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Mr Muddassar Hussain is a highly accomplished consultant urological and robotic surgeon who specialises in kidney disease including kidney cancer and robotic kidney removal surgery,. He practices within Urology Partners at Mount Alvernia Hospital, Parkside Suite Frimley Park and One Welbeck London.

Mr Hussain successfully completed his first medical qualification at King’s College London, where he obtained an MBBS in 2006. Following this, he then specialised in urology during a five-year training period in London and the Kent/Surrey/Sussex region. Notably, he spent two fellowship years at Guy’s Hospital in London, focusing on complex stone disease and open renal surgery. Mr Hussain then went on to achieve a masters degree with distinction in urology from University College London in 2012.

His research work is reflected in peer-reviewed journal publications and presentations at national and international forums. Mr Hussain’s offers treatments for general urological conditions including urinary symptoms,scrotal and penile abnormalities minimally invasive stone treatment, urological cancer care, prostate cancer management, and kidney disorders. His expertise in robotic kidney procedures has enabled him to develop a centre of excellence at Frimley Health Foundation Trust.

He is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons. 

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Professor Hendrik Tobias Arkenau is a prominent medical oncologist in London who specialises in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, bowel cancer and immunotherapies.

He was awarded his medical degree from Hanover Medical School in Germany in 2000. He then completed his specialist training in oncology across numerous centres of excellence, including the Royal Marsden Hospital. He was awarded a Fellowship by the Royal College of Physicians and he plays a crucial role in his field of gastrointestinal cancers, drug development and immunotherapy thanks to his research contributions.

Professor Arkenau is the founding Medical Director of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute UK and he is currently the Executive Medical Director for the institute. He is a chief and principal investigator of numerous clinical trials of new anti-cancer drugs, including immunotherapies and cellular therapies.

He is a professional research associate at the University College London Hospital. Throughout his career, he has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and regularly contributes at international and national meetings.

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Dr Konstantinos Savvatis is a well-regarded and highly skilled consultant cardiologist who specialises in chest pain, palpitations, cardiac MRI, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and high blood pressure. He is, at present, practising at The Cardiac Clinic at London Bridge Hospital. 

Dr Savvatis, who is also a senior clinical lecturer at the Queen Mary University of London, has a wealth of experience and expertise when it comes to seeing patients suffering from myocarditis and cardiac involvement in neuromuscular conditions. He is also notably extremely skilled in relation to performing advanced cardiovascular MRI and echocardiography.

Dr Savvatis completed his medical training abroad, at the Department of Cardiology at the world-renowned Charité University Hospital in Germany. He successfully completed a PhD for his work on the immunomodulatory role of matrix metalloproteinases in acute myocarditis. Impressively, Dr Savvatis has also previously worked as a clinical scientist at the Charité University Hospital and the Centre for Regenerative Therapies.

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Mr Sean Ramcharan is an experienced consultant laparoscopic general and colorectal surgeon. He sees patients at Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital and has a specialist interest in advanced minimally invasive surgery. Mr Ramcharan has thorough expertise when it comes to performing surgery to treat the gallbladder, hernias, as well as other gastrointestinal, colorectal and perianal problems. Mr Ramcharan is an expert when it comes to managing bowel conditions such as diverticular disease, colitis, IBS, and bowel cancer. He frequently performs flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and polypectomy.

Mr Ramcharan also offers treatment of perianal problems, pilonidal sinuses, bumps and lumps of the skin, and subcutaneous tissue (except for the breast). He is an extremely skilled diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopist, having completed higher surgical training at the West Midlands Deanery as well as many leading UK hospitals. He gained thorough expertise in the treatment of the full spectrum of colorectal and general surgical disorders.

Mr Ramcharan undertook further advanced laparoscopic training in complex rectal and minimally invasive transanal surgery in Holland. Having performed over a thousand laparoscopic operations and over 500 laparoscopic hernia repairs, Mr Ramcharan is one of few expert consultant colorectal and general surgeons with such a breadth of experience. He has an excellent track record of superb patient pain and comfort satisfaction scores. He is also an active researcher, contributing work to peer-reviewed medical journals and for the Universities of Birmingham and Warwick. 

