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Dr Paul Mulholland is a highly experienced consultant medical oncologist based in London. He exclusively treats brain cancer, specialising in brain tumours, metastasis, neuroendocrine tumours, immunotherapy and clinical trials.
 
He serves as a consultant at University College Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (part of UCLH), and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Additionally, he chairs the HCA Cancer Care brain and CNS tumour board.
 
Dr. Mulholland holds the position of honorary senior lecturer at University College London and serves as a training programme director. His doctoral research at the Cancer Research UK London Research Institute focused on genomic profiling in brain cancer, laying the foundation for his work on biomarkers and therapy targets in this field. He currently oversees a clinical trial portfolio of novel agents in brain cancer at UCLH and on a national scale.
 
Additionally, he holds the role of the clinical lead within Datrix, a European Consortium focused on advancing next-generation targeted hyperthermic cancer treatment for glioblastoma through multidisciplinary collaboration.

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Mr Jasim Al-Musawi is a highly respected and experienced consultant general surgeon who possesses a special interest and high level of expertise with regards to laparoscopic surgery. His main areas of expertise include 

Mr Al-Musawi, who successfully completed an MBChB degree in 1985 from the University of Baghdad, has notably developed a keen interest in conducting pioneering research on the pathophysiology of anal fissures treated with mini surgery. After moving to the UK, he decided to undertake training that included laparoscopic colorectal surgery and upper GI surgery at prestigious London hospitals, including St. Thomas', Guy's, Barts, and St. Mark's hospitals respectively.

Mr. Al-Musawi has, to date, published an extensive amount of publications in surgical journals, and he has notably presented at both national and international surgical conferences. His commitment to medical education and training is evident through his roles as a clinical and educational supervisor for junior doctors and surgeons in training. He is also actively involved in teaching undergraduate medical students and is currently an honorary lecturer at Imperial College Medical School.

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Mr T K Sankar is a leading, highly established consultant in cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery who specialises in breast augmentation, breast reduction, transgender breast surgeries, liposuction, lipofilling and tummy tucks. Based in Leicester, Mr Sankar has over 22 years' medical experience and has performed over 19,000 procedures in his career.  

In 1989, Mr Sankar was awarded a bachelor of medicine and surgery from the Madurai Medical College & Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. He underwent further post graduate training in Madurai and in 1992 went to the UK to be an observer in the NHS, to gain experience in how the NHS works. He returned to Madurai to complete training before relocating to the UK permanently in 1995. Since then, he has undertaken extensive Post graduate training in Plastic Surgery in UK.

He has been working at SK:N clinic, where he is now a regional medical director, in Leicester since 2004 and Woodland Hospital, in Kettering since 2009. Mr Sankar currently works within the NHS as well as being the chief medical officer at the Harley Medical Group, London. 

Mr Sankar also contributes to the Harley Medical Group blog and in 2018 was presented with the WTO Best Plastic Surgeon award. 

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Dr Mark Austin is an experienced consultant gastroenterologist based in Brighton, Hove and Haywards Heath. He is an expert in the investigation and management of gastrointestinal problems, including abdominal pain, inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), hiatal hernias and food intolerances. He also specialises in hepatology, caring for patients with liver disease, hepatitis and jaundice, and is an accredited bowel cancer screening practitioner as well. Before working as a consultant, Dr Austin spent six years at the Liver Unit at Kings College Hospital treating patients who had undergone live transplantation. Here he also completed his research on the survival characteristics of patients with end-stage liver disease.

Dr Austin is a very advanced interventional endoscopist, carrying out all variations on endoscopy, including colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and gastroscopy. These allow Dr Austin to achieve a very close examination of the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and digestive tract. Additional to being a consultant, he is also the Clinical Lead for endoscopy at his NHS posting. Dr Austin is very committed to putting his patients first, and most recently he has enabled a much improved referral pathway for rapid access and diagnosis for patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms.

Dr Mark Austin is keenly involved in teaching, acting as director for the annual South East endoscopy symposium, as well as taking time out of his busy schedule to train and teach endoscopy skills to other doctors in both the UK and overseas.

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Mr Rame Sunthareswaran is a highly esteemed consultant general, vascular and paediatric surgeon, who currently practices at both BMI The Chiltern Hospital and BMI The Shelburne Hospital. The reputable surgeon, who has represented the BMI and Buckinghamshire NHS Trust for over 10 years, specialises in general surgery, vascular and paediatric surgery, varicose veins, skin lesions, pilonidal disease, gallbladder as well as groin hernias.

Mr Sunthareswaran possesses a vast amount of experience in both keyhole and open surgical operations for groin-related hernias and various abdominal wall defects, including complex abdominal wall reconstruction. He also has, to-date, gained quite a considerable amount of experience in gallbladder surgery in adults and children within both elective and emergency settings.

The experienced and highly qualified Mr Sunthareswaran carries out his medical practice by undertaking minimally invasive techniques and traditional surgery for varicose veins with a patient centred approach.

Impressively, he graduated with honours from Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in 1999. Following his successful graduation, he underwent specialist surgical training in the London teaching hospitals. Previous positions that he has undertake have included research fellow at the Clinical Effectiveness Unit of the Royal College of Surgeons of England before successfully completing his higher surgical training in the Oxford Deanery. He is the current lead clinician for general surgery at the NHS in Buckinghamshire, including paediatric surgery. He is Associate Professor of Surgery for St George’s University and also currently sits on the Surgical Teaching and Appraisal Committee for Oxford Surgical Trainees.

