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Dr Nagore Benito is a leading London consultant psychiatrist who specialises in adult psychiatry.

She is highly trained and skilled in the assessment and treatment of a range of adult mental health problems. This range includes, and is certainly not limited to, PTSD, OCD, depression, ADHD, anxiety, perinatal mental health. She is passionate about her work and offers a holistic approach using evidence-based treatments including psychotherapy, medication if required and psychoeducation. 

She completed her medical studies at Paris-Diderot University (France), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) and Miguel Hernandez University (Spain). Following this, she completed her training in general adult psychiatry in Parc Tauli Hospital (Barcelona, Spain). After a clinical attachment at ORYGEN Youth Centre in Melbourne (Australia), where she received training in early intervention in mental health, she obtained a substantive post as a consultant psychiatrist at Parc Tauli Hospital.

During her years of clinical practice in Spain, she was co-founder and consultant psychiatrist at a private psychiatry practice specialised in English-Speaking clients living in Barcelona. She then moved to London to continue her professional career and has worked in a substantive capacity for several years at one of the leading mental health NHS organisations, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

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Mr Krishna Boddu is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon based in Ipswich, focusing principally on hip and knee replacement surgery. Mr Boddu offers comprehensive care for hip and knee arthritis. Mr Boddu's special interests and areas of expertise include primary, complex, and revision hip arthroplasty/replacement; primary, complex, and revision knee arthroplasty/replacement; unicompartmental/partial knee replacement, as well as knee arthroscopy/key hole surgery. He performs smaller incision hip replacements and believes in accelerated rehab for the rapid recovery of his patients after the operation.

He obtained his postgraduate training in orthopaedic surgery at PGIMER, Chandigarh, one of the leading medical institutions in India. Mr Boddu's passion for orthopaedic surgery led him to conduct research in orthopaedic biomechanics at Imperial College, London. He underwent registrar training in trauma and orthopaedic surgery in Southeast London hospitals. He obtained fellowship training at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, and King's College Hospital, London, specialising in primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty surgery.

Mr Boddu worked as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the King’s College Hospital NHS Trust before moving to Ipswich. As a consultant, he performed over 600 hip and knee replacement operations with expected outcomes on the National Joint Registry.

Mr Boddu has a strong interest in research, publishing 24 research papers in peer-reviewed orthopaedic journals and presenting 35 papers at national and international orthopaedic meetings. He is a reviewer for the Bone and Joint Journal. He has been a faculty of the FRCS (Tr and Orth) courses for many years. His current research interest is in application of artificial intelligence technology in orthopaedics. As a co-founder of IMERA.AI, he explores AI's potential in transforming medical imaging analysis.

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Mr Kunal Hinduja is a highly-experienced and respected orthopaedic hand and wrist surgeon based in Greater Manchester, Stockport and London, who specialises in carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's contracture and trigger finger alongside osteoarthritis and hand and wrist fractures. He privately practises at The Highfield Hospital, The Alexandra Hospital and Prime Health Manchester as well as Ten Harley Street Medical Consulting Rooms, Harley Street, London and Wilmslow Hospital. His NHS base is Stepping Hill Hospital for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. 

Mr Hinduja offers skilled and quality care, providing the latest clinical hand and wrist surgery advice, practise and treatment to patients throughout Manchester and the north west of England. He's committed to working with patients on every step of their treatment journey, from their initial consultation to examination, treatment and aftercare. 

Mr Hinduja has an impressive educational history, with MB ChB from the University of Manchester and an ​MSc in Orthopaedic Engineering from the University of Liverpool (2008), as well as an MRCS and FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons. He also undertook two international fellowships, including one at the SS Institute of Orthopaedic Trauma in Mangalore, India.   

Mr Hinduja takes a keen interest in teaching, he is the lead clinician for hand surgery teaching in the north west and also mentors medical school students at various stages in their educational careers. His work is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and he is regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences.

He is a member of various respected professional organisations including the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS), British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and Manchester Medical Society (MMS) alongside the British Trauma Society (BTS), British Hand Society (BHS) and the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS, FRCS).  In addition to his surgical work, Mr Hinduja acts as an expert witness in medical negligence cases and provides medico-legal reports for both claimants and defendants.

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Mr Gordon Neil Buchanan is a leading colorectal surgeon based in London. His specialities span the field of colorectal surgery, but he primarily focusses on haemorrhoids, proctology, laparoscopy and hernias. He currently practises at The Lister Hospital. 

