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Miss Tina Rashid is a highly-respected and experienced consultant urological surgeon based in London. Her medical expertise lies in the areas of female urology, gender reassignment surgery, male lower urinary tract symptoms, neuro-urology, urodynamics and general urology.

Miss Tina Rashid qualified from University College London Medical School in 2004.  She completed her post-graduate training as a Urological Surgeon on the prestigious North West Thames Rotation, which included London University hospitals such as Charing Cross Hospital and University College London Hospital.  She passed her FRCS Urology exams in 2012 and was awarded the Keith Yates ‘Gold Medal’ for best overall performance in the UK.

She undertook a competitive fellowship in female urology at University Hospitals of Leicester and was awarded a fellowship at the European centre of excellence in functional and reconstructive urology in Belgium, Leuven University Hospital. 

Miss Rashid is the most senior female surgeon in her field in the UK with vast experience in genital surgery for trans women, including bilateral orchidectomy, vulvoplasty (labioplasty), vaginoplasty (shallow- and full-depth), peritoneal and bowel vaginoplasty.

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Professor Ronak Rajani is a distinguished consultant cardiologist based in London. With over 25 years of experience in the field, he is renowned for his expertise in coronary angioplasty, hypertension, palpitations, valvular heart disease, heart failure, and angina.

Professor Rajani qualified in medicine from the University of Southampton in 1998 and later gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians. He completed further training at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. Professor Rajani is highly trained in a number of subspecialty areas of cardiology, including nuclear cardiology, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac CT and transthoracic echocardiography. He was also awarded an MD from King's College London in 2008 and is an appointed fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the European Society of Cardiology, the Royal College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, and the Royal College of Radiologists. He serves as a consultant cardiologist and cardiology lead for cardiac computed tomography at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Professor Rajani sees private patients at HCA The Harley Street Clinic.

Professor Rajani's dedication to the field extends beyond clinical practice. He is a renowned educator, currently serving as a professor of cardiovascular imaging at King’s College London and as course director for the London International CT Academy. In addition, he founded the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and has held numerous leadership roles within prestigious organisations, including acting as chairperson for the cardiac imaging stream across HCA Healthcare London, UK.

Professor Rajani has published over 230 academic articles which appear in peer reviewed journals. He also acts as an advisory editor and section editor respectively for Clinical Radiology and Cardiovascular Imaging for EuroIntervention academic journals.

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Miss Petya Doncheva is a highly respected consultant gynaecologist and specialist in fertility with over 15 years of experience, practising in Slough, Guildford and Ascot. She treats a wide range of gynaecological problems including infertility, early pregnancy problems, period problems, pelvic pain and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
 
Her NHS bases are at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals, part of Frimley Health NHS Trust, and her private practices are based at the Surrey Park Clinic, Guildford and Parkside Suite, Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot. She also sees patients at the Thames Valley Fertility IVF Unit, Maidenhead.
 
Miss Doncheva completed her primary medical studies at Sofia Medical University in Bulgaria, before moving to the UK to complete further training. She trained at the London Deanery and worked at several hospitals, including King’s College and St George’s University Hospitals. She undertook training in IVF and reproductive medicine at the Assisted Conception Unit at Guy’s Hospital, during which she gained skills and knowledge in all aspects of assisted conception services (IVF).
 
As well as the aforementioned areas, Miss Doncheva provides wide range of procedures including 3D gynaecological ultrasound, tubal assessment (HyCoSy), and diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy (including outpatient hysteroscopy).

She believes wholeheartedly in patient-centred care and emphasises the importance of tailoring treatment which is specific to the patient’s needs.

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Dr Fareeha Rizvi is head of department (clinical lead) and is a highly experienced consultant in diabetes, endocrinology, and general medicine. She has been practicing for over 17 years and has trained all over London and the South East.

Her special interests include the reversal of pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes without medication, for which she has developed a unique, signature online course. She is also interested in the management of Type 2 Diabetes in South Asian people and is aware of the cultural and dietary challenges in this group. She is also an expert in endocrine disorders of the pituitary, adrenal, and thyroid glands.

Dr Rizvi, who also possesses an interest and a high level of expertise in women’s health (PCOS, pregnancy, and menopause), successfully completed a BSc at the Queen Mary University of London in 2006, which was followed by an MBBS a year later from the same university. She also gained a masters degree in endocrinology and diabetes in 2018 from the University of London.

