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Mr Matthew Liew is a highly accomplished and experienced consultant urologist  specialising in prostate cancer, bladder cancer, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, circumcision, as well as holmium laser prostate surgery (HoLEP). He is based in Warrington and Manchester, and practises at both the Spire Cheshire Hospital and the Spire Manchester Hospital. He also practises for the NHS at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation Trust.

Mr Liew completed both a MBBS and BMedSci(Hons-first class) degrees at Bart’s and the Royal London Hospital. He has expertise in benign prostate (BPH) surgery, en-bloc bladder tumour resection, transurethral laser ablation (TULA), as well as comprehensive kidney stone management. He is a fully accredited Royal College of Surgeons educational supervisor, as well as a key opinion leader in Endourology. In his NHS practice, he is urology lead for BPH Surgery, Endourology, Teaching, Research and Innovation.

Mr Liew is an incredibly active and renowned researcher, having published over 30 publications on a range of topics, including prostate cancer, kidney stone disease, and education. He is the current Principal Investigator in a number of key international Trials, and Chief Investigator of a bladder cancer trial investigating key risk factors in developing the disease. Impressively, he dedicated time to carry out formal research studying kidney cancer chemotherapy resistance mechanisms at the Christie Hospital, leading to a ‘doctor of medicine’ (MD) award from the University of Manchester in 2013.

He is an associate member of the European Association of Urology Guidelines Panel for Prostate Cancer, Review Editor for Frontiers in Urology Journal and frequently reviews articles for the British Journal of Urology International. He has carried out a number of UK first evaluations, including the use of a novel circumcision procedure. During 2021, Mr Liew was running the only non-cancer urology trial in the UK.

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Mr Spencer Hodges is a distinguished consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in London, Chelsfield, and Beckenham. He specialises in conditions of the face, mouth, neck, and jaw, including facial reconstruction, wisdom teeth extraction, temporomandibular joint conditions, dentoalveolar procedures, skin cancer removal of facial lumps and bumps. Mr Hodges consults privately with the renowned OS Clinic, at Harley Street Specialist Hospital, at Chelsfield Park Hospital, at The Sloane Hospital, and at The Blackheath Hospital.

Mr Hodges holds qualifications in both medicine and dentistry, having earned a BDS from King’s College London in 1993 and an MBBS with honours from the University of London. His pursuit of excellence continued with the esteemed Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDSRCS) from the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996, membership in 2004, as well as Specialty Fellowship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2009.

His rigorous oral and maxillofacial training also includes the prestigious Interface Fellowship in Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgery from the Joint Committee on Surgical Training in 2010, along with higher specialist training within the reputed London, Surrey, and Sussex training programme. Additionally, Mr Hodges’ undertook his general surgical training across leading medical institutions, including Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, Queen Victoria Hospital, and Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

Mr Hodges has consistently demonstrated his commitment to maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and staying abreast of the latest advancements in his field in order to enhance aesthetic and functional outcomes. He also serves as a scientific paper reviewer for the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and regularly delivers training sessions for GPs and dentists. Furthermore, he is a prominent member of various professional organisations, including the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

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Mr Chellappah Gnanachandran (Mr Gnana) is a leading laparoscopic surgeon and a consultant gynaecologist, as well as an honorary lecturer, based in Northampton, UK. He serves as the gynaecology lead and the lead for gynaecology rapid access care - cancer pathway and fertility surgeries.

He scans all his gynaecology patients himself, and has a particular interest in gynaecology scans and minimally invasive surgeries including endometriosis and fibroids. He is one of the few gynaecologists who has a trained degree in scanning. Mr Gnanachandran assembled a team for caring for patients with deep infiltrative endometriosis and is the lead for the centre for deep infiltrative endometriosis at Northampton.

He currently sees private patients at BMI Three Shires Hospital and Northampton General Hospital. He provides a range of treatments for patients with gynaecology conditions including fibroids, ovarian cysts, and endometriosis.

Mr Gnanachandran specialises particularly in gynaecology scanning and has advanced knowledge in ovarian cyst pathology and endometrial assessment. He also treats young women for early indications of cancer and conditions affecting fertility. Part of his responsibility as a consultant gynaecologist is to help patients avoid unnecessary interventions and allow them to access appropriate early surgery if necessary.

He often carries out ultrasound scans and laparoscopic surgery for patients with subfertility, endometriosis, fibroids and early gynaecology malignancies.

Mr Gnanachandran has given training and lectures nationally on scanning for endometrium, fibroid and IOTA scanning for ovarian cysts.

Mr Gnanachandran graduated from the University of Colombo in Sri Lanka in 2002 before joining the NHS training programme in 2004. In 2005, he began his training in obstetrics and gynaecology and started working in several hospitals throughout Wales and the West Midlands.

Mr Gnanachandran gained a master of science in gynaecology ultrasound at the University of Derby.

