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Mr Jaspal Virdi is a leading urological surgeon based in Essex and Hertfordshire with a special interest in prostate cancer detection and treatment. Mr Virdi performs multiparametric MRI scan, fusion prostate biopsy, focal HIFU, cryo-ablation and brachytherapy. He has been practising advanced urology for over 35 years and has vast experience in treating various urological diseases.

Mr Virdi gained his experience in urology through working at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, the Royal Infirmary Cardiff, St Vincent Hospital Dublin and the University College Hospitals London. He was also an associate professor in urology at Sher-E Kashmir Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Kashmir in India. Mr Virdi is listed on The Global Directory of Who’s Who in recognition of dedication to his occupation.

Since 1998, Mr Virdi has been actively involved in charity work and in the development of new innovative treatments for prostate cancer research. He has a close association with the charities HEAL (Hearts, Essex and London) and the Helen Rollason Cancer Appeal. Mr Virdi also works closely with local communities in Essex to raise funds by holding ceremonies such as 'plant a tree'.

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Dr Mohan Gondhalekar is a highly accomplished and dedicated consultant old age and general adult psychiatrist based in London. Dr Gondhalekar specialises in a wide range of areas including adult ADHD, anxiety, adjustment disorder, PTSD, OCD, panic attacks, personality disorders, memory disorders, psychosis, bipolar affective disorder, and depression.
 
Dr Gondhalekar undertook his medical studies at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) in 2011, following his Intercalated Degree in Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BMedSci, History of Medicine) which he received from the same institution in 2009. He later became a member of the prestigious Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) in 2016.
 
Dr Gondhalekar underwent postgraduate core psychiatry and dual higher specialist training at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, as well as the Essex University Partnership NHS Trust. He currently holds the position of consultant psychiatrist at the North-East London Foundation NHS Trust within Community Old Age Psychiatry, where his expertise has positively impacted countless patients.
 
Beyond clinical practice, Dr Gondhalekar actively contributes to the field by teaching, working to shape the minds of future psychiatrists. He served as an academic tutor at the University of Birmingham, School of Medicine, and was involved in supervising medical students in their 3rd, 4th, and 5th years. His dedication to mental health extends to positions in public organisations, where he currently serves as an external clinical advisor for mental health at the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsmen and as a member of the National ECT Accreditation Committee.

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Dr Justine Hextall is a highly experienced, trained and qualified leading consultant dermatologist based in Sussex. Specialising in skin-affecting conditions such as acne, skin cancer, rosacea and eczema but to mention a few, Dr Hextall also possesses a specialist medical interest in anti-ageing treatments and paediatric dermatology. 

After graduating from King's College London medical school, Dr Hextall gained her Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and since then has worked as both a clinical and skin cancer lead. She undertook her specialist dermatology training at the renowned St John's Institute of Dermatology where she held an honorary consultant post for five years. Dr Hextall is an appointed member of the skin cancer sub-committee at the British Association of Dermatologists.

Dr Hextall, who also specialises in skin lupus, has also become very well-known for her scientific approach to anti-ageing and skin rejuvenation procedures. Dr Hextall has, to-date, made a substantial amount of appearances in the press and today, frequently lectures around the world on her areas of expertise. On top of this, Dr Hextall is committed to training and has directed a local training programme for dermatology trainees for the past five years. Her main objective as a practicing consultant dermatologist is to find the most effective way to be able to combine the very best of aesthetic innovation with a deep and well-rounded understanding of dermatology. 

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Dr Beverley Marais is a consultant psychologist in Farnham, Midhurst and Old Woking who specialises in eating disorders and addiction. In addition to this, she works with anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, self-harm and relationship issues.

Dr Marais completed her undergraduate psychology training in South Africa. This then followed with more specialist postgraduate psychology and psychotherapy in the UK, totalling 9 years of training in her field. Dr Marais has worked with the large team of counselling and clinical psychologists in the field of addictions at the world-renowned South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. She then worked in partnership with leading experts in eating disorders at the Maudsley Hospital.

She has developed and delivered group-based psychological teaching and training programmes and trained practitioners in advanced skills. Dr Marais is the founder and CEO of The Wellbeing Lounge, which is an online eating disorders programme for women living and experiencing eating, body image and weight concerns.

In 2014 she also published her book A Step-by-Step Guide for Beating Anorexia and Bulimia where she uses evidence-based research and her experience as a psychologist to help parents, carers and sufferers learn and understand about the eating disorders.

