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Dr Jeannie Todd is a very experienced and highly regarded endocrinologist based in London at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust where she is a consultant in endocrinology, diabetes and general internal medicine. She is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College. She has a vast experience in all areas of endocrinology and diabetes, with a special interest in thyroid disorders, adrenal disorders, polycystic ovarian syndrome and infertility, parathyroid disorders and bone metabolism, hypothalamus, pituitary and prolactin disorders, as well as neuroendocrine tumours.

As well as her clinics, Dr Todd is dedicated to research, with numerous publications on field-related topics, including neuroendocrine tumours and neuroendocrinology and is also involved in various charities and prominent professional bodies such as the Society of Endocrinology and the Neuroendocrine Tumour Society. She practises at a number of clinics in the capital and in Cambridge, including the London Clinic, Bupa Cromwell Hospital, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital and the Nuffield Hospital in Cambridge.

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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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Professor Mirza Kamran Baig is an esteemed consultant cardiologist based in Nottingham. He specialises in interventional cardiology, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, cardiac CT and MRI scans, and shortness of breath.  

Professor Baig treats complex cardiac valve disorders with TAVI, percutaneous valve implantation, and complicated electrical cardiac disorders with implanted automatic defibrillator and cardiac re-synchronisation device therapies. He practises at Consult Health Care and the Spire Hospital, both in Nottingham, in addition to holding an honorary role as a consultant interventional cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital, London and Glenfield Hospital, Leicester. He has gained over 30 years' experience in interventional cardiology, both in the UK and abroad and has delivered treatments in over 30 hospitals in more than 20 countries and performed the first ever TAVI treatments in Western Saudi Arabia (2012), South Korea (2015), Singapore (2015), Pakistan (2015) and Hong Kong (2016). 

Professor Baig is an Associate Professor of Cardiology at the University of Nottingham. His research work has previously identified new methods of early diagnosis of familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). He has published over 40 papers, abstracts, books, chapters and review articles. Since 1995, he has given over 100 lectures at international, national, regional, intra-hospital and primary care institutions. He has experience of training cardiologists and has designed interventional cardiology training VR simulators. He has received multiple awards for his research.  

Professor Baig is a collegiate fellow member of the Royal College of Physicians of London, fellow member of both the American College and European Society of Cardiology, and a member of the British Cardiac Society.  

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Miss Philippa Jackson is a highly respected consultant plastic surgeon and certified cosmetic surgeon based in Cheltenham and Bristol. She is renowned for her expertise in breast augmentation, reduction and lifting procedures and also specialises in tummy tuck, liposuction and breast asymmetry.

Miss Jackson qualified in medicine from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School in 2006 before going on to undertake further specialist training in plastic surgery, including a highly prestigious twelve month fellowship in oncoplastic breast surgery and reconstruction. She was appointed as a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2009, and later a Fellow of the College’s Plastic Surgery section in 2015. Miss Jackson is also a certified cosmetic surgeon of the Royal College of Surgeons and has been appointed as a consultant plastic surgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust since 2018, where she continues to specialise in microvascular breast reconstruction. Having worked exclusively in plastic surgery since 2010, Miss Jackson brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her daily practice. She is passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for her patients and prides herself on her honest and considered approach to helping them achieve their goals. She sees private patients at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital and Litfield House Medical Centre in Bristol.

Miss Jackson is also an established medicolegal expert in plastic and reconstructive surgery and has completed a bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Ethics and Law from King’s College London, as well as a number of accredited courses in medicolegal practice. She is also a leading name in education and is an educational and clinical supervisor and appointed Fellow of the Higher Education Authority. In 2019, she was awarded a Master’s in Medical Education from Warwick University and was an invited faculty member for Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Emergency Management of Severe Burns (EMSB) courses.

In recognition of her dedication to her practice, Miss Jackson received an NBT Hero Award from North Bristol NHS Trust for her work in restructuring the plastic surgery emergency service during the pandemic. Her extensive academic contributions, which she has often presented at international meetings, have also been recognised with a number of awards and shortlistings for ‘Best paper’. She has also been appointed as a reviewer of the annals of the Royal College of Surgeons. Miss Jackson is an accredited member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS). 

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Mr Jonathan Simmons is a highly skilled, experienced, and qualified consultant hand and wrist surgeon who specialises in hand and wrist surgery, hand and wrist fractures, hand and wrist arthritis, Dupuytren's contracture, and carpal tunnel syndrome. He is, at present, practising at the Cleveland Clinic London Hand Unit. 

Mr Simmons successfully completed an MBBS in 1997 at St. Bartholomew’s Medical School in London. During his orthopaedic and plastic surgery training, he also studied orthopaedic sciences at University College London and Stanmore, where he notably achieved excellent results.

Mr Simmons is also a trusted expert in relation to hand and wrist trauma, lower and upper limb reconstructions, nerve compression, skin grafts, and small joint replacements. Mr Simmons, who is a current member of the Royal College of Surgeons, has published an extensive number of peer-reviewed articles to date in his medical career. 

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Dr Joseph Mole is an experienced neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist with extensive experience in neuropsychological assessment. His private practice includes neuropsychological assessment, cognitive rehabilitation, and expert witness services.

His work combines a scientific understanding of the brain with an holistic approach to understanding what matters to each individual. Dr Mole holds a professional doctorate in clinical psychology (University of Oxford) and a PhD in neuropsychology (UCL). He has over a decade of experience working with people with neurological conditions, in several of the UK’s leading neuropsychology services. This includes six years at the Neuropsychology department at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, where he was the clinical lead for the neuropsychology service for people with traumatic brain injury.

