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Mr Andrew Brian Williams is a highly established consultant general and colorectal surgeon, with over 30 years of experience, based in London. He treats a whole host of ailments and performs a wide range of surgeries, possessing expert knowledge in anal fistula, proctology and fissures, alongside haemorrhoids, pelvic floor dysfunction, including constipation, obstructed defaecation, incontinence and OASI and inflammatory bowel disease.

Mr Williams studied medicine at the University of London, graduating in 1991 with a MBBS. Following this, he commenced surgical training at the South East region of London at Guy's and St Thomas'. He completed his training in the South East region and up until recently worked in the NHS at Guy’s and St Thomas’. He is also interested in research, completing a period of research at St Mark's culminating in a Master’s degree in 2002. Keeping his interest in research he has supervised a number of successful higher degrees and has over 100 peer-reviewed papers to his name.

Mr Williams also enjoys educating his peers, undertaking teaching on the pelvic floor, in particular, anal and pelvic floor ultrasound scanning. He has a special interest in inflammatory bowel disease, complex anal sepsis and pelvic floor disorders. He established the pelvic floor unit of St Thomas’ Hospital, which serves the whole of South East England for complex pelvic floor services, treating over 900 patients per year. This unit he extended to involve London Bridge Hospital so that his private patients could benefit from the same service.

He has set up a fully private multidisciplinary service and MDT for patients with complex multicompartment pelvic floor symptoms. This involves the full pelvic floor team, including Urogynaecology, Urology, Radiology, physiotherapy, nursing and dietetics. Mr Williams is a member of multiple medical associations, including the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, and Pelvic Floor Society (PFS). He is the past president of the PFS and has been heavily involved in the societies response to problems following the insertion of pelvic floor mesh. For this work he has recently been awarded the Geoff Oaks medal for “substantial contribution to Coloproctology in GB and Ireland.

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Dr Gayathri Perera is a highly reputable consultant dermatology based in London who manages patients with skin cancer, lupus and other autoimmune diseases. In addition to general adult and paediatric dermatology, she also has a special interest in medical dermatology including inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis, acne and rosacea.

Dr Perera completed her medical training at the University of Oxford, where she obtained her MA in physiological sciences and medical degrees in medicine and surgery, before going on to undertake a medical internship at John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford and the Royal United Hospital Bath. For 10 years, from 2002 to 2012, Dr Perera trained in Dermatology at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’. During that time, she was awarded a biomedical research centre clinical training fellowship in translational medicine and later went on to secure a prestigious Medical Research Council-funded three-year period of research into psoriasis. In 2013, Dr Perera obtained a PhD in the Immunopathology of Psoriasis from King’s College London.

Besides her dermatology profession, Dr Perera continues to publish her work in peer-reviewed journals, write chapters in dermatology and immunology books and regularly presents at international clinical meetings. She is the Specialty Group Lead for the NW London NIHR/Comprehensive Local Research Network and is an active member of various dermatology associations.

Alongside her NHS service at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Dr Perera currently sees patients at private dermatology clinics at The Medical Chambers, BMI Syon Clinic and The Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Mr Anurag Jain is an award-winning consultant ear, nose, throat and thyroid surgeon based in the London area. His areas of expertise include thyroid cancer, swallowing disorders, snoring problems, tonsillectomy, hearing loss and adenoidectomy.

Mr Jain received extensive training in both India and the UK and has worked in ENT/head and neck surgery for the last 23 years. He graduated with an MBBS and masters in surgery from a major referral centre in Delhi, India. After moving to the UK, he received further training in ENT and went on to complete higher surgical training. He also completed a paediatric ENT fellowship at Evelina Children’s Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital in London for a year.

He currently practices as a consultant ENT surgeon at various hospitals around the London area and is also the Clinical Lead for paediatrics ENT at Queen's Hospital. He completed two higher research degrees and a managerial degree at the University of Warwick and received a postgraduate certificate in NHS Healthcare Leadership with the Open University, UK.

He has published several peer-reviewed research papers, presented at numerous national and international meetings and has received various awards including The Honorable Mention Award for his study entitled, 'The Role of Serum PTH and Calcium Levels in Predicting post Thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia' from The American Head and Neck Society Conference in 2012.

Patients who choose to see Mr Jain can expect a comfortable and friendly consultation, world-class service and timely diagnosis and treatment.

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Dr Francesco Lo Giudice is a highly experienced consultant cardiologist. His specialist interests include cardiac intensive care, the management of patients with acute and chronic ischemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, advanced heart failure and complex arrhythmias. His profession encompasses the execution of a range of procedures such as vascular ultrasound and thoracic-echo and right heart catheterisation. He frequently performs echocardiographic examinations such as trans-thoracic, stress echo, trans-oesophageal, contrast ultrasound and stress echo.