Dr Rizvi is currently practicing at Spire London East Hospital. She has regular radio programs and hosts a live, weekly television show called ‘Health Matters’ on Sky 737 where she covers a variety of topics and takes calls from viewers. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and the Endocrine Society, and is involved with many international charities to which she is a regular advisor and active fundraiser.

Dr Rizvi is keen to promote her fully online diabetes reversal programme, which is an online 90-day programme, where she covers diet and lifestyle changes for people with pre-diabetes/newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes.

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Mr Antony Pittathankal is a consultant breast oncoplastic, endocrine, and general surgeon in the Essex and London areas. His specialisations in both breast cancer surgery and breast plastic surgery make him a standout surgeon in his field. This allows him to integrate oncologically safe surgery with cosmetically pleasing results for his patients. Currently, he is practising in multiple hospitals where he works with all breast and endocrine related issues and procedures.

During his training, Mr Pittathankal worked with some of the finest surgeons in their fields. To this day, he is still connected with these surgeons to work with and provide the best options for all his patients. Each procedure that Mr Pittathankal does is taken care of with careful cosmetic principles, no matter how large or small the case may be. His patients can be rest assured that all advice he provides is with their health and aesthetic appearance in mind.

Mr Pittathankal has created a devoted, multidisciplinary team to assist him with his cases. This team includes breast cancer specialist nurses, radiologists, pathologists, oncologists, anaesthetists, and administrative assistants. With his team by his side, patients receive incredibly attentive care. 

Outside of his surgical work, Mr Pittathankal also trains junior surgeons in his specialities. These junior surgeons are trained in breast surgery, breast plastic and reconstructive surgery, and keyhole surgery. 

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Mr Ian Franklin is a full-time private venous specialist, whose areas of expertise include varicose and thread veins, aesthetic phlebology, pelvic vein congestion, deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis, leg swelling and leg ulcers. He is also an expert in the management of COVID-related thrombosis.

Mr Franklin practised as an NHS doctor for 23 years, which included 12 years as consultant vascular surgeon at Imperial College NHS Trust where he performed a full range of arterial, venous and emergency vascular surgery. During this time, he also introduced many minimally invasive techniques and treatments to the NHS. For 10 years, Mr Franklin was also a programme director of the world-renowned, annual International Charing Cross Venous Course in which 5,000 surgeons attended every year.

As well as chairing the Circulation Foundation, a UK vascular disease charity, Mr Franklin was a former council member of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland for around 4 years. He is now the President of the Royal Society of Medicine Venous Forum and trains other specialists in modern vein techniques all over the world. Throughout his career, he has also written many scientific papers, book chapters and a surgical textbook.

Mr Franklin is one of a very small number of vascular surgeons in the UK with extensive acute COVID-19 experience. At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Ian Franklin returned to the NHS Charing Cross Hospital after suspending his private practice and spent several weeks on the frontline attending COVID-19 patients. During which, it became clear that many of those with COVID-19 develop thrombotic (blood clot) problems that can lead to serious effects on blood circulation. Ian Franklin has now reopened his private practice.

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Dr Tatiana Welsch is a dermatologist at Dr Haus Dermatology Clinic on Harley Street. She treats the full spectrum of dermatological conditions and has a special interest in skin cancer and dermatological surgery, psoriasis and treatment with biologic therapy, eczema, acne, rosacea, diseases of hair and nails, melanoma and other pigmentary conditions. She also carries out a variety of aesthetic dermatology treatments.

Dr Welsch is active in research and has spoken at both national and international events. She has published articles in medical scientific journals and keeps up-to-date on the latest in dermatology by regularly attending national and international congresses.

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Mr Andrew Robb is a well-regarded consultant paediatric urologist based in Birmingham. From his private clinic at Spire Parkway, he specialises in treating urinary and genitalia problems in young people. His areas of expertise include urinary incontinence, hypospadias, urinary tract infections, circumcision, vesicoureteral reflux and hydroceles, to name a few.

After graduating in 1999 from Queen’s University Belfast, Mr Robb was awarded qualification in prehospital medicine by the faculty of pre-hospital care of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He completed his master’s thesis in 2010 and in 2011 became fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

After spending some time as a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon and Urologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, he was asked to return to Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2015 to take over a complex reconstructive paediatric urology practice and develop the paediatric stone service for the West Midlands. Here, Mr Robb spends his time treating patients, alongside his private Spire Parkway clinic.

