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Dr Richard Lee is a highly skilled consultant ophthalmologist based in London. He specialises in treating glaucoma and cataracts and has expertise in all areas of ophthalmology. He is the lead clinician of the glaucoma service at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, where his expertise in glaucoma surgery, including using laser technology has benefitted many patients.

Dr Lee qualified from University College London before completing specialist ophthalmology training in the London Deanery. He went on to gain his MSc in Surgical Technology at Imperial College London, which was awarded with distinction for his thesis to optimise an artificial cornea device. He subsequently undertook a clinical research fellowship funded by a prestigious National Institute for Health Research innovation award in which he worked on the development of a new surgical glaucoma device. This culminated in the award of a PhD from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and an international translational research award from the International Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO).

Dr Lee has published over 50 research papers including a number of book chapters. He has presented both nationally and internationally and has served on several committees including with the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, the British Ophthalmic Anaesthesia Society and the United Kingdom and Ireland Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons. He maintains an active interest in research and surgical innovation.

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Mr Karl Hattotuwa is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Bedford whose area of expertise is in menstrual disorders, endometriosis, colposcopy for abnormal smear test results, infertility and minimally invasive surgery.

Mr Hattotuwa’s initial training was in two teaching hospitals in Sri Lanka, which had a very busy gynaecological oncology service. His post-graduate training was in the UK where he completed his certification in specialist training.

Mr Hattotuwa is the gynaecology representative for the medical advisory committee at the BMI Manor Hospital.

Mr Hattotuwa has 33 years experience in the filed of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 19 of which is as a Consultant in the NHS. He is the Clinical Lead for Bedford Hospital Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department and the Lead for Colposcopy at Bedford Hospital

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Dr Bessam Farjo is the founding director of the renowned Farjo Hair Institute in Manchester and London. Founded in 1992, Dr Farjo has been delivering top-quality hair restoration for hundreds of patients. He is considered one of the UK's leading hair loss experts and hair transplant surgeons.

Dr Farjo is currently Medical Director of the Institute of Trichologists which is the biggest provider of hair restoration training in Europe. He is also an active researcher and is working on several research projects in collaboration with the University of London and the University of Manchester. 

The Farjo Hair Institute is internationally known and receives thousands of patients every year from around the world. Dr Farjo is committed to providing the highest quality of care and ensuring that each patients' hair restoration experience is the best it could possibly be.

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Dr Satinder Matharu is a highly experienced endodontist based in London. He was educated at Marlborough and studied dentistry at Newcastle University, qualifying in 1989.  He originally ran his own practice in Bond Street but realised he wanted to pursue his passion for endodontics - completing his MSc at the Eastman Dental Institute in 1999.

He holds a deep interest in teaching and the processes of learning in higher education, which has led him to become a part-time specialist clinical teacher at the King’s College and the Eastman, London. Dr Matharu is also an examiner for final BDS, and today works a London Endodontist at the award-winning Endocare where his skills in endodontics are appreciated by all.

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Mr Jeremy Crew is a consultant urological surgeon with 22 years of urological clinical practice. With private practices in Oxford and Banbury, Mr Crew offers state-of-the-art management for bladder, prostate and renal cancer, urinary tract infection (UTI), benign prostate enlargement, vasectomy, and vasectomy reversal.

Mr Crew has been performing vasectomies for over 20 years and vasectomy reversal for over 13 years, with a high level of success and patient satisfaction for all of his procedures. For benign prostate enlargement he offers a relatively new procedure known as Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP), which has the advantages of reduced bleeding and a shorter hospital stay compared to traditional prostatic surgery.

After qualifying from Cambridge University and St Thomas' Hospital, London, Mr Crew undertook basic surgical training in London and Guildford prior to starting specialist urological training in Oxford in 1994. In 1998 he received the European Association of Urology Thesis Award and the Sir Walter Langdon Browne Award for his thesis on the molecular biology of bladder cancer. He went on to pursue additional training in urooncology with travelling fellowships to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, and Inselspital Hospital, Bern. Mr Crew is now urological lead at Churchill Hospital, Oxford, and sits on the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Section of Oncology Committee.

