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Professor Miles Levy is a consultant endocrinologist at  The University Hospital of Leicester and an Honorary Associate Professor at Leicester University. He specialises in adrenal, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, male endocrinology, female endocrinology, and endocrine tumours. Dr Levy sees patients with the full range of endocrine conditions and is also a general physician, continuing to do acute general medical on calls and giving urgent specialist advice for endocrine conditions. 

Professor Levy’s NHS practice is at Leicester Royal Infirmary where he is a full-time consultant, and he does endocrinology research at Leicester University. He runs a research programme looking at the role of circulating DNA is diagnosing endocrine tumours. His main research interests include pituitary and adrenal tumours, and the genetics of endocrine disease. Dr Levy qualified in 1994 from the Royal London Hospital, trained as a specialist endocrinologist in London, where he also did his research MD before moving to Leicester.

Professor Levy specialises in all aspects of general and specialist endocrinology. He is well known in pituitary disease, writes numerous books and chapters in pituitary disorders, and does international work in areas of pituitary endocrinology. He has appeared on local and national radio numerous times regarding thyroid disease and is published in the role of virtual clinics and hyperthyroidism. He writes the UHL guidelines for calcium and parathyroid disorders and is the lead endocrinologist for the joint calcium-parathyroid surgical clinic in Leicester. He runs a busy female and male endocrine reproductive service in UHL and works closely with gynaecology and andrology colleagues both within Leicester and around the UK for specialist care. Dr Levy has an interest in disorders of the pancreas, adrenal cortex and medulla, running a busy adrenal clinic joint with the HPB surgeons in UHL. He works closely with the Clinical Genetics and Paediatric Endocrinology services to ensure a joined-up clinical experience for patients and their families. Dr. Levy also runs an endocrine investigation unit for complex tests, and his specialist endocrine nurse offers dynamic endocrine investigation in the private sector.

Dr Levy contributes to the world of endocrinology outside treating patients in order to improve endocrine services in the NHS and elsewhere, and is committed to the training of specialist endocrinologists. Amongst other past and present activities, Dr Levy is the Training Programme Director Diabetes and Endocrinology, Chair of the East Midlands Endocrine Society, Editor in Chief of the lead UK Endocrinology Website ‘You and Your Hormones’, Clinical Committee and Public Engagement Committee for Society for Endocrinology (SfE). Dr Levy is the media advisor for the SfE, having appeared on local BBC and national radio about a range of endocrine conditions and presenting several podcasts on endocrinology. He is very active in under- and post-graduate education; he co-writes the endocrinology chapter for main medical school textbook (Kumar & Clarke) and is co-author of Endocrinology at a Glance. Dr Levy is editor of the pituitary section of ‘EndoText’, a global online resource, and is the education lead for endocrinology at Leicester Medical School. He gives regular lectures locally, regionally and nationally, and co-wrote the UK undergraduate curriculum.

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Dr Bhavjit Kaur is a qualified aesthetic specialist, known for her expert services for dermal fillers for the hands, face, and decolletage, Profhilo, wrinkle-relaxing injections, PRP injections, and acne scars. Her practice is with the Tuhi Clinic in London, where she is also medical director.
 
Dr Kaur earned her primary medical certifications with several esteemed institutions in India and worked as a Senior Medical Offer for the public health scheme in New Delhi until 2006, when she came to the UK to broaden her medical education and experience. She has explored many schools of medical practice, such as pathology, surgery, biomedicine, as well as obstetrics and gynaecology as a Diplomate of the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists before finally finding her passion in aesthetics. She completed a postgraduate certificate in cosmetic medicine with the University of Leicester in 2011. Since then, she has been the Director and an aesthetic physician for the Health & Aesthetic Clinic in Greenwich. Most recently, she completed a postgraduate diploma in clinical education in 2020.

