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Miss Elaine Scott is an experienced Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, who was appointed to her NHS consultant post (at the Royal Free, which is a prestigious London teaching hospital)  in 2000 and worked there full time until 2017. Since then, Miss Scott has chosen to focus on her private practice.  Miss Scott provides care for a wide range of obstetric and gynaecological conditions, with a special expertise relating to all aspects of pregnancy (both normal pregnancies and higher risk pregnancies with complicating factors). 

Miss Scott is pleased to help prior to pregnancy with pre-pregnancy (pre-conception) counselling and can then follow through with antenatal care, delivery either normal childbirth or Caesarean, and post natal care. Whilst she was at the Royal Free, Miss Scott was Labour ward lead and Obstetric lead. Her experience allows her to quickly recognise any developing problems in pregnancy and manage them as safely as is possible, with the aim of a safe delivery of a healthy baby  and, of course, a healthy mother. She believes in the importance of good communication and rapport and tries to ensure that each woman has all the information necessary to be able to make good choices about her own care. 

Miss Scott also has a significant general gynaecological practice and deals with a variety of problems including menstrual disorders (irregular bleeding or periods), miscarriage, hormonal disturbances, contraception, hormone replacement therapy and the menopause.  She is also happy to see women for well-women checks and for cervical smears.

Miss Scott trained and qualified as a doctor at University College Hospital.  Her specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology included posts at many other prestigious teaching hospitals including Chelsea and Westminster hospital, St Mary's hospital, Queen Charlotte's hospital, Addenbrooke's hospital (Cambridge) and the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford).  She carried out research relating to preterm labour which led to the award of a Doctorate of Medicine, as well as publications in peer reviewed journals.  Whilst in her consultant post, she oversaw the development of an upgraded labour ward, as well as the introduction of a midwifery birthing unit. She introduced a joint specialist clinic caring for women with renal transplants in pregnancy. She was also the College Tutor and, as such, was responsible for overseeing the training of the junior doctors within the department. 
 

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Ziali Sivardeen is an orthopaedic surgeon who has been honoured to see many patients including elite level athletes, world cup winners, celebrities, and the royal family during his career.
 
During the London 2012 Olympics, Mr Sivardeen worked at the Olympic Athlete’s Village and had the honour of being selected as the surgeon who operated on all olympians and paralympians that required shoulder or elbow surgery during the games. Due to his role, Mr Sivardeen was invited to a special reception in Buckingham Palace.
 
He has seen and helped manage many athletes with knee problems, including those linked to Premiership football clubs, and has treated many sports people with ACL injuries, cartilage and meniscal tears.
 
Mr Sivardeen has held important positions training other surgeons, representing the prestigious Royal Colleges of Surgeons, first as a tutor from 2010-2014, before being appointed as one of two Regional Surgical Advisors for London. In 2015, he organised the pan London Sports and Exercise Medicine teaching programme, and now is an examiner for the Prestigious Intercollegiate Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS exams).   He has been a member of the Specialist Training Committee for Sports and Exercise Medicine Trainees in London from 2009 to 2015, so played an important part helping to develop this new speciality.
 
On the NHS, he worked as the surgical lead or joint service lead of the Sports Injury Service at Homerton University Hospital from 2009 to 2015.
 
His research interests include orthopaedic shoulder and knee problems, including sports injuries in elite rugby players. He had in excess of 70 presentations accepted at prestigious national and international meetings by 2012.  At the main World Shoulder and Elbow Meeting (ISCES) in 2010 his research was the only piece from the UK that was short-listed for the best prize and he was invited to give an educational talk to other surgeons from around world at the next World Shoulder and Elbow Meeting (ISCES) held in Japan in 2013.
 
He is one of the few consultant orthopaedic surgeons in the UK trained by 3 Presidents of National Orthopaedic Societies at Fellowship Level and has a passion for teaching and training.  He has run many London Sports Injury Symposia and has been invited around the world to deliver lectures, and master classes teaching other surgeons, consultants and practitioners.

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Dr Rajendra Mahendrakar is a highly renowned consultant neurodevelopmental paediatrician who specialises in ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, child development assessment, sleep disorders, brain injury, and behavioural difficulties in children.

He is a consultant community paediatrician with a special interest in neurodevelopmental paediatrics, neuro disability and neurorehabilitation with over 20 years of clinical experience in NHS. He passed his MBBS in India 1996. He currently practices in Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in London and privately in various centres like Child Mental health clinic, Clinical partners, and Pscion.

Over the last two decades, Dr Mahendrakar has worked at several NHS Trust hospitals, including Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina children’s Hospital in London. His expertise is in diagnosing and managing children with autism, ADHD, developmental delay, speech and language delay, learning disabilities, emotional and behavioural disorders, and cerebral palsy.

