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Dr Ayyaz Sultan is an experienced consultant cardiologist based in Greater Manchester and Liverpool. He treats all aspects of adult heart disease, including high blood pressure, angina, palpitations, heart failure and heart murmurs. He also specialises in interventional cardiology, and is currently the Cardiac Catheter Lab/PCI Lead at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Sultan completed his cardiology training in Sheffield in 2013, after which he did an interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has been a consultant in the UK since 2015 and in 2016 he was appointed as an honorary senior lecturer for the University of Manchester. In this role, Dr Sultan is responsible for training junior doctors, undergraduates and cardiology registrars, and he also acts as clinical supervisor for training nurses.

His key interests within interventional cardiology include the treatment of coronary artery disease, non-invasive cardiac CT, angioplasty and stenting. In fact, Dr Sultan has performed more than 4,000 angiographies and over 1,400 angioplasty procedures.

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Mr Sunil Kumar is an exceptionally highly trained and experienced Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon who practices across London and Essex. His specialist interests are with knee surgery and sports injuries; he regularly performs knee surgeries, including arthroscopic surgeries and knee replacements, as well as osteoarthritis management procedures and joint replacements. Furthermore, he also provides paediatric orthopaedic care.

His many years of medical training began in 1989 at the London Hospital Medical College. After this, he underwent basic surgical training through prestigious fellowships followed by specialist training in orthopaedic surgery from 1994 to 2000. In 1999, he pursued further specialist training into knee and sports trauma with a fellowship in New Zealand and Australia.

As well as dedicating his career to providing outstanding patient care, he also contributes to his field through research. This research investigates aspects such as cartilage transplantation, improving post-surgical recovery and biological treatments for arthritis. Among his many notable achievements is the development of rapid rehabilitation programmes for traumatic osteochondral lesions that require surgery, cartilage transplantation, cruciate ligament reconstruction and multi-ligament stabilisation.

As part of his commitment to high-quality patient care, Mr Kumar ensures he stays up to date with the latest technologies. This includes the latest knee replacement techniques such as 3D printed personalised knee replacements and robotic surgery.

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Dr Millie Argyriadou is a highly experienced cosmetic and restorative dentist with over 20 years of experience. She is the lead cosmetic dentist and practice owner at Bespoke Dental Fulham, and specialises in Invisalign, smile design, composite bonding, composite veneers, porcelain veneers, root canal treatment, and tooth restoration. 

Dr Argyriadou, who is committed to the art and science of enhancing a person’s smile and oral health, successfully completed the prestigious degree of master of science in conservative dentistry at UCL Eastman Dental Institute and furthered her understanding of occlusion and restorative dentistry while doing so. She then continued an intensive two-year speciality-training program, where she obtained her degree of master of science in endodontics (root canal filling and microsurgery) again at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute.

Dr Argyriadou is an extremely caring dentist and takes enormous pride in her work. She provides dentistry of the highest standard and believes in pain-free treatment, clinical excellence and superb service. Her portfolio features hundreds of Invisalign® and smile-makeover minimal invasive cases, entirely tailor-made. The majority of treatments she performs are complex, yet the challenging cases are her main speciality.

Dr Argyriadou is a widely known cosmetic and restorative dentist across the UK, and is also a certified elite invisalign provider and a certified Botulinum toxin (Botox®) and dermal fillers provider. Her mission is to provide excellence in dentistry with the highest level of service in an enjoyable environment for her patients and staff. 

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Dr Saqib Jawaid Bashir is a highly revered and mightily experienced leading London-based dermatologist who currently practices at various reputable London clinics including Sloane Hospital. He specialises in Mohs micrographic surgery, skin cancer and aesthetic surgery and possesses a significant amount of expertise when it comes to skin disease, skin surgery, as well as laser dermatology. He is also a lecturer at King's College London. 

Dr Bashir, who was named one of the best 250 doctors in the United Kingdom by Tatler's Good Doctor Guide, has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals to-date and is dedicated to training and education serving on the London Deanery training programme. He completed formal fellowship training in both surgical and laser dermatology at the renowned St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London. 

Per year, he performs over 250 cases of Mohs surgery, which typically include significantly complex cases in relation to eyelids, ears, nose and lips. A core element of Dr Bashir's practice is advanced laser dermatology, and he regulalrly incorporates the use of the pulsed dye laser tool and is keen on providing rejuvenating treatments such as fractional laser resurfacing, laser hair removal, as well as laser treatment of veins, fillers and toxin-based wrinkle treatments. 

Impressively, Dr Bashir has undergone specialist and general medical training at some of the world's most established centres, such as the University of California, University of San Francisco, Addenbrooke's Hospital, as well as the London-based Cambridge and St. John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital. 

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Dr Richard Jabbour is a highly experienced consultant interventional cardiologist who specialises in chest pain, TAVI, coronary angioplasty, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease. He is also an honorary senior clinical lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and is presently practising at the One Heart Clinic in London. 

Dr Jabbour, who graduated from Imperial College London in 2009, successfully underwent junior doctor rotations at Imperial College Healthcare Trust and the Royal Brompton Hospital. Notably, he was awarded a highly prestigious NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship in 2013.