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Dr Rodney Foale is a highly experienced and distinguished consultant cardiologist based in London. He carries out initial consultations, second opinions and a personal service based on symptomatic diagnosis and medical history – then referring patients to the most appropriate specialist within the cardiology team.

Dr Foale qualified from the University of Melbourne in 1971 with honours. He onwards trained at St Vincent’s Hospital before travelling to India to practise in Madras and Kashmir. He undertook his registry at the prestigious National Heart Hospital and additionally completed a training programme at the renowned Hammersmith and Royal London hospitals. Between 1980 and 1982, Dr Foale notably accomplished a highly competitive clinical fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr Foale currently serves as the co-director of the International Centre for Circulatory Health, supporting research at St Mary’s Hospital and Imperial College London. His NHS base is St Mary’s Imperial Hospital, where he serves since 1986 and is also the clinical director of surgery (including cardiovascular medicine and intensive care). Dr Foale additionally holds esteemed fellowships to the illustrious Royal College of Physicians, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

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Professor Ying Cheong is a skilled specialist in reproductive medicine and surgery with extensive training and experience in both the clinical and surgical treatment of infertility. Professor Cheong is highly specialised in reproductive surgery, using both laparoscopic (minimally invasive) and open techniques in the treatment of patients with fertility problems. Professor Cheong sees and manages patients presenting with a wide range of gynaecological problems, her areas of interest including endometriosis, recurrent miscarriage, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and adhesions.

In 2011, Professor Cheong co-founded the Complete Fertility Centre Southampton, located at the Princess Anne Hospital. The innovative centre now treats hundreds of fertility patients, striving to offer compassionate, accessible fertility care for each and every one. Professor Cheong is also actively involved in research in embryo development and nutrition, and sits on several clinical trial steering committees. She has served as a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians scientific advisory committee, and as the lead for the local clinical research network. She has been featured in numerous publications and is involved in a number of active clinical trials. 

In addition to her research and clinical practice, Professor Cheong is also actively involved in education and training, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. In 2008, she was appointed as Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton, where she now serves as co-ordinator for final year medical student teaching in obstetrics and gynaecology. 

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Mr Giovanni Ferrando is a vastly experienced consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon with private clinics in London and Italy. He is known for his innovative and pioneering work in designing and developing new techniques to be used in cosmetic and aesthetic surgery, and has a very keen attention to detail, always striving to achieve natural-looking results. He specialises in all kinds of aesthetic surgery, with special interest in rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, facelift, breast augmentation, Botox injections on other less invasive aesthetic medicine treatments. 

When performing surgery on a patient, Mr Ferrando prefers to take time to study the proportions of the patient's face, and also gets to know the patient well to make a decision on what the best nose for the patient would be. He personally draws a portrait of the patient to see the desired results, and to use the same hand to craft the drawing that will perform the surgery. This part of the process is important to Mr Ferrando in ensuring the best results are achieved. 

Alongside his clinical practice, Mr Ferrando devotes time to giving talks about his profession, and is a regular contributor to the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal, and is currently writing a book on rhinoplasty. 

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Mr Hemanshoo Thakkar is a highly regarded, award-winning, consultant paediatric surgeon based in London. He treats a wide range of health conditions in children, specialising in paediatric laparoscopy, anorectal malformations, Hirschsprung’s disease, umbilical hernias, iguinal hernias and undescended testes.
 
Mr Thakkar qualified with a bachelor of medicine, bachelor of science (MBBS) in 2009 from King’s College London. Following this, he commenced basic and higher surgical training in London and South East Deanery. Upon completion of his medicine, he began to work as a locum consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

In his career to date, Mr Thakkar has received a whole host of awards for his paediatric work. In 2021, he was awarded the title of young consultant of the year from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. He was also awarded the renowned Alex Simpson Smith Travelling Fellowship Award for child health research in 2019.

Mr Thakkar has also been awarded the title of global scholar in surgical leadership from the prestigious Harvard Medical School.
 
He is devoted to innovation, quality improvement and surgical leadership, as well as research within the medical field. He holds a special interest in research within areas such as necrotising enterocolitis and Hirschsprung’s disease.

Not only does he hold the role of educational lead in the department of paediatric surgery at the Evelina London Children's Hospital and work as an undergraduate tutor for second and third year medical students at King's College London, Mr Thakkar has also created evidence-based podcasts in paediatric surgery, bringing medical education to a wider audience. 

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Prof. Philip MacCarthy trained in Bristol and Oxford before completing his PhD in endothelial function at the University Hospital of Wales, supported by an MRC Clinical Training Fellowship. He then specialized in coronary intervention at King's College Hospital and the OLV Cardiac Centre in Aalst, Belgium.

Appointed Consultant Cardiologist at King's College Hospital in 2003, he became Clinical Lead for Cardiology in 2007 and Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Services from 2012 to 2015. In 2014, he was appointed Professor of Interventional Cardiology at King's College London. Prof. MacCarthy specializes in coronary intervention and structural heart disease interventions, leading the PFO/ASD device closure and trans-catheter valve programs at King's. His research focuses on coronary physiology, primary angioplasty, and trans-catheter aortic and mitral interventions.

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