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Mr Rajat Verma is a highly accomplished consultant Adult and Paediatric spine surgeon who possesses a high level of expertise in back pain, scoliosis, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, spinal fusion, and spondylolysthesis. He currently practises at Spire Cheshire Hospital and Spire Manchester Hospital. He has a particular interest in spinal deformity correction and also sees young athletes with sport-related back injuries. He is the surgical lead for the Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression pathway for Greater Manchester and has helped devise and develop the pathway in collaboration with his Oncology colleagues.
 
Mr Verma successfully obtained an MS (Orth) from the University of Mumbai, India, in 1995, and also specialises in spinal tumours, lower back pain, vertebroplasty, lumbar canal stenosis, and microdiscectomy. After completing his MS (Orth), Mr Verma obtained an MSc in Surgery of Trauma from the University of Birmingham. Following higher surgical specialist training in the Northwest he completed his intercollegiate FRCS(Tr&Orth) at the Royal College of Surgeons in 2004. He is on the GMC Specialist Register and takes an active role in training and supervising trainee surgeons.
 
Mr Verma has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals on various topics relating to adult and paediatric spine surgery. He is a member of the British Scoliosis Society, the British Association of Spine Surgeons, and the British Orthopaedic Association. He has been and continues to be on the Executive Committee of the Spinal Societies.
 
Mr Verma’s philosophy of managing spinal conditions focuses on a holistic approach and he encourages patients to be inquisitive about their condition and welcomes questions and requests for explanations by patients and their family members. Mr Verma is committed to continuous learning and strives to keep up with all medical advancements in the management of Spinal conditions, in order to offer the best advice to his patients.

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Mr Chellappah Gnanachandran (Mr Gnana) is a leading laparoscopic surgeon and a consultant gynaecologist based in Northampton, UK.

He scans all his gynaecology patients himself.  He is one of the few gynaecologists who has a trained degree in scanning.

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 Savvas Papagrigoriadis is an experienced consultant colorectal and laparoscopic surgeon who has worked more than 20 years in Colorectal Surgery at King's College Hospital, London as Consultant Lead of Colorectal Surgery and Senior Lecturer. At present Mr Papagrigoriadis is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon with King's College Hospital seeing patients privately at 10 Harley Street. He is also Director of Colorectal Surgery at the Metropolitan Group of Hospitals in Athens, Greece. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain, the European Society of Coloproctology, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the British Society of Gastroenterology, Chairman of the International Society of Pelvic Surgery. He is a reviewer of several major surgical journals.  

Mr Papagrigoriadis specialises in laparoscopic colorectal surgery and was one of the first to practice it in the UK and has served as a national trainer of LapCo, the national training programme which trained NHS consultants in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.  Mr Papagrigoriadis is considered a national expert in TEMS endoscopic surgery for rectal tumours, having performed more than 300 TEMS operations and having served as the referral surgeon for this operation for SE London for two decades. He has used his experience in TEMS to take up early the pioneering technique of Transanal Total MesoRectal Excision (TaTME) for rectal cancer which allows most anal sphincters to be saved from permanent colostomy. 

Mr Papagrigoriadis has a clinical and research interest in Diverticular Disease and has established and run for 15 years the first ever specialist Diverticular Disease Clinic at King's College Hospital. Mr. Papagrigoriadis has now relocated his Diverticular Disease Clinic at 10 Harley Street and sees patients by appointment. He also holds video consultations for second opinion with diverticular patients internationally. Mr Papagrigoriadis is an international expert and researcher on this condition, has co-organised five international conferences on diverticular disease and his research has looked into new treatment modalities which aim to save patients from surgery in the great majority of cases. 

Mr Papagrigoriadis has an interest in pelvic floor disorders and treats patients with faecal incontinence, obstructive defecation syndrome and rectal prolapse. Mr Papagrigoriadis runs his own private pelvic floor laboratory. 

He has over 150 publications in international journals, book chapters and conference proceedings and has led a group of researchers doing doctoral degrees under his supervision. 

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Dr Sameer Zar is a highly-experienced London-based gastroenterologist. Practising at a number of reputable clinics in the capital including the Royal Marsden Hospital, he specialises in a number of aspects of his field such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, Barrett’s oesophagus, reflux, dyspepsia, IBS, IBD and liver diseases.

He carries out endoscopic submucosal dissection of early upper and lower GI cancers in addition to lower and upper GI endoscopy. Dr Zar is the upper GI cancer lead at St Helier NHS trust and Epsom, he completed his postgraduate training in general medicine and gastroenterology in South West London.

Dr Zar awarded a PhD by The University of London for his research work on food's role of hypersensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and its effect on gastrointestinal motility at St George's Hospital Medical School. He's published various peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals. He runs a GI physiology laboratory and hepatitis service at St Helier Hospital. 

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Dr Michael Sultan is a leading endodontist based in Harley St and Richmond, London. He has been clinical director of EndoCare clinic since 2008, which prides itself as a centre of excellence for diagnosing and treating dental pain and providing root canal surgery. Dr Sultan qualified in 1986 in dentistry at the University of Bristol, after which he completed five years of general dental practice. Following this, Dr Sultan started his specialist studies at Guy's Hospital, London. Here he gained his Masters in endodontics in 1993. 

