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Mr Neil Tan is a leading consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon based in Truro, Cornwall. With almost 20 years of experience, Mr Tan is highly experienced in a wide range of ENT conditions and surgical procedures. He has a sub-specialist are of interest in treating conditions of the nose and sinuses. His areas of expertise include sinusitis, nasal allergy, nasal polyps, blocked nose, smell issues and facial pain, as well as treating snoring and sleep apnoea.
 
Mr Tan currently practises privately at the Ramsay Duchy Hospital in Truro, Cornwall. He is a Consultant ENT Surgeon at the Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School.
 
Mr Tan undertook his basic medical training at Guy’s, King’s and St. Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, and included a degree in Radiological Sciences. He completed his higher specialist ENT Training in the East of England region and achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2016. He undertook two years of sub-speciality fellowships in Anterior and Lateral Skull Base Surgery in Addenbrookes, Cambridge, and Advanced Rhinology, Endoscopic Skull Base and Lacrimal Surgery in Adelaide, Australia working with world leaders in rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery.

He has an extensive background in academic rhinology research, having completed a Doctor of Philosophy with Distinction from the University of Adelaide in 2013, where he was awarded a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. He has published extensively in basic sciences and clinical rhinology research, and has given numerous international presentations in the USA, Australia, Europe, and UK. 

He is the only UK member of the International Committee of the American Rhinologic Society. He sits on the National Councils of the British Rhinological Society and British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied Sciences Research Society. He is the National Research Lead for the British Rhinologic Society and Regional Peninsular Research Lead for the National Institute of Health Research ENT Clinical Research Network. 

Mr Tan has a keen interest in education and training. He is Chair of the Speciality Training Committee for ENT Trainees in the South West Peninsular. He was awarded a Master of Education with Distinction from the University of Cambridge and teaches on numerous internationally recognised sinus surgery courses in Australia, Canada, the UK. He convened and led the first UK Frontal Sinus Masterclass dedicated at teaching endoscopic sinus surgery of the frontal sinus.
  

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Mr Samih Hassan is a consultant neurosurgeon who is experienced in managing a variety of neurosurgical conditions. He specialises in pituitary tumours, spinal surgery, brain tumours, Chiari malformation, and skull base surgery.

He is also experienced in managing craniopharyngiomas and pituitary tumours in children. His NHS practice is based at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, while his private practice is located at Ross Hall Hospital. After completing his medical degree in 2004, he moved to London in 2009 where he completed his training in neurosurgery. He was trained in some of the most prestigious hospitals in the country, including the Atkinson Morley department at St George’s Hospital and the Victor Horsley department at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

He then completed an advanced fellowship in minimally invasive keyhole brain and pituitary surgery at Queen Square, the national hospital for neurology and neurosurgery in London. Mr Hassan is currently a consultant neurosurgeon at the institute of neurological sciences in Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. With more than 15 years of neurosurgical experience, Mr Hassan provides the highest quality of care to his patients.

His focus is on minimally invasive operations, and he always looks for ways to avoid surgical intervention whenever possible. Mr Hassan believes in an individualised approach to each patient and strives to achieve the best possible outcome for every patient. He takes the time to educate his patients on their conditions and the procedures, so they feel informed, comfortable, and confident.

Mr Hassan is passionate about medical education and is a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He is involved in both under and postgraduate education. His current focus is on developing new technologies and innovations to improve medical and surgical education and training, with a particular interest in the use of artificial technology and augmented reality.

Having been invited to speak at national and international conferences, this has not only allowed Mr Hassan to share his research, experience, and insights with medical professionals around the world, but it’s also given him the chance to learn and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the field. In 2020, Mr Hassan founded the Glasgow Pituitary Conference – a prestigious international gathering of some of the most accomplished medical experts in the field from Scotland and across the globe.

Finally, Mr Hassan is the codirector for the prestigious pituitary and skull base fellowship. This is a highly competitive programme for young neurosurgeons who has recently finished their training and have interest in refining their skills in managing this complex group of patients.

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Dr Matthew Burn is a distinguished consultant stroke physician, geriatrician and general physician based in Buckinghamshire, with over 25 years of experience. Dr Burn focuses his private practice on patients with stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA or “mini-stroke”), and related conditions. He has extensive experience in the management of cholesterol and hypertension (high blood pressure) which are leading causes of stroke. He also has extensive experience in geriatric medicine including medication reviews and the assessment and management of dementia. 
 
Dr Burn currently practises privately at the Shelburne Hospital in High Wycombe and the Chiltern Hospital in Great Missenden. He has previously held leadership roles including Head of the Department of Stroke, Neurology, and Neurorehabilitation in Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (2013 – 2023), as well as Regional Clinical Lead for Stroke for Thames Valley including Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire (2014 – 2021).
 
Dr Burn pursued undergraduate medical training at the University of Cambridge, studying at Jesus College from 1990 to 1993. He went on to qualify medically with an MBBS degree from University College London in 1996. After qualifying, Dr Burn specialised in general medicine and elderly medicine in North West London. He went on to further hone his skills through a stroke fellowship at St. George’s Hospital, London, from 2004 to 2005. This extensive academic background forms the foundation of his expertise in geriatric care and stroke management. He has worked as a consultant in the fields of stroke medicine, geriatric medicine and general (internal) medicine since 2005.
 