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Miss Jean McDonald is an esteemed urologist, with 23 years’ experience as senior urologist at North Middlesex University Hospital. From her practice at Harley Street, Miss McDonald can consult on a range of conditions including female urology, bladder infections, kidney stones, urinary incontinence, and general urology.

After initially graduating from the University of the West Indies, Miss McDonald spent a further nine years in the Bahamas in a range of surgical roles, before moving to London in 1982. She became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh that year and subsequently pursued specialist training in general surgery and urology, gaining her Diploma in Urology at the Institute of Urology (UCL London) in 1990. Miss McDonald was appointed consultant urologist at North Middlesex University Hospital in 1995. She has served in many capacities at North Middlesex University Hospitals, including Clinical Lead, Deputy Chair of the Medicines Management Committee, and Surgical Tutor. She has established a number of innovative programmes including nurse-led urodynamics, prostate clinic, erectile dysfunction clinic, and nurse-led cystoscopy unit. 

Miss McDonald regularly travels to Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Carribbean to run workshops and to share her urological expertise and be involved in the training of the young urologists in these countries. She is actively involved in the teaching of surgical trainees in the UK, as Surgical Tutor at North Middlesex University Hospital as well as Educational and Clinical Supervisor. Miss McDonald has been a member of the Board of Directors and also a member of the Nominations Committee of the Societe Internationale D´Urologie, and is a Honorary Consultant to St Luke's Healthcare, looking after the Church of England clergy.

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Mr Francesco Vergani is a leading consultant neurosurgeon based in London who specialises in the treatment of primary and secondary brain tumours, spinal degenerative disorders, and cervical and lumbar spine problems such as sciatica, radiculopathy and brachalgia. With over 20 years’ experience, Mr Vergani currently consults privately at the renowned The Harley Street Clinic.

Mr Vergani originally qualified from the University of Milano-Bicocca in 2003. He completed his general neurosurgical training in Milan as well, before relocating to the UK in 2009 to undertake higher surgical training at Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Vergani, who is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons since 2013, obtained a PhD from Newcastle University in 2016 and thereafter, notably accomplished two prestigious fellowships: a neuro-oncology fellowship at King’s College London and a research fellowship in France under the guidance of the esteemed Professor Duffau.

As a specialist, Mr Vergani has particular expertise in surgery for tumours in eloquent areas of the brain. He has extensive knowledge and experience in the use of neuro-navigation, 5-ALA for high-grade gliomas and minimally invasive approaches, and is a pioneer in the UK in non-invasive brain mapping with transcranial magnetic stimulation. Additionally, Mr Vergani is also able to offer awake craniotomy procedures and spinal injections.

Beyond his highly specialised practice, Mr Vergani remains active in clinical research, and has authored more than 60 publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He is a member of the Society of British Neurosurgeons and a GMC-recognised trainer, and lectures both nationally and internationally on brain mapping and surgery in neuro-oncology. Mr Vergani was awarded with the distinguished Young Neurosurgeon Award from the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies in 2015.

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Mr George Fayad is a highly experienced consultant ENT surgeon who specialises in sleep disorders, paediatric ENT, sleep apnoea, sinusitis, rhinoplasty, and obstructive sleep apnoea, amongst many other otolaryngology related conditions. He currently practises at the BMI The London Independent Hospital, the Spire Hartswood Hospital, as well as Medicare Francais. 

Mr Fayad, who is a lead clinician for sleep disorders and current chairman of the ENT department at the Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, impressively performed the first ever breathe implant operation in the UK in 2009. This surgery was quite the breakthrough in nasal surgical procedures as an effective treatment option for patients suffering from nasal valve collapse. Mr Fayad is also an expert when it comes to performing incision-free pinnaplasty, balloon sinuplasty, endoscopic surgery, as well as laser surgery. 

Notably, Mr Fayad was responsible for introducting one of the first multi-disciplinary clinics in the UK (Basildon Hospital) to offer treatment for patients suffering from nasal polyps, asthma, and allergy. He possesses a deep interest in researching potential cures and treatment options for asthma in both adults and children as well as nasal allergic polyps. 