Dr Sultan has been on the specialist register in endodontics since 1999 and has provided excellent care to his patients, treating dental pain and carrying out complex root canal surgery. As well as his clinical commitments, Dr Sultan is very committed to academia and lectures frequently to postgraduate dental groups and presents regularly to the Eastman Dental Institute's CPD department at the University of London.

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Mr Karan Kapoor is a highly esteemed consultant ear, nose and throat surgeon based in Surrey. He specialises in thyroid disorders, nasal congestion, voice issues, deviated septum and sleep disordered breathing. He is additionally known for his expertise in head and neck cancers.

Mr Kapoor was awarded his initial medical qualification from the University of London in 2002 as well as a further bachelor in neuroscience and masters in surgical education further on in his esteemed career. He has completed training at numerous renowned institutions in the UK, such as Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Royal Marsden Hospital, as well as in the USA at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Institute and New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital. He has completed two specialist fellowships in his areas of specialist interest, one being the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship at Charing Cross Hospital. He previously served as clinical lead and now holds the position of head and neck cancer lead for Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust and additionally sees private patients at Spire Gatwick Park Hospital.

Mr Kapoor has published widely on topics in the ENT field and has completed research relating to the thyroid, voice and trans-oral laser surgery. Additionally, he is a leading educator for medical trainees and is training and education lead for ENT at Surrey and Sussex Hospital Trust as well as training lead on airway management and head and neck anatomy courses for Royal College of Surgeons.

Mr Kapoor is passionate about charity work and worked aboard the Impact India Foundation Lifeline Express Train for one month, providing essential specialist treatment to those in need. He additionally raised money for the charitable foundation while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.

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Mr Mohiemen Anwar is a highly-regarded consultant ENT specialist based in London, who specialises in rhinology, hayfever, sleep apnoea, difficulty swallowing, ear infections, dizziness. He attends to both adult and paediatric patients at his practices at 9 Harley Street, Cromwell Hospital and BMI Syon Clinic.

He is highly qualified, having gained FRCS qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, as well as a PhD in molecular oncology and gene therapy from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London.

Mr Anwar is keen on field research, with interests including nasal deformity, deviated septum, sinusitis, snoring problems, sleep apnoea and paediatric hearing difficulties, among others. He spent three years researching molecular oncology and immunotherapy at Bart's Cancer Institute. He has published his findings in numerous peer-reviewed journals and presented them at international and local academic events.

Outside of his work, Mr Anwar is passionate about charity and medical aid. In 2016 he took part in a charity mission in Jordan, which involved assessing children in Syrian and Palestinian refugee camps and providing medical assistance and equipment for those in need. More than 2,000 children were assessed and over 500 hearing aids were dispensed, making it a hugely successful mission.

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Mr Radwan Almousa is a highly skilled consultant ophthalmologist based in London. He specialises in refractive surgery, including the SMILE (small incision lenticule extraction) procedure, and ICL lens implant. His areas of expertise include treating cataracts, corneal problems, ​eyelid malposition, glaucoma and dry eye.

Mr Almousa has trained and honed his skills around the world. He qualified from the University of Damascus, then he undertook basic ophthalmic training in Devon and Cornwall,  before completing a fellowship in oculoplastic surgery at the National University Hospital in Singapore, well-known as one of he most prestigious teaching hospitals in the world. This was followed by a fellowship in cornea and refractive surgery at the Queen Victoria Hospital in London.

Mr Almousa has a special interest in treating anterior segment disease and endeavours to provide the most modern treatments possible to help his patients' vision and reduce discomfort in the front of the eye. He was an early publisher on the use of the femtosecond laser in corneal grafting.

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Dr Margareta Griesz-Brisson MD, PhD, is one of Europe's leading consultant neurologists who is based on Harley Street in London. She is the Medical Director of The London Neurology & Pain Clinic, where she currently sees patients.

She specialises in neurology, neuro-regeneration, neuroplasticity, neurotoxicology, environmental medicine and pain management. The uniqueness of this clinic is the working philosophy which is based exclusively on physiological methods based on support and biology, rather than on suppression and pharmacotherapy.

Dr Griesz-Brisson is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, European Federation of Neurological Societies, European Academy of Environmental Medicine, and many others. She also consistently serves as a medico-legal expert in the United Kingdom, Norway, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.

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Dr Natalie Brookes is a leading consultant ENT surgeon based in central London. She specialises in ear wax removal, laryngoscopy and rhinoplasty alongside functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), sinus surgery and tonsillectomy. She privately practises at The Harley Street ENT clinic, which she founded with her husband Dr Gerald Brookes in 2004.

Dr Brookes is highly qualified with a BA, a BM BCh (Oxon) and an MA. She also has a FRCS and a FRCS (ORL-HNS). She graduated in medicine from Trinity College, Oxford University, and then went on to train in general ENT surgery on the North Thames Surgical Rotation in London. Following this, she undertook specialised training in rhinology at Charing Cross, Royal Brompton and the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals.

Dr Brookes completed her rhinology and facial plastics training during clinical fellowships in Adelaide, Zurich, Paris and Stuttgart. She went on to be appointed as consultant rhinologist and ENT surgeon at Royal Free hospital and at the Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital.

She is a respected name in clinical education, and is an honorary senior lecturer in otolaryngology at the Institute of Laryngology and Otology. Dr Brookes' research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals and she has presented on numerous rhinology topics. 

Dr Brookes is a member of various professional organisations including The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) and The British Association of Otolaryngologists-Head & Neck Surgeons (ENTUK). She is also a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS).

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