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Mr Gurbinder Nandhara is a top consultant orthopaedic surgeon with a specialist interest in foot and ankle surgery. He diagnoses and treats all foot and ankle problems. His areas of expertise include bunion surgery, flat foot correction, ankle arthritis, heel pain and high arch issues. He also treats sports-related injuries to the foot and ankle for instability, ligament injuries and cartilage defects.

He has a particular interest in plantar fasciitis and can offer treatment for those who have had no improvement with physiotherapy. He can also offer alternative treatments in the form of shockwave therapy and a novel muscle release operation to alleviate pain.

He is happy to see patients with foot problems due to diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis and can offer pain-relieving and deformity correcting operations to help with mobility. For those with big toe joint arthritis and want to preserve movement in the toe, he can offer CARTIVA. This is a new implant for the big toe that may allow more movement and avoid a fusion.

Many of his procedures are now done arthroscopically (keyhole) and don’t require big incisions. This helps with post-operative healing and rehabilitation.

Mr Nandhara has over eight years' experience as a substantive consultant and has a regular NHS practice at the George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton. Since he arrived at The George Eliot Hospital he has helped shape the future of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the hospital. He has now built a comprehensive department treating all aspects of Foot and Ankle problems.

Mr Nandhara has also given opinions on medico-legal issues regarding treatment for foot and ankle problems. He has also been a member of the General Medical Council Fitness to Practice Committee.

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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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Mr Alastair Dick is a highly skilled consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in London. His areas of specialisation include hip osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, hip impingement, hip arthroscopy, periacetabular osteotomy, osteotomy surgery, and hip replacement. He privately practises at the London Hip Unit, part of HCA Healthcare, and his NHS base is University College London Hospital.

He brings a wealth of expertise to his practice, focusing on high-performance hip replacement surgery, hip preservation surgery, and minimally invasive procedures. Mr Dick's journey in orthopaedic surgery began at Imperial College London, where he graduated with an intercalated BSc in surgery and anaesthesia. He completed his specialist orthopaedic training on the South-East Thames rotation, gaining extensive experience in lower limb surgery and major trauma management, including in pelvic trauma.

Recognised for his commitment to excellence, Mr Dick obtained fellowships in hip arthroplasty and hip preservation surgery, enhancing his skills at renowned institutions such as Guy's Hospital in London. In addition to his clinical practice, Mr Dick is actively involved in research and education. Holding two higher degrees - an MSc in Trauma and Orthopaedics and an MA in Clinical Education - he contributes to advancing orthopaedic knowledge.

He is an honorary associate professor at University College London and serves as a member of prestigious professional organisations, including the British Orthopaedic Association, European Hip Society, British Hip Society, and ISHA – The Hip Preservation Society. At University College London Hospital, Mr Dick leads the hip trauma service, implementing innovative approaches to optimise patient care. He is also a regular reviewer for esteemed journals, including the British Medical Journal and The Bone and Joint Journal.

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Professor Rajiv Jalan is a leading consultant hepatologist with more than 30 years of experience. Professor Jalan has been a professor of hepatology at University College London since 2000 and has lead research on multiple areas of liver disease, and is at the forefront of research into liver failure. 

Recently Professor Jalan was part of a team who invented the DIALIVE - a new liver dialysis system being trialled at the Royal Free Hospital where he is a consultant hepatologist and head of the liver failure laboratory. This new device removes toxins in the liver that cause liver failure and may even have the potential to allow liver regeneration, avoiding the need for liver transplantation.

Professor Jalan is involved in a leadership capacity with developing national guidelines and setting standards of care. He was elected Secretary of the British Association for the Study of Liver diseases in 2009. He liaises closely with both the Department of Health and the Department of Transport in organising liver disease services and developing statutes for driving in liver disease patients, respectively. He is also an international leader in ACLF research.

Together with his team, Professor Jalan looks to improve the lives of people with liver disease by developing new methods of diagnosis and treatment.

 

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Mr Rafik Yassa is a highly accomplished and respected consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, knee ligament reconstruction (e.g ACL), knee pain, knee fractures and injuries, child and adolescent knee surgery and knee injuries,, and robotic surgery. He practises at the OSOM Care clinic, The Alexandra Hospital and The Highfield Hospital. 

Mr Yassa obtained his first official medical qualification in Egypt in 2002, completing an MSc in trauma and orthopaedics. Following this, he successfully undertook his higher orthopaedics training in Manchester rotation and went on to gain his Royal College of Surgeons of England membership in 2008. His other areas of expertise include pelvic trauma, partial knee replacement surgery, hip arthritis, knee arthritis, hip pain, and lower limb arthroplasty, but to mention just a few. 

Notably, Mr Yassa was selected for a Post-CCT DePuy Knee Fellowship at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, during which he gained invaluable experience in relation to knee arthroplasty, various knee soft tissue procedures, patellofemoral stabilisation procedures, as well as knee joint preservation surgery. To date, Mr Yassa has published extensively within a host of renowned medical publications and journals. 

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Mr Ramez Ibrahim is a highly qualified and revered consultant neurosurgeon who specialises in GammaKnife radiosurgery, sciatica, lumbar spinal surgery, back pain, spinal fusion, and arteriovenous malformations. He currently practises at the Thornbury Radiosurgery Centre, which is located within the Sheffield-based BMI Thornbury Hospital. 