Dr Lo Giudice used his extensive experience to direct the team at the pulmonary hypertension service at the cardiovascular department of Trieste from 2009 until 2017. Much of his expertise is rooted in his academic years at the worldly renowned University of Palermo in Italy where he graduated with his summa cum laude medical qualification there in 1993 and later progressed to achieving full marks in his specialist training in cardiology, in 1998.

He spent various months at St Georges Hospital Medical School in London for a research fellowship in cardiology, having received a grant from The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies and another grant from The British Heart Foundation. This prestigious fellowship allowed him to expand his knowledge and develop his strengths to their full potential. As of 2017, Dr Lo Giudice has worked as a consultant cardiologist for the historic and reputable Hammersmith Hospital at Imperial College Healthcare, part of the NHS Trust. Dr Lo Giudice is an active researcher, he is passionate about staying up to date with state-of-the-art surgical techniques and continues to contribute to various highly regarded peer-reviewed medical journals.

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Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah is a highly distinguished consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon. With more than 25 years of experience, he is internationally recognised for his expertise in cosmetic surgery without scarring, combining a unique approach that incorporates elements of field work, academia and humanitarianism.

In London, Professor Abu-Sittah currently sees patients at 121 Harley Street. His highly-skilled practice focuses on face and body treatment procedures, including facelift, scarless lip lift, scarless chin augmentation, minimal access browlift, blepharoplasty and non-surgical rhinoplasty procedures.

Professor Abu-Sittah qualified from the University of Glasgow and completed his postgraduate training in London. Following his specialist registrar training, he went on to accomplish three prestigious fellowships: a paediatric craniofacial surgery fellowship and a cleft surgery fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Kids, and later, a further trauma reconstruction fellowship at the Royal London Hospital.

He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2010 before relocating to Lebanon a year later, where he was appointed Head of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery at the renowned American University of Beirut, known as Middle East’s foremost medical centre.

During this time, Professor Abu-Sittah notably led Lebanon's first augmented reality operation, in which he guided a surgeon from Gaza to reconstruct the hand of a child. He additionally co-founded the Conflict Medicine Program, a curriculum first-of-its-kind designed to train health professionals in the treatment, recovery and rehabilitation of war injuries and trauma-related afflictions.

Throughout his distinguished trajectory, Professor Abu-Sittah has balanced his clinical work with service as a war surgeon in conflict zones, including Iraq, South Lebanon and Gaza. He is also a consultant for the World Health Organisation’s Operational Trauma Initiative and a trustee at the International Network for Aid Relief and Assistance and at Medical Aid for Palestinians, providing assisted reconstructive surgery for adults and children injured by war.

Further to his clinical work, Professor Abu-Sittah is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London and is on the board of advisors of the Global Research Group on Burn Trauma at the National Institute for Health and Care Research, where he is also a reviewer.

Prior to this, Professor Abu-Sittah directed a course for the Royal College of Surgeons on surgical skills in austere and military environments. As a world-leading figure in his speciality, he has also featured extensively in the media, including the BBC, the CNN and the Wall Street Journal.

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Miss Natasha Choudhury is a highly regarded and skilled adult and paediatric ENT Consultant, based in Surrey, bringing over 20 years of invaluable experience to her practice. Miss Choudhury has worked and trained at several renowned centres. Her broad experience allows her to treat all aspects of ear, nose and throat conditions, in both adults and children. Her areas of expertise include thyroid gland surgery, parathyroid surgery, paediatric ENT, sinusitis, allergies, and septoplasty.

Miss Choudhury completed her medical training at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London. She was awarded an MD from The Barts Cancer Institute, London for her research work in gene therapy in head and neck cancer and was then accredited Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, England in 2012. Miss Choudhury's academic milestones underscore her dedication to continuous learning and professional development.
 
Miss Choudhury's commitment to advancing medical knowledge is further evident in her engagement in research and academic pursuits. Her publications are available on her ResearchGate profile. Additionally, she is a member of the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons, the British Rhinology Society, and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
 
Prospective patients can trust in Miss Natasha Choudhury's wealth of experience, comprehensive education, and dedication to advancing medical knowledge, ensuring they receive the highest standard of care in adult and paediatric ENT services.

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Dr Ezzat Awad is a consultant neurologist of outstanding skill. He provides adult neurological care in London and Chelmsford.

Dr Awad has spent more than a decade helping patients with the diagnosis and management of a wide range of neurological conditions. This includes epilepsy, movement disorders, stroke, functional neurological disorder, headaches and migraines, neuroinflammatory conditions and Parkinson’s disease. 

Dr Awad has been practising in the UK since 2015, where he began at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, following his training in Egypy and Norway.  He then joined Medway Maritime Hospital, and also held clinics at Southend university Hospital, and Maidstone Hospital. He is now a part of Mid Essex NHS Trust at Broomfield Hospital.

