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Mr Naveed Shaikh is a highly skilled consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon based in London. He specialises in bunion (hallux valgus) correction, knee replacements, knee injuries, foot/ankle injuries, achilles tendon disorders and arthritis. His practice is centered on diagnosis and treatment of all knee and foot/ankle problems.

Mr Shaikh qualified in medicine at the University of London and Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in 1998, before pursuing further training in London. He attained membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2001, and later fellowship in the College’s Trauma and Orthopaedics section in 2010. Mr Shaikh has completed two specialist fellowships in knee, foot and ankle in Cambridge and London. He has served as a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals since 2014. He sees private patients at The Clementine Churchill Hospital, Bishop's Wood Hospital and Spire Bushey Diagnostic Centre.

Mr Shaikh was the lead author of a prize-winning research paper on the management of diabetic foot infections, acknowledged by the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. He has additionally authored numerous academic publications which appear in peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents at key conferences of orthopaedic specialists. Mr Shaikh is actively involved in medical education and teaches medical students from St Mary's Hospital and Imperial College London and regularly supervises senior surgical trainees (clinical educational supervisor). He is an appraiser for doctors working at Hillingdon Hospital, and is also an appointed member of the British Foot and Ankle Society.

He aims to deliver safe, effective treatment with complete patient satisfaction.

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Mr Makarand Tare is an exceptionally skilled consultant plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgeon. His extensive training and pursuits of further knowledge have taken him to Mumbai, Italy, Spain, Africa, the US and the UK.

Mr Tare performs a multitude of plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic procedures. He regularly provides breast surgeries (e.g. breast augmentation, uplift and reduction), as well as abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), liposuction and arm lift. Furthermore, he provides malignant skin cancer excision.
 
He also provides surgery for the face. This broad list of facial surgeries includes rhinoplasty (nose jobs), facelift, eyelid surgery, and ear pinning. Additionally, he is an expert in hand surgery. Patients seek his precision and skill for procedures such as Dupuytren’s contracture and carpal tunnel syndrome on a regular basis. He underwent full training on hand surgery during a fellowship a St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, which is located in Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford.
 
Research is another aspect of Mr Tare’s medical career. His work has been published in renowned peer-reviewed journals, he has written book chapters and regularly presents his clinical work at international conferences. Furthermore, he is passionate about the teaching and training of future specialists.
 
Above all, Mr Tare believes in providing the best possible outcome for all patients. His approach is based on honesty, integrity and transparency, providing patients with a safe and personalised experience.

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Professor Bhik Kotecha is an awarded and internationally renowned consultant ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon practising in the Essex area at his private clinics. His primary focuses in his specialty are snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. Other specialty interests of Professor Kotecha's include assessing and treating sleep-related breathing disorders, upper airway obstruction, and voice and swallowing disorders. He also treats most ENT disorders that affect children and adults. Professor Kotecha now practises at private clinics with Nuffield Health, Spire, Harley Street, and Westland Medical Centre.

After receiving his medical qualification in 1984 from the University of Wales, Professor Kotecha went on to further his training at prominent hospitals such as the Great Ormond Street Hospital, Hope Hospital, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, and The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital. It was at these institutions he completed is training as a registrar and senior registrar.

In 1995, Professor Kotecha was first appointed as a consultant ENT surgeon. His passion in his field later resulted in Professor Kotecha and his team at The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital receiving the Hospital Doctor Award in the 'Sleep Medicine Team of the Year' category. Over the years practising, Professor Kotecha has been the recipient of various awards, representing his efforts and strides to have an impact on otolaryngology.

Professor Kotecha began having a desire to teach quite earlier on in his career, starting by teaching anatomy to medical and dental students and an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Liverpool. He has since held various medical education roles, but most prominently as an honorary senior lecturer and now his latest role as an honorary clinical professor at Barts and the London School of Medicine.

Not only has Professor Kotecha been published more than 100 times in peer-reviewed journals, has had chapters published, has published textbooks, and lectured nationally and internationally, but he has also appeared on television interviews and in popular papers. Bringing awareness to obstructive sleep apnoea and other sleep-related breathing disorders, he has been a guest with programmes and channels such as BBC Breakfast, BBC World, Anglian TV, The Discovery Channel, GMTV, BBC Radio 4, and other radio programmes. Professor Kotecha's articles have also been released in The Sunday Mail and Healthcare Innovations.

