a respected name in medical academia. He has authored two books, written several book chapters and co-authored several publications, mainly in the field of kidney transplantation. His work also has also been widely published in peer-reviewed journals.   

Furthermore, Dr Pattison is an active member of various professional bodies including the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), The UK Kidney Association (UKKA) and the British Transplantation Society (BTS) alongside The Medico-Legal Society. 

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Mr Andrew Symes is a highly-regarded consultant urological surgeon based in Brighton and Hove, Hove and Haywards Health. He specialises in benign prostate enlargement, kidney stones and urinary tract infection, alongside bladder problems, prostate cancer and bladder cancer. He practices privately at Nuffield Health Brighton Hospital, The Montefiore Hospital - Spire Healthcare, and Nuffield Health Haywards Heath Hospital, while his NHS base is University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. 

His journey to excellence began with comprehensive training at Guys and St Thomas’s hospitals, where he earned his MDDS and a BSc in clinical anatomy. He was awarded an MD from University College London, where his awarded research focussed on novel gene expression in human prostates. In 2009, Mr Symes received the Keith Yates Gold medal as part of his FRCS at the Royal College of Surgeons. 

Throughout his career, Mr Symes has made significant contributions to the field of urology. His research findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals, and he has presented at international conferences. Moreover, Mr Symes has authored several book chapters, solidifying his reputation as a thought leader in the field. His clinical interests encompass keyhole surgery for large kidney stones, lithotripsy, and minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic enlargement.

As the clinic lead for stone surgery within the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, he plays a pivotal role in developing a regional stone service for Sussex. Mr Symes' commitment to cutting-edge treatments is evident in his introduction of the only static lithotripter in Sussex. 

Mr Symes is a proud member of esteemed professional organizations including the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), BAUS Section of Endourology, and the Royal College of Surgeons.

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Dr Bhashkar Mukherjee is a leading consultant physician in respiratory and general (internal) medicine based in London who specialises in Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension and has extensive experience in all aspects of respiratory medicine, including pleural disease,  asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sleep apnoea and  lung cancer. With over 20 years' experience, Dr Mukherjee is an expert in advanced diagnostic techniques for respiratory conditions, such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing and bronchoscopy procedures, and also has considerable knowledge in critical care and chronic disease management.

Dr Mukherjee, who consults privately at The Blackheath Hospital ,  The London Clinic and The Lister Hospital, originally qualified from the University of Cambridge, where he also obtained a PhD in Functional Neuroimaging as part of the institution’s prestigious MB/PhD programme. He was awarded membership to the Royal College of Physicians, and notably undertook both his general medicine and his higher specialist respiratory training in London centres for thoracic medicine, including Royal Brompton Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, and King’s College Hospital. 

Alongside his dedicated private practice, Dr Mukherjee is a consultant at the Royal Brompton Hospital National Pulmonary Hypertension Service and at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, where he is also part of a nationally-accredited service for interstitial lung disease and he is also an active member of the British Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society.

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Dr Mayur Kumar is a leading Consultant Gastroenterologist specialising in Endoscopy; Acid reflux; Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Hepatobiliary diseases; Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic and Colon cancer. He also has a special interest in diseases of the liver, oesophagus, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatic diseases and coeliac disease.

After completing his specialist training in Internal medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology in London and at the South-East, he was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in 2014. He later trained as a fellow of University College London Hospital where he practised advanced endoscopy and ERCP. He was awarded the prestigious Peter Cotton International Travel Fellowship to visit USA  for ERCP training .He is a JAG accredited endoscopist and performs all endoscopic procedures  including ERCP  and Therapeutic endoscopy.

Dr Kumar is currently the Clinical Lead for the Endoscopy service and GI cancer service at Princess Royal University Hospital, part of King's College Hospital NHS Trust. He also practises privately in various clinics in South London. He is also actively involved in medical students, junior doctors  and specialty registrar teaching and training and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London and is a faculty member for various training courses in medicine and endoscopy.

During his career, Dr Kumar has presented research papers at both national and international conferences and published many papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has also been involved in clinical research and has ongoing research interests in Pancreato-biliary disease, Hepatology and Endoscopy and is a Principal Investigator for several research studies. He is an active member of British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Royal College of Physicians London,  American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO).

Dr Kumar is very helpful and has very pleasant bedside manners and excellent communication skills. He is trained in advanced communication skills and is empathetic towards his patients and families as reflected from his patients feedback.

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Mr Elias Francis-Khoury is a consultant ENT surgeon, based in Bournemouth and Poole, with a leading regional practice founded on world-class training, who practises general otolaryngology with a special interest and International Fellowship level training in ear, nose and children’s ENT problems. His practice includes children and adults, and the conditions he commonly treats are:

• Ear disease (infections, hearing loss, tinnitus and their causes including perforations, surfer's ear, otosclerosis)
• Nasal blockage (Septoplasty / Turbinoplasty)
• Sinusitis (Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery including balloon sinuplasty)
• Ear deformity (Pinnaplasty including incisionless)
• Nasal appearance (Rhinoplasty)
• Tonsillitis, snoring and sleep apnoea

Wherever possible, he uses his extensive minimal and microsurgery experience to make the appropriate surgical treatment safer, with shorter recovery and often without the need for a general anaesthesia.

