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Dr Stephanie Arnold is a highly regarded dermatologist who sees patients at her private practice in Oxford at the Churchill Hospital, which is a part of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She specialises in skin cancer, psoriasis, acne, rosacea, laser and skin diseases.

Dr Arnold completed her medical degree at the University of Sydney and started her specialty training in dermatology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney. Dr Arnold was granted the Australasian College of Dermatologists Travelling Fellowship in 2010. She moved to the Churchill Hospital in 2011, where she worked as a dermatology registrar for three years, which included a 12 month dermatopathology research fellowship. 

Dr Arnold won a Florance Bequest Fellowship from the Australasian College of Dermatologists in 2015 which furthered her interest in dermatopathology whilst under the tutelage of Professor Lorenzo Cerroni in Graz, Austria. This interest has enabled her to develop special expertise in general clinical dermatology and vulvar dermatology. Dr Arnold achieved her UK CCT in dermatology in 2016 and became a consultant dermatologist at the Churchill Hospital in early 2017.

Dr Arnold also undertook training at St Vincent's Hospital and The Skin and Cancer Foundation in Darlinghurst, Sydney. She has also completed the challenging Australasian College of Dermatologists Fellowship, which led to a scholarship to the American Academy of Dermatology due to her outstanding results. She has had researched published in various medical journals, and contributes to the prestigious medical information website UpToDate. 

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Professor Francesco Del Galdo is a leading consultant rheumatologist & scleroderma and connective tissue disease specialist based in Leeds. He specialises in Raynaud's disease, scleroderma and dermatomyositis alongside Sjogren's syndrome, lupus, vasculitis and other inflammatory conditions. He privately practises at Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital and his NHS base is Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.

Professor Del Galdo has an impressive educational achievements. He graduated with honours in Medicine in Italy where he also was awarded a national award for Best Young Researcher of the Year, 2001. He then went on to specialise in immunology in 2003, and then moved to the USA to undertake a PhD and post-doctoral fellowship in Rheumatology. Here he specialised in the diagnosis and management of connective tissue diseases, particularly scleroderma.

After moving to Leeds in 2009, Professor Del Galdo founded and led the NIHR Scleroderma Research Programme at the city's Biomedical Research Centre, alongside the Raynaud's and Scleroderma Clinical Excellence Centre for Yorkshire and the Humber. 

Professor Del Galdo is highly respected as a clinical researcher and academic. He has been teaching medical doctors in the UK and Europe for the past 10 years, and is an professor at the University of Leeds. Previously, he was an associate professor at the university and at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA. He also runs a prestigious research programme at the Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine which is focussed on personalised medicine. 

Professor Del Galdo's research has been published in more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals and he has presented at various national and international meetings. He is a member of the British Society of Rheumatology.

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Mr Dave Duffy is a revered consultant orthopaedic surgeon, with over 25 years of experience, based in Harrogate and Leeds. He is an expert in knee injury, knee arthritis and knee arthritis, as well as knee ligament reconstruction, meniscus surgery and unicompartmental knee replacement.
 
He pursued his medical studies at the University of Newcastle, graduating with a Bachelor of medicine, bachelor of surgery. He currently works as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Yorkshire Knee Clinic, alongside his NHS practice at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
 
Mr Duffy has a particular expertise in sports injuries and knee replacement surgery. He has extensive experience in performing ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic surgery and knee replacements. Data from the National Joint Registry demonstrates that he performs almost double the number of total knee replacements each year relative to the national average and more than four times the average number of partial knee replacements.

He has an active interest in education and is a clinical supervisor for junior doctors in their early foundation years following qualification. He is a regular faculty member who teaches on regional and national courses for training orthopaedic surgeons.  

Mr Duffy is renowned for his ability to communicate with patients in a clear manner, reasurring any worries they may have and ensuring that they understand their diagnosis and all treatment options available.
 
This manner of communication is demonstrated by Mr Duffy’s role in several educational Youtube videos linked to the Yorkshire Knee Clinic Channel.
 
Mr Duffy takes a besopke and holistic approach to his work. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons. 
 
 
You can find more information on Mr Duffy’s website.

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Dr Rachael Kay is an aesthetic medicine and dermatology expert based in Manchester. She specialises in scalp and hair pathology, follicular unit extraction and hair restoration as well as numerous other dermatological procedures. She attends to patients at Farjo Hair Institute where she has worked since 2014 and also has over 10 years of experience as part of the NHS. 

She qualified from the University of Manchester in 2003 and went on to qualify as a GP in 2007. She is an active member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the British Association of Hair Restoration Surgery.

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Mrs Ritu Rana is an experienced consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Beckenham and Orpington. Her areas of expertise lie in laparoscopy, colposcopy, early pregnancy problems, fertility problems and recurrent miscarriages, menopause and transvaginal scanning.

After undergoing training in obstetrics and gynaecology in India, Mrs Rana moved to the UK where she completed advanced training in gynaecological minimally invasive surgery. She later travelled to France where she was awarded the very prestigious BSGE Laparoscopic Fellowship.

