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Mr Andrew Rogers is an esteemed orthopaedic surgeon based in Newport and Cardiff, who specialises in carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's contracture and hand arthritis, alongside trigger finger, wrist surgery and joint replacement. He privately practises at St Joseph's Hospitals and Nuffield Health Cardiff Bay Hospital, while his NHS base is Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Having graduated from Cardiff Medical School in 1992, Mr Rogers completed his orthopaedic training on the Welsh rotation, obtaining his FRCS Orth qualification in 2001. His dedication to hand surgery led him to pursue two prestigious fellowships, one at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby and the other at the Christine M Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery in the USA.

Throughout his career, Mr Rogers has demonstrated a commitment to providing high-quality care to his patients, and he treats over one thousand patients annually in his NHS practice. He also spent five years as a pitchside cover at Newport Gwent Dragons RFC. 

Mr Rogers remains actively involved in the medical community as a member of several professional organisations, including the British Orthopaedic Society, British Society for Surgery of the Hand and British Elbow and Shoulder Society.

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Dr Deepak Ravindran is an extremely well-regarded and highly experienced and qualified pain management specialist based in Reading. He is the founder and director of Berkshire Pain Clinic and possesses over 20 years of specialist experience in treating pain disorders with the appropriate use of multidisciplinary techniques to improve quality of life for his patients.

He is a published author and wrote the Amazon Best Seller “The Pain Free Mindset” and hosts an educational Youtube channel as well. He is the one of the very few double certified in lifestyle medicine specialists in the UK. Dr Ravindran is an honorary professor at Teesside University and a fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine of Royal College of Anaesthetists and a member of the British Pain Society and the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. He is also a visiting lecturer at Reading University and is a consultant for pain medicine and Long COVID at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

Notably, Dr Ravindran uses a trauma-informed ‘upstreamist’ approach to pain practice and helped set up two award-winning NHS services: the community pain service in Berkshire (IPASS) in 2015 and the Berkshire Long COVID Integrated Service (BLIS) in 2020. Dr Ravindran has also completed a diploma in musculoskeletal medicine. Dr Ravindran’s pain clinics offer a comprehensive service, starting with expert diagnosis and followed up by medical treatment that is complemented by expert support from specialists in physiotherapy and psychology. His areas of special clinical expertise include the treatment of neck and back pain, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and cancer pain.

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Mr Richard Hampton is a highly experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon with specialised expertise in hip and knee surgery, osteoarthritis, fractures, tendinopathy and knee arthritis. He practises at New Victoria Hospital in London.

Mr Hampton completed his medical education at St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, graduating with his MB BS in 1989. He then pursued his basic surgical training on the Northwick Park Hospital surgical rotation, where he laid the groundwork for his future in orthopaedic surgery.

His higher surgical training took place on the St Mary’s Hospital Orthopaedic Rotation, giving him invaluable experience across several prestigious institutions, including St Mary’s, Wexham Park, Royal Berkshire, Northwick Park, Chelsea and Westminster, and Kingston Hospitals. This extensive training equipped him with a broad and deep understanding of orthopaedic surgery, particularly in the areas of hip and knee joint preservation and replacement.

Since his appointment as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Kingston Hospital Trust in 2002, Mr Hampton has played a pivotal role in delivering high-quality orthopaedic care. He has been a key figure at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom since its inception in 2004, where he continues to perform a high volume of hip and knee replacement surgeries, including complex primary and revision procedures.

Mr Hampton's clinical interests extend to the management of various hip and knee conditions, such as arthritis, tendinopathies, bursitis, cartilage tears, loose bodies, impingement, and painful hip replacements. He is also actively involved in the trauma management at Kingston Hospital, where he treats isolated upper and lower limb injuries. His regular day-case operating lists predominantly involve knee arthroscopy and metalwork removal, demonstrating his versatile surgical skills.

Mr Hampton holds the FRCS (Tr&Orth) and FRCS (Eng) qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons, further underscoring his commitment to excellence in orthopaedic surgery.

