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Dr Vanessa Eisman is a highly accomplished general practitioner based in London. She specialises in health check-ups, women's health, paediatrics, child development, mental health assessment, and preventive medicine.

Dr Eisman qualified in medicine from the University of Cape Town in 1996 and began work in general practice in 2004. With wide ranging expertise as a GP, she holds diplomas in obstetrics and gynaecology, and family planning. She is also an appointed member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Dr Eisman works exclusively in private practice and sees patients at Eisman and Myers GP Practice at HCA Golders Green Outpatients and Diagnostics.

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Mr Trevor Lawrence is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in Birmingham and the West Midlands. He specialises in hip and knee procedures, including hip, knee and revision hip replacements. Mr Lawrence practices privately at Spire Parkway Hospital and Spire Little Aston Hospital alongside his lead consultant work for University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB). 

Mr Lawrence also specialises in hip and knee pain and arthritis, treating all ages at his clinics, leading a team of consultants at Spire Park Hospital. He is responsible for training fellow orthopaedic surgeons and prides himself in low redo rates; it is a quarter of the national average for hip replacements and a third for knees. As part of his work, Mr Lawrence performs complex hip surgery for young patients with dysplasia (malformed hip joints) using the latest replacement technology.

Mr Lawrence's qualifications and training reflect his esteemed surgical reputation. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh's medical school, trained at the renowned Wrightington Hospital in Wigan and Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Exeter. Furthermore, he has fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons and the University of Virginia in the USA. 

Mr Lawrence won the Naughton Dunn Award in 2011 and has also been awarded for his quality of care given to patients via his NHS work and is a convener for the Exeter hip course. He has also presented nationally and internationally numerous times as a guest speaker on orthopaedic surgery. 

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Dr Koon Loong Chan is a highly esteemed consultant obstetrician and a specialist in fetal and maternal medicine at the Portland Hospital. He specialises in multiple pregnancies, ectopic pregnancy, ultrasounds, HIV in pregnancy, fetal medicine and fetal abnormalities.

He received his CCST in September 2002 (Sheffield) and finished his subspecialty training in December 2005 (Nottingham). Dr Chan graduated from St Mary’s Hospital Medical School (London) in 1993 with BSc (Hons) and MB BS. He obtained his MRCOG in May 1999 and was elected to FRCOG in September 2011.

Dr Chan also specialises in obstetric ultrasound, including nuchal translucency and detailed fetal anatomy scanning. He possesses extensive expertise in prenatal counselling, fetal abnormality diagnosis, invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as managing high-risk pregnancies. Additionally, he is an experienced obstetrician working in one of the busiest maternity units in the country, dealing with complex deliveries, including caesarean sections.

Patients with issues related to high-risk pregnancies, fetal medicine, HIV in pregnancy, and multiple pregnancies are referred to Dr Chan from hospitals throughout the Northwest region. At Saint Mary’s Hospital, Manchester, he holds the position of obstetric lead for multiple pregnancy and HIV in pregnancy. In the past, he has also served as the obstetric lead for risk management, clinical effectiveness, and clinical audit at the same hospital. Dr Chan maintains his involvement in the NHS while also running a private practice.

He provides a range of services, from one-off consultations to comprehensive care packages, starting from 8 weeks of pregnancy and continuing until 6 weeks postnatally. He works alongside private midwife Emily Street in all his clinics, offering complete care packages that prioritise the unique needs of women, support stress-free pregnancies, and assist them in achieving the best possible birth experience for both themselves and their babies.

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Mr Mark Cynk is a highly-respected consultant urological surgeon based in Kent. He is internationally renowned for his expertise in holmium laser (HoLEP) procedures, being a pioneer of the use of this innovative technology for prostate surgery in the UK. He also specialises in kidney cancer, kidney stones, haematuria (blood in the urine), urinary tract infections and circumcision.