PLC number: ​PYL18582

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Mr Sanjay Miranda is a highly respected consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hand, upper limb and peripheral nerve conditions. Based in Teesside, he receives referrals from Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Durham, Tyneside, Wearside and Cumbria. He is renowned for his expertise in hand and wrist surgery and the treatment of nerve entrapment, including carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndromes, and arm pain. He receives tertiary referrals from consultant colleagues for hand and wrist cases, and also many recommendations from previous patients.

Mr Miranda qualified in medicine from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1993 before pursuing specialist training in orthopaedic surgery at various hospitals across the Midlands. He then specialised in hand, upper limb and peripheral nerve surgery. In 2004, he completed a year-long interface hand surgery fellowship at the world-renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre in Derby. Following this, he undertook a senior fellowship in Sydney, Australia at The Royal North Shore Hospital relating to peripheral nerve surgery, microsurgery, cerebral palsy and nerve injuries amongst other highly specialised aspects of hand and upper limb surgery. He also did an upper limb fellowship at the North Sydney and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Centre gaining experience in sports injuries.

In 2005, he was appointed as a consultant and acquired a wealth of expertise and experience in all areas of hand, upper limb and peripheral nerve surgery through his work in a major trauma centre at James Cook University Hospital for 14 years. During this time, Mr Miranda was awarded a postgraduate diploma in hand surgery from the University of Manchester in 2011 and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons as a trauma and orthopaedics specialist. He established his private practice in 2006 and sees private patients at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington, Nuffield Health Tees Hospital in Stockton-on-Tees and Ramsay Tees Valley Hospital in Middlesbrough.

Throughout his busy career, Mr Miranda has held a number of senior positions, including as part of a multidisciplinary team treating major trauma to the upper limb and trust mortality lead for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, which has been his NHS base since 2019. He is a former anatomy demonstrator for the University of Nottingham and continues to teach and train undergraduates and postgraduates in hand surgery. Mr Miranda has authored several academic papers which have appeared in peer-reviewed medical journals, and maintains an active interest in research. He has co-authored a chapter on the wrist in the 2nd edition of the Oxford Handbook of Hand Surgery. He is a member of the British Orthopaedic Association and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.

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Miss Lisa Greaney is a highly skilled consultant oral and maxillofacial surgeon based in London who specialises in surgical dermatology (facial skin cancer reconstruction and facial mole removal), oral surgery (wisdom tooth removal, correction of facial asymmetry, changing facial proportions and appearance, chin surgery), facial deformity (jaw cyst and chin surgery) and facial trauma. With over 20 years of experience, Miss Greaney currently sees private patients at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital, The Lister Hospital and Wimpole Street Consulting Suites. She treats babies, children and adults, performing both adult and paediatric maxillofacial surgery.

Miss Greaney is dual-certified in dentistry and medicine, obtaining her double qualifications from The University of Bristol with honours, as well as from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine and Dentistry. Following her basic training, during which she was awarded the distinguished British Dental Association Medal for clinical and practical excellence, Miss Greaney acquired one of only four national London/KSS-based higher surgical training posts at the renowned Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead and Royal Surrey County Hospital.

In addition to her own clinical practice, Miss Greaney is a core member of three impressive multidisciplinary teams, including the craniofacial team at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the North West London specialist skin multidisciplinary team and the Chelsea and Westminster orthognathic team. She is passionate about medical education, as the responsible agent for the school work experience programme at Chelsea and Westminster and as an instructor in one of three centres in the UK who teach senior doctors to became instructors in advanced trauma. She is also one of three oral and maxillofacial specialists who provide surgical services at Twickenham Rugby Stadium.

A leader in her specialty, Miss Greaney understands that first impressions are important, and works to achieve a balance between form and function that treats the disease and respects one’s appearance.

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Dr Anshuman Malaviya is a Consultant Rheumatologist and is Clinical Lead of the rheumatology department at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. He specialises in the diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, cancer immunotherapy-associated arthritis and manages patients with osteoporosis, vasculitis, fibromyalgia, and lupus .

Dr Malaviya qualified in 1998. Having done an MD and trained in general medicine as a junior doctor, he went on to do specialist training in rheumatology in the East of England. During this time, he spent 2 years in Cambridge and gained considerable clinical trial experience. He completed his specialist training in rheumatology and general medicine in 2012. He subsequently became a substantive NHS consultant at Mid Essex Hospital Trust in Chelmsford in 2012. Since 2017 he has been a consultant rheumatologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, where in addition to general clinics he also runs an Early Arthritis Clinic.