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Professor Andrew Sidebottom is a leading consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon. He practices at BMI The Park Hospital, BMI The Lincoln Hospital and the Spire Nottingham Hospital. His primary clinical interests include temporomandibular joint disease, facial deformity surgery, dental implant rehabilitation and oral surgery.

Professor Andrew Sidebottom is one of only eight surgeons in the UK who provides over ten TMJ Joint Replacement procedures yearly, and he has performed over 300 alloplastic joint replacements. His expertise covers all aspects of the management of TMJ pain and surgery. He is also an honorary assistant professor at the University of Nottingham. Professor Sidebottom has been a consultant in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, since 2001. Professor Andrew Sidebottom qualified BDS with honours in Bristol 1986 and subsequently MBChB with honours in Birmingham 1993.

He attained the Fellowship in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FDSRCS) in 1992 and the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1995. Professor Sidebottom carried out oral surgery training in Birmingham and Liverpool from 1986 to 1989, as well as basic surgical training in Bristol from 1994 to 1996. He also completed higher surgical training in oral and maxillofacial Surgery in Liverpool from 1996 to 2001. Professor Sidebottom passed the exit FRCS in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery {FRCS (OMFS)} with the Gold Medal in 2000.

Professor Sidebottom is in the top 10% providers of TMJ replacement in the world and he is also the lead author of the UK National Guidelines for TMJ Replacement. He is an associate editor in temporomandibular joint surgery for the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He referees articles for the European Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery (EJCMFS) and the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (IJOMS).

Professor Sidebottom has given over 150 international scientific presentations and over 70 international invited lectures. This includes keynote lectures at the British, European and International Association Annual Scientific conferences. He is an active researcher and has written 23 book chapters, including for Gray’s Anatomy on TMJ, as well as 78 peer-reviewed papers.

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Dr Peter Clarkson is a leading consultant cardiologist and physician with extensive experience in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, pacing, and general internal medicine. 

He qualified from the University of London in 1988 and is a Director of The Surrey Cardiovascular Clinics. Furthermore, he holds an Honorary Contract at St George's Hospital, Tooting, and is the lead Cardiologist at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.  Dr Clarkson has private practicing privileges at Spire Clare Park Hospital.

His established services include transoesophageal echocardiography, complex pacing and ICDs, diagnostic angiography as well as coronary intervention.

More recently, Dr Clarkson has established services such as Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic, as well coronary intervention including angioplasty and stenting at the Catheter Lab at Frimley Park Hospital.

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Miss Marie-Klaire Farrugia is a consultant paediatric urologist and paediatric and neonatal surgeon based at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Cromwell Hospital in central London. She specialises in all areas of kidney, bladder and genital anomalies that babies are born with or develop later in childhood. In particular, she counsels pregnant mothers whose babies are prenatally-diagnosed with a kidney condition, so that the best postnatal plan can be made for the newborn.

Miss Marie-Klaire Farrugia is the clinical lead for paediatric surgery in Chelsea and Westminster and Imperial College Hospitals; an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College; an assistant editor for the Journal of Pediatric Urology. Her research interests include the long-term outcome of prenatally-diagnosed urological problems such as hydronephrosis, megaureter, posterior urethral valves and vesicoureteric reflux (VUR). She is an experienced open, laparoscopic and robotic surgeon and performs neonatal and childhood circumcision; repair of simple and complex hypospadias including staged graft repairs; hernia and hydrocoele repairs; surgery for undescended testes; pyeloplasty; ureteric reimplantation; surgery on duplex kidneys and ureterocoeles; posterior urethral valves; nephrectomy and hemi-nephrectomy; Deflux injection for kidney reflux with urine infections; amongst others.

Miss Farrugia is an executive member of the Society for Fetal Urology and a member of the British Association of Paediatric Urologists, the European Society for Paediatric Urology, the European Paediatric Surgery Association, the American Association of Pediatric Urologists and the Societies for Pediatric Urology.

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