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Mr James Wokes is a leading consultant plastic, reconstructive, head and neck, and aesthetic surgeon based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear and Darlington. He specialises in breast augmentation, breast lift and breast reduction, alongside tummy tuck, blepharoplasty and face lifts. He privately practises at LASE CLINIC, Spire Washington Hospital and Woodlands Hospital. His NHS base is County Durham and the Darlington Foundation Trust. 

Mr Wokes is highly qualified with an MB BS in Medicine and PGCert in Clinical Leadership from Newcastle University. Furthermore, after graduating from medical school with a distinction, he completed a decade of national and international plastic surgery training which culminated in being awarded the prestigious Ian McGregor Gold Medal for outstanding performance in his FRCS(Plast.) consultant examination in 2018. He also successfully completed the highly-coveted British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) Aesthetic Surgery fellowship. 

On returning to the north-east as a consultant, Mr Wokes established his name in the field and complementary to his surgical expertise he has extensive non-surgical aesthetic experience. This allows for a multifaceted approach to his work and for him to provide bespoke, patient-centred consultations to those pursuing aesthetic procedures.

Mr Wokes, who also specialises in neck lifts, is a leading academic figure. He is a plastic surgery trainee clinical supervisor and educational supervisor for Health Education North East, and is part of the national selection committee for plastic surgery specialist registrars. Also, he's an associate lecturer at Newcastle University Medical School, and faculty member of various national and international plastic surgery courses. These include the International North East Flap course, Speciality Skills in Plastic Surgery course and the North East Microsurgery Course, as well as the TIG Head and Neck course. 

Mr Wokes has had his work published in various peer-reviewed journals including the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Alongside this, he's regularly invited to give presentations at national and international plastic surgery meetings in Europe and North America. He's also lead national webinars for the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Trainees Association. 

Mr Wokes is a member of various professional organisations. These include the General Medical Council (GMC), the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). He is also a member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS). 

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Mr Guna Reddy-Kolanu is a passionate and experienced consultant ENT surgeon in the Surrey area, where he practises and his two private clinics in addition to the NHS. His focuses in his specialty are within otology, balance disorders, paediatrics, and rhinology affecting both adults and children. This includes grommets insertion, sinus surgery, tonsillectomy, adenotonsillectomy, as well as middle and outer ear surgery. Mr Reddy-Kolanu also specialises in vestibular testing and hearing loss.

After receiving his primary medical qualification in 2003, Mr Reddy-Kolanu continued his specialty higher training in the South West, where he undertook most of the training within all ENT areas at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children and the Bristol Royal Infirmary. He later furthered his training by completing a fellowship in ear surgery and hearing implantation surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals.

Mr Reddy-Kolanu has notably performed to date:
· more than 500 sinus operations
· more than 1,000 tonsillectomies using modern intracapsular techniques
· more than 1,000 ear operations including mastoid surgery and eardrum reconstruction
· more than 10,000 operations in total over his years of practise

Currently, Mr Reddy-Kolanu is an Clinical Lead for the ENT department with the NHS, as well as an Appraiser of doctors in all areas of practice. Beyond his hours committed to these roles and clinic practice, Mr Reddy-Kolanu continues to research, having had many published articles and papers in peer-reviewed journals.

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Mr Amir Ghanbari is a highly respected consultant colorectal and general surgeon based in London. He specialises in treatment for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases and rectal bleeding. He is also expert in performing haemorrhoid and hernia surgery as well as gallbladder procedures.

Mr Ghanbari was awarded a bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery degree from the University of Dundee in 2002. He then went on to complete further training in surgery in London and the East Midlands, including a specialist fellowship in inflammatory bowel disease. He was appointed consultant colorectal surgeon at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital and has since returned to London. He is clinical director for the general surgery department and colorectal lead at Homerton University Hospital and also sees patients privately at The Princess Grace Hospital and The London Independent Hospital. 

Mr Ghanbari is a leading educator in his field and instructs on courses for medical trainees on basic surgical skills and caring for the critically ill. Additionally, he lectures and supervises medical students as part of their training. He has written numerous academic papers and maintains an active interest in research. He also shares his expertise at national and international meetings with fellow surgeons.

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Dr Adnan Al-Araji is a highly accomplished and experienced consultant neurologist practising in London. His extensive experience in all aspects of general neurology makes him ideally placed to assess people with a wide range of undiagnosed symptoms such as headache, dizziness, faints/seizures, numbness, tingling, tremor, weakness, balance difficulty, visual symptoms, fatigue and memory problems. He has special expertise in managing people with multiple sclerosis, Neuro-Behcet’s disease and related conditions.

