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Mr Richard Gullan is a London-based neurological surgeon with a reputation for being at the forefront of many techniques. Amongst other pioneering achievements, he presented the first use of posterior instrumented stabilisation for malignant diseases affecting the spinal column and was actively involved in the introduction of the first UK CyberKnife® Unit. He has a passion for teaching operative technique and has inspired and helped a large number of senior trainees who have gone on to become consultant neurological surgeons. Mr Richard Gullan practises at a number of prominent clinics including the London Neurosurgery Partnership and King's College Hospital, his NHS base. He specialises in spinal surgery, Chiari malformation and brain tumours. 

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Mr Neale Watson is a distinguished consultant gynaecologist and specialist in menopause management based in London, specialising in a broad spectrum of women's health issues. He is a renowned expert in gynaecological cancer, assisted reproductive technology, fertility tests, fertility treatments, menstrual disorders, and infertility.

Mr Watson qualified in medicine from the University of London and the Royal Free Hospital in 1983. He went on to complete an esteemed research fellowship at King's College London, specialising in gynaecological endocrinology. He additionally has expertise in laparoscopic surgery and fertility treatment and is an appointed fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He is a consultant gynaecologist at Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and sees private patients at HCA The Lister Hospital.

Mr Watson is a former lecturer in obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Oxford. He continues to be actively involved in research and his extensive portfolio of academic work, on the topic of fertility preservation and ovarian tissue growth techniques, is published in peer reviewed journals. Mr Watson is also a member of the British Menopause Society.

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Mr Riaz Agha is a consultant plastic surgeon of outstanding skill and expertise in London. He has over 12 years of post-graduate experience including specialist fellowships in aesthetic surgery and a doctorate from the University of Oxford on evidence-based healthcare.

Mr Agha has undergone extensive training and performed over 5000 procedures. His areas of expertise include aesthetic surgical procedures, skin cancer, hand surgery, scar removal, lump removal and paediatric plastic surgery. He is also an expert on breast procedures including breast reconstruction and mastectomy. 

Furthermore, he has participated in various projects with a focus on evidence in plastic surgery and how to improve it. Mr Agha is incredibly dedicated to safe, effective and high-quality care. He regularly attends courses to ensure that he can continuously offer his patients the latest techniques and technologies, ultimately giving patients more treatment options to enhance their quality of life. 

He is a peer-reviewer for numerous internationally renowned journals, including the Aesthetic Surgery Journal (ASJ), The Journal of Plastic and Hand Surgery, and the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. To date, he has published over 200 scientific research papers and presented at more than 150 national and international conferences. 

His research has been cited over 8,000 times and he has written book chapters on nipple and breast anatomy as well as nipple-sparing mastectomy. He has also contributed to numerous research papers in the area of fat grafting to the breast, including the highly acclaimed VOGUE Study.

Throughout his career, Mr Agha has gained a long list of achievements. In 2010, he was awarded a Scholarship from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for his project on national surgical surveillance. Additionally, he has been awarded 50 academic prizes from institutions like the University of Oxford, the Royal Society of Medicine and the British Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (BAPRAS).

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Mr Rufus Cartwright is a leading gynaecologist based in London, with over 20 years of experience. Mr Cartwright has extensive experience in a wide range of gynaecological treatments and procedures. His areas of expertise include incontinence, prolapse, vaginal prolapse, pelvic floor reconstruction surgery, gender affirmation surgery and urinary tract infection.
 
Mr Cartwright has an impressive educational background, qualifying with an MA from Cambridge in 1998, his MBBS from University College London in 2001, before going on to achieve his research MD from King’s College London and a PhD from Imperial College London.
 
Mr Cartwright currently practises at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in Central London. He has gained experience in several prestigious hospitals across the UK, including the Oxford University Hospitals Trust. One of his main areas of interest is urogynaecology, with a focus on laparoscopic and mesh surgery.
 
In addition to his clinical work Mr Cartwright has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed scientific publications. He is also an editor of the International Urogynecology Journal and the Continence Journal. He sits on the Scientific Committees for the International Urogynecological Association and the European Professional Association for Transgender Health.

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Dr Ashraf Khan is a highly skilled consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in Edinburgh who specialises in the vitreoretinal treatment of surgical and medical conditions of the retina, including epiretinal membrane, diabetic retinopathy, and maculopathy.With more than 15 years’ clinical experience, he also provides routine and complex cataract surgery, intravitreal injections, and laser treatment and surgery, achieving outstanding visual acuity outcomes. Dr Khan currently sees patients at the renowned Eye Surgery Scotland eye care centre.