Mr Ibrahim, who qualified in 1995 after successfully completing an MBBS in medicine at Cairo University, impressively holds three neurosurgical board certificates: the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship, the European Board of Neurosurgery, as well as the Egyptian Doctorate in Neurosurgery. After obtaining his MBBS, Mr Ibrahim would then go on to undertake specialist, intensive neurosurgical training. He was then appointed as a consultant neurosurgeon at the neurosugical department in Cairo University in 2004, the same year in which he obtained an MD in neurosurgery from said university. 

Mr Ibrahim relocated to the UK in 2010 and immediately opted to undertake further fellowships, including a skull base surgery fellowship at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and a GammaKnife radiosurgery fellowship, which he completed in Sheffield between the years 2012 and 2013. He gained valuable and extensive experience in relation to every possible aspect related to spinal disease, thanks, at large, to his complex spinal surgery training which was completed in 2013 at the globally renowned Cardiff and Vale Orthopaedic Spinal Surgery and Trauma Unit. 

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Dr Amith Munshi is a psychiatrist at Brain Health Clinic. He specialises in adult ADHD, autism, depression, psychosis, anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
 
Currently, Dr Munshi serves as a consultant psychiatrist in a male adult Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Cheadle Royal Hospital. His responsibilities include leading an inpatient team, chairing meetings, providing evidence for Mental Health Review Tribunals, assessing referrals, and participating in an on-call rota. Additionally, he acts as a visiting consultant psychiatrist for The Thistle Manor, a residential rehabilitation service in Clitheroe under the Roefield Group.
 
With membership in the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Munshi is a dedicated and knowledgeable professional in the field of psychiatry.

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Miss Meg Wilson is an experienced consultant gynaecologist at London Gynaecology. She serves as the labour ward lead at Whittington Hospital and offers a range of services for women, including addressing concerns related to early pregnancy, emergency gynaecological issues, and chronic conditions like pain or bleeding. Miss Wilson is skilled in laparoscopic surgery and gynaecology ultrasound.
 
Known for her kind and supportive demeanour, Miss Wilson has been appointed as the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists workplace behaviour champion for north and north east London. She is passionate about ensuring the safety and comfort of her patients throughout their pregnancy journey. Miss Wilson's private practice is located at prestigious London Gynaecology clinics, including the Portland Hospital and City of London sites. She is dedicated to providing top-quality care with a focus on patient well-being.

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Mr Akin Oluwole is a very experienced Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon with his NHS practice at the Nottingham University Teaching Hospitals. He specialises in the treatment of all vascular conditions, with a special interest in key-hole varicose veins and key-hole aneurysm treatments.

Mr Oluwole has been treating varicose veins since 2001, and he treats about 25 to 30 patients every month, both in his NHS and private practice.

He also treats patients with leg pain, leg ulcers, leg swelling, blocked arteries, carotid surgery for stroke prevention and all types of aneurysms.

He developed and currently leads the complex aneurysm repair program in Nottingham.

Mr Oluwole is a keen teacher who is actively involved in vascular surgery training in the UK and Africa. He is currently the Training Programme Director for Vascular Surgery with Health Education England, East Midlands, and is tasked with the responsibility of training future vascular surgeons. This is a role that keeps Mr Oluwole up to date with current teachings and research, enabling him to practice evidence-based medicine.

He also organises yearly vascular training workshops for vascular surgeons.

Mr Oluwole spends his spare evenings helping-out in soup kitchens for the homeless with his local church in Nottingham. He also volunteers with international medical charities providing a vascular service to developing countries.

His previous patients verified reviews are available on www.topdoctors.co.uk/doctor/akin-oluwole/reviews and www.iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/mr-akin-oluwole-nottingham-vascular-clinic

More information is also available on www.nottinghamvascularsurgery.co.uk

Mr Oluwole can be available for a free pre-consultation phone call to plan your consultation and investigations at your convenience.

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Mr Edmund Fitzgerald O'Connor is a leading plastic surgeon based in London, specialising in abdominoplasty, body contouring, breast surgery, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty and reconstructive surgery. Mr O'Connor is a member of London International Patient Services (LIPS)

Mr Fitzgerald O’Connor completed his medical degree at St George's Hospital, University of London. During his training, he spent time at Guy's & St Thomas’ hospital, The Royal London Hospital and the St Andrews Centre for burns and plastic surgery in Chelmsford.

After completing his specialist plastic surgery training, Mr Fitzgerald O’Connor undertook a reconstructive, aesthetic and microsurgery fellowship at The Royal Perth Hospital in Western Australia. He practised as a consultant plastic surgeon at the Royal Perth Hospital before returning to London to build a plastic surgery service at King's College Hospital London.

Aside from his areas of expertise, he covers a broad range of practice including complex microsurgical reconstruction, hand injuries, post-weight loss surgery and skin cancer.

Mr Fitzgerald O'Connor is a dedicated consultant plastic surgeon, placing patient safety, experience and outcomes first. He always ensures he provides the highest quality of care to all of his patients.

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