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Mr Mohamed Abdelhamid is a highly skilled and practised consultant vascular and endovascular surgeon who is based at several highly regarded London clinics. With over 20 years' experience, he has gained a leading level of expertise in all aspects of his field including varicose veins surgery, thread (spider) veins, abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease, thoracic outlet syndrome and peripheral vascular disease.

His medical training began at Cairo University Medical School, where he graduated with Honours in 1998. After, he underwent a research and Masters degree followed by basic and higher surgical training at the Cairo University Hospital. Then, in 2004, Mr Abdelhamid relocated to the UK and pursued research at the University of Birmingham as well as general and vascular surgical training in London. During his time in London, he worked in all major vascular units and his intensive training involved the opportunity to work for two years as an endovascular fellow at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth, Australia, which he completed in 2017.

As well as dedicating his career to providing the utmost care to his patients, he also devotes his profession to medical research. In fact, he has several publications in high impact vascular journals and has given presentations on a national and international level at vascular surgery meetings and conferences. This contribution to research consists investigation of diabetic food treatment, varicose veins treatment, peripheral vascular disease among other topics . What's more, he offers courses to GPs in the areas of venous problems in primary care and vascular disease management.

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Mr James Ball is a highly accomplished consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in West Yorkshire. With over 25 years of experience, he specialises in cataract surgery and refractive and laser eye surgical procedures. He is also renowned for his expertise in corneal surface disease, corneal transplantation and dry eye.

Mr Ball qualified in medicine from the University of Cambridge in 1995, where he was also awarded with the Fawcett Prize in recognition of his academic excellence. He also went on to attain a Master’s and specialist certification in laser refractive surgery, and later became a fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. On completion of his specialist training in ophthalmology, he pursued further training through several highly sought-after fellowships. This included a period at Australia’s revered Lions Eye Institute, where he completed training in laser eye surgery and researched innovative refractive surgery techniques. On his return to the UK, Mr Ball undertook an additional fellowship at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, which specialised in corneal and refractive surgery. Mr Ball served as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for fifteen years, performing corneal and refractive surgery as part of his daily practice. Passionate about providing tailor-made, expert care for his patients, he founded the Custom Vision Clinic near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, a highly respected centre of excellence in the treatment of common eye conditions related to spectacle dependence and age-related vision loss. Mr Ball remains dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes for his patients and works almost exclusively in private practice at the Custom Vision Clinic.

In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Mr Ball is actively involved in research and education. He is an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Leeds and also served as president of the British Society for Refractive Surgery for several years. Mr Ball is also an active reviewer for various prominent ophthalmology journals and has himself published a number of academic articles.

Mr Ball is regarded as a leading specialist in his field and has lent his expertise to help establish specialist ophthalmology services at various centres throughout his career, including a dedicated laser refractive surgery service on London’s Harley Street. In addition, he was previously appointed as an honorary consultant at the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland, to help establish a world class refractive, cataract and corneal service. He is a member of the Refractive Surgery Standards Working Group with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and a council member of the British Society of Refractive Surgeons.

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Mr Paul John Tomlins is a leading consultant ophthalmologist based in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire who specialises in corneal and complex cataract surgery, including lamellar and penetrating corneal transplantations. In addition to cataract and cornea procedures, he is an expert in the treatment and management of keratoconus and ocular surface diseases, such as dry eye disease. Alongside his NHS post at Gloucestershire Hospitals, Mr Tomlins currently sees patients at his private practice and at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital.

Mr Tomlins completed his medical training at the University of Birmingham in 2001 before going on to undertake his ophthalmological training at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, in the West Midlands. He joined the University of Birmingham as a clinical lecturer in 2009, teaching medical students and developing his research interest in dry eye disease. His investigation of the immunology of the ocular surface in patients with severe dry eye disease would later win the Bron Award in 2013.