Mr Buchanan is also an expert when it comes to anal skin tags, Crohn's disease, and bowel cancer. He also specialises in pilonidal sinus disease. He successfully completed an MSc in surgical science 2001 at Imperial College London, before going to notably obtain a master's degree from the University of London in 2005. 

Mr Buchanan graduated from St Thomas' Hospital, London and has gone on to receive advanced training in his field. Mr Buchanan is actively involved in research and has published numerous articles on a variety of aspects of colorectal surgery, particularly looking at anorectal conditions and more recently his research has been on laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer. He is also member of many prestigious medical associations in both the UK and Europe, including the British Medical Association and the European Association of Endoscopic Surgery.

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Mr Alexander Armstrong is a certified and highly skilled consultant plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon based in Plymouth. He has a decade of experience in plastic surgery.  He provides skin cancer and mole removal, adult and paediatric hand surgery, hypospadias surgery, and gender reassignment (FTM) top surgery. Mr Armstrong is certified by the Royal College of Surgeons in all areas of Cosmetic Surgery. He specialises in cosmetic surgery for the face, breast and body. 

He is also offers services as expert witness and in medicolegal work.

Mr Armstrong originally qualified from the University of Nottingham, with intercalated BMedSci and BMBS degrees. Following his initial appointments, including a registry year in Australia, Mr Armstrong completed his core surgical training in Exeter and his higher plastic surgery training on the prestigious Oxford Rotation. This included instruction in the renowned plastic surgery units of Exeter, Chester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Stoke Mandeville, and the famed Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

Internationally, Mr Armstrong successfully undertook specialist training in Australia as well as in the USA, before joining a charitable plastic surgery mission to Cambodia. Upon his return to the UK, Mr Armstrong accomplished a subspecialist fellowship at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, where he focused on hypospadias, limb differences, vascular anomalies and skin lesions in children. Mr Armstrong was awarded a travelling fellowship later on to further his expertise in hypospadias surgery in seven units in England, with the support of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

Committed to high-quality care, Mr Armstrong is also involved in the regulation, legislation and improvement of surgical and non-surgical cosmetic services in the UK. He has previously sat on the British Associations of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons professional standards committee, is on the board of the Joint Council of Cosmetic Practice, and is also a founding trustee of the Cosmetic Practice Standards Authority, which notably developed the criteria for non-surgical cosmetics. Additionally, Mr Armstrong has served as an advisory specialist for the Care Quality Commission since 2017.

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Dr Victoria Owen is a highly experienced General Practitioner. After working as a GP for 14 years in the NHS in both Yorkshire and London, she founded her private London-based General Practice in 2008, now called Sloane Square Medical. 

Dr Victoria’s primary interests are health screenings for men and women, including annual diabetic reviews. She has a special interest in women around the time of the menopause, paediatrics and psychological assessments. The practice also offers Covid-19 testing, sexual health screening and vaccinations. 

On graduating from Dundee University in 1994 Dr Victoria completed postgraduate training in medicine, paediatrics, and gynaecology. After moving to London in 2000 she was the clinical lead at a large NHS General Practice working closely with consultants. She also worked as a Forensic Medical Examiner for the Metropolitan Police for over 10 years.

Sloane Square Medical is dedicated to providing clinical face-to-face services in London and by remote online consultation worldwide with registered private patients.

Dr Victoria Owen is a member of the Independent Doctors Federation (IDF), Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the Chelsea Clinical Society.

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Mr Shuaibu Dambatta is a reputable and experienced consultant neurosurgeon who sub-specialises in the management of spinal conditions such as back pain, neck surgery, and arm and leg pain, and posseses a special interest in minimally invasive surgery, deformity, chiari malformation, vertebroplasty, cervical arthoplasty, trauma, degenerative spinal conditions, neuromodulation including spinal cord stimulation, intrathecal morphine and baclofen.

He has been working in the NHS since 2002 and has trained in various neurosurgical centres across the UK including the Wessex Neurosurgical Centre in Southampton, Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and Ninewells University Hospital in Dundee. Mr Dambatta undertook his higher surgical speciality training in Neurosurgery at the Northern Deanery between 2007 – 2017 in Newcastle and Middlesborough. He undertook a Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellowship at the Wellcome Trust Research Centre in University of Dundee and the Sir James Spence Institute, University of Newcastle (2009 – 2012).