He also works closely with children with special educational needs, providing medical advice and education and health care plans. Dr Mahendrakar has been described by his colleagues as an excellent doctor. He is always reliable and helpful and is a skilled clinician. He has 25 years' worth of experience as a paediatrician. 

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Dr Mark Weatherall is one of just a few consultant neurologists in the UK with a subspecialist interest in the management of headaches, and is an expert in headaches of all kinds, from tension-type headaches and migraines to cluster headaches. He also specialises in the treatment of stroke, Parkinson's disease and visual snow and is based in London and Buckinghamshire.

Dr Weatherall qualified in clinical medicine in 1997 from the University of Cambridge before going on to complete further specialist training in neurology. Prior to this, Dr Weatherall was a renowned historian of medicine with a PhD in the subject. He was appointed consultant at Buckinghamshire's Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 2018 having previously run the Princess Margaret Migraine Clinic at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for ten years. He currently sees patients in private practice at the Medical Chambers Kensington and BMI The Chiltern Hospital.

Dr Weatherall's work is widely published in international medical magazines and peer reviewed journals. He is a member of numerous professional organisations within his field, including the British Association for the Study of Headache and the International Headache Society.

Many of Dr Weatherall's patients have suffered from chronic headaches for some time and have previously been unable to find an effective treatment solution or diagnosis. He is passionate about finding the best approach to treatment for each of his individual patients by making use of the latest advances in research along with his extensive clinical knowledge. 

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Mr Ben Spiegelberg is a leading consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in London who specialises in adult hip and knee surgery.

He is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic conditions and fractures. His sub-speciality interests include treating cartilage and meniscal injuries of the knee and the management of early and advanced osteoarthritis. He performs knee and hip replacement, partial knee replacement, arthroscopy, cartilage regeneration and revision joint replacements. 

Mr Spiegelberg qualified from St. Marys’ Hospital, London, in 2004 and underwent specialist training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore. This was followed by specialist registrar training on the Oxford Registrar Rotation centred at Oxford University. Furthermore, he was awarded several travelling fellowships and one of these involved spending a year in Canada on the internationally renowned University of Western Ontario Adult Reconstruction Fellowship program. 

He aims to provide outstanding performance in all aspects of clinical care. He treats all patients with respect, dignity and empathy; enabling them to feel involved in decision-making and to understand the treatment options being proposed to them.

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Dr Balvinder Sagoo is a highly-experienced and respected obstetrician and gynaecologist at Dr Morton's - The Medical Helpline, a service that gives patients direct, speedy access to experienced UK doctors for confidential reassurance or advice. She has expertise in pregnancy, antenatal care and miscarriage, alongside ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy counselling and obesity in pregnancy. She also practises as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. 

Dr Sagoo, who also has an interest in hyperemesis and acute gynaecology, alongside antenatal care with an interest in intrapartum care, is highly qualified with a BSc from the University of Manchester, an MBChB in Medicine from the University of Leeds and an MRCOG from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. As part of her specialist training, she was on the rotation at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital (QCCH) in July 2015. 

As well as counselling and managing women with miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies as mentioned above, she also assists those with pregnancy of unknown location and gestational trophoblastic disease.

Further to her leading clinical practice and care, Dr Sagoo has been involved in the improvement of NHS service quality and education of undergraduates, trainee doctors and peers. Her research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and she is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (MRCOG). 

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Mr Mohammed Masood is a leading consultant gynaecologist based in London and Essex. His specialist interests include keyhole surgery and aesthetic gynaecology.

Mr Mohammed Masood is highly experienced in performing laparoscopic hysterectomies, laparoscopic myomectomies, laparoscopic treatment of prolapse, i.e. laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy and laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy. He also has extensive experience in aesthetic gynaecology and provides unbiased, scientific advice and treatment related to this area. He regularly performs cosmetic gynaecology procedures. He offers a range of cosmetic treatment, surgical and non-surgical vaginal tightening (for example, ThermiVa therapy), and labiaplasty for clinical indications. These services are provided in confidence, in a discrete environment for patient confidentiality. Mr Masood uses his knowledge and skills to offer a holistic approach at his medical practice.

Mr Masood qualified from Nishtar Medical College in Multan with an MBBS. Following on from graduating, he completed a fellowship in obstetrics and gynaecology, which was awarded to him by The College Of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (FCPS) due to his work at Shaikh Zayed Hospital & The Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute in Lahore, Pakistan.

Mr Masood moved to the UK in 1999 and gained extensive experience in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, in 2001 he became a member of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Mr Masood later went on to join the national training programme at the London Deanery. He would go on to work at Harold Wood Hospital, University College London Hospital, Homerton University Hospital, Queens University Hospital and Newham Hospital.

He was awarded a certificate of completion of specialist training in 2007 and was appointed as a consultant at The Queens University Hospital in Romford. During this time, Mr Masood also completed a diploma in advanced gynaecological endoscopy at The University of Surrey.