He is an honorary researcher at the Institute of Neurology at UCL. To date, he has authored one book, four book chapters and 23 scientific papers. He is an associate editor of the journals Neuropsychological Rehabilitation and Frontiers in Psychology, and has received awards from the International Neuropsychological Society and British Psychological Society. Dr Mole has undergone expert witness training with Bond Solon and the British Psychological Society. 

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Mr Oliver Old is a distinguished consultant general surgeon specialising in bariatric surgery and upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. He currently practises privately in both Gloucester and Cheltenham. With over 15 years of expertise, he excels in a wide array of procedures including bariatric surgery, gallbladder surgery, hernia repair, acid reflux treatment, and management of Barrett’s oesophagus, demonstrating his commitment to comprehensive patient care and weight loss management.
 
Mr Old has an impressive educational background including an FRCS qualification from the Royal College of Surgeons, an MD from the University of Exeter, a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Birmingham, and a degree in Neuroscience. He was awarded a Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons focusing on Barrett’s oesophagus, for which he was awarded his MD. He completed his surgical training in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, including fellowships at prestigious centres of excellence in Melbourne and Auckland.
 
In addition to his clinical practice, Mr Old is actively engaged in research. His contributions extend to leadership as the Chief Investigator of the Barrett’s Oesophagus Surveillance Study (BOSS), a large-scale international randomised trial. He is also a member of prestigious professional bodies such as the Association of Upper GI Surgery (AUGIS), the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society (BOMSS), and the Royal College of Surgeons.
 
Mr Oliver Old's dedication extends beyond clinical and academic realms as he has volunteered his expertise and time to various initiatives.

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Mr Ulrich Meyer-Bothling is a renowned consultant ophthalmic surgeon, founding member and past medical director of the Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Service in Surrey. He specialises in the treatment of complex cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and refractive lens surgery, though he provides wide-ranging treatments of many ophthalmic conditions. 

Mr Ulrich Meyer-Bothling originally studied in Hamburg, Germany where he obtained his medical degree and research PhD. He continued his studies at the University of Oxford, where he was awarded a Master of Science degree, and at Yale University and the University of Melbourne. He completed a fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, before being appointed consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He provides a number of private clinics in Surrey, Middlesex and West London.

Mr Meyer-Bothling has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in medical journals, and has led a number of research projects in his field.

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Mr Ahmad Ali is a highly-skilled and trained orthopaedic surgeon in the Essex area, specialising in knee procedures. His sub specialties include total knee replacement, repeat knee replacement, osteotomy, complex knee injuries (such as multiple ligament reconstruction), and sports injuries. He offers private surgery with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Spire London East Hospital, and Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital. 

By using computer-navigated surgery, Mr Ali has not only stayed up to date with new technologies in medicine, but he has also embraced them to improve the outcome for his patients. This new technology helps enhance the accuracy of the replacement operation, the function of the new artificial joint, and increases its longevity.

Mr Ali studied at Oxford University and Sheffield University before furthering his training on the higher surgical-training programme at Health Education England's Northwest School of Surgery. During his studies, he trained in three different regions that exposed him to a broad range of complex orthopaedic conditions, experience, and insight. To expand his training, Mr Ali went to Canada during his training years to work in two major specialised units.

After working for a year as a fellow, Mr Ali started his specialist career with Barking, Havering, and Redbridge NHS Trust in 2003, working within their hospitals. Nearly 20 years later, he remains a highly-regarded consultant there, mainly with Queen's Hospital in Romford, Essex, and King George Hospitals in Goodmayes, Essex.

To add to his dedication in his specialty, Mr Ali helped found Essex Knee Group, a collective of specialist knee surgeons who meet regularly. The group of esteemed doctors share their patient outcomes and experience to advance their skills and benefit both the doctors and their patients.

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Ms Shweta Aggarwal is a sought-after consultant oncoplastic surgeon based in London, who specialises in breast cancer, skin cancer and breast reconstruction alongside benign breast disease, breast lumps and fibroadenoma. She privately practises at The Skin Care Network, Nuffield Health at St Bartholomew's Hospital, Spire London East Hospital and The Holly Private Hospital alongside her NHS base at Barts Health NHS Trust.

Ms Aggarwal, who has 18 years of experience to date, is one of the few plastic surgeons in the UK who is fully trained to perform primary breast cancer surgery as well as reconstruction. Her dual practice provides her with a unique perspective in regards to aesthetic preservation while performing surgery. 

Ms Aggarwal offers a full range of oncoplastic procedures including fat grafting, and chest wall perforators flaps (CWPF) like LICAP and MICAP. Fat grafting can be used in the treatment of contour deformities, scars and alongside reconstructive surgery to improve breast appearance following cancer treatment. CWPF are used for partial breast reconstruction following lumpectomy. They allow preservation of breast shape and size and in some patients, avoid the need for mastectomy.

Ms Aggarwal has an MBBS from the University of Delhi. She was ranked first nationally in the Indian National Postgraduate Entrance Exam, and completed her higher plastic surgery training in London as part of the Pan Thames training programme.

Further to her clinical practice and educational achievements, Ms Aggarwal has an impressive research background and is actively involved in professional development. Her work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and she is the audit, quality improvement and research lead for the Breast Unit at Whipps Cross. She is also a member of iBRA net, a group for innovation and evaluation of new surgical techniques and products, and a principal investigator for two national studies on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio. 

Ms Aggarwal is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, England (FRCSEng (Plast)), and a member of the Association of Breast Surgery (ABS). She is an associate member of British Association of Dermatology Surgeons (BSDS).

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