He undertook the Post-CCT Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) approved Senior Spinal Fellowship at the Golden Jubilee Regional Spinal Centre at James Cook University Hospital, Middleborough (2017 – 2018) focusing on adolescent and adult deformity, minimally invasive surgery and all aspects of complex spinal neurosurgery. He is an advanced trauma life support instructor and was the neurosurgery representative on the Regional Major Trauma Board (2020 – 2021).

He has a keen interest in training the next generation of neurosurgeons. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons England and holds memberships of both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Glasgow by examination. He was the operating neurosurgeon on the BBC’s “An hour to save your life” program in 2016”.

He holds a full time NHS contract in Hull University Teaching Hospitals and an honorary contract at York University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Dambatta runs his private practice at the Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital in Hull and operates in a number of hospitals across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire including BMI Thornbury in Sheffield, St Hugh’s Hospital in Grimbsy, Barlborough Hospital in Chesterfield. He runs clinics in Grantham, Skegness, Gainsborough, Spalding, Sheffield, Grimsby, York and Hull.

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Mr Antonio Belloso is a consultant ENT surgeon in Blackburn. He specialises in tonsillitis, blocked nose and septoplasty, as well as endoscopic sinus surgery, neck lumps and head and neck cancer. He privately practises at The Beardwood Hospital and his NHS base is the East Lancashire NHS Trust (ELHT). 

As a highly-qualified and dedicated practitioner with LMS, DLO, FRCS (ENT) and FRCS (ORL_HNS) certificates, Mr Belloso is committed to delivering personalised care tailored to each patient's unique needs. He holds a substantive position at the East Lancashire NHS Trust (ELHT), where he serves as the regional Lancashire lead for Head & Neck oncology and the Clinical Lead for H&N surgery. Here, he has introduced robotic surgery (TORS) for ENT cancer, and set up a multidisciplinary one-stop neck lump clinic, a nurse-led thyroid clinic and a multidisciplinary voice clinic, among other important achievements. Additionally, he plays a pivotal role in improving cancer care across the region as part of the East Lancashire Cancer Board.

Outside his clinical responsibilities, Mr Belloso is deeply involved in education and training, serving as an honorary senior lecturer for Edge Hill University. He is also actively engaged in supporting the training of future ENT specialists, ensuring the highest standards of care for patients.

Furthermore, Mr Belloso is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) and a proud member of esteemed professional organisations such as the British Medical Association (BMA), ENT UK, and the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons (BEATS). His dedication to excellence and contributions to the field have been recognised through various awards, including the START award for Best Medical team in ELHT and the START award for Most Innovative Consultant.

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Mr Thomas Jenyon is a leading consultant ophthalmologist who specialises in cataract surgery, refractive lens exchange and multifocal lenses and astigmatism correction, alongside corneal transplant, dry eye and pterygium surgery. He privately practices at Paragon Clinic and Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital while his NHS base is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital NHS Trust.

Mr Jenyon has an MBBS from University College London, where he qualified with distinction, and also has a BSc, MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians and a FRCOphth from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. Furthermore he has a PGCMed.

Mr Jenyon, whose cataract expertise includes complex cases, patients with previous laser refractive surgery, astigmatism and the use of premium lenses to reduce spectacle dependence, undertook his specialist training within the West Midlands. 

His research into refractive outcomes has been recognised with national and international prizes, and published in various peer reviewed journals. He is also a teacher, teaching cataract and corneal surgery to the next generation of corneal surgeons at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital. He has been awarded for his contribution to medical education in the West Midlands, winning the Recognising Excellence in Medical Education award twice. 

Mr Jenyon, who prides himself in taking time to listen to patient needs and guiding them through the different choices available to them, whether it's cataract, lens or laser surgery, is a member of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO) and the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS).

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Mr Numan Shah is a highly esteemed and experienced consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in hip pain, hip replacement surgery, knee pain, knee replacement surgery, sports injuries, and robotic surgery. He currently practises at The Alexandra Hospital as well as the Ramsay Oaklands Hospital. 

Mr Shah, who has a specialist interest in prosthetics and minimally invasive surgery, successfully completed an MBChB at The University of Manchester in 2004. He would then notably go on to obtain an MRCS in 2007 from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and an FRCS from said college in 2015. He is also an expert when it comes to performing revision knee and hip replacements. 

He is a member of The British Orthopaedic Association, the British Islamic Medical Association, and the The Orthopaedic Network, and is the current national director of medical for the British Islamic Medical Association. Not only that, but Mr Shah is also the treasurer for The Orthopaedic Network. He has published an extensive number of medical publications to-date. 

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