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Mr Christian Ulbricht is a consultant spinal neurosurgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, primarily based at Charing Cross Hospital, as well as practising privately at New Victoria Hospital in London.
 
Originally from Berlin, Germany, Mr Ulbricht graduated from medical school there before relocating to the UK in 1995. He completed his neurosurgical training in London and has served as a consultant neurosurgeon since 2006.
 
Since 2007, Mr Ulbricht has focused exclusively on spinal surgery, offering a broad spectrum of care that ranges from treating patients with simple back and neck pain to performing complex spinal surgeries. His areas of expertise include spinal surgery for degenerative conditions, minimally invasive techniques, and surgery for tumours and infections. He also serves as the surgical lead for metastatic spinal cord compression at Imperial College NHS Trust.
 
In addition, Mr Ulbricht is a member of the advisory board for the European Spine Journal.

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Mr Colin Nnadi is an experienced, patient-focused spinal surgeon with a specialist interest in paediatric and adult deformity. He is clinical lead for orthopaedic spine surgery in Oxford. As a consultant orthopaedic spinal surgeon, he treats all manner of spinal problems, with expertise in a wide variety of conditions, including general spinal disorders, trauma and spinal infections, alongside fractures, degenerative spinal conditions and disc prolapse. He is also an expert in discectomy procedures.   

He undertook spine fellowship training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London, and at the Norfolk and Norwich University Teaching Hospital. He was appointed consultant orthopaedic spine surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals Trust in 2008, and is currently the Clinical Director of Neurosciences, Oxford University Hospitals. He was Clinical Lead for the Oxford Spine Unit from 2017 to 2023.

He sees patients privately at the Portland Hospital and The Harley Street Clinic in London and at the Manor Hospital in Oxford.

Mr Nnadi sees 1000-2000 outpatient cases every year, performing on average one complex deformity case a week. His approach is friendly, patient-orientated, and allows patients and their families to understand his recommended treatment course and diagnosis.

Mr Nnadi is involved in research and development in the field of spinal surgery and was chief investigator for the UK multi-centre MAGEC rods trial in early onset scoliosis. In 2011, Mr Nnadi founded the internationally renowned Oxford Early Onset Scoliosis Meeting, and he has served on several international educational spine faculties. He is a regular faculty member at international conferences on paediatric spinal surgery, and is an ex-chair of the Growing Spine Committee, Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), and a member of the Paediatric Medical Device Taskforce for the SRS.

In 2015, Mr Nnadi published a book on early onset scoliosis, which is now sold worldwide, in addition to publishing various papers in peer-reviewed spine journals along with several textbook chapters. Mr Nnadi worked to develop national guidelines on the management of thrombo-embolism in spinal surgery, and between 2016 - 2018 he served on the NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) Venous Thromboembolism Guidelines Consultation Committee. He is a trustee for the Scoliosis Association UK and founder of the charity, Foundation for Early Onset Scoliosis.

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Professor Tom Quick is an internationally recognised Peripheral Nerve Surgeon and Clinical Academic, providing expert care across the UK and Iceland. He holds honorary posts in several London NHS hospitals and has successfully treated elite athletes from sports including rugby, cricket, football, and horse racing.

He completed his medical training at University College London (UCL) and pursued orthopaedic training in Bristol. He later undertook prestigious fellowships at The Westmead Children’s Hospital in Sydney and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, where he was appointed Consultant Peripheral Nerve Surgeon in 2013. He also served at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Surrey, specialising in nerve injuries from combat.

Professor Quick earned an MD(res) from UCL in 2018 for his doctoral thesis on muscle re-innervation. He is Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute of Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Science and Clinical Lead for Peripheral Nerve at UCL’s Centre for Nerve Engineering. A prolific researcher with over 50 peer-reviewed publications, he has developed national guidelines for nerve injury and collaborates widely in academic and clinical innovations.

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Dr Elisaveta Sokolov is a distinguished consultant clinical neurophysiologist, currently practising at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital and several other locations within the Cleveland Clinic network. She specialises in advanced electroencephalography (EEG), including video telemetry, intensive care brain monitoring, and the diagnosis and management of epilepsy. Dr Sokolov completed her medical degree at Imperial College London and has since developed a highly respected career in neurophysiology.

She pursued further training through a specialist registrar programme at King’s College Hospital in London, followed by an epilepsy research fellowship at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital. Additionally, she completed a Clinical Fellowship in Complex Epilepsy at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Dr Sokolov holds a master’s with distinction in neuroscience from King’s College London and Columbia University.

Alongside her clinical practice, Dr Sokolov is an active collaborator with the Harvard University Global Neurology Research Group and has a strong commitment to both academic and clinical neurophysiology. She is a member of several prestigious professional associations, including the Royal College of Physicians, the British Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, and the International League Against Epilepsy.

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Mr Raheel Shariff is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Manchester who has a dedicated special interest in disorders affecting the foot and ankle. He is highly experienced in ankle replacements, revision ankle replacement, correction of flat feet and high arched feet deformities, arthroscopic surgery and sports injuries.

Mr Shariff completed his basic and higher surgical training at Merseyside and successfully became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 2012. He has undertaken a foot and ankle fellowship at the Institute of Foot and Ankle Reconstruction, Mercy Medical Centre, Baltimore USA and a limb reconstruction fellowship at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

Mr Shariff has published his research widely in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented his work at meetings both nationally and internationally. He is regularly invited as a contributing author for the Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America and he is a faculty member on courses for speciality orthopaedic trainees.

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Mr Jonathan Dowler is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in retinal disease based in London. He was one of the first ophthalmologists in the UK to use intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents (Avastin, Lucentis, Eylea) for macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, and diabetic retinopathy, and as such has considerable experience in this area. His retinal practice is one of the busiest in London.