Dr Kaur is a board member of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM), and is an appointed appraiser and mentor for BCAM members. She utilises her skills and experience to achieve age-appropriate results for patients that emphasise their natural beauty, making them look and feel fresh with tailored treatments. Dr Kaur has contributed extensively to medical journals as an author and reviewer, and often speaks at national and international panels. She is particularly interested in providing treatments for skin of colour and non-surgical technical advancements so that her treatments are inclusive and safe

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Mr Mohamed Elalfy is a double-qualified consultant ophthalmologist practicing in London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex, who specialises in cataracts, cataract surgery, premium intraocular lens surgery, refractive laser eye surgery, ocular surface diseases, corneal diseases and grafts, Fuch’s endothelial dystrophy, corneal scarring, corneal oedema, and dry eye. He has more than seventeen years’ experience in ophthalmology during which he has performed thousands of sight-saving surgeries.

Mr Elalfy is a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London, the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow, the European Board of Ophthalmology, and the International Council of Ophthalmology. He is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, and The European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and EUCornea.

Mr Elalfy travels abroad as an invited guest to share his expertise through teaching and live surgeries. He is the fellowship programme director in the world renowned corneoplastic unit at Queen Victoria Hospital where he trains several fellows annually. Mr Elalfy is also a consultant ophthalmic surgeon in the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

He is also an ophthalmology examiner in two royal colleges and supervises undergraduate doctors at the University of Brighton independent research projects programme in the undergraduate medical school, where he supervises the projects of medical students. Mr Elalfy supervises masters and doctoral degree students in ophthalmology.

Mr Elalfy holds the title of associate professor of ophthalmology in The Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Egypt. He holds multiple vocational diplomas from multiple awarding bodies. Having obtained two academic qualifications through his career of more than seventeen years in ophthalmology and with more than fifty peer-reviewed publications, Mr Elalfy puts evidence-based ophthalmology at the heart of his practice. He carries out a hole whost of procedures, including limbal stem cell transplantation, corneal crosslinking, corneal grafts (including DMEK, DSEK, DALK, PK), corneal scrapes, corneal suturing, removal of corneal sutures, punctal plugs, IPL, PTK, cataracts + IOL, ICL, corneal rings/INTACS, mucosal graft to conjunctiva, excision of pterygium, intravitreal infection, YAG capsulotomy, and SLT.

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Dr Guy Haywood is a highly-experienced consultant cardiologist based in Plymouth who manages all types of heart disease. His areas of expertise include atrial fibrillation, cardiac ablation, arrhythmia, chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath.

He has trained extensively in the investigation and treatment of heart disorders at various hospitals both in the UK and abroad including St George's Hospital, London and Stanford University Hospital Medical School, California.

After being appointed as a consultant at Derriford Hospital Plymouth in 1996, he helped set up the South West Cardiothoracic Centre (SWCC) - the cardiac surgery centre for Devon and Cornwall. He then visited centres in France, Germany, Italy and the USA to gain more experience and expand the range of treatments and technologies he can offer and also to enable the SWCC to establish new complex procedures. These include electro-anatomical mapping for the treatment of heart rhythm problems and to introduce the first atrial fibrillation ablation program in Devon and Cornwall.

In addition to his consultancy work, Dr Haywood is an executive council member of Arrhythmia Alliance UK and is a founder member of the UK EP Multicentre Trials Group. He also served on the Heart Rhythm UK Council, the clinical practice committee at the British Cardiac Society and was a member of the Department of Health's Expert Group on Cardiac Arrhythmias. At present, he is an advisory consultant to several medical device companies helping to develop the next range of therapies for heart diseases and his inventions in the field of catheter ablation have resulted in novel catheters now on the market or in current development. He regularly lectures and presents at national and international meetings in the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology.

From 1/1/2021 my private medical practice company, At Heart Ltd, has been supporting reforestation charity work. £10 from each private consultation or heart procedure fee has gone to support tree planting in Asia and Africa and this has resulted in over 30,000 trees being planted so far. This work, by supporting communities carrying out the reforestation, alleviates poverty at the same time as helping the planet. We are now starting a partnership with The International Tree Foundation, a long established, outstanding organisation involved in this work. More news on this partnership will follow shortly.