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Dr Zabeena Pandian is an accredited consultant gynaecologist and fertility specialist based in London. She specialises in conception, assisted reproductive techniques, unexplained subfertility, and infertility. Dr Pandian consults privately at TFP Boston Place Fertility.

With over 30 years’ experience, Dr Pandian originally qualified with an MBBS from Madurai-Kamaraj University in 1988. She then undertook higher specialist training in gynaecology and fertility at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, before going on to complete formal research in fertility at the University of Aberdeen, which led to an MSc with distinction. Dr Pandian has served in the NHS since 1996 and as a consultant since 2006.

Dr Pandian is a member of the Cochrane Collaboration, an international organisation with whom she contributes to systematic reviews and updates on the effectiveness of fertility treatments for different types of infertility and their reproductive success. Her work has been published in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals.

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Miss Iman Riad is a consultant gynaecologist with a special focus on abnormal uterine bleeding, hysteroscopy, and endometrial ablation. She practises privately at New Victoria Hospital.
 
Miss Riad began her training in obstetrics and gynaecology in 1993 in London, gaining extensive experience across various hospitals in London and Surrey while completing the South West Thames rotation. She became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 1996, followed by earning her certification as a colposcopist and membership in the BSCCP in 1999.
 
In 2006, Miss Riad achieved her Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCT) and subsequently worked as a Consultant at the Royal London Hospital for a year. She then held a substantive post as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Frimley Park Hospital until 2014, after which she transitioned to private practice.
 
Miss Riad is highly regarded for her extensive experience, excellent clinical judgment, and surgical expertise in obstetrics and gynaecology. She established the Outpatient Hysteroscopy Unit at her private practice at New Victoria Hospital, where she diagnoses and treats abnormal uterine bleeding using the latest hysteroscopy techniques, all performed as outpatient procedures to avoid the need for general anaesthesia.

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Mr Simon Smith is a skilled consultant breast and endocrine surgeon based in Chelmsford where he offers all manner of breast surgery, for both cosmetic and medical purposes. He has expertise in oncoplastic breast reconstruction surgery, cosmetic breast surgery, as well as thyroid and parathyroid surgery. 

Currently, Mr Smith is the Lead Breast Surgeon for the Chelmsford Breast Unit, which treats more than 425 cases of breast cancer every year. With his own breast cancer patients, Mr Smith aims to optimise the aesthetic results of their breast cancer surgery, using breast-conserving techniques, such as therapeutic mammoplasty. 

Mr Smith trained at St Mary's Hospital, London, graduating in 1993. From there, he continued to do his postgraduate training in London before becoming a fully accredited general surgeon. During this time, Mr Smith won the Association of Surgeons Gold Medal for taking the top position in the UK in the general and breast surgery examinations. 

Currently, Mr Simon Smith practices privately at the Ramsay Springfield Hospital, located in Chelmsford, Essex.

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Mr Joseph Varghese is a leading consultant general surgeon based in Bolton, who specialises in upper GI and laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery with a particular interest in reflux, gallbladder and hernias. He also specialises in endoscopies, colonoscopies and endoscopic removal of gallstones from the bile duct (ERCP).

Mr Varghese studied medicine at Mangalore University, India before relocating to the UK to complete his basic higher surgical training in the north west of Scotland on Aberdeen’s surgical training programme. He was awarded fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and became a consultant in 2005. As part of his training, he completed several specialist training programmes in laparoscopy at esteemed centres in Paris. He has also achieved JAG accreditation as an endoscopist (gastroscopy, colonoscopy and ERCP). Mr Varghese has been based in Bolton since 2006, specialising in upper gastrointestinal as well as general surgery. He is the clinical lead for upper GI and hepatobiliary cancers and endoscopy training at his NHS base. He sees private patients at The Beaumont Hospital. 

Mr Varghese is a leading educator in his field and has undertaken numerous teaching positions, including as a tutor and director of the Royal College of Surgeons' intermediate laparoscopic skills course. He is widely published in peer reviewed journals and regularly presents both at a national and international level. He maintains a strong interest in research, audit and training.