In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Burn has made significant contributions to research and academia. He held the prestigious positions of Research Director for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and Stroke Research Lead for Thames Valley Clinical Research Network, and was a contributor to the UK National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (2023).
 
With a wealth of experience, a dedication to research and education, and a commitment to patient-centred care, Dr Matthew Burn stands as a trusted authority in stroke medicine and geriatric medicine, providing exceptional healthcare services to his patients.

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Mr Robert Peden is a highly respected consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon based in Edinburgh. He specialises in cataract surgery, eyelid cysts and entropion and ectropion repair. He is also renowned for his expertise in ptosis as well as cosmetic eye surgery, including blepharoplasty.

After completing an MA in physiology at the University of Oxford, Mr Peden qualified in medicine at Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and the University of London in 2010. He then pursued further training at a number of renowned centres in Edinburgh and on London’s Harley Street. He additionally undertook advanced clinical fellowships at the esteemed Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, where he gained invaluable expertise in oculoplastic, lacrimal and orbital surgery. Mr Peden is an appointed fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, ranking second in the UK in his final exit examination. Additional to his service as a consultant oculoplastic, aesthetic, cataract, lacrimal and orbital surgeon with NHS Lothian, Mr Peden holds private practice in Edinburgh with Eye Surgery Scotland, a revered group of leading eye surgeons. 

Throughout his esteemed career, Mr Peden has come to hold a number of senior positions, including as chair for Scotland for the St. John Ophthalmic Association and as an assessor and clinical supervisor for the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He additionally holds a number of teaching responsibilities and is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh.

Additional to his clinical and teaching responsibilities, Mr Peden continues to be actively involved in research. He has published a number of academic papers which appear in peer-reviewed journals, as well as an esteemed academic textbook for ophthalmology trainees preparing to sit the FRCOphth examination. He frequently presents at key meetings in his field both nationally and internationally. He is a member of a number of important professional bodies including the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society and the European Society of Ophthalmic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

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Mr Tom Yeoman is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in all aspects of hand and wrist surgery in York. Mr Yeoman specialises in the treatment of arthritis of the hand and wrist, hand and wrist pain, the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture, trigger finger, tendon injuries, and peripheral nerve entrapments including carpal tunnel syndrome. He privately practises at Nuffield Health York Hospital and at Clifton Park Hospital, while his NHS base is York Teaching Hospital.

Mr Yeoman graduated from the University of Dundee with an MBChB in 2010, having previously earned a BSc (Hons) in Anatomical Science from the University of Manchester. He completed his specialist training on the highly regarded Edinburgh Orthopaedic training rotation, where he gained his FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) from the Royal College of Surgeons.

He further honed his skills during a 12-month ortho-plastic hand fellowship and a 6-month fellowship in hand and wrist surgery at Wrightington Hospital, where he trained under leading figures in the field of upper limb surgery.

Mr Yeoman is an active member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) and is passionate about advancing his practice and delivering patient-centred solutions.

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Dr Allan Harkness is a highly acclaimed consultant cardiologist, based in Essex and Suffolk, with a special interest in CT coronary angiography and advanced echocardiography. Dr Harkness works privately at the Oaks Hospital, Colchester and the Nash Basildon Private Unit at The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre.

After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1994, Dr Harkness went on to complete further specialist training in London and Glasgow, gaining accreditation in both general medicine and cardiology. During his research into heart failure, he worked with the British Heart Foundation on a nurse-led community heart failure service which became the NICE-approved standard of care nationwide.  

Dr Harkness has been a consultant cardiologist at Colchester Hospital since 2006 and at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre since it opened in 2007. In 2010, he became the clinical lead for cardiology at Colchester Hospital, where he has extensively developed their cardiac services. In 2017, he was appointed as Divisional Director for Medicine and Emergency Care for Colchester Hospital for which he served two three-year terms of office, covering the merger with Ipswich Hospital and the Pandemic. In 2013, he was appointed Deputy Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety for the Trust.

Dr Harkness is a core member of the Education Committee of the British Society of Echocardiography and lectures for national training programs. He also developed the BSE app EchoCalc, a key reference guide for cardiac physiologists worldwide. He has contributed to over a dozen national guidelines on echocardiography. For his contribution to education, research, leadership, volunteering and national reputation, he was awarded Fellow of the British Society of Echocardiography in October 2019. In recognition of his service and contribution to the advancement of echocardiography, he was presented with the 2021 BSE Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Professor Ahmed Allam is a highly accomplished and renowned consultant ENT (ear, nose and throat) surgeon, based in Brentwood, Warrington, and London. He possesses expert knowledge in a wide range of issues related to the ENT speciality, focusing principally on dizziness, tinnitus and ear drum perforation, as well as sinus problems, stapedectomy and septoplasty.