Dr Khan qualified from the University of Edinburgh. He then completed ophthalmology training in Yorkshire and the South East of Scotland before going on to accomplish advanced vitreoretinal training in Edinburgh and at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, the second-largest eye centre of its kind in Europe. A fellow of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Dr Khan is also a consultant ophthalmologist at The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion, where he is involved in the modernisation of ophthalmic theatre equipment used across the Lothians. Further to his high-quality ophthalmic practice, Dr Khan is an invited speaker at national meetings and an educational supervisor and college tutor for The Royal College of Ophthalmologists.

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Dr Jakub Lagan is a consultant cardiologist in Warrington who specialises in cardiac imaging, cardiac computed tomography and stress echocardiograms alongside cardiac magnetic resonance, CT coronary angiograms and echocardiograms.  He privately practises at Venturi Cardiology while his NHS base is the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

In his daily practice, he deals with all aspects of general cardiology and supervises cardiac computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and echocardiography lists. He also coordinates imaging multidisciplinary meetings which are a forum to discuss challenging cardiac imaging cases.

Dr Lagan studied medicine at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland and at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. He was recognised as one of the top students in his cohort and was awarded academic scholarship for four consecutive years. He also received the Socrates/Erasmus Exchange Programme Scholarship which allowed him to study in Antwerp, Belgium. Already as a medical student, he developed a keen interest in cardiology, winning prizes at the Medical Students’ Conferences for his work on hypertension.

Dr Lagan underwent his general medical and cardiology training in Merseyside and developed his sub-specialty interest in cardiac imaging early on. He has worked and trained in many hospitals in the North West including Aintree University Hospital, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Countess of Chest Hospital, Arrowe Park Hospital, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Wythenshawe Hospital.

Dr Lagan has extensive expertise in all aspects of cardiac imaging and holds a variety of internationally recognised imaging accreditations including transthoracic echocardiography (BSE, British Society of Echocardiography), transoesophageal echocardiography (BSE, British Society of Echocardiography), cardiac computed tomography (SCCT, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography) and cardiac magnetic resonance (SCMR, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance). After completing his cardiac imaging training, he underwent additional three month long cardiac magnetic resonance fellowship at the internationally acclaimed Brompton Hospital in London.

Dr Lagan completed a four year long PhD programme in cardiac imaging at the University of Manchester. During that time, he was awarded a Clinical Pump-Priming Scholarship and he was a recipient of the Clinical Research Training Fellowship Grant from the British Heart Foundation (FS/17/47/32805). His research focused on links between a variety of cardiac and systemic conditions and cardiac inflammation. Dr Lagan has an extensive list of publications including eighteen articles in peer reviewed journals and nineteen abstracts. His research has been presented at a vast number of international conferences and has included sixteen poster presentations and nine oral presentations.

The largest trial Dr Lagan supervised enrolled over 600 patients and examined links between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure. His work was published in a high impact medical journal (JACC Cardiovascular Imaging), presented at the International SCMR Conference and it won the Clinical Early Career Award.

Dr Lagan also has a keen interest in medical education holding the Royal College of Physicians' 'Doctors as Educators' accreditation and being an associate fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

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Dr Arun Sebastian is a leading diagnostic and interventional radiologist based in Colchester who specialises in interventional radiology, CT (CAT) scans and MRI, alongside biopsies, endovascular aneurysm repairs and angioplasties. He privately practises at Turner Diagnostic Centre while his NHS base is East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. 

Dr Sebastian is highly qualified with an MB BS from Mahatma Gandhi University, India, an FRCR from the Royal College of Radiologists, London and an EBIR from the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society of Europe. He also undertook an interventional radiology fellowship at Hammersmith Hospital.

Dr Sebastian, who also specialises in uterine artery embolisation for fibroids and adenomyosis, prostatic embolisation for benign prostatic hypertrophy and varicocoele embolisation, is a respected clinical leader. He was a former chair and member of of the Registries and Audit committee of the British Society of Interventional Radiology.

He also has expertise in vein embolisation for pelvic congestion syndrome, stent insertion and endovascular aneurysm repair. 

Dr Sebastian's research has been published in various peer-reviewed journals, and is a member of the Royal College of Radiologists, London, the British Society of Interventional Radiology and the Interventional Radiology Society of Europe.  

