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Mr Jaykar R. Panchmatia is a leading consultant spine surgeon offering compassionate, patient-centred care. He draws on his clinical and academic experience at some of the USA and UK’s leading orthopaedic and neurosurgical hospitals.

Mr Panchmatia studied medicine at Cambridge University, which included a clinical attachment at Yale University, USA. He furthered his education as a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University, USA, and was a visiting scholar at the Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, USA.

Mr Panchmatia was subsequently awarded a Spine Fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA. In 2015, he was appointed as a consultant spine surgeon at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Panchmatia has published and presented nationally and internationally on complex conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. He has received multiple awards including a Fulbright Scholarship and the Robert Jones Gold Medal.

Mr Panchmatia’s private practice is focused on identifying the root cause for spinal symptoms like back pain, neck pain, and nerve pain/sciatica. Mr Panchmatia is an expert in diagnosing the complex conditions that can underlie these symptoms, such as disc disease, deformity, stenosis, cancer, infection, and trauma. Mr Panchmatia also offers day surgery treatments, including spine injections, in his private practice.

Mr Panchmatia’s NHS and academic practice at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ Hospitals includes injections, spinal decompressions, microdiscectomies, minimally invasive surgery, microscopic surgery, and spinal fusions.

To book an appointment with Mr Panchmatia at the Princess Grace Hospital, the Hendon Hospital, or the Clementine Churchill Hospital please contact his secretary.

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 020 3861 5496.

Following the first consultation, Mr Panchmatia will provide his patients with a detailed report describing their diagnosis, his findings on performing a neurological and orthopaedic examination, the results of investigations including MRI scans, and a personalised treatment plan.

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Mr Arjun Shankar is a distinguished consultant general surgeon based in London. Specialising in a variety of upper and lower GI surgical procedures, his expertise includes gastrointestinal endoscopy, sarcoma, pancreatitis, hernia, abdominal wall reconstruction, and gallbladder surgery.

Mr Shankar qualified in medicine at the University of London in 1990 before undergoing surgical training at a range of esteemed institutions including The Middlesex, University College and Hammersmith Hospitals. He completed extensive research in the development of colorectal liver metastases, for which he was awarded an MD. Mr Shankar is also an appointed fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Throughout his esteemed career, he has held a number of senior positions and helped to lead and develop the internationally renowned surgical unit at University College Hospital, which specialises in pancreatic disease and is one of the largest of its type in Europe. Mr Shankar is also renowned for his expertise in dealing with complex recurrences and complications and uses a wide range of innovative reconstructive technologies and techniques. He also leads the Abdominal Sarcoma Unit within the London Sarcoma Service and the Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Unit at HCA The Lister Hospital, where he sees patients in private practice as a consultant general surgeon.

Mr Shankar previously held the position of divisional clinical director of gastrointestinal services at the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He has published a number of academic papers which appear in peer-reviewed journals. He was also a member of the 'Outstanding' team at The Lister Hospital, recognised by the Care and Quality Commission (CQC).

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Dr Elena Manafi is a chartered psychologist who has experience working with a number of issues, including trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, lack of meaning and purpose, (sexual) identity crisis, difficulties in forming and maintaining relationships, divorce, cultural identity dilemmas and how these human conditions manifest themselves in everyday life.

She is a firm believer that past experiences shape our sense of identity and ways of being and understanding of the world and others and that change necessitates an understanding of how the past exerts its power in the present and attitudes towards the future. This does not necessarily mean long term and/or intensive treatment, but it does mean a focus on a holistic understanding of difficulties that takes into account all dimensions in living (i.e., physical, personal, social, and spiritual).

She is a chartered Counselling Psychologist registered with the BPS and HCPC and an Existential Psychotherapist registered with the UKCP. Dr Manafi has worked within the NHS and organisational settings, she is currently running her private practice in North London which she is using exclusively for e-Consultation appointments during the pandemic.

Dr Manafi's style of working is dialogical and interactive in nature. Her aim is to tailor therapy around her clients' individual needs and difficulties. Through discussion, active engagement, and collaboration, she assesses and examines issues that concern her clients in a holistic way. She takes into account past experiences, current circumstances, and desires for the future.

As a practitioner, Dr Elena Manafi uses an integrative method that includes existential, psychodynamic, and psychoanalytic approaches to theory and practice, which she uses in a way to encourage understanding and resolution of issues. Depending on the issue that concerns her clients, together they decide the length and style of therapy.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Manafi has 15 years of experience in the higher education sector which includes programme leadership of doctoral trainings in counselling psychology and psychotherapy, clinical supervision and research. She is passionate about existential and postmodern philosophies and holds certificates in Group Analysis and Coaching.

