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Dr Hannah Douglas is a highly accomplished consultant cardiologist who specialises in adult congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, chest pain, angina, echocardiogram, and coronary angiography. She currently practises at The Cardiac Clinic, which is part of HCA Healthcare. 

Dr Douglas, who completed her first official medical degree at Queen's University Belfast, successfully undertook the majority of her medical training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast before joining Guy's and St Thomas' as a sub-specialty fellow. Dr Douglas possesses additional skills in transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiogram procedures, both day case and peri-procedural. Other areas of expertise that Dr Douglas holds include high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, low blood pressure, heart murmurs, and heart failure. 

Notably, she has, to date, conducted extensive and detailed research on chronic total occlusive coronary disease with the use of cardiac MRI, cardiomyopathy in pregnancy, placental dysfunction, and identification in cardiovascular risk factor prediction, as well as pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy and long-term cardiovascular health in women of childbearing age. She has and continues to publish an impressive amount of peer-reviewed articles in established medical journals and publications. 

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Dr Shin-Young Cho is a Consultant Dermatologist based in Surrey, who specialises in treating a range of skin conditions, including acne, moles and skin cancer alongside all skin-related problems including rashes, eczema and warts. She holds her private practice at the Private GP Clinic, a part of CEDA Health, at the West Byfleet Health Centre, while continuing to work as a Consultant in the local NHS hospitals where she runs general dermatology and skin cancer clinics as well as performing skin surgeries.

Dr Cho undertook her medical training at the University of Cambridge and her clinical training at Imperial College London, graduating with honours and multiple merits. She completed a sub-internship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Harvard Medical School, earning top marks. She then progressed through general medical and specialist dermatology training at prestigious hospitals in London and the South East of England.

During her career, Dr Cho held an Academic Clinical Fellowship funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHCR) and the University of Southampton to research skin cancers. She also represented the UK on the Euroderm Excellence Diploma programme during her Dermatology Specialist training, which recognises outstanding young dermatologists across Europe.

Dr Cho is committed to advancing her field and has presented her research at national and international conferences, with publications in respected scientific journals. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal Society of Medicine and the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Known for her dedicated and approachable manner, Dr Cho prioritises high-quality care and strives to achieve the best outcomes for her patients.

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Mr Alexander Hugh Wheatley is a leading consultant otolaryngologist based in Gloucester and Cheltenham. He is an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) specialist, who has interests in thyroid and parathyroid conditions, voice disorders and throat disorders alongside medicolegal, ear wax removal and treatment of rhinology disorders. He practices privately at Winfield Hospital and at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital. He also works for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  

Mr Wheatley, whose further special interests lie in head and neck cancer, salivary gland disorders and snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea, has a patient-centred approach where he works with them to complete a full assessment during private consultations in order to offer a tailored-treatment plan.

Mr Wheatley's impressive career is supported by an esteemed clinical education. He graduated from Birmingham University in 1991 with an MB ChB and trained in ear, nose, and throat surgery in Bristol, Birmingham, and Manchester. He also has international experience after being awarded a fellowship in Melbourne, Australia where he specialised in facial plastic surgery and head and neck cancer at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital. 

Further to his academic achievements, Mr Wheatley is the founding member of ENTRUST, a group of ENT surgery specialists and is a professional member of the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck (ENTUK) and Federation of Forensic and Expert Witnesses. His research has also been published in various peer-reviewed publications. 

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Dr Ravi Mehrotra is a well-experienced adult consultant psychiatrist who works at private hospitals in London, Windsor and Twickenham. He treats a broad range of psychological conditions, which include personality disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD, dementia, and adult ADHD.

Dr Mehrotra first trained at Guy’s, Kings and St Thomas’ Hospitals Medical School in London where he qualified as a medical doctor in 1996. He completed his basic and specialist psychiatry training from the Kings College and Maudsley Hospital scheme and obtained his specialist training in cognitive analytical therapy. Dr Mehrota was awarded membership of Royal College of Psychiatrist (MRCPsych) in 2000.