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Mr Guy Morris is a distinguished consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in Birmingham. His areas of expertise include bone cancer, soft tissue cancer (sarcoma), and metastatic disease. He is highly proficient in both primary and revision hip and knee replacement surgery for arthritis, offering conventional as well as endoprosthetic replacement solutions.

With over 15 years’ experience, Mr Morris consults privately at The Droitwich Spa Hospital and at The Woodlands Suite. Notably, he previously held the esteemed position of clinical director of the oncology unit at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, the largest bone sarcoma unit in Europe.

Mr Morris originally qualified in 2007, obtaining an MBChB from the University of Leicester and an intercalated BSc in Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention from Middlesex University. He then undertook higher specialist orthopaedic training in Birmingham, before going on to complete a prestigious orthopaedic tumour fellowship under Professor Stalley at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Australia, which houses the largest sarcoma unit in the country.

Mr Morris also holds illustrious fellowship to The Royal College of Surgeons of England in both trauma and orthopaedics. He is an honorary clinical lecturer at Birmingham University and he has authored numerous papers in international medical journals, also serving as a reviewer. Moreover, he is an active member of several reputed professional organisations, including the British Sarcoma Group and the European Musculo-Skeletal Oncology Society.

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Mr Soumendra Datta is a highly skilled and dedicated consultant urologist based in Colchester and Chelmsford who specialises in lower urinary tract dysfunction and kidney stones. He is a leading expert in all aspects of the bladder, kidneys and urological conditions which affect men’s genitalia and prostate, and has particular expertise in laser surgery for prostate enlargement. When it comes to urinary stone disease, Mr Datta is highly trained and experienced in treating this condition with minimally invasive surgery and working towards the prevention of stones.

Within his range of specialist treatments, Mr Datta is skilled in both medical and surgical management plans for his patients’ condition, providing top-quality care for each and every one. He also provides paediatric urology services and care for women’s urological conditions.

Mr Datta received his first medical qualification in 1997, at the renowned University College London (UCL), where he graduated with an intercalated degree in neuroscience and a distinction in medicine and surgery. He undertook his basic training on the Hammersmith surgical rotation before going on to accomplish higher surgical training on the Imperial urology rotation. Mr Datta went on to become a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, graduating in 2012 as an urological surgeon with a masters and doctoral theses. Mr Datta is currently a consultant urological surgeon at Springfield Hospital, Ramsay Health Care and East Suffolk and North Essex NHS, where he is also the clinical director for urological and vascular surgery.

Besides his practice, Mr Datta devotes his time to research, including research into urinary tract stones and their prevention. He also contributes to the field of urology through the teaching and training of future urological specialists and is qualified in medical education. Mr Datta pursues this profession today as the undergraduate tutor for urology at Colchester Hospital and holding senior lecturer posts at Anglia Ruskin University and Queen Mary University of London,

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Mr Vaughan Tanner has over 20 years experience as a senior consultant ophthalmic surgeon to The Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading and King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor. During that time, he led the Berkshire-wide vitreo-retinal surgical service, established a sub-specialist age-related macular degeneration service, provided a micro-incision cataract service and headed a general ophthalmic team providing care for acute and routine eye conditions. He now focuses on providing a private practice, centre of excellence for both cataract and retinal surgery. His subspecialist interests and recent advances include the introduction of sub-2mm micro-incision cataract extraction with multifocal and toric lens implants designed to significantly reduce spectacle dependence following cataract surgery.
 
He has also developed sutureless small incision vitrectomy techniques for the repair of retinal detachment, epiretinal membrane, macular hole and other vitreoretinal diseases. Mr Tanner’s extensive surgical experience includes the performance or supervision of over 15,000 major intraocular cataract and retinal procedures.