In additon to teaching students and junior doctors at the University of Oxford, Mr Crew maintains an active interest in research and clinical trials, and has produced over 40 publications in books and peer reviewed journals. With his extensive experience, outstanding academic record, and access to highly specialised equipment within Oxford, Mr Crew offers a full, evidence-based, and individualised urological service to private patients.

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Mr Nagarajan Muthialu is one of London's leading paediatric cardiothoracic surgeons. Based at Great Ormond Street Hospital he specialises in cardiac, thoracic and tracheal surgery, lung and heart transplantation and chest wall repair. He is heavily involved in a number of field-related areas of research including an NHS funded project for risk categorisation of paediatric and congenital cardiac surgery and has won numerous prizes throughout his medical career. He forms an integral part of various professional bodies and has been widely published in peer-reviewed journals.

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Dr Stephanie Oiknine is a leading specialist orthodontist in London who treats both adults and children using contemporary techniques. Dr Oiknine is certified for Invisalign and both the Incognito the Win lingual brace system. She uses ceramic braces, temporary anchorage device (orthodontic implants). She strongly believes in interceptive treatments for children. 

Dr Oiknine qualified in dentistry in 2006 at Tel Aviv University. She undertook further training in advanced general dentistry and trained with experts at the Hadassah University of Jerusalem. After practising for five years in general and aesthetic dentistry, she relocated to London and underwent her specialist training in orthodontics at King’s College London. Dr Oiknine was awarded a distinction for her work on her Master’s degree and the membership in orthodontics by the Royal College of Surgeons.

Dr Oiknine has expertise with cases involving jaw surgery and those requiring multidisciplinary treatments involving restorative dentistry or gum surgery. She works closely with the team to provide results that encompass all aspects of the smile, jaw and face.

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Dr Sihra is an allergy specialist in Colchester specialising in adult food allergies, anaphylaxis, allergic rhinitis, urticaria and insect bite allergies. He has been an expert in allergy and respiratory medicine since 1999 with a particular expertise in treating adults with allergies. He is also a consultant paediatrician with sub-specialty accreditation in paediatric respiratory medicine.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine from Southampton University in 1984 and then passed his Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP) exam in 1989. In 2009, he was awarded Doctor of Medicine from Southampton University.

Between 1993 to 1997, he conducted research into mechanisms of allergic asthma and the use of novel immunomodulatory drugs in severe asthma at Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Institute. He also conducted research at the Department of Allergy & Clinical Immunology at the Imperial College, London which resulted in having several papers published.

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Dr Ali Hamaad is a highly-skilled consultant cardiologist who has vast extensive knowledge about the majority of cardiovascular conditions. His specialist treatments involve heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias (particularly atrial fibrillation), blackouts, fainting, and syncope.  

Dr Hamaad graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1999. His specialist training continued in the form of the West Midlands cardiology training programme and at the University Hospital North Staffordshire.

As well as working as a consultant cardiologist at the Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust since 2010, Dr Hamaad has two private practices; one at the BMI The Priory Hospital in Birmingham and the other is Spire Little Aston, Sutton, Coldfield. 

His extensive training has made him highly specialised in heart failure, pacemakers and heart rhythm disturbances, he is an expert in many procedures such as ECG (electrocardiogram) interpretation, cardiac catheterisation, echocardiography (heart scanning), as well as simple and complex pacemaker implantation.
 

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MRPsych Number: 804951
EWI Number: 00009092

Dr Okon Frankson Umoh is a fully qualified consultant psychiatrist who is trained and experienced in treating all aspects of general adult mental health. His specialties are depression, anxiety, PTSD, phobias, psychosis and bipolar disorders.

He has extensive experience from his many posts as a consultant psychiatrist. He attends his private patients at the Anglo Europen Clinic in Southend-on-Sea. 

Mr Umoh qualified in medicine at Stravopol Medical Academy in 1994 and became a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2014. As of 2010, he is a member of the Expert Witness Institute (EWI). He is able to provide medico-legal assistance and reports. 

He has participated in many publications and research, some of these regarding attitudes towards mental illness and reducing this stigma.

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