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Miss Anna Mead is a consultant ophthalmologist with exceptional knowledge and skill. She provides patients with support for a wide range of eye symptoms and conditions, most notably cataracts and glaucoma.
 
Miss Mead is an expert in general ophthalmology as well as specialist surgeries. She regularly performs routine and complex procedures including cataract surgery and lens replacement using intraocular lenses (IOLs). She also performs glaucoma surgeries, including MIGS (minimally invasive glaucoma surgery) and laser treatment for glaucoma.
 
Her undergraduate training took place at Robinson College, Cambridge, and she qualified with honours from Cambridge University Clinical School. Following her studies, she trained at several prominent eye clinics, including Moorfields Eye Hospital, a specialist NHS eye hospital, which is where she combined her clinical training with academic research by completing a PhD in glaucoma surgery. This research has led her to publish and present her work at national and international meetings.

Miss Mead has significant teaching and training experience. Among her many positions, she is currently the Head of the School for Ophthalmology for Health Education England Thames Valley (HEETV), has been a college tutor for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and was the HEETV Lead for Simulation tutor at the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Here, she still provides support for struggling trainees in her Communication in Education role. 

Private patients can access Miss Mead’s outstanding care at her clinics in Great Missenden, Aylesbury and High Wycombe. She also dedicates her practice to the public sector at the Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, from which she has received a Clinical Excellence Award for her commitment to first-rate patient care.

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Dr Laura-Ann McGill is a distinguished consultant cardiologist based in London. Her areas of expertise include heart failure, cardiorenal syndrome, and advanced imaging heart techniques such as transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI and CT scans.

With over 25 years’ experience, Dr McGill consults privately at London Bridge Hospital and at The Cardiac Clinic. Since 2019, she holds an NHS consultant position at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and, additionally, she also contributes her expertise as a member of the cardiology council at the Royal Society of Medicine.

Dr McGill originally qualified from the University of Glasgow, obtaining an MBChB and a BSc in Clinical Neuroscience. She undertook her general medical training at Barts Health and University College London Hospitals, before going on to complete higher specialty cardiology training within the North East Thames region. This training period included 2 years of training on the prestigious Pan London Heart Failure Rotation.

Notably, Dr McGill also holds esteemed membership to the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, as well as transthoracic accreditation from the British Society of Echocardiography. She was awarded an PhD from Imperial College London in 2017 for her investigation on new cardiovascular magnetic resonance phenotyping techniques for assessing the myocardium.

Dr McGill also has a strong commitment to medical education and regularly mentors junior doctors and medical students. She is a published researcher with an extensive portfolio of studies on cardiac imaging and heart failure.

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Dr Shivan Sivakumar is an esteemed senior medical oncologist in Birmingham. He privately practices at the Harborne Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare. His expertise includes treating pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) with chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Dr Sivakumar is dedicated to finding new solutions for challenging diseases and has led numerous clinical trials and investigative studies.
 
Known for the quality of his patient care and his prompt responsiveness, Dr Sivakumar tailors’ treatment plans to individual needs and offers home-based chemotherapy treatments.
 
Dr Sivakumar holds an honorary consultant position in medical oncology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a clinical career development fellow in medical oncology at the University of Oxford. He also serves as the pancreatic cancer lead for the Sichuan University (West China Hospital)-Oxford University Gastrointestinal Cancer Centre, an international collaboration aimed at improving cancer treatment.
 
He graduated from Queen Mary University of London with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree, and became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. In 2014, he earned a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge. He completed post-doctoral studies in immunology and training in early phase clinical trials at the University of Oxford.
 
Currently, Dr Sivakumar is an honorary consultant in Medical Oncology at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. He previously served as a clinical career development fellow and honorary consultant at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and his clinical training includes experience in Leeds, Wales, and Oxford.
 
As a research-active oncologist, Dr Sivakumar focuses on improving survival rates for patients with pancreatic cancer. His work includes early diagnosis, conducting clinical trials, and identifying new therapeutic targets through studying the biology of the disease.
 
Dr Sivakumar chose Birmingham for its strong clinical expertise in pancreatic cancer, robust academic immunology program, and excellent access to patient samples. He treats patients with pancreatic, liver, and biliary tract cancers (HPB cancers) and oversees an active trials program in these areas. He is part of one of Europe’s largest oncology clinical practices for HPB cancers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, which sees nearly 500 new patients annually.
 
