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Dr Ivona Igerc, is an award-winning aesthetic doctor based in London, currently practising at the renowned 111 Harley St. Her wide range of expertise encompasses facial aesthetics, dermal fillers, Botulinum toxin (Botox™), lip augmentation, liquid facelift, soft thread lift, Hollywood Legs and 111GlassSkin, while her signature treatments include Diamond Lips, face design, and killer jaw.
 
Dr Igerc undertook her studies at the School of Dentistry at The Medical University of Croatia, graduating with an MD DDS in 2000. Following this, Dr Igerc further enhanced her skills through a master course on periodontal surgery and prosthesis in Italy. Since graduating with her MDDS, Dr Ivona has accumulated extensive experience in dental and aesthetic medical fields across Croatia, Slovenia, India, South Korea, and China. Notably, she spent four years at Can Am Medical Center in China, where she was appointed as the official DDS for the UK embassy and consulate general in China.
 
Dr Igerc is not only a practitioner but also an esteemed academic. She serves as an official trainer, speaker and developer for Biotech Bloomage PR China, and is an official trainer for Jalor Dermal Filler and Gloderm Dermal Filler. Her passion for innovation, particularly in stem cells and regenerative properties, is evident through contributions to medical journals, guest lectures at international conferences, and industry awards for research.
 
As the founder and president of the London Academy of Face Design, Dr Igerc is dedicated to advancing the field of anti-ageing and aesthetic medicine. Her commitment to education is further demonstrated through published books, including "Face-Mathematics and Geometry of Aesthetics" and "Face Enhancement and Rejuvenation." Dr Igerc continues to organise workshops and seminars to train medical professionals, solidifying her position as a leader in the industry.

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Dr Ishtiaq Rehman is a highly experienced and reputable sports physician and general practitioner currently working for the England Football Association and the Armed Forces. He also, impressively, worked as a sports club physician in the globally renowned English Premier League. His main areas of expertise include sports medicine, musculoskeletal medicine and musculoskeletal pain, joint injections, ultrasound-guided therapy, common sports injuries, and sports nutrition. 

With a strong background in both sports medicine and general practice, Dr Rehman has built a reputation for effectively managing a wide range of health issues, from everyday ailments to complex sports-related injuries. His experience spans across various levels of athletic performance, from amateur to professional, providing tailored treatment plans that promote optimal recovery and performance.

In his practice, Dr Rehman focuses on a holistic approach to healthcare. He emphasises the importance of preventative care, helping patients to maintain their health through regular check-ups and personalised health plans. His approach is patient-centred, ensuring that each individual receives care that is specific to their needs and lifestyle.

Dr Rehman is extremely skilled and versed when it comes to diagnosing and treating sports injuries, such as sprains, fractures, and ligament tears. He employs the latest medical techniques and treatments to ensure efficient and effective recovery. Additionally, he provides guidance on injury prevention, helping athletes to train safely and avoid common sports injuries.

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Mr Tarek Abdel-Aziz is a highly respected Consultant Thyroid and Endocrine surgeon based in London. He is renowned for his expertise in thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery, particularly, thyroid cancer surgery, reoperative thyroid and parathyroid surgery, and minimally invasive adrenal surgery. 

Mr Abdel-Aziz qualified in medicine and surgery with distinction from Alexandria University, Egypt, in 2001 before obtaining a highly-sought after place on a revered surgical residency program. He additionally gained a master’s degree in surgery before relocating to the UK to complete an esteemed fellowship in endocrine surgery at Oxford University Hospitals where he gained invaluable experience in the full range of endocrine procedures. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2009 and was awarded a doctorate degree in surgery at University College London in 2012 which included extensive research into stem cells and organ function. He was appointed as an endocrine surgery consultant in 2014 at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is currently one of the UK’s highest volume thyroid surgeons. Mr Abdel-Aziz sees private patients at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital and Portland Place Outpatient Centre. He is the current clinical lead for thyroid cancer for North Central London Cancer Alliance.

Additional to his clinical responsibilities, Mr Abdel-Aziz is also a renowned educator and is an honorary associate professor at University College London and is the surgical lead for undergraduate students at University College London. In 2020, he became a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In recognition of his dedication to achieving the best possible outcomes for his patients, Mr Abdel-Aziz received a Top Quality Patient Care Award from his NHS base in 2023. 

Mr Abdel-Aziz became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2016 and is also a member of various other esteemed bodies, including the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BAETS) and the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES).