Professor Allam was awarded a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB ) in 2005 from Mansoura University, Egypt. Following this, he undertook higher surgical undergraduate and postgraduate training in a number of renowned teaching hospitals, including Manchester University Hospitals, Imperial College London, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, and Cambridge University Hospitals, where he gained a wealth of knowledge.
 
In his career thus far, Professor Allam has performed over 4,000 surgeries in ENT, with over 1,000 in ear surgery including cholesteatoma removal, tympanoplasty (repair of ear drum perforations), ossiculoplasty and implants, as well as over 1,500 sinus surgery and skull base surgeries over the past 15 years.
 
He has been awarded numerous fellowships. This includes a fellowship in Sheffield to specialise in otology and ear surgery (with focus on balance disorders and hearing implants), a fellowship from the American Academy Fellowship in 2013, and a fellowship in Cambridge to specialise in multiple areas, including skull base surgery, hearing implantation surgery, Ménière’s disease, otology, pituitary surgery, and endoscopic sinus surgery.
 
Throughout his illustrious career, Professor Allam has consistently demonstrated his commitment to providing the highest standard of patient care, concentrating on the importance of trust between doctor and patient. He is dedicated not only to his patients, but also future medics, who he lectures at his former unviersity, Mansoura University in Egypt. 

Furthermore, until very recently, he held the coveted role of educational supervisor for the Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust Programme, which works to train Otolaryngology specialists in the North West. He is also a member of The Royal College of Surgeons of England and the European Board of Otolaryngology. His NHS base is at Queen's Hospital in East London.

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Mr Taimur Shah is a highly skilled consultant urologist based in London. With over 15 years’ experience, he specialises in all aspects of men’s health, benign prostate enlargement and prostate cancer alongside MRI image-fusion targeted prostate biopsy, robotic radical prostatectomy and focal therapy, including high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and cryotherapy procedures. Mr Shah currently sees private patients at Cromwell Hospital and at Charing Cross Hospital, Imperial Private Healthcare.

Mr Shah qualified from University College London, completing his medical degree and an intercalated BSc in Molecular Medicine, as well. He then undertook his urology training on the prestigious London and East of England Deanery rotations, working at Charing Cross, The Royal Marsden, Chase Farm and Barnet, and the Whittington hospitals before going on to accomplish the coveted Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital uro-oncology fellowship in robotic surgery. Mr Shah became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2020, and was later awarded a PhD in focal therapy from University College London.

Currently, Mr Shah is a consultant urologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, where he is also part of the world-leading Imperial Prostate group, a collective team of clinicians involved in the improvement of prostate disease care for all of the UK. Since 2021, Mr Shah is also a clinical senior lecturer at Imperial College London, and as a leading figure in medical research, has published widely in peer-reviewed journals about prostate disease and urological health.

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Dr Paul Jenkins is an extensively trained and highly skilled consultant physician and endocrinologist based in London. Private patients can access his first-rate professional and individualised care at the renowned clinics of The London Endocrine Centre and BMI The London Independent Hospital.

His areas of specialist expertise include the diagnosis and management of thyroid disorders, hypothyroidism, T3 treatment, post-viral fatigue, Long Covid, polycystic ovaries syndrome, pituitary disease and diabetes mellitus.

Dr Jenkin's medical studies took place at Cambridge University. After qualifying with a degree in medical sciences, he underwent clinical training at the prestigious Royal London Hospital followed by training at the internationally renowned Department of Endocrinology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he gained tremendous experience in clinical endocrinology.

Dr Jenkins is also a keen researcher. He led an active research group into the interactions between hormones and cancer, and he has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 4 books and 17 book chapters. Furthermore, he has been invited to lecture at over 90 national and international conferences.

After 20 years in practice, he established The London Endocrine Centre, where he is the senior consultant. Dr Jenkins firmly believes in a holistic approach to his patients' care. In all his consultations, he allows plenty of time for patients to discuss all of their concerns and wishes before fully involving them in a shared approach to their optimum management.

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Mr Sam Evans is a leading consultant ophthalmologist, with over 15 years of experience, based in Plymouth and Carmarthenshire. He offers care for a wide range of ophthalmological issues, focusing principally on cataract surgery, clear lens extraction, glaucoma, oculoplastic surgery, macular degeneration and general ophthalmology.
 
Mr Evans initially trained in the South West of England before relocating to Wales in 2009. He underwent training across South Wales, including Carmarthen, before transitioning to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Mr Evans has extensive experience in oculoplastic surgery through sub-specialty training, alongside a broad spectrum of ophthalmic conditions and procedures. Renowned as a skilled cataract surgeon, he has also served as a trainer and mentor for NHS trainees.
 
With a passion for enhancing patient experiences and streamlining the work of ophthalmologists, Mr Evans takes pride in innovating successful British surgical and medical devices. Together with fellow ophthalmologists, he co-developed the SP.eye intravitreal injection device, revolutionising the injection process to be highly efficient, safe, and comfortable compared to traditional techniques. Notably, it stands as the world's first of its kind. Additionally, he introduced the enVoi™ app, facilitating self-referral for surgery consultations from the comfort of the patient’s home, reducing hospital visits to just one for the surgery itself.

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