Mr Cynk was awarded a bachelor’s degree in physiology and then qualified in medicine from the University of London in 1991, completing his undergraduate training at Guy’s Hospital. Following this, he completed further training at the Institute of Urology and hospitals in Brighton and Eastbourne as well as Guy’s Stone Unit and the University of Miami’s Department of Urology. He was awarded fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons’ urology department in 2000. He was appointed as a consultant urological surgeon within the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, where he is now lead clinician in urology, and the West Kent Urology Partnership in 2002, where he is now clinical director. Mr Cynk sees private patients at Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital and KIMS Hospital in Maidstone.

Throughout Mr Cynk’s esteemed career, he has assumed a number of senior roles including chairman of Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital’s Medical Advisory Committee. He has produced numerous academic publications which appear in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of several esteemed professional bodies, including the British Association of Urological Surgeons and the European Association of Urologists.

Additional to his clinical and leadership responsibilities, Mr Cynk is also a highly respected educator and was appointed as module clinical advisor and honorary senior lecturer at Kent and Medway Medical School in 2021. He is also chairman of the Holmium Academy, a national organisation which provides support for clinicians learning laser techniques and has travelled internationally on many occasions to train fellow urologists around the world in the use of HoLEP technology.

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Mr Srinivasan Shyamsundar is a highly-experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in knee surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, bunion surgery and Dupuytren's surgery.

Mr Shyamsundar graduated in 1992 from the University of Madras. He subsequently carried out his higher specialist training in orthopaedics at the East Midlands (South) Deanery and completed a dual fellowship in paediatric orthopaedics and adult hip surgery. He currently practices privately at the Woodland Hospital, Kettering and the Ramsay Blakelands Hospital, Milton Keynes.

He is particularly passionate about education and currently teaches and trains medical students and higher specialist trainees. He is a teacher in ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) courses and is an invited lecturer for the Miller's Review of Orthopaedics course for higher surgical trainees at Oxford.

In addition to his areas of expertise, Mr Shyamsundar has a specialist interest in paediatric orthopaedics; arthroscopic surgery for the knee, hips and ankle and various forefoot and hand surgical procedures.

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Mr Mark Lynch is a top consultant urological surgeon based in London and Surrey, who specialises in treating urological problems including benign prostatic enlargement, prostate cancer diagnosis, kidney stones, and bladder problems. He serves as Clinical Lead for urology, as well as Chair of the Cancer MDT and Business Unit Leader for Urology, General Surgery and Orthopaedics at Croydon University Hospital. He is also a consultant at the endourology unit at St George's Hospital, London.

Mr Lynch read Biochemistry at Imperial College London and became an Associate of the Royal College of Science before reading medicine at St George’s Hospital.  Mr Lynch trained in London teaching hospitals including  St George's Hospital, King's College Hospital, and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. He has undertaken clinical research, having published over 40 papers internationally, and has been awarded for his work by the European Association of Urology, The British Association of Urological Surgeons, The Royal Society of Medicine and Glaxo Wellcome.

Mr Lynch has a specialist interest in kidney stone surgery and endourology, and also has a specialist interest in using MRI fusion prostate biopsies to diagnose prostate cancer, as well as using minimally invasive bipolar techniques to treat benign prostate issues. Mr Lynch also diagnoses and treats bladder conditions such as bladder cancer and UTIs.

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Dr Helen Spoudeas is a highly-experienced, leading endocrinologist based in London. She is a paediatric endocrine subspecialist consultant, with 20 years' experience at both Great Ormond Street Hospital, the leading children's hospital in the UK, and at University College Hospitals.

Dr Helen Spoudeas is an international expert on the neuroendocrine effects of brain and pituitary tumours, particularly abnormalities of growth and development, hormone excess and deficiency.

Dr Spoudeas has published original research and articles in peer-reviewed literature, and has appeared as a guest speaker at national and international conferences on the topics of hormone secretion, growth, pubertal and fertility status after cancer therapies. Dr Spoudeas is a member of a multitude of reputable professional bodies, and works extensively with Success Charity.