Mrs Ritu Rana is currently practising privately at BMI The Sloane Hospital, Beckenham and LycaHealth in Orpington, and is also an honorary consultant at the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy's Hospital London.

In addition to her areas of expertise, she sees women with endometriosis, pelvic pain and general gynaecology problems including menorrhagia, fibroids, ovarian cysts and prolapse. She is expertly trained in treating these conditions with the use of laparoscopic, hysteroscopic and open surgeries.

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Dr Debasis Majumdar is a leading gastroenterologist in Croydon who specialises in colon cancer, colonic polyps, endoscopy, colonoscopy, pancreato-biliary medicine, ERCP and endosonography.

In 1997 Dr Majumdar graduated with his medical degree from the University of Calcutta, India. He also obtained his MD from the university in 2001. In 2018 he was awarded his MD from Durham University on the completion of his research on polyp surveillance in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme.

Dr Majumdar has a passion for training in endoscopic and teaches in national endoscopic training courses. He is a Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accredited trainer for OGD, colonoscopy, ERCP and EUS.

Dr Majumdar has extensively published papers in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. He has held presentations both nationally and internationally.

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Dr Peter Clarkson is a leading consultant cardiologist and physician with extensive experience in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, pacing, and general internal medicine. 

He qualified from the University of London in 1988 and is a Director of The Surrey Cardiovascular Clinics. Furthermore, he holds an Honorary Contract at St George's Hospital, Tooting, and is the lead Cardiologist at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.  Dr Clarkson has private practicing privileges at Spire Clare Park Hospital.

His established services include transoesophageal echocardiography, complex pacing and ICDs, diagnostic angiography as well as coronary intervention.

More recently, Dr Clarkson has established services such as Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic, as well coronary intervention including angioplasty and stenting at the Catheter Lab at Frimley Park Hospital.

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Dr Grisham Smotra is a leading consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist with over 21 years of experience who specialises in menstrual disorders, early pregnancy problems, perimenopausal and menopausal conditions, ovarian cysts, and pelvic pain. She performs and is highly proficient in both open and minimal access surgery, and also holds one-stop gynaecology clinics for hysteroscopy, post-menopausal bleeding, and early pregnancy.

Dr Smotra, who consults privately at the renowned Midland Health clinics in Birmingham and Leicester, firmly believes in giving women the voice for their own health. As a specialist, Dr Smotra supports her patients in all the stages of their treatment journey, performing a broad range of diagnostic procedures such as cervical smear, endometrial biopsy and ultrasound, as well as outpatient operative coil insertion and removal, submucous fibroids and endometrial ablation, and Word catheter for Bartholin’s cyst/abscess.

Currently, Dr Smotra serves as the early pregnancy and acute gynaecology lead at Walsall Hospital NHS Trust, where she also manages a dedicated practice. Dr Smotra earned her medical degree from Jammu University in 2003 and trained in higher specialist obstetrics and gynaecology at several leading hospitals within the West Midlands region, where developing high level of expertise in both acute and general gynaecology conditions.

Alongside her clinical practice, Dr Smotra is a recognised trainer and an accredited clinical examiner, and presently sits on the annual appraisal panel for obstetrics and gynaecology trainees. She is widely published in high-impact scientific papers and has also presented at conferences on a national and an international level. Her professional memberships, which include the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, reflect her prominent role in her specialty.

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Dr Kathrin Hammer is a highly revered consultant radiologist with expertise in MRI scans, ultrasound scans, spinal MRI scans and injections, imaging of sports injuries, CT scans, and musculoskeletal ultrasound scans. She currently practises at Alliance Medical Cardiff.

Dr Hammer successfully completed bachelor of science degree in chemistry at the University of Bonn in Germany in 1990, before going on to obtain an MBCHB from the same university a year later. She then notably achieved an MD in 1992, again from the University of Bonn. 

Dr Hammer, who also specialises in orthopaedic radiology, is a member of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists, the British Sarcoma Group, the Royal College of Radiologists, and the South Wales Radiology Group, She has, to date, published a high volume of peer-reviewed articles in established medical journals and publications.

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Miss Helen Bayliss is a leading consultant gynaecologist and menopause specialist in Cardiff who specialises in menopause, premenstrual syndrome and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), alongside premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), Mirena coil insertion and holistic management of menopause. She privately practises at Spire Cardiff Hospital and offers e-Consultations, while her NHS base is Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfill.

Miss Bayliss is highly qualified. She has an MBChB from the University of Birmingham, is a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG) and is a diplomate of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (DFSRH). 

Miss Bayliss, who works within evidence-based guidelines provided by the British Menopause Society and NICE, has developed a special interest in the care of women experiencing menopause and perimenopause.  Furthermore, she is an accredited menopause specialist recognised by the British Menopause Society, and holds the advanced certificate in the principles and practise of menopause care. 

Miss Bayliss' research has been published in various peer reviewed journals, and she is a member of the British Menopause Society (BMS) and the British Association of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP). 

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