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Mr Gordon Shepard is an outstanding consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in the Greater Manchester area, who holds a special interest in sports and degenerative knee surgery.
He regularly performs arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery of the knee, knee ligament reconstruction, meniscal and articular cartilage regeneration procedures and joint replacement surgery, both total and partial.

Mr Shepard gained his training in the UK, USA and Australia before settling back in the north west of England. He has always held an interest in regenerative and reconstructive techniques and has many years’ experience in what is now known as biological surgery. Mr Shepard provides a high-quality, individualised and responsive service to all of his patients, from elite athletes to the elderly.

He was appointed as one of the sports orthopaedics consultants to the Commonwealth Games in Manchester in 2002, but a call-up to serve as a surgeon in the army prevented him from doing so. Mr Shepard has also provided his orthopaedic services to professional football clubs.

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Mr Christopher Blick is a highly skilled consultant urologist based in London and Reading. He specialises in treating kidney cancer, bladder cancer and urinary tract infections, as well as a number of prostate conditions, including BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer.

Mr Blick qualified from the University of Sheffield before undertaking his specialist urological training in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. He then completed a British Association of Urological Surgeons Fellowship to the Keck Institute of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA under the tutorship of esteemed pioneer and international leader of robotic renal and bladder surgery Professor Inderbir Gill. He was later awarded a DPhil (PhD) by Christ Church, University of Oxford.

Mr Blick's research has been widely published, particularly his work on kidney and bladder cancer and he has made presentations at both national and international meetings. He is the UK representative at the Board of the European Association of Urology (young Urologist office) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Urology. His interest in clinical trials led to him being the first urological trainee member of the National Institute of Heath Research (NIHR) clinical studies group (CSG).

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Dr Bushra Al-Rubeyi is a highly experienced consultant paediatrician and the founder of the prestigious London Child Clinic. Dr Al-Rubeyi Adopts a holistic approach to the management of chronic and acute medical problems, including asthma, eczema, hayfever, constipation, headaches, lethargy, and growth and developmental problems. She sees children from birth to the age of 18, and her busy clinic is equipped with state of the art facilities for investigation and diagnosis on-site.

Originally graduating from Ain Shams University, Dr Al-Rubeyi completed her medical training in Paediatrics at Great Ormond Street, the Hammersmith Imperial College and University College Hospital. By 1995 Dr Al-Rubeyi was a Consultant Paediatrician and Fellow of The Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health. She started the London Child Clinic in 2006, which is widely recognised as one of the foremost paediatric clinics in the UK. In addition to her clinical practice Dr Al-Rubeyi is published widely in leading paediatric journals and has provided teaching in a number of institutes.

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Dr Ray Shidrawi is a respected consultant gastroenterologist based in London. His private practice is based at the Wellington Hospital. He specialises in interventional endoscopy, including procedures such as endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), which uses ultrasound from within the intestines themselves. Dr Shidrawi also treats hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and pancreaticobiliary disorders, as well as obesity.

Dr Shidrawi graduated from the University of London (Guy's Hospital), and remained in the London area as he completed his training in gastroenterology. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the American College of Physicians, and the European Board of Gastroenterology. He is a research reviewer for the Clinical Nutrition Journal and is on the editorial board for the Complete Nutrition Journal.

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Professor Matthew Walker is a top neurological clinician and expert in the field of epilepsy and neurological sleep disorders. A Cambridge graduate, he treats these disorders from his Queen's Square London clinic. He is a pioneer in his research field and has published 100s of articles, book chapters, and books.

In addition, he is head of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy at University College London, and the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and also serves as a council member of national and international epilepsy boards and associations. He received the Ambassador for Epilepsy award from the International League Against Epilepsy in 2013.

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Dr Gary Horn is a renowned plastic surgeon based in both London and Brussels, who has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of cosmetic surgery. His areas of expertise lie in buttock augmentation, surgical and nonsurgical penoplasty, and pectoral enhancement. In 2003 Dr Horn designed the first pectoral implant, which is now used worldwide.

Dr Horn started his medical career training in the main hospitals of Paris, including Hospital Saint Louis and Hospital Saint-Antoine, where he was chief resident and then the assistant at the Hospital de Paris. Specialising in plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, Dr Horn became a consultant plastic surgeon in 2002. In 2003 he dedicated himself to his private practice and registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK where he opened his London clinic. 

He has written many professional articles about his experience in pectoral and buttock augmentation and wrote the first article on this topic to appear in the magazine French Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. He attends many national and international meetings on plastic surgery in cities such as Sao Paolo, where he performed live surgery, Heidelberg, Barcelona and Beirut, where he also holds many presentations.

Dr Horn's operations have been featured on the BBC Plastic Fantastic series. He has been filmed for his pioneering penoplasty procedures and is recognised as one of the top European surgeons for breast and buttock augmentation procedures. 

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Miss Aruna Ramineni is a highly-experienced gynaecologist with a special interest in the management of couples with fertility problems. Miss Ramineni provides expert care and attention on a range of issues including menstrual disorders, polycystic ovaris (PCOS), recurrent miscarriage, post-menopausal problems and infertility. She is highly rated by patients for her excellent bedside manner, supportiveness, and professional skills. She is able to hold consultations in Telugu, Hindi, Urdu and has a basic understanding of South Indian languages.

Miss Ramineni originally qualified from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, a leading medical school in India. She then undertook obstetric and gynaecology training in Hyderabad which she continuned in Newcastle, working at prestigious institutions including the Royal Victoria Infirmary, and obtained her MD in obstetrics and gynaecology in 2000 from India. She was appointed as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in 2012 and is currently lead for fertility services in north-east London. 

 

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Mr Philip Coleridge Smith is one of London's leading vascular surgeons. Operating at the British Vein Institute he is an expert in the treatment of varicose veins. He lectures at University College London and has been the editor of the medical journals, ‘Phlebology’ and ‘The European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery’. He is currently President of the British Association of Sclerotherapists and is acknowledged as an international authority and expert in venous disease, including the management of vein problems using ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy and other modern methods of vein ablation. Throughout his career he has treated several thousand patients using injection techniques.

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