Mr Tanner has led the introduction of many new retinal treatments including Faricimab, Lucentis, Eylea anti-growth factor, intravitreal injections and Ozurdex steroid implants. These innovations have significantly improved vision for many patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion and other retinal problems.

In the private sector, he has developed a comprehensive service aiming to provide the highest level of personal care using the latest surgical techniques available. His main practice covers Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and London with many national and international referrals. Private consultations and treatments are available at the following The Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor, Dunedin Hospital, Reading and Circle Hospital, Reading.

His undergraduate study was at St George’s Hospital Medical School, London where he was awarded Medical Research Council funding in addition to his medical degree. His completion of higher surgical training at the Oxford Eye Hospital led to the award of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He then completed three years of advanced, sub-specialist fellowships at both Moorfields Eye Hospital, London and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. During this period he gained expertise in the surgical and medical management of all retinal disorders including macular surgery. He has co-authored “Diseases of the Ocular Fundus” which was awarded first prize as “Best Authored Post Graduate Textbook” by the Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Authors. He has previously hosted both the Southern and National Annual Meetings of the British and Eire Association of Vitreo-Retinal Surgeons. He is an invited scientific reviewer for the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

Furthermore, Mr Tanner was a consultant clinical supervisor for The Oxford Deanery School of Ophthalmology responsible for post-graduate training and also led a fellowship training programme in advanced vitreo-retinal surgical techniques for surgeons becoming consultants in this sub-specialty. He has previously been appointed both lead clinician and clinical governance lead for the ophthalmology department, Royal Berkshire Hospital and has been awarded three NHS clinical excellence awards. He is currently appointed ophthalmology lead for the Medical Advisory Committee at Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor.

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Ms Cinzia Sammartino is a highly skilled consultant general surgeon with practice in London and Oxford who specialises in lumps and bumps, cysts, proctology, abdominal wall repair surgery and renal transplantations. Alongside her NHS work at Royal London Hospital, where she practises as a general and transplant surgeon, Ms Sammartino currently provides outpatient, minimally invasive treatments for haemorrhoids and this includes eXroid electrotherapy treatment for private patients.

Ms Sammartino qualified from Università degli Study di Milano in 1999. After obtaining her CCT in General Surgery from the University of Pavia, Ms Sammartino went on to accomplish higher surgical training in Italy, France and the UK before becoming a consultant in 2009. Ms Sammartino joined Royal London Hospital in 2009 as a consultant general and transplant surgeon with specialist interest in laparoscopic benign surgery and proctology, and since then, has been named clinical lead of the renal transplant unit.

Further to her quality surgical practice, Ms Sammartino is a leading figure in clinical research and medical education. She has authored over 40 publications and reports in peer-reviewed journals, including the American Journal of Transplantation, and as a dedicated mentor, she also regularly collaborates in local and regional training programmes for junior doctors.

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Dr Victoria Lukats is a leading consultant psychiatrist based in Brighton. Her areas of expertise include dementia (diagnosis and treatment), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In addition, she also has experience in managing mental health issues and cognitive impairment following a stroke. Dr Lukats consults privately at Flint Healthcare.

With over 25 years of experience in psychiatry, Dr Lukats was also part of the mental health liaison service and the Brighton and Hove memory assessment service at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust from 2009 to 2024. Notably, she is also the former associate clinical lead for dementia for the Kent, Sussex, and Surrey regions and the former clinical lead for dementia and older people in Brighton and Hove.

Dr Lukats holds dual CCT in both general adult psychiatry and old age psychiatry. She originally qualified with an MBBS from King’s College London and completed her psychiatry training on the prestigious Guy’s, King’s, and St Thomas’ rotational training scheme. She holds esteemed membership to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, as well as an MSc in Mental Health, specialising in research methodology and cognitive behavioural therapy.

In her clinical practice, Dr Lukats is highly regarded for her welcoming, kind, and thorough approach. She is committed to enhancing the quality of life for her patients and recognises the impact conditions like dementia can have not only on the individual but also on their families and carers.

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