Dr Malaviya has gained considerable clinical experience during his time as a consultant, managing complex musculoskeletal disease and has developed an appreciation of the psychosocial impact chronic disease and pain has on the lives of both patients and their families. There is growing evidence that many autoimmune diseases present in clusters across various body systems such as the gut, the spine and the joints. Therefore, he takes a holistic approach - taking into account the body as a whole - when making his diagnoses and offering treatments. He strongly believes that appropriate early intervention can prevent long term chronic disease and disability.

Dr Malaviya is currently Clinical Lead of the Department of Rheumatology at Addenbrooke's Hospital. Over his career, he has won various awards including the Clinical Excellence Award Trust in 2014 and his rheumatology research team in Chelmsford won the CLRN Award for Best Research Team.   He also routinely publishes in peer-reviewed journals.

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Dr Edward Bloomfield is an excellent consultant clinical psychologist and analyst based in London. Treating a wide variety of mental health issues, he specialises in anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. He works in a safe space where his patients can learn to understand their thought process and why they feel the way they do. He then uses his experience and training to tailor a strategy for each individual to help them work towards their goals for personal change.

Dr Bloomfield graduated from the Royal Holloway (University of London) with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1992. He went on to complete a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southampton, and later a Masters in Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies from the University of Essex, awarded with Distinction. He is also an accredited practitioner in cognitive analytic therapy.

With over 20 years' experience working as a senior clinician in the NHS and in private practice, Dr Bloomfield believes in listening with an open mind to understand each of his patients' situations and how he can best help them.

HCPC register: PYL02687

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Dr Allan Harkness is a highly acclaimed consultant cardiologist, based in Essex and Suffolk, with a special interest in CT coronary angiography and advanced echocardiography. Dr Harkness works privately at the Oaks Hospital, Colchester and the Nash Basildon Private Unit at The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre.

After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1994, Dr Harkness went on to complete further specialist training in London and Glasgow, gaining accreditation in both general medicine and cardiology. During his research into heart failure, he worked with the British Heart Foundation on a nurse-led community heart failure service which became the NICE-approved standard of care nationwide.  

Dr Harkness has been a consultant cardiologist at Colchester Hospital since 2006 and at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre since it opened in 2007. In 2010, he became the clinical lead for cardiology at Colchester Hospital, where he has extensively developed their cardiac services. In 2017, he was appointed as Divisional Director for Medicine and Emergency Care for Colchester Hospital for which he served two three-year terms of office, covering the merger with Ipswich Hospital and the Pandemic. In 2013, he was appointed Deputy Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety for the Trust.

Dr Harkness is a core member of the Education Committee of the British Society of Echocardiography and lectures for national training programs. He also developed the BSE app EchoCalc, a key reference guide for cardiac physiologists worldwide. He has contributed to over a dozen national guidelines on echocardiography. For his contribution to education, research, leadership, volunteering and national reputation, he was awarded Fellow of the British Society of Echocardiography in October 2019. In recognition of his service and contribution to the advancement of echocardiography, he was presented with the 2021 BSE Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Mr Pedro Oliveira Castanho is a highly regarded consultant neurosurgeon based in London with specialist expertise in the diagnosis, management and treatment of neurovascular conditions (neurovascular malformation), skull base conditions, and brain tumours. With over 20 years of experience, he is also highly proficient in degenerative spine and peripheral nerve entrapment syndromes and tumours, as well as in performing bypass surgery and pituitary surgery.

Mr Oliveira Castanho, who consults privately at the renowned Queen Square Radiosurgery Centre, earned his medical degree from the University of Coimbra in 2002. He undertook his higher specialist training at the distinguished Central Lisbon University and Hospital Centre and later went on to accomplish state-of-the-art training across the different domains of neurosurgery at the most reputed centres in the UK, USA, Germany, Finland, and Brazil.

As an expert in Leksell Gamma Knife radiosurgery, Mr Oliveira Castanho is also particularly trained in minimally invasive and endoscopic surgery to manage lesions in the brain, using advanced precision techniques to preserve healthy tissue. Worldwide, Mr Oliveira Castanho is one of the few pioneers in the use of exoscopic surgery, a new technique employed in lateral skull-base surgery that combines endoscopic and microscopic approaches.

Beyond his accomplished clinical practice, Mr Oliveira Castanho remains actively involved in advancing the field of neurosurgery. He regularly offers courses on the management of cervicobrachialgia, spondylotic myelopathy and posterior fossa tumours, and as a prominent figure in his specialty, he has also acted as a co-ordinator for a number of high-impact peer-reviewed publications. Furthermore, Mr Oliveira Castanho holds an honorary senior clinical lecturer position at University College London, where he provides both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.