In 2016 he was appointed as a consultant at Northampton General Hospital to develop fertility services

He is the current lead for gynaecology rapid access care service which provides tall patients with suspected gynaecological cancers are seen within 2weeks time from referrals.

He completed training in several different aspects of gynaecology including 

1) Ultrasound scan for the pelvic and transvaginal scan.

2) Laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgeries for benign gynaecological conditions such as fibroids, adenomyosis, and endometriosis

3) Surgery for patients with infertility including hysteroscopic resection of fibroid, polyps and uterine septum

4) Colposcopy and treatment of cervical precancers

5) Gynaecology oncology referrals and early gynaecology cancers such as endometrial cancer early stage.  All cancer patients will need to go through MDT.

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Mr Tim Dudderidge is a highly trained consultant urologist based in Southampton, who specialises in robotic prostate surgery, High Intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), cryoablation of the prostate, and urological cancer diagnostics, among other things. He is an expert at treating benign prostate disease and is regarded as one of the UK's leaders in managing prostate cancer.

Mr Dudderidge qualified from the University of Bristol and trained in London at King's College Hospital, University College Hospital, Imperial Healthcare and the Royal Marsden Hospital. He embarked on a Royal College of Surgeons Uro-Oncology Fellowship at Imperial in 2009 and subsequently was the UK’s First Robotic Surgery Fellow at the Royal Marsden. His training has also included a two-year research period as Lecturer in Molecular Uro-Pathology, for which he was awarded two masters degrees. He also holds an MD (Doctor of Medicine) from the University of Bristol for his work on "Minichromosome Maintenance Proteins (MCMs) in Urological cancer Management".

Mr Dudderidge has been one of the key specialists at University Hospital Southampton who, in the past few years, has helped transform the prostate service with innovative developments in both diagnosis and treatment of prostate conditions, including high-intensity focused ultrasound, focal cryotherapy, and the introduction of a robotic surgery service. 

Mr Dudderidge is also the President of Doctors of the World UK, a charity which is part of the Medcins du Monde network of International Humanitarian Non-Governmental Organisations that seek to ensure access to healthcare for all. 
 

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Mr Panagiotis Gikas is a highly accomplished consultant orthopaedic surgeon in the London area, paving the way in minimally invasive and muscle sparing direct anterior approach (DAA) hip replacement. As a leading surgeon, he also specialises in bone and soft tissue sarcomas, as well as hip and knee arthroplasty, knee cartilage injuries, surgical management of bone disease, and robotic assisted surgery. He is also a professor at the University of Cyprus. 

Receiving his qualifications from St George's Medical School, Mr Gikas later completed his medical training in London where he became passionate about research in his field. Mr Gikas has done extensive research on topics such as hip and knee surgery and reconstruction involving robotic instruments, bone and soft tissue cancer, and the use of stem cells to treat cartilage damage. Currently, he is researching how to bring endoprosthetic joint replacements for tumour and complex revision surgeries to the next level, in addition to innovative applications of photodynamic therapy in infection prevention.

Most prominently in his work, direct anterior approach hip replacement that is both minimally invasive and muscle sparing has been his most recent speciality achievement. Mr Gikas has become a leading expert in this technique, allowing him to change the lives in so many of his patients. The technique does not require any tendons to be detached and uses the natural planes of the muscles for the incision work in the front of the hip. Hip replacement patients of Mr Gikas will experience the most advanced procedure available, performed by one of London's few accredited surgeons.

Professor Gikas continues to research and train junior surgeons as a visiting professor at the University of Cyprus. He has had peer-reviewed published work regarding his specialised focuses and has presented, as well. Professor Gikas currently works at Cleveland Clinic London and at the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust. 

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Mr Turab Syed is a leading consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon who currently sees patients at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, BMI The Alexandra Hospital, BMI Kings Park Hospital and Harley Health Village. Mr Syed worked at Royal Free London Hospital between April 2017 and Aug 2019 before moving to Scotland. Mr Syed specialises in sports injuries and is clinically interested in degeneration of the lower limb from many different conditions such as arthritis.

He is one of the few surgeons in Scotland offering minimally invasive surgery, meaning no more travel to London for cutting edge surgery for patients. MIS allows Mr Syed to carry out procedures with smaller scars, less chances of infection, less swelling, and faster recovery from surgery. Mr Syed also has extensive experience in surgical treatment via ligament reconstruction, joint reconstruction and tendon treatment of the ankle, knee, foot, and hip, as well as stem cell and shockwave treatments. Mr Syed effectively treats his patients with the aim of preserving and improving joint mobility.

Mr Turab Syed received his primary medical training from the prestigious King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his basic surgical training in Oxford Deanery Rotation and also at Raigmore General in Inverness. He completed his Higher Surgical training at hospitals based in Oxford & Cambridge Deaneries and Jersey. Mr Syed received a research-based Master's diploma from the University of Bath by producing a qualifying thesis.