He has broad experience in treating patients from diverse backgrounds and cultures due to his international positions in the Middle East, Canada and the UK. 

Dr Al-Araji studied medicine at the University of Baghdad, graduating in 1977. He pursued post-graduate training in both Iraq and the UK, becoming a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1986. His post-graduate training gave him the opportunity to expand his knowledge in a wide range of areas, including neuroimaging, clinical neurophysiology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation medicine, intensive care and neuropsychiatry. He takes a special interest in inflammatory and demyelinating neurological conditions.

He is devoted to medical education and has held several positions where he taught medics of the future. He held the role of visiting associate professor of neurology at the prestigious University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada and also worked as a teacher and supervisor for undergraduates of Keele Medical School during their neurology placement, as well as postgraduate neurology trainees.
 
Alongside his interest in medical education, Dr Al-Araji possesses a deep interest in clinical research. Several of his research works have been published in peer-reviewed journals and during his time spent in Canada, he co-authored a book for the World Congress of Neurology.

In addition to his medical practice, Dr Al-Araji undertakes neurology medicolegal work for personal injuries and clinical negligence cases, working to improve documentation practices, diagnostic and treatment skills, to manage risk, offer continuing education opportunities and improve quality of patients’ care.

Dr Al-Araji is a member of numerous medical organisations, including the Association of British Neurologists and the Royal Colleges of Physicians.

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Dr Rachel Fisher is a highly skilled consultant dermatologist, with over 10 years of experience, based in Reading. She possesses extensive knowledge in the field of dermatology, with expertise in basal cell carcinoma, cryotherapy and eczema, alongside psoriasis, skin infections and alopecia.
 
Dr Fisher completed her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) at the University of Bristol in 2009. She then pursued post-graduate training and spent a year as a teaching fellow in Birmingham, educating medical students in dermatology and general medicine before undertaking a 6-month post as a senior house officer in dermatology at Kings Hospital, London.
 
Following this post, Dr Fisher commenced her specialist training in dermatology in the Thames Valley Deanery. She takes a keen interest in medical education, obtaining a masters in medical education from Warwick University in 2021. She has held several positions working to educate future doctors and allied health professionals, including being the registrar dermatology undergraduate lead at Oxford University, working as the educational supervisor for medical students and Thames Valley dermatology trainees and being involved in the dermatology teaching as part of the Reading University Physicians Associate training. More recently she has been part of the team running regular primary care dermatology education and engagement sessions in and around Reading. 
 
Furthermore, she is committed to research. As part of her master’s degree, she looked at how dermatology training in teledermatology can be effectively delivered. She has also been the principal investigator in a large research project looking at co-existing skin cancers in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which was published in an international journal in 2021. She is currently actively involved in the research dermatology team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and is the co-investigator in a large placebo-controlled study. 
 
Dr Fisher is dedicated to delivering a world-class standard of care to her patients, ensuring that they feel relaxed and comfortable during the whole treatment process. She is extremely thorough and spends time ensuring patients are fully informed and involved in treatment decisions. She treats both adults and children.
 
She has also held several coveted positions including the role of national dermatology flexible trainee representative, the British Journal of Dermatology (BJD) peer reviewer and the Hereford and Worcester Deanery representative.

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Dr Sherif el Wakil is one of London’s leading cosmetic and sexual aesthetic doctors and Clinical Director of Dr SW Clinics on Harley Street in the heart of the UK’s capital. His areas of expertise include penis enhancements, vaginal rejuvenation, erectile dysfunction, female sexual dysfunction, non-surgical blepharoplasty and rejuvenation medicine. 

Dr Wakil is highly experienced and has worked in a number of leading hospitals in the UK and the Middle East, including the Royal London Hospital NHS Trust.

He has performed more than 19,000 procedures and has introduced a number of new treatments to the UK, including the P-Shot and O-Shot, the Vampire Breast Lift and the Vampire Facelift. He also introduced the Thermiva treatment to the country, which is a radio frequency treatment for vaginal laxity. He also offers vaginal dryness treatments, using O Concept™. 

He is a master trainer of the soft surgery approach and was the first practitioner in the UK to introduce treatments such as non-surgical blepharoplasty and needle shaping. His signature treatments include the Dr SW FaceLift and the Organic FaceLift. He is a leader in the provision of penis enhancements. He is also an expert in the bum enlargements with dermal filler. 