Patients can access his private care at the renowned clinics of 10 Harley Street, Dementech Neurosciences and Phoenix Hospital Chelmsford.

Dr Awad has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, and is actively involved in the teaching and training of junior doctors. 

He prides himself in his empathetic approach to his patients, remaining sensitive to the patient's needs and their cultural background.

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Miss Aimee Di Marco is a leading consultant thyroid and endocrine surgeon in London, who specialises in and practises exclusively thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgery.  She is an expert in thyroid cancer, parathyroid disease, thyroid nodules, the surgical management of hyperthyroidism and adrenal disease.

Miss Di Marco qualified from the University of Cambridge and Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine in 2004 with distinction. She underwent basic and higher surgical training in London. Miss Di Marco was awarded a doctorate in 2016 from Imperial College London for her work on surgical technology.

In 2017 Miss Di Marco became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and was awarded the ASGBI gold medal for outstanding performance. She undertook the prestigious T.S Reeve Fellowship in the endocrine surgery unit of Sydney University at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia before returning back to London.

Miss Di Marco is actively involved in teaching and research. She has co-authored over 25 peer-reviewed research papers.

She sees patients at the Lister Hospital in Chiswick and Chelsea and at Imperial Private Healthcare at the Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals.  She has regular private clinics but may also be available at others times - please contact her PA to discuss your requirements.

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Mr Mohammed Abdus-Samee is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in London and Orpington, specialising in keyhole surgery, rotator cuff surgery and shoulder replacement alongside shoulder decompression (arthroscopic subacromial decompression), shoulder instability and shoulder pain. He privately practices for BMI The Blackheath Hospital, BMI Chesfield Park Hospital and BMI Sloane Hospital while his NHS base is University Hospital Lewisham for Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

Mr Abdus-Samee has a significant number of referrals for sports injuries as well as complex and revision surgery. He is held in high regard by his colleagues and patients alike, having been nominated for NHS Staff Awards for Safety as well as patient appreciation at University Hospital Lewisham. He has noted leadership credentials, too, as the previous clinical director of Trauma and Orthopaedics at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.

Mr Abdus-Samee graduated from Imperial College London, where he completed his medical degree and intercalated BSc Honours. Following this, he did basic surgical training at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford and worked at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) in Harrow, London, after passing his surgical membership exams.

He completed his higher surgical training on the South-East Thames Orthopaedic Rotation at top centres including Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals as well as in Ashford in Kent, Lewisham, Woolwich and King's College Hospital. He went on to develop expertise and knowledge in his chosen field of shoulder and upper limb surgery, attending a wide range of courses and further training within Europe and North America. 

Alongside his clinical experience, Mr Abdus-Samee is an esteemed medical educator. An honorary senior clinical lecturer at King's College London, he is a keen teacher and currently he supervises both senior and junior surgical trainees. Furthermore, he examines medical students at King's College and is an FRCS (Orth) examiner on local courses and an active, qualified Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) instructor.

From the early days of his surgical career until present, he has undertaken various research projects, writing papers that have been published in peer-reviewed journals.   

Mr Abdus-Samee is a fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (FRCSEd). He underwent fellowship training in sports and arthroscopic surgery in Stoke-on-Trent and shoulder and elbow surgery in Bristol. He is an active member of various professional associations including the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and the British Trauma Society (BTS) alongside the British Medical Association (BMA), the Medical Protection Society (MPS) and the Conflict and Catastrophe Faculty (Society of Apothecaries).  

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Dr Dan Ornadel is a highly respected London-based consultant physician in respiratory and general medicine. He possesses a special interest in a whole host of respiratory medical conditions, such as breathlessness, asthma, chest pain, cough and sleep apnoea. Dr Ornadel formed a London-based clinic in 2006 in conjunction with other top medical experts to study and treat severe snoring and sleep apnoea.

Dr Ornadel is an expert in lung cancer and was awarded a Jules Thorne Fellowship to conduct research into small cell lung cancer and to study targeting treatment in lung cancer patients with monoclonal antibodies. Dr Ornadel was subsequently awarded with his MD degree at London University in 1995 for this impressive and thorough research. 

Dr Ornadel's medical cirriculum is quite notable, as his past and present demonstrates. He was appointed as consultant physician in respiratory, general & intensive care medicine at Central Middlesex Hospital in 1996. He has been lead lung cancer physician at Northwick Park Hospital since 2000 and is currently Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College School of Medicine, London. Dr Ornadel successfully developed and spearheaded the very first respiratory high dependancy unit at Northwick Park, and has held the position as lead respiratory physician at the hospital since 2008.

At the cutting edge of his field, Dr Ornadel has worked with elite athletes, most notably at the 2012 Olympics, where he was lead respiratory physician for the medical centre at the Olympic Village. An expert in bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), Dr Ornadel offers top quality treatment for an entire range of respiratory conditions and is highly recommended by patients and peers alike.

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