He completed his higher professional training, research fellowship, and doctoral thesis in retinal disease at  Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he was an NHS consultant until 2012. He was one of the first three clinical directors at Moorfields, and in a ballot, run hospital wide by the Electoral Reform Society, he was elected the first staff governor of Moorfields. He was the Moorfields spokesman on eye protection for solar eclipse, appearing on Channel 4, Sky News, and the BBC, and writing a related editorial in the British Medical Journal. He pioneered the development of clinical roles for nurses and optometrists in the management of diabetic retinopathy, work which formed part of a presentation to HM the Queen, Patron of Moorfields, on her visit to the hospital at its centenary. He has published widely on retinal diseases, and authors the British Medical Journal website monograph on diabetic retinopathy.

Overlapping with his professional development within the National Health Service, he was a regular army officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps until 2000, serving in the first Gulf War, and reaching the rank of Lt Col.

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Mr Colin Butler is a highly esteemed consultant ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon who practices in renowned London hospitals, GOSH Private and The Portland Hospital. With over 15 years of experience, Mr Butler is experienced in many aspects of otolaryngological surgery and his areas of expertise include tonsillectomy, hearing loss, ear infection, adenoids, thyroid, and parathyroid surgery, and airway and tracheal reconstruction.  

Mr Butler graduated with his medical degree in 2004 from the University of London, adding to his bachelor of science in anatomy, which he was awarded in 2001. He undertook specialist surgical training in numerous leading London teaching hospitals. Whilst completing his training, he earned his PhD for his research into airway stem cell biology, specifically investigating regenerative methods for the airway.  

In addition to his clinical work, Mr Butler is actively involved research and has authored over one hundred publications. He is currently participating in an investigation at the Institute of Child Health into novel gene therapy approaches and mucosal sheet technology for the airway.  

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Dr Sulaman Anwar is a highly qualified, skilled and trusted specialist periodontist based in London. He carries out a range of surgical and non-surgical periodontal treatments, including Waterlase laser gum treatment, Chao Pinhole® surgical technique, crown lengthening, regenerative procedures, implant therapy, and treatment for gingivitis.

Dr Anwar is the director and principal dentist of the renowned dental practice, Serio Dental, a centre for excellence in oral health that offers state-of-the-art dental treatments, oral surgery, dental hygiene services, and facial aesthetic treatments.

He has been awarded multiple degrees and qualifications in the field of dentistry. Dr Anwar has a BDS from King’s College London, as well as a Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons and a Diploma in Conscious Sedation for Dentistry. In 2018, Dr Anwar was awarded a Master of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontology and a Specialty Membership in Periodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Dr Anwar has held significant roles in oral surgery, sedation dentistry, oral medicine, and restorative dentistry, including as an in-house general dental practitioner at the internationally-recognised University of Cambridge. He also serves as the chair of the British Dental Association’s Brent and Harrow branch, and was previously a Dental Ambassador for the Royal College of Surgeons.

As a specialist, Dr Anwar believes in patient-centred care, and uses anxiety reduction techniques and tailored approaches to ease anxious patients. He is dedicated to helping improve his patients’ quality of life through the maintenance of long-term periodontal health.

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Mr Jaykar R. Panchmatia is a leading consultant spine surgeon offering compassionate, patient-centred care. He draws on his clinical and academic experience at some of the USA and UK’s leading orthopaedic and neurosurgical hospitals.

Mr Panchmatia studied medicine at Cambridge University, which included a clinical attachment at Yale University, USA. He furthered his education as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University, USA, and was a visiting scholar at the Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, USA.

Mr Panchmatia was subsequently awarded a Spine Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. In 2015, he was appointed as a consultant spine surgeon at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Panchmatia has published and presented nationally and internationally on complex conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has received multiple awards including a Fulbright Scholarship and the Robert Jones Gold Medal.

Mr Panchmatia’s private practice is focused on identifying the root cause for spinal symptoms like back pain, neck pain, and nerve pain/sciatica. Mr Panchmatia is an expert in diagnosing the complex conditions that can underlie these symptoms, such as disc disease, deformity, stenosis, cancer, infection, and trauma. Mr Panchmatia also offers day surgery treatments, including spine injections, in his private practice.

Mr Panchmatia’s NHS and academic practice at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals includes injections, spinal decompressions, microdiscectomies, minimally invasive surgery, microscopic surgery, and spinal fusions.

To book an appointment with Mr Panchmatia at the Princess Grace Hospital, the Hendon Hospital, or the Clementine Churchill Hospital please contact his secretary.

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 3861 5496.

Following the first consultation, Mr Panchmatia will provide his patients with a detailed report describing their diagnosis, his findings on performing a neurological and orthopaedic examination, the results of investigations including MRI scans, and a personalised treatment plan.

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Dr Sayan Sen is a multi-award-winning, internationally recognised consultant cardiologist specialising in all aspects of general cardiology. He regularly performs CT coronary angiography, complex coronary angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, and TAVI/TAVR.

He practices at various prestigious London Hospitals including the Wellington Hospital, the Cromwell Hospital and the Hammersmith Hospital. Dr Sen leads the Imperial NHS Trust Cardiology Service for Central and West London, which was developed to accomodate all cardiac conditions and providing sub-specialty expertise in interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure, and imaging..

Dr Sen's pioneering research is focused on improving patient care and has changed the way cardiology is practised globally. He is often invited to lecture around the world and perform procedures live to international cardiology conferences. His educational programs have taught several hundred Interventional cardiologists and he is recognised as a global key opinion leader in his field.

His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed medical journals.

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