He has been on the specialist register as a consultant psychiatrist for general adult psychiatry and rehabilitation psychiatry since 2003. He has work published in peer-reviewed journals and has developed expert skills in the use of psychotropic medicines. Dr Mehrota has also been awarded higher postgraduate qualifications including recognition as a legal expert in psychiatry.

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Mr David Redfern is an exceptionally esteemed, trusted, highly trained and experienced London-based orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in foot and ankle problems. He is internationally recognised for developing minimally invasive techniques for treating foot and ankle-related conditions, and treats the full spectrum of foot and ankle complaints. He also has a vast amount of experience when it comes to medicolegal work. 

Dr Redfern possesses, to say the least, quite the impressive medical cirriculum to-date. One of the most notable aspects of his medical work thus far in his remarkable career has been inventing the MICA technique (Minimally Invasive Chevron Akin) as an incredibly effective minimally invasive treatment option for correcting bunions through the use of keyhole surgery. 

To-date, Mr Redfern has performed a substantial amount of minimally invasive foot and ankle surgical procedures throughout the past decade and was the first surgeon responsible for first introducing these modern, innovative and well-regarded minimally invasive techniques throughout Europe, Australia, as well as the US. 

Outside of his clinic, he teaches and lectures nationally and internationally and is both a writer and a reviewer for a range of prestigious, peer-reviewed journals. He forms an integral part of numerous professional bodies including the European Foot and Ankle Society, for which he serves as a council member. 

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Professor Christoph Nienaber is an internationally recognised consultant cardiologist based in London who specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of aortic pathology. His areas of expertise include non-surgical aortic interventions in dissection, aneurysm and coarctation of the aorta. He is an expert in complex coronary interventions, non-invasive diagnostics, hypertension (high blood pressure), inherited heart diseases and thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Professor Nienaber began his academic career at University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. He then took a temporary position at the University California School of Medicine before returning to Hamburg. From there he chaired internal medicine and cardiology at Rostock University Hospital in Germany.

He began practising in the UK in 2015 when he was appointed as a consultant in Cardiology and Aortopathy at Royal Brompton Hospital in London. He is now a member of the British Society of Interventional Cardiology and an internationally renowned specialist in interventional cardiology and aortopathy practising at various sites in London.

In addition to his consultant work, Professor Nienaber is a scientific teacher and an international lecturer. He has served on various international guideline committees such as the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and has been involved in high profile medico-legal cases in Germany, the UK and the USA.

Professor Christoph Nienaber conducts research in the field of advanced interventional approaches to coronary, aortic and structural heart disease and has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has also pioneered novel endovascular techniques for the treatment of aortic dissection and has led and participated in guideline-changing trials.

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Mr Akash Patel is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon based in London and is an Associate Professor (University College London). He specialises in knee arthroscopy, hip arthroscopy, meniscal repair, ACL reconstruction, hip replacement and knee replacement. He privately practices at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital - Private Patient Unit and BMI The Kings Oak Hospital as well as The Wellington Hospital. His NHS base is the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Patel, who is double-fellowship trained, prides himself in providing the best-possible outcomes for his patients while using evidence-based technologies and enhanced recovery techniques. He also utilises innovative, non-invasive treatments for management of hip and knee disorders including biologics (PRP) and bracing.

Mr Patel is highly qualified and double-fellowship trained. He graduated from University College London (UCL) with an MBBS (2005) and a BSc (Hons) in Neuroscience. Following this, he undertook trauma and orthopaedic training on the Imperial Northwest London rotation. Towards the end of his training, he was awarded various fellowships including international ones in locations including Australia, Switzerland and South Africa. Mr Patel also has an MSc in Evidence-Based Orthopaedics from Warwick University.

Complementing his prestigious and well-earned clinical and academic career, Mr Patel is an Associate Professor at University College London and an honorary senior lecturer for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Furthermore, his keen interest in advanced orthopaedic training for all healthcare professionals is reflected in his roles as an advanced trauma life support instructor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and director for multiple national orthopaedic masterclass surgical training courses. 

Mr Patel has written various research papers that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) and underwent prestigious specialist fellowships at Royal Berkshire and Royal Free London Hospitals. 

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Mr Ajmal Masood is a highly experienced consultant ENT surgeon based in Peterborough and Kettering. He is renowned for his expertise in tonsilitis, deviated nasal septum, hearing loss, tinnitus, sinus disorders, and dizziness.