He additionally continues to maintain an active interest in research and his numerous academic contributions to the endocrinology and surgical fields are published in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented his findings and shared his expertise at national and international meetings of colleagues. Furthermore, his joint research into thyroid cancer has been recognised with a prize from the British Journal of Surgery (May 2024).

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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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Mr Michael Gaunt is consultant vascular surgeon with over 30 years’ medical experience and a specific interest in the minimally invasive treatment of venous disorders including varicose veins, thread veins and spider veins.

Mr Gaunt performs approximately 2000 consultations and 1000 treatments a year and undertakes all consultations and treatments personally to ensure the highest possible standards and provide a truly bespoke patient experience.Most consultations are one stop, with a Duplex ultrasound scan performed during the consultation enabling an immediate explanation of the problem and a treatment plan to be formulated. Information leaflets and a detailed letter describing the consultation are provided so patients are fully informed before making treatment decisions. Mr Gaunt’s team of secretaries are available to co-ordinate care and deal with any queries that arise.

Mr Gaunt treats medical and cosmetic conditions from unsightly thread veins, spider veins, red veins facial veins through to infected venous ulcers and DVT. Mr Gaunt specialises in the Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency, Clarivein and Foam Sclerotherapy techniques for the treatment of varicose veins and injection micro-sclerotherapy and Veinwave for thread veins and facial veins.

Mr Gaunt qualified in Medicine/Surgery from the University of Leicester with his MB ChB awarded with distinction and subsequently an MA from the University of Cambridge. He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1992. His Doctorate degree (MD) was awarded with distinction based on scientific research which for the first time identified the cause of strokes during arterial surgery leading to strategies to make the operations safer. In recognition of these achievements, he has been awarded multiple National and International prizes and awards. Mr Gaunt has published over 130 research papers, authored three medical textbooks and given invited lectures to learned societies around the world.

Mr Gaunt worked in the NHS for 25 years including 12 years as consultant vascular surgeon at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. Mr Gaunt went full-time in Private Practice in 2012 and has clinics based in London, Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds.

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Mr Ketankumar Gajjar is a leading consultant gynaecological oncologist (gynaecological surgery) based in Nottingham who specialises in laparoscopic hysterectomy, fibroids and ovarian cysts alongside ovarian cancer, colposcopy and endometrial cancer. He privately practises at Park Hospital and Spire Nottingham Hospital, while his NHS base is Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. 

Mr Gajjar is highly qualified with MBBS, MD and MRCOG qualifications. After receiving his MD in obstetrics and gynaecology from MS University, Baroda, India, he received further training in the field in the East of England.  

He also received specialist training managing gynaecological cancers at Cambridge University Hospitals. Furthermore, he is trained in managing gynaecological conditions such as endometriosis, heavy menstrual bleeding and ovarian cysts as well as labial cysts and cervical pre-cancer. 
   
Mr Gajjar is certified by the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP) in colposcopy. He has interests in performing complex keyhole surgery in the management of gynaecological cancers, and as well as managing cervical HPV, he offers diagnostic services such as hysteroscopy for women with menstrual problems such as post-menopausal and peri-menopausal bleeding.

Mr Gajjar, who is the honorary secretary at the British Gynaecological Cancer Society and was also the society's IT and social media subgroup chair from 2020 to 2023, is a respected academic. He has a keen interest in cancer research, and underwent a research MD at the University of Lancaster. Here he worked on iospectroscopy methods as a novel diagnostic tool in cancer and pre-cancer diagnostics.

Mr Gajjar has also had his research published in various peer-reviewed journals, while he is a member of several various organisations including the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the British Gynaecological Cancer Society and the British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. He is also a member of the International Gynaecological Cancer Society. 

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Professor Charles Malata is a British and American trained consultant plastic surgeon specialising in breast augmentation (boob jobs), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), rhinoplasty (nose jobs), breast reconstruction after mastectomy (DIEP flap reconstruction), breast reduction, facelift and body contouring after weight loss. He is the most senior reconstructive breast plastic surgeon at the Cambridge Breast Unit at Addenbrooke's University Hospital, Cambridge and was also voted by his colleagues and peers as one of the top ten breast plastic surgeons in the country. He undertakes the full spectrum of cosmetic surgery both in Cambridge and Peterborough. His before and after photographs can be found in his extensive medical publications.