Dr Spoudeas launched the first worldwide childhood pituitary tumour guidance at the Success Charity Conference on 2nd March 2024. This completes a ‘trio’ of pituitary tumour guidelines she set out to get inter-professionally agreed and endorsed to a NICE standard 12 years ago and includes craniopharyngiomas, and pituitary stalk thickening.

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Mr Stephen Bendall is a leading consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in Sussex who specialises in foot and ankle surgery. Mr Bendall specialises in both surgical and non-surgical treatment for ankle arthritis, sports injuries, bunions and flat foot. He is also expert in minimally invasive bunion surgery and ankle arthroscopy.

Mr Bendall qualified in medicine in 1982 from the University of London and then pursued specialist training in south-west London. He additionally completed a specialist fellowship in Baltimore, USA at John Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland. In 1997 Mr Bendall returned to the UK and was appointed consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Princess Royal Hospital, where he continues to work today. Mr Bendall currently sees private patients at Nuffield Haywards Heath Hospital and Spire Gatwick Park Hospital.

Mr Bendall is at the forefront of research into new, minimally invasive surgical treatments for the foot. He is a former chair of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society’s education committee and has also served as the society’s president-elect. He is also a British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) committee member. 

Mr Bendall has a particular interest in postgraduate education as examiner for the FRCS Orth examinations, where he is also chair of the oral question standard setting group. He is widely published in peer reviewed journals on a variety of topics within foot and ankle surgery and his current research interests include CRPS and minimally invasive foot surgery.

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Mr Emin Carapeti is a highly trained and skilled consultant colorectal surgeon with over 25 years of professional experience. Patients can access his first-class private care at the renowned London Bridge Hospital,108 Medical Chambers and Harley Street Specialist Hospital in Central London.

As a specialist in general surgery and lower GI (gastrointestinal) surgery, he has gained expertise in all aspects of colorectal conditions. Mr Carapeti is highly regarded for his specialist management of pilonidal sinus surgery (simple and complex). He has pioneered new surgical techniques in complex recurrent pilonidal disease, as well as and day-case surgery for haemorrhoids. His other areas of expertise include treatment for rectal bleeding, anal fissures, pruritus, simple and complex anal fistulas, inguinal hernias and umbilical hernias. 

He is also regarded for his knowledge and skill in colonoscopy and has assisted countless patients with the successful application of colonoscopy for diagnosis and management. His specialist interest in this area began during his training at St Mark's Hospital in London, where he underwent advanced training in all types of colonoscopy, including therapeutic colonoscopy.

As a consultant colorectal surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital between 2000 to 2012, he set up a regionally and nationally recognised tertiary referral practice for surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), working closely with nationally recognised luminal gastroenterologists. In more recent years, Mr Carapeti is involved in the management of other general and lower GI conditions, but his leading expertise means he is still invited to provide professional opinions on complex cases.

He has published widely on several topics, including anorectal disorders and pilonidal sinus disease. This also includes featuring in book chapters. Along with patient care and medical research, he is passionate about the teaching and training of future surgical specialists. He was previously an examiner in surgery for the Royal College of Surgeons of England and has been a tutor and lecturer for numerous workshops and courses.

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Dr Dimple Devadas is an award-winning GP and Psychological Coach based in London with over two decades of experience in the healthcare sector. 

Dr Devadas is part of London International Patient Services (LIPS) and possesses a wealth of experience working with the NHS, privately, as well as in third sector organisations. She never fails to ensure that her patients receive in-depth coaching for health, wellbeing, and holistic personal development. 

Dr Devadas is a practising GP with a specialist interest in obesity, in which she is Scope certified. She is also a board certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician and a Certified Master Practitioner, Consultant and Trainer in neurolinguistic programming. Dr Devadas completed her Master’s degree in psychological coaching at the Metanoia Institute, London and additionally, is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS), in the division of coaching psychology and health psychology.

Dr Devadas’ extensive qualifications and experience in medicine, science and healthcare, along with her in-depth psychological and coaching training, enable her to provide expert coaching for health, wellbeing and holistic personal development.  

Dr Devadas is in the process of launching a holistic, bespoke, lifestyle health quit smoking service.

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