Mr Varghese is a member of the Clinical Guidance Development Group for NICE guidance on upper GI haemorrhage. Throughout various stages in his esteemed career, Mr Varghese has served as a Major in the Royal Army Medical Services. 

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Mr Jonathan Dowler is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon specialising in retinal disease based in London. He was one of the first ophthalmologists in the UK to use intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents (Avastin, Lucentis, Eylea) for macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, and diabetic retinopathy, and as such has considerable experience in this area. His retinal practice is one of the busiest in London.

He completed his higher professional training, research fellowship, and doctoral thesis in retinal disease at  Moorfields Eye Hospital, where he was an NHS consultant until 2012. He was one of the first three clinical directors at Moorfields, and in a ballot, run hospital wide by the Electoral Reform Society, he was elected the first staff governor of Moorfields. He was the Moorfields spokesman on eye protection for solar eclipse, appearing on Channel 4, Sky News, and the BBC, and writing a related editorial in the British Medical Journal. He pioneered the development of clinical roles for nurses and optometrists in the management of diabetic retinopathy, work which formed part of a presentation to HM the Queen, Patron of Moorfields, on her visit to the hospital at its centenary. He has published widely on retinal diseases, and authors the British Medical Journal website monograph on diabetic retinopathy.

Overlapping with his professional development within the National Health Service, he was a regular army officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps until 2000, serving in the first Gulf War, and reaching the rank of Lt Col.

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Ms Ravinder Kalkat is an exceptionally skilled consultant gynaecologist in Sutton Coldfield. She is an expert in the diagnosis and management of a wide range of gynaecological issues.

Among her areas of expertise are fibroids, vulvar disorders, gynaecological cancer, endometriosis, menstrual disorders, such as heavy periods and menorrhagia.

After acquiring higher surgical training in obstetrics and gynaecology within West Midlands Deanery, she joined the Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, where she is now the lead consultant for the Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Assessment Unit. Following her training, she undertook a special module from the University of Warwick and developed expertise in the management of menopausal problems, like postmenopausal bleeding.

Ms Kalkat is an expert in laparoscopy (minimal access surgery), and regularly performs hysteroscopy, hysterectomy and vaginal repair. She also performs endometrial ablation surgery. As a specialist in outpatient treatments, she provides minimally invasive procedures that allow patients to make a faster and safer recovery. 

Additionally, she is accredited by the British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP) to perform colposcopy for both investigative and treatment procedures.

She also dedicates her gynaecological career to research and teaching. Some of her top research interests include heavy period and menopause, and she has published numerous scientific research papers in renowned peer-reviewed journals. What's more, Ms Kalkat has presented her work at national and international conferences. Furthermore, she is actively involved in teaching and training medical students and higher surgical trainees. She is a senior clinical examiner at Birmingham University.

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Mr Krishna Menon is a leading consultant liver transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon based in London. He has a specialist interest in laparoscopic major liver resection (hepatectomy), liver cancer, laparoscopic major pancreatic resection (pancreatectomy), pancreatic cancer and liver transplantation. An expert in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery for the pancreas, liver, and removal of the gallbladder, he privately practises at Cleveland Clinic London Rapid Access Gallbladder Unit. 

Mr Menon was appointed to King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2013. Previously, Mr Menon was a consultant transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon between 2002 to 2012 at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Over the years as a consultant at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and currently at King's, he has been instrumental in developing techniques in liver transplantation and HPB.

Mr Menon's major clinical interests are in laparoscopic (keyhole) cholecystectomy, hepatectomy (liver resections) and pancreatic resections (Whipple's and distal pancreatectomies). His research interests are in pancreatic cancer, clinical trials and the development of novel technology in cancer and laparoscopic surgery, and his work has been published in over 120 peer reviewed publications. Furthermore, it's been published in over 300 presentations at national, European and international meetings.  

Mr Menon is a respected leader, and is currently in the second term of his presidency of the British Transplantation Society (BTS) (2023 - 2025) and the former president of the Great Britain Chapter of the International HPB Association (GBIHPBA). 

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