Mr Masood trains 38 junior doctors at The Deanery where he holds the post of college tutor. He is also the examiner for the MRCOG part 2 Examination.

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Dr Michael Platt is a highly-respected pain medicine and anaesthetic consultant based in London and is the Medical Director of award-winning cannabis clinic Sapphire Medical. He specialises in complex pain issues, Ehlers-Danos syndromes (EDS) and complex cancer pain alongside chronic pain, headaches and migraines. Dr Platt privately practises at Sapphire Medical, King Edward VII's Hospital, Cromwell Hospital and The Platinum Medical Centre at Wellington Hospital.

Dr Platt has over 30 years of experience working as consultant for the NHS.  He was the senior consultant in pain medicine and consultant in anaesthetics at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, until June 2021. There he provided a transformational service which delivered reduced mortality rates of under one per cent, among the lowest in the UK. 

His expertise in pain management is reflected in his leadership of Sapphire Medical, which has been formed alongside specialist doctors. The clinic enables access to medicinal cannabis for patients who derive clinical benefit through consultation. Sapphire's experts work within a framework that's approved by the Care Quality Commission.

Mr Platt's career achievements are complemented by an equally impressive educational history; he has studied at highly-respected institutions including The University of Western Australia, where he undertook an MBBS, and St Mary's University, where he was awarded an Master's degree in Bioethics. He also is a double fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. He has an ​FRCA in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain and an FFOMRCA in Pain Medicine.

Further to his medical and educational accomplishments, Mr Platt is an esteemed academic. He has been a senior lecturer in anaesthetics at Imperial College London and is currently Honorary Senior Lecturer in Pain Medicine at St Mary's Hospital and Imperial College Faculty of Medicine. Mr Platt is also Honorary Consultant in Palliative Care for Kensington and Chelsea Primary Care Trust.     

He has an in-depth background of leadership for public bodies and has been the chair of various committees, including his former NHS trust's medical advisory and local negotiating committee, alongside the British Pain Society's Philosophy & Ethics Special Interest Group (SIG). Currently he is the medical director of ecumenical organisation the Guild of Health.

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Dr Mirka Slavska, an obstetrics and gynaecology consultant with over 15 years of experience, specialises in evidence-based holistic care. Her focus is on supporting, educating, and empowering women to understand treatment options for optimized health, quality of life, and happiness. Her areas of expertise include menopause, perimenopause, fibroids, menstrual disorders, heavy periods and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). 

Trained in Wales, she developed a passion for managing non-cancerous gynaecological problems and obtained an advanced certificate in the management of Benign Gynaecological conditions. Dr Slavska believes perimenopausal and postmenopausal health is of prime importance. Dr Slavska advises on complex perimenopausal and menopausal issues, and prescribes HRT having accomplished an Advanced Menopause Specialist certification with the British Menopause Society. To support her clinical practice, Dr Slavska obtained an ultrasound assessment proficiency certificate from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. To be able to provide well-rounded care for women, she acquired a diploma in Family planning and sexual health.

Within Dr Slavska's NHS organisation, she holds the role of Simulation Education Lead for Gynaecology. Co-founder of GEMS (Gynaecological Emergencies Multidisciplinary Simulation) training, Dr Slavska is accredited by the Association for Simulation Practice in Healthcare, an author of MRCOG exam revision books, and a registered trainer for Early Pregnancy and Benign Gynaecological Disease modules. Dr Slavska won the Welsh award for the Trainer of The Year 2023.

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Mr Benjamin Lindsey is a highly skilled consultant general, vascular and renal transplant surgeon based in London who specialises in vascular and general surgery as well as kidney transplantation. Common conditions that he sees include varicose veins and hernias as well as patients with leg pain and leg swelling as complications of diabetes. Alongside his NHS work at The Royal London Hospital, Mr Lindsey currently sees patients at London Bridge Hospital, The Lister Hospital and The London Clinic.

Mr Lindsey qualified from the University of London in 1993 and completed his vascular training in London and southwest England. He then relocated to South Africa, where he undertook a fellowship in trauma and transplant surgery at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. He practised as a single-handed general surgeon at Eerste River Hospital in Stellenbosch. Upon his return to the UK, Mr Lindsey was awarded a prestigious post CCT fellowship in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy at Guy’s and at Royal Free Hospital, before being appointed as the first dual NHS-accredited general vascular and renal transplant surgeon in London at Royal Free Hospital.

Further to his high-quality surgical practice, Mr Lindsey has extensive experience in academic and clinical research. He has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as four book chapters and is currently involved in research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, to develop technology that benefits the quality of life of patients on dialysis. Mr Lindsey is also a dedicated teacher and regularly trains surgeons, both in the UK and abroad, in operative surgeries.

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