Mr Masood qualified in medicine from the University of Lucknow, India in 1993 before relocating to the UK to pursue further training. He gained membership and a diploma in otolaryngology, and head and neck surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2006, later becoming a fellow of the Royal College’s Otolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery section in 2010. Mr Masood also spent several years in Australia completing fellowships in otolaryngology at the Royal Darwin Hospital, which allowed him to gain specialist expertise in the treatment and management of a variety of ear, nose and throat conditions. He has served as a consultant ENT surgeon with the North West Anglia NHS Trust for a number of years, and has held the senior position of clinical director of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, and Head and Neck Unit at Peterborough City Hospital since 2021. Mr Masood sees private patients at the Ramsay Fitzwilliam Hospital and The Hamptons Hospital in Peterborough, and the Ramsay Glendon Wood Hospital in Kettering.

Beyond his clinical practice, Mr Masood has made significant contributions to his field, including through numerous research projects and academic publications which appear in peer-reviewed journals. He is also an educational supervisor for ENT specialty trainee registrars in the East of England Deanery and a GP trainee supervisor for ENT in Peterborough. Mr Masood is a member of the British Rhinological Society, the British Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, and ENT UK.

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Dr Renata Pires-Yfantouda is a highly qualified consultant clinical and health psychologist working privately from Keats House, London Bridge and Victoria Square, St Albans. Dr Renata specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy, anxiety, depression, PTSD, ADHD, mindfulness-based therapy, clinical health psychology and long-term conditions including functional neurology. She works with both adolescents over the age of 16 and adults with mental health difficulties, and has a long track record of delivering high quality and evidence based mental health services both across sectors. 

Dr Pires-Yfantouda, who is a fully accredited EMDR-trained specialist therapist, completed all her training in psychology, and is a highly qualified and experienced psychologist with four university degrees. She has obtained her graduate degree in Psychology and Human Resources management and went on to complete a Masters of Science in Health Psychology at the University of Bath. She pursued her first doctorate in Health Psychology at City University, London and during this time, she gained experience working for the NHS in the fields of addictions and chronic disease management. She completed her second doctorate in clinical psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London and is now a registered clinical and health psychologist. The wide scope of her training has given her the tools and expertise to widen her clinical practice across the lifespan through working with a number of clinical presentations across organisations. Her thesis showcases her interest in the interplay between body and mind, and over the years, has published her work in a number of peer-reviews articles, as well as a book, and a chapter in the fields of clinical health psychology including addictions and the management of long-term conditions.

Dr Pires-Yfantouda has worked for the NHS since 2003 and has held a number of senior clinical positions. She is currently the head of psychology for a reputable London-based NHS trust, and leads psychology services across three teaching hospitals. She has also worked in clinical academic positions offering teaching, training, consultancy and research supervision. She has been a director for a HCPC approved professional doctoral programme in health psychology, recognised by the British Psychological Society in City University for nearly 10 consecutive years. 

Dr Pires-Yfantouda is world-renowned, and presents at international conferences and has external examiner appointments for both the University of Malta and Middlesex University in London. She is an editor for a psychiatry journal and a peer-reviewer for high impact scientific journals. She offers safe, supportive, and effective treatments based on client's needs and preferences by integrating a number of evidence-based models and approaches including CBT, mindfulness based therapy, compassionate focused therapy, systemic therapy, brief psychodynamic, and acceptance and commitment therapy. She is an associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. 

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Dr Alison Wright is a highly-regarded consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, working privately at The Portland Hospital, where she is vice-chair of the MAC (Medical Advisory Committee). Her NHS practice is at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

Her clinical interests include high-risk pregnancies, maternal medicine, infections in pregnancy, childbirth trauma, urogynaecology, pelvic floor dysfunction and menopause.

Dr Wright believes passionately in involving women in their own care, at every level and is committed to providing safe and personalised care to women and their families.
  
She is the immediate past vice-president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. She is also currently a national specialty advisor (NSA) in obstetrics at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Dr Wright is the UK representative for FIGO’s (International Federation of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians) safe motherhood and newborn health committee.

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