He then went on to accomplish a corneal and anterior segment surgery fellowship in 2014 at Nottingham University Hospital under the guidance of esteemed Professor Harminder Dua, acquiring specialist proficiency in complex corneal and ocular surface disease. That same year, Mr Tomlins obtained his FCROphth and was appointed locum consultant at Gloucestershire Hospitals. In 2015, he took up a position at Cheltenham General Hospital, where he continued his interest in simulated surgical teaching and developed the hospital’s corneal service, introducing corneal cross-linking techniques that prioritised patients and their needs. Mr Tomlins was awarded an MD from the University of Birmingham in 2018.

Besides his ophthalmology practice, Mr Tomlins publishes his academic work in peer-reviewed scientific journals and is an active member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

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Mr Muhammad Shiwani is a leading consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon based in Leeds and Barnsley. With over 25 years of experience, Mr Shiwani’s areas of expertise include gallbladder disease, endoscopy (including gastroscopy and coloscopy), hernia, acid reflux and gastro-oesophageal disease, rectal bleeding and lumps and bumps.
 
Mr Shiwani first qualified with his MBBS from the Dow Medical School in Karachi, Pakistan. He then continued his education in Europe, receiving qualifications at prestigious institutions in the UK, Ireland and France. This includes multiple FRCS qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ireland and Glasgow, and a Masters in Clinical Education from the University of Edinburgh.
 
Mr Shiwani currently practices at the Spire Methley Park Hospital in Leeds. He has an excellent record at this hospital, with a review of his practice in 2012 showing that his infection rate and return to theatre rate are zero per cent. He is also a consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon at the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
 
In addition to his clinical work, Mr Shiwani is a renowned medical educator. He is currently a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sheffield. He has also published numerous medical articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. 

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Professor Ameet Patel is a consultant general surgeon and leading expert in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery, upper GI surgery and bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery).

As a specialist with over 30 years of experience, Professor Patel provides patients with the utmost quality of patient care. He has developed laparoscopic techniques for treating both malignant diseases of the liver, pancreas and biliary system and regularly performs numerous procedures including laparoscopic liver, pancreatic and gallbladder surgery, fundoplication surgery and single incision surgery. Professor Ameet Patel specialises in bariatric surgery, including revisional bariatrics.

After qualifying in 1985 from St George's Hospital Medical school in London, he underwent further training to achieve his Master of Surgery qualification from the University of London. Having gone through international training in both the USA and Australia, he has gained exceptional insight and experience in his field.

Due to his high level of professionalism and expertise, Professor Patel has performed live link surgery for numerous national and international medical conferences. Furthermore, he has written many peer-reviewed research papers for renowned medical journals, he has also been a supervisor to several research fellows and is President of the Royal Society of Medicine (Surgical Section). 

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Mr Daniel Higman is a leading paediatric surgeon who currently sees patients at Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital at Leamington Spa. Mr Higman treats a wide variety of surgical conditions affecting children, for example, ingrown toenails, hernia, hydrocele, circumcision, undescended testicle (cryptorchidism), umbilical hernia and hernia.

Mr Daniel Higman is a member of renowned public associations such as the Royal College of Surgeons, where he gained a fellowship. He has had various research articles published in reputable medical journals such as The Lancet and The British Journal of Surgery.

Mr Higman is also a consultant general vascular and paediatric surgeon for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, as well as private clinics.

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Dr Simon Smale is an exceptionally well-regarded consultant gastroenterologist who specialises in irritable bowel syndrome, colonoscopy, abdominal pain, gastroscopy, diarrhoea, and constipation, amongst many other gastrointestinal-related conditions. He is currently practising at the Nuffield Health York Hospital. 

Impressively, Dr Smale, who has a strong interest and high level of expertise in heartburn, indigestion, rectal bleeding, and abdominal swelling, was awarded the York Press Healthcare Hero Award (for providing excellence in patient care) in 2009. Between 2014 and early 2016, he held the position as medical director of a digital health start-up which provided integrated behavioural change programs for patients suffering from chronic disease. 

Dr Smale is the current medical director of gastrointestinal medicine and surgery at Manchester Royal Infirmary, and has published extensively within peer-reviewed journals and publications. He undertook much of his specialist gastroenterology training at King’s College Hospital in London. 

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