Mr Turab Syed received fellowship training in Lower Limb Arthroplasty, Foot and Ankle Surgery as well as Sports Surgery and Trauma. During this time, he first learnt about minimally invasive surgery (MIS). He completed this training at University Hospital Wales and the University Hospital Llandough and later received advanced training cadaveric training in MIS procedures in France (University of Strasbourg), Germany (Munich and Frankfurt) and the Netherlands (Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam). These procedures include MIS chilectomy, MICA (minimally invasive Chevron & Akin's) osteotomy to correct bunions, MIS hammer toe correction, MIS mallet toe correction by preserving joint motion, and MIS-DMMO for forefoot pain and metatarsalgia. Mr Turab Syed also completed a travelling fellowship at Klinikum Hoechst in Frankfurt. 

He has published extensively about both elective orthopaedic and trauma. He has around 28 publications comprising full articles and abstracts. He has had research published in the "injury journal" EJOST, International Orthopaedics, as well as the prestigious Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America. Additionally, Mr Syed is an Academic Tutor for the Masters in Orthopaedic Surgery course at the University of Edinburgh.

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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 Aimen Amer is a leading consultant transplant and general surgeon based in Tyne and Wear. He specialises in hernia surgery, abdominal wall reconstruction and gallbladder disease alongside liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation. He privately practises at Spire Washington Hospital while his NHS base is the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Amer, who has performed over 400 keyhole gallbladder and hernia repair procedures to date, and over 200 abdominal transplantation procedures, is highly qualified. He has been awarded an MBChB, PhD and MSc as well as a PGCert and FRCS.

Mr Amer has a specialist interest in benign hepatobiliary disease and abdominal wall hernias, and has extensive expertise in minimally invasive hernia and gallbladder surgery. He plays a leading role in delivering day case surgery at his NHS base, and is accomplished in developing multimodal-enhanced recovery pathways after surgery. His aim is to empower and better prepare patients for surgery, promoting a faster recovery as a result. In addition, he is a member of the national Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Steering Group for Transplantation and Clinical Lead for Organ Utilisation and Donation Surgery. 

Mr Amer is also a respected name in clinical academia. He is an associate clinical lecturer at Newcastle University and a lead trainer at the Northern Surgical Training Centre. His research, which includes over 15 peer-reviewed articles and over 50 presentations, has been published in several journals and presented in national and international specialist meetings. 

He is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, a council member of The British Hernia Society (BHS) and The European Hernia Society (EHS), as well as The European Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) and the British Transplantation Society.     

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Dr Waleed Yousef is a highly experienced consultant gynaecologist practising in Sussex Premier Health. He specialises in wide range of areas including chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis and hysterectomy, fibroids, and vaginal prolapse. 

He trained and practised in Egypt, before moving to the UK and completing specialist training at The Royal Surrey County Hospital. Dr Yousef also takes a keen interest in other areas including hysteroscopy, menopause and utero-vaginal prolapse without the use of meshes.

As well as focusing on clinical work, Mr Yousef teaches courses on hysteroscopy at both a national and international level. Additionally, he is a national trainer for outpatient operative hysteroscopy.  He is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists and a member of the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. 

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Mr Deemesh Oudit is a distinguished consultant plastic surgeon with over 25 years of experience, who is based in Manchester. He specialises in VASER liposuction, face and neck lift and tummy tuck, and is also renowned for his expertise in lymphoedema surgery, mummy makeover, and breast augmentation, amongst a range of other procedures.

After qualifying in medicine in 1996, Mr Oudit undertook extensive training in various surgical specialties, including general surgery and neurosurgery. He attained membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2002 and subsequently fellowship in the College’s Plastic Surgery section in 2010. That same year, he was appointed as a consultant plastic surgeon at Manchester’s prestigious Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he continues to serve as clinical lead in the department of plastic surgery. Mr Oudit is recognised as one of the foremost onco-plastic surgeons in the UK and a pioneer in lymphoedema surgery, having established one of the few dedicated services in the country. He is also the founder and director of My Cosmetic Clinic, a highly respected cosmetic and reconstructive clinic for private patients in the North West. Mr Oudit sees private patients at Circle Beaumont Hospital in Bolton, HCA The Wilmslow Hospital in Cheshire, The Christie Clinic in Manchester and at his own practice, My Cosmetic Clinic in Manchester city centre.

Mr Oudit's contributions to his field extend far beyond his clinical practice. He leads research efforts within the Skin Cancer Pathway Board of Manchester Cancer and has also organised and chaired the Manchester Melanoma Surgery Meeting, a national conference of fellow specialists. Mr Oudit is also an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Manchester and is actively involved in teaching junior doctors and plastic surgery trainees.

Throughout his esteemed career, Mr Oudit has published more than 65 academic papers, as well as three medical textbooks. He is also the founder of an App which allows trainee plastic surgeons to practice designing and performing flap techniques. Mr Oudit is fully accredited by the British Association of Plastic, Aesthetic, and Reconstructive Surgeons and is also a member of the British Medical Association.

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