Mr Francis-Khoury studied at King’s College, University of London and Caius College, University of Cambridge, undertook his basic surgical training on the Oxford rotation and completed his ENT specialist training in London’s best-known hospitals (including Great Ormond Street, Royal National ENT Hospital, St Mary’s, Charing Cross, St Bartholomew’s, UCLH and Royal Free) and then a further two years of fellowship (advanced optional training in a leading international centre) in Toulouse University Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ / Evelina Children’s Hospital.

Mr Francis-Khoury was awarded the fellowship of European Board of Otolaryngology – head and neck surgery, with the distinction of having set a record for highest examination grade in the written part (having also been awarded the year’s highest written grade of the British equivalent, the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons).

He has worked with the NHS for over twenty years and currently practices at the University Hospitals Dorset where he has held the head of department role. He is the co-author of surgical textbook chapters on rhinoplasty, nasal sinuses, and ear infections. His research into his areas of practice, as well as on voice and head and neck cancer, has been published in numerous peer-reviewed articles. His professional affiliations have included the European Society of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, the European Rhinologic Society, and British counterparts. Outside of his regular practice, Mr Francis-Khoury has been a volunteer surgeon in warzones with the International Medical Corps, a university lecturer and whenever the evidence is supportive, will favour dietary, exercise and mindful interventions for the treatment of many conditions in his area of expertise.

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Dr Konrad Grosser is a leading integrated functional cardiologist based in Maidstone, Canterbury and Margate, Kent, who specialises in integrated cardiology, interventional cardiology and arrhythmia, alongside pacemaker therapy and CT imaging. He privately practices at KIMS Hospital, The Chaucer Hospital and Spencer Private Hospitals (Margate). His NHS bases are East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. 

Dr Grosser, who was the first surgeon to successfully undertake the first primary angioplasty for an acute heart attack patient at the award-winning East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust, has an impressive list of educational achievements. These include an MD and PhD from the Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany. Here he completed a scientific research project in brain electro-physiology, followed by his doctorate. He then completed his junior doctor training between 1997 to early 2000, where he achieved his MRCS (Membership of the Royal College of Physicians) and received a first class pass.

He undertook cardiology speciality training in Maastricht in the Netherlands, under Professor Wellens who is considered one of the founders of clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and in Barnsley and Leeds where he worked as a cardiologist in the busiest UK centre for interventional cardiology. Furthermore, he completed an international fellowship at the renowned Petie Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. Here he trained under Professor Montalescot, who is a world-leading name in acute coronary syndromes/heart attacks.

Away from his clinical practice and achievements, Dr Grosser is also involved in leading cardiovascular clinical research. He is the local priority group lead for cardiovascular research at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust and his clinical research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals.

He is a member of various professional bodies including the British Cardiac Society (BCS), British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) and the Royal College of Physicians (London) (MRCS London), as well as the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the Bavarian Chamber of Medical Doctors. 

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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 Mohammad Dastgir is a highly skilled dentist based in Barnet, North London, specialising in cosmetic dentistry and dental implants. Employing a minimally invasive approach, his clinical expertise encompasses implant dentistry, composite bonding, porcelain veneers, smile makeovers, and Invisalign treatment. Currently, Dr Dastgir attends to patients at the prestigious Mona Lisa Smiles dental practice.
 
Graduating from PUMS University in 2017, Dr Dastgir has since dedicated his career to private practice, accumulating comprehensive knowledge in various dental procedures. From routine dental maintenance checks to full mouth rehabilitations and complex smile designs, Dr Dastgir's proficiency is widely acknowledged. Renowned for his friendly demeanour, he excels in comforting nervous patients, and fostering a welcoming environment.
 
Furthermore, Dr Dastgir's commitment to professional development is evident through his participation in numerous cosmetic courses and training in London. Currently pursuing a Postgraduate diploma in periodontology in London and undertaking studies in the master of implantology program in Frankfurt, Germany, he has been fortunate to learn under esteemed mentors. Confident in treating patients across general, cosmetic, surgical, advanced gum treatments, and dental implant procedures, Dr Dastgir utilises cutting-edge methods and equipment to ensure optimal outcomes.

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Mr Alberto Albanese is a versatile and highly experienced consultant cardiothoracic surgeon in London and Essex. Practising at private clinics in London and Essex, Mr Albanese specialises in coronary artery bypass graft, aortic valve repair and replacement, mitral valve repair and replacement, aortic root replacement, and notably beating heart surgery and keyhole surgery.

Mr Albanese first qualified for medicine in Italy, receiving his Laurea from Universita degli Studi di Palermo. It was in Italy where he first trained as a heart surgeon. He then moved to the United Kingdom and continued his training and honing his practising skills in cardiothoracic surgery. Mr Albanese undertook fellowships at well-known units such as Harefield Hospital, St George's Hospital, and the new Barts Heart Centre. Whilst training, he gained a deep experience in all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology.

Due to his great passion and dedication to his field, Mr Albanese has several publications in peer-reviewed journals; has attended nationally and internationally meetings and conferences, often as a speaker; and has vast working experience in both Italy and the UK. He is internationally recognised for these reasons.

Mr Albanese has, to-date, performed several hundreds of open heart procedures, maintaining outstanding results. Mr Albanese puts his patients first in all facets, and he holds a very high satisfaction level amongst his patients. This can be noticed in his commitment to visitng other cardiac units, where he attends multi-disciplinary meetings with cardiologists, in which complex patients or difficult cardiac scenarios are discussed in order to ensure the best quality care for every patient.

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