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Ms Ferha Saeed is a leading London consultant gynaecologist with over 20 years of experience.

Her areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, aesthetic gynaecology, well-woman check-ups, and sexual health screening.

Throughout her training and career at numerous highly-regarded medical institutions, she has learned from the best in aesthetic gynaecology. What's more, she was honoured with the St Thomas’ Foundation Visiting Fellow Award and Ethicon Award by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists as well as Barts Hero Awards twice in the last two years.

At the heart of her medical services are a positive and personalised patient experience as well as an evidence-based approach. Private patients can access Ms Saeed's compassionate and effective medical care at Lyca Health - Canary Wharf, 25 Harley Street.

Her passion for her work is also demonstrated via her dedication to teaching. Ms Saeed is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the renowned Barts and London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, where she is responsible for training and mentoring junior doctors. Furthermore, she is involved in local, regional and international teaching and training programmes. 

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Mr Matt Dawson is a highly skilled orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in sports injuries and degenerative conditions affecting the knee. His areas of expertise include; knee osteotomy, knee ligament reconstruction, joint replacement, partial joint replacement, arthroscopy and cartilage reconstruction. His private clinics are based at The Cumbrian Knee Clinic Penrith, Nuffield Health Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital, Ramsay Fulwood Hall Hospital Preston and BMI The Lancaster Hospital. He is a global leader in the field of osteotomy, having developed one of the largest UK practises in osteotomy of the knee, and has one of the largest single surgeon series in the UK. 

Mr Dawson completed his orthopaedic training in London and a sports knee fellowship in Dublin before he joined North Cumbria University NHS Hospital, where he has worked since 2001.  During these years he has been clinical director and is the knee surgery lead. He also provides one of the largest unicondylar (partial) knee replacement services in the North of England, having carried out over 300 of these procedures. He uses gold standard implants for both partial and full knee replacements and the National Joint Registry confirms his good results.

Mr Dawson has developed one of the largest European practices in Osteotomy surgery, with around 600 cases to date. This includes a wide range of osteotomy, incorporating combined complex procedures for deformity and instability.

Mr Dawson is a leading educator in the field of osteotomy and joint preservation. He hosts a successful fellowship in osteotomy and knee surgery at North Cumbria University Hospital and lectures locally, nationally and internationally. Mr Dawson also hosts an annual international masterclass at St James Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, where he is joined by internationally recognised experts. He is a founding member of UKKOR, the world’s first national osteotomy registry. From 2018 to 2022 he has been elected the Chair of the leading European Sports Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy Society, ESSKA’s Osteotomy Committee.

Mr Dawson is undertakes research and his work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals on the subject of osteotomy and knee surgery. Currently, he is collaborating with various international companies in increasing accuracy in osteotomy surgery. 

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Mr Daniel Good is a highly skilled consultant urological surgeon based in Edinburgh who specialises in all aspects of prostate disease, including raised PSA diagnostics, robotic prostate cancer surgery, and the minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia using procedures such as Green light laser prostatectomy. He is also an expert in circumcision and scrotal operations, and has extensive experience managing lower urinary tract symptoms and recurrent urinary tract infections, as well. Alongside his work at NHS Lothian, Mr Good currently sees private patients at Spire Murrayfield Hospital and at The Edinburgh Clinic.

Mr Good originally qualified from the University of Dublin. He relocated to Edinburgh after completing his basic surgical training, and was soon awarded a PhD from the University of Edinburgh on the role of elasticity as a biomarker for prostate cancer. Mr Good then spent four years in higher specialty training on the prestigious East of Scotland training scheme, during which he accomplished a robotic surgery focused TUF/PS fellowship in prostate cancer. Mr Good later travelled to the USA, where he undertook a preceptorship in urology at the famed Cleveland Clinic and visited high-volume robotic surgical practices. In 2020, Mr Good led the introduction of local transperineal prostate biopsy procedures into NHS Lothian services using Precision Point, continuing to supervise its quality delivery to this day.

Further to his highly specialised urological practice, Mr Good is involved in the NIHR UK-wide TRANSLATE and PART trials, and serves as co-investigator for wider prostate investigations, including the PRISTINE prostate cancer imaging trial. He is on the GMC's specialist register for urology and holds his own research grant. A dedicated instructor, Mr Good is also an honorary senior clinical lecturer and research supervisor for the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh, and Heriot Watt University.

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