Dr Sivakumar has secured several million pounds in funding from public, private, and charitable sources. His strong connections with the pharmaceutical industry have led to a significant collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb in pancreatic cancer research. He serves on several national committees and has received the 2020 NCRI Future of Research Award and the 2023 Royal College of Physicians Linacre Lectureship.
 
Dr Sivakumar continues to conduct research, with his findings published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He is committed to advancing cancer treatment and improving patient care through his ongoing research and clinical work.

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Dr Wedad Abdelrahman is a fully qualified UK-trained consultant dermatologist, registered with the General Medical Council, with a special interest in paediatric and medical dermatology.

After graduating from Queen's University of Belfast with distinction, she completed her four-year speciality training programme in the Northern Ireland deanery. Before completing training, Dr Abdelrahman embarked on a prestigious fellowship on the therapeutic use of laser, working alongside plastic surgeons at one of the UK leading centres for burns and plastic Surgery in Swansea. She was the second dermatologist in the UK to achieve this.

In 2018 Dr Abdelrahman went on to complete a sought-after fellowship in medical dermatology at the world-renowned centre- St John's Institute (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust), looking after medically complex patients with inflammatory and immunobullous skin diseases. She now works as a consultant dermatologist at St John's, running paediatric and adult clinics as well as tertiary specialist clinics.

Dr Abdelrahman has published and presented extensively, both at a national and international level. She has a keen interest in medical education and holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Education affiliated with Queen's University of Belfast. She is extensively involved in teaching of undergraduates from King's College London as well as postgraduates on the MSc programme in clinical dermatology.
 
Additionally, Dr Abdelrahman was the national chief investigator for a commercial clinical trial for paediatric psoriasis.

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Mr Robert Henderson is a leading London-based adult and paediatric retinal specialist who specialises in retinal detachment surgery, paediatric ophthalmology, cataracts, cataracts in children, macular hole, and epiretinal membrane. He is currently at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He also runs the LUXTURNA gene therapy programme at both hospitals. 

Notably, Mr Henderson is one of only three specialist vitreoretinal surgeons in the country that performs surgery in infants and neonates for retinopathy of prematurity, and is one of the only surgeons worldwide who can perform endoscopic vitreoretinal surgery. Mr Henderson's main research areas of interest include retinal genetics and paediatric retinovascular disease. 

Mr Henderson successfully undertook his fellowship training at the world-renowned Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Mr Henderson has, to date, also published multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed papers, and is an external reviewer for several international journals. 

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Professor Andreas Baumbach is a distinguished consultant interventional cardiologist based in London. His areas of expertise include aortic stenosis, cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, heart attack, and heartburn. He is also highly proficient in angiogram, angioplasty, coronary stent placement, and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures.

Professor Baumbach consults privately at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre. With over 35 years’ experience, he also serves as member of the guidelines committee for the European Society of Cardiology and, since 2017, as the director of interventional research at Barts Heart Centre, where he is professor of interventional cardiology as well.

Professor Baumbach qualified from the University of Tübingen in 1989. He completed higher specialist in internal medicine, cardiology, and intensive care medicine, before joining the University of Bristol in 2000. He holds esteemed fellowship to both the Royal College of Physicians and the European Society of Cardiology. Notably, he was also president of the European Association of Percutaneous Interventions from 2018 to 2020.

Within interventional cardiology, Professor Baumbach’s interests also extend to device innovation, regulatory pathways, and clinical trials. He is the chair for device innovation at Queen Mary University of London since 2017 and, more recently, was appointed lead of the devices theme at NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre. He has published more than 300 research papers.

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Mr James Allibone has been a highly reputable consultant spinal neurosurgeon since his appointment at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in 2002, where he served as lead spinal surgeon. He is also the current lead clinician of the Complex Spinal Group at the NHNN. 

Mr Allibone graduated from The London Hospital College in 1989 and initially trained in general surgery at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. He went on to complete his neurosurgery training in North London at the NHNN, developing extensive expertise in spinal neurosurgery. His clinical interests are particularly focused on the degenerative conditions of the lumbar, thoracic, and cervical spine, as well as spinal tumours.

With a deep foundation in both conservative and surgical treatment approaches, he brings substantial experience to the care of complex spinal cases. Currently, Mr Allibone serves as a member of the National Clinical Reference Group for Spinal Services and has previously also led the North London Metastatic Spinal Tumour Group. In addition to his clinical work, he is an active participant in national and international conferences, sharing his insights and contributing to advancements in spinal neurosurgery.

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