Dr Wakil offers minimally invasive treatments which are safe, effective and that achieve natural-looking results. He says: “I believe in enhancing my patients’ natural beauty so that they look like themselves at their very best. Not different.”

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Mr Henry Willmott is an experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Maidstone and Hastings who holds a special interest in complex foot and ankle surgery. His areas of expertise include bunion correction, deformity correction, sports injuries, tendonitis, arthritic conditions affecting the foot and ankle, including ankle replacement.

Mr Willmott qualified from Nottingham University Medical School and undertook his postgraduate surgical training in London and the South East. He obtained a Master of Science degree in orthopaedics and conducted research into improving the surgical treatment of arthritis in the foot.

After he completed his general training, Mr Willmott was awarded the British Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellowship Award and worked at the Walter Reed National Military Centre in Washington DC, USA. He then undertook the prestigious AO Fellowship at Harborview Hospital in Seattle. On returning to the UK, Mr Willmott underwent sub-specialty training in Bournemouth, furthering his experience in the management of a wide range of foot and ankle problems.

Mr Willmott is part of the Sussex Premier Health group.

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Dr John D Hung is a consultant cardiologist at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, bringing over a decade of experience in cardiovascular care. He specialises in interventional cardiology, valvular heart disease, coronary heart disease, palpitations, chest pain and hypertension (high blood pressure).
 
Before joining Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Dr Hung served as a complex coronary intervention fellow at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London. He also co-founded Bio habit Ltd, where he works as medical director, focusing on developing advanced diagnostics for better patient care.
 
Dr Hung earned his Bachelor's Degree in Medicine from the University of Liverpool and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Cardiovascular Science at The University of Edinburgh. He holds certifications including MRCP(UK) and has received validations in cardiology and medicine.
 
With a solid foundation in both clinical practice and research, Dr Hung is passionate about pushing the boundaries of cardiovascular medicine to benefit patients. He remains committed to excellence and strives to make a meaningful impact in the field.

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Dr Ricardo José is an expert pulmonologist and respiratory medicine consultant, based in North West London at the UK's largest Heart and Lung centre, the Royal Brompton Hospital. He has experience in all areas of pulmonology and specialises in the treatment of bronchiectasis, infections of the chest (bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal and viral including coronavirus), Immunodeficiency and lung complications of cancer therapy).

He achieved his degrees in both medicine and surgery at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, before going onto gain a diploma in anaesthetics. After moving to the UK in 2006, he specialised in respiratory medicine and internal medicine at several world-renowned University teaching hospitals in North London. Dr José gained his postgraduate certificate in public health as well as membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians. He was awarded a prestigious Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship and received his PhD from University College London for his study on respiratory infection, inflammation and immunity.
 
Thanks to his passion for education, Dr José has gained vast experience in teaching and examining students at both undergraduate and post graduate level. He is an honorary associate professor at UCL and previously held the position of clinical lead of UCL’s renowned MBPhD programme, a course for the very best medical students who wish to achieve a PhD as well as their medical qualification.
 
Dr José as authored numerous scientific and medical articles (>70) as well as book chapters on many respiratory medicine topics including respiratory infection (e.g. pneumonia and COVID), bronchiectasis, lung complications of cancer therapy, lung cancer and bronchoscopy. He continues to write and contribute to medical publications - For a list of publications click here

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Dr John Gerry Coghlan is a leading consultant cardiologist based in London, who specialises in pulmonary hypertension and all aspects of cardiology, including complex breathlessness, arrhythmias, connective tissue disease (related to heart disease) and angina.

Dr Coghlan is an honorary senior lecturer at UCH London and a visiting consultant at Papworth Hospital Cambridge, where he performs balloon pulmonary angioplasty. He is also a visiting consultant at St Thomas' Hospital, Kings College Hospital, Royal United Hospital Bath, Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth, Derriford Hospital Plymouth and Ulster Hospital Dundonald.

Dr Coghlan graduated from University College Dublin in 1983 and trained in cardiology at the National Cardiac Centre, Dublin, Harefield Hospital and The Royal Free Hospital, London. He is a founder member of the National Pulmonary Hypertension Physicians Association and developed the Royal Free National Pulmonary Hypertension Service.

He holds research interests in fields of pulmonary hypertension, cardiac imaging and ischaemic heart disease and has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Throughout his career, he has won awards such as the Molloy prize in 1978 and a silver medal in surgery in 1983, amongst others.

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