Mr Robb is actively involved in teaching, teaching courses like the Annual BAPU Paediatric Urology Course in Cambridge and is the regional Training Programme Director for paediatric surgery for the Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff Consortium.

He has published 15 peer-reviewed research papers, 5 invited articles, 3 book chapters and has presented at regional, national and international meetings. He is a member of numerous organisations, including The British Association of Paediatric Surgeons.

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Mr Paul Herbert is a distinguished consultant surgeon specialising in venous and vascular access surgery, currently practising in London. He is highly knowledgeable in various areas of surgery, while holding particular expertise in kidney transplantation and treating varicose veins, as well as the surgical treatment of hernias and lipomas.
 
Mr Herbert graduated from the Charing Cross Medical School, Imperial College London in 1997. Following this, he undertook training in his chosen areas of general, vascular and transplantation surgery.
 
During his training, Mr Herbert gained his PhD in transplant immunology which has been published widely. Throughout, his successful career, he has observed the evolution of surgical practices, transitioning from traditional open surgery to the contemporary adoption of minimally invasive techniques that are prevalent today.
 
Alongside the aforementioned areas, Mr Herbert possesses expertise in renal transplantation, including live donation, as well as proficiency in vascular access and abdominal wall repairs in post-surgical patients (including immunosuppressed patients). Within the Imperial College NHS Trust Mr Herbert leads on transplantation surgical governance and deceased donor transplantation.
 
In addition to his interest in performing surgery, Mr Herbet is committed to educating the next generation of surgeons, currently holding the position of director of clinical studies at Imperial College NHS Trust London. He previously held the role of director for the Hammersmith Foundation Training Programme.
 
Mr Herbert performs private transplants at Imperial College NHS Trust in the private wards and the majority of his venous work at the Whiteley Clinic London. He is devoted to a broader patient-centred approach, ensuring that the patients receive a world-class standard of care.  

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Mr Ahmed Ali is a highly experienced consultant urological surgeon who specialises in bladder cancer, prostate cancer, benign prostatic enlargement, kidney stones, testicular cancer, as well as urinary tract infections, amongst many other urological-related conditions.

He currently practises at the highly prestigious The London Clinic hospital where he consults patients from both overseas and the UK. He also practices in Surrey at The Parkside Suite (Frimley Park Hospital), and the Circle Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guildford. He also recently joined the men’s health team at 1 Welbeck in London, a clinic that provides a holistic approach to men’s health including prostate, bladder, and andrology health check using cutting edge technology. He is the current lead for bladder cancer services at the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust’s urology department, the founder of the Arab British Urological Society, as well as being a consultant urologist at Urology Partners LLP.

He is an expert when it comes to urological oncology, and is highly qualified in relation to every aspect of urological-related diseases. He qualified as a doctor in 2005 after successfully completing an MBChB in medicine at the distinguished University of Baghdad. He moved to the UK and started training as a junior doctor in 2007, which allowed him to go on to obtain a master's degree in urology in 2013 from the University College London.

He started his urological training at St James Hospital in Leeds and subsequently undertook a fellowship at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. During his fellowship, he studied the role of MRI in the diagnosis of prostate cancer which is now the main method of prostate cancer diagnosis. Furthermore, he completed 5 years of higher urological training at the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery by completing the FRSC Urol exam in 2017.

Upon his appointment as a consultant at the outstanding Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in October 2017, Mr Ali was responsible for managing the bladder cancer services in the trust. In the past 5 years, Mr Ali has impressively introduced multiple new cutting-edge technologies in the management of bladder cancer. He introduced the use of radiofrequency-induced hyperthermia treatment for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, and the use of laser in removing bladder cancer lesions with minimal blood loss. In addition, he regularly trains more junior urologists in using modern technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer.

After the COVID pandemic, Mr Ali started a new mobile service to help other Trusts in the UK deal with their long wait in treating urological cancers. He regularly undertakes and trains doctors in prostate diagnostic procedures. He uses the fusion method to accurately diagnose prostate cancer using the precision point technique. This ensures accurate diagnosis of the type and grade of prostate cancer with minimal side effects, such as infection and pain.

With regard to education, Mr Ali is the consultant lead for simulation education at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. He has been involved in multiple successful programmes at the trust which involve simulation training. He also is a chief investigator in an NIHR study looking for a biomarker for the treatment of overactive bladder syndrome.  

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