Professor Malata graduated from the University of Zambia Medical School in 1984 and then carried out his general surgical training on the Newcastle & Leeds University Hospital rotations. He underwent plastic surgery training at the prestigious and world famous Canniesburn Hospital in Glasgow obtaining the Intercollegiate FRCS in Plastic Surgery in 1997. He then took up substantive subspecialty fellowships in breast & cosmetic surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC and Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

He is a research professor (visiting professor) at Anglia Ruskin University School of Medicine and lectures both nationally and internationally on aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery and free flap surgery. He was the President of the European Society for Surgical Research (ESSR) in 2011-2013 and has an active academic and clinical research interest with over 280 publications and currently supervises research projects for PhD & MSc students, registrars and medical students. In addition, he works as an associate editor for Frontiers in Plastic Surgery and is an editorial board member of the European Surgical Research Journal and Gland Surgery Journal. He reviews for multiple professional journals.

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Professor Stefano Zanasi is a renowned orthopaedic surgeon and specialist in regenerative surgery and biotechnology. He practices internationally including at 9 Harley Street and the Weymouth Street Hospital in London. He specialises in advanced hip surgery and knee surgery, including revision arthroplasty and robotic-assisted techniques. He is also a hand surgery and microsurgery specialist and performs around 950 operations a year.

SPECIALITIES

Advanced Knee surgery

• Regenerative Surgery –  in particular in the treatment of lower limb osteoarthritis through biological resurfacing of resorbable scaffolds perfused with combined mesenchymal stem cells in alternative to traditional implant arthroplasty

• Concurrent bilateral or isolated unilateral partial knee arthroplasty (medial or lateral UNI, PFJ, BiUNI, bicompartmental knee arthroplasty)

• Customised knee implant arthroplasty

• Robotic knee implant arthroplasty

• Revision total knee arthroplasty

Advanced Hip surgery

• Concurrent bilateral or unilateral MIS neck preservation hip arthroplasty

• Customised primary or revision hip implant arthroplasty

• Robotic hip implant arthroplasty

• Revision total hip arthroplasty

Regenerative medicine prolotherapy using combined stem cells

Professor Zanasi graduated with honours from the University of Modena in his native Italy in 1986 before undertaking further training and gaining post-graduate qualifications in Orthopaedics and Traumatology. He has published extensively, with his research on minimally invasive resurfacing implant arthroplasty, tissue engineering and biotechnologies being published in 146 journals in Italian, French and English, and three books.

Professor Zanasi has been appointed to a number of senior positions in hospitals where he has worked and has held professorships in Florence and currently in Bologna. He also serves as Technical Consultant for the Court of Modena, as well as performing consultancy work for major companies developing biotechnologies.

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Ms Johanna Thomas is a distinguished consultant urologist based in Reading. She has a specialist interest in paediatric urology and is vastly experienced in treating conditions such as undescended testicles, foreskin disorders in children and paediatric hernia.
 
Ms Thomas completed her medical qualifications at Imperial College Medical School, University of London, graduating with a distinction, as well as the Glazer Prize in surgery. She then went on to become a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2005. In 2015 she was awarded her FRCS Urol, after completing her training in paediatric urology at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
 
Ms Thomas’ has conducted, published and presented extensive research in the field of urology, for which she has been recognised in the UK as well as internationally.
 
In 2018 she became the first female consultant urologist to be appointed by the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Her other areas of expertise include urinary tract stones, urinary infections and laser lithotripsy.

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Mr Joe Marais is a renowned consultant rhinologist, nasal plastic and ENT surgeon based in London, who treats a wide range of conditions and holds a special interest in rhinoplasty, septoplasty, nasal deformity and sinus surgery.

Mr Marais trained as a junior doctor at London’s renowned Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital before relocating to Edinburgh to complete further training. In 1996, he was awarded intercollegiate fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons and later gained invaluable experience under some of the world’s leading ENT surgeons in Texas, USA and later in Toronto, Canada in sub-specialist fellowships. He was appointed as a consultant rhinologist, nasal plastic and ENT surgeon in 2000 in London. Mr Marais is a highly experienced and respected expert in his field and he often receives tertiary referrals of challenging and complex cases from other colleagues.

Mr Marais has published a number of academic papers and has lectured nationally and internationally on his areas of expertise. Additionally, he teaches postgraduate medical trainees for the Royal College of Surgeons and is also involved in the training of junior ENT surgeons. He recently appeared on the BBC’s The One Show to give an expert demonstration of sinus surgery.

Mr Marais is a member of numerous esteemed professional bodies, including ENT_UK and the European Rhinological Society. He is also an allied associate member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). Patient care is central to Mr Marais and he aims to provide the best outcomes possible for his patients.