Dr Jabbour has an impressively strong research background and has, to date, published 120 peer-reviewed publications. Not only that, but Dr Jabbour has also been awarded over 15 regional, national, and international awards. His research work has influenced the major international cardiology guidelines, and he is regularly invited as faculty to national and international conferences.

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Dr Tabish Saifee is a leading London consultant neurologist who sees patients at Queen Square Private Consulting Rooms, Chiswick Medical Centre and The Clementine Churchill hospital.

Dr Saifee is very approachable and has received excellent patient feedback. He has an interest in acute neurology and manages a large acute and general neurology practice. Dr Saifee diagnoses and treats patients with all neurological disorders including dizziness, tremor, funny turns, headaches blackouts, memory problems, movement disorders, visual symptoms, weakness and sensory symptoms.

Dr Saifee qualified at UCL in 2003 and was awarded a PhD at the UCL Institute of Neurology on his work in tremor. Dr Saifee has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in international academic and medical journals, in the field of movement disorders and neurology. Dr Saifee has specific interests are in tremor, dystonia and Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.

Dr Saifee is a member of the Association of British Neurologists and is a member of the specialist interest advisory group for movement disorders for the Association of British Neurologists. Dr Saifee is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the Movement Disorder Society.

Dr Saifee is the principal investigator for multiple clinical trials at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Dr Saifee leads undergraduate neurology teaching at Northwick Park Hospital for Imperial College London, and he is also the director of two popular courses at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.

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Mr Mike Thilagarajah is a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon working in the London and West Kent areas and specialising in disorders of the lower limbs, including hip replacement, knee replacement, ankle surgery, bunion surgery, ankle arthroscopy, and keyhole knee surgery/meniscus surgery. He takes a holistic approach to the lower limb, understanding the interactions between the major joints of the leg, enabling him to make thorough assessments. 

Mr Thilagarajah graduated from medical school in London and spent his grounding years training in surgical specialties in hospitals in and around London. He has spent many years caring for patients in the NHS and honed his surgical skills in orthopaedics to provide the best outcomes for his patients.  

His passion for ensuring patients get optimal care led him to be involved in various innovations. As a result, he was awarded several NHS excellence awards for his roles as trauma lead, fractured hip lead, and college tutor for orthopaedics at his NHS base; roles which he held for over ten years. During that time, he transformed the quality of service provided for hip fracture patients and continues to advocate for this vulnerable, at-risk group. He is the foot and ankle lead, overseeing the expansion of the service in his NHS hospital. 

Whether it is a joint replacement or a sports injury, Mr Thilagarajah is trained to take on procedures from his wide-ranging repertoire, from simple to highly complex. In addition, he remains up to date on newer techniques within his sub-specialties, providing his patients with the best care and advice, most appropriate for their individual needs. He places communication high on his agenda and does his utmost to ensure his patients understand their diagnoses and options, to enable them to make informed decisions. 

Mr Thilagarajah is also dedicated to training future surgeons. He regularly teaches on surgical skills courses with the Royal College of Surgeons. He has very high standards and is dedicated to instilling the best values in the trainee surgeons working with him, which they can carry into their careers.

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Professor Bhik Kotecha is an awarded and internationally renowned consultant ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgeon practising in the Essex area at his private clinics. His primary focuses in his specialty are snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea. Other specialty interests of Professor Kotecha's include assessing and treating sleep-related breathing disorders, upper airway obstruction, and voice and swallowing disorders. He also treats most ENT disorders that affect children and adults. Professor Kotecha now practises at private clinics with Nuffield Health, Spire, Harley Street, and Westland Medical Centre.

After receiving his medical qualification in 1984 from the University of Wales, Professor Kotecha went on to further his training at prominent hospitals such as the Great Ormond Street Hospital, Hope Hospital, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, and The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital. It was at these institutions he completed is training as a registrar and senior registrar.

In 1995, Professor Kotecha was first appointed as a consultant ENT surgeon. His passion in his field later resulted in Professor Kotecha and his team at The Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital receiving the Hospital Doctor Award in the 'Sleep Medicine Team of the Year' category. Over the years practising, Professor Kotecha has been the recipient of various awards, representing his efforts and strides to have an impact on otolaryngology.

Professor Kotecha began having a desire to teach quite earlier on in his career, starting by teaching anatomy to medical and dental students and an anatomy demonstrator at the University of Liverpool. He has since held various medical education roles, but most prominently as an honorary senior lecturer and now his latest role as an honorary clinical professor at Barts and the London School of Medicine.

Not only has Professor Kotecha been published more than 100 times in peer-reviewed journals, has had chapters published, has published textbooks, and lectured nationally and internationally, but he has also appeared on television interviews and in popular papers. Bringing awareness to obstructive sleep apnoea and other sleep-related breathing disorders, he has been a guest with programmes and channels such as BBC Breakfast, BBC World, Anglian TV, The Discovery Channel, GMTV, BBC Radio 4, and other radio programmes. Professor Kotecha's articles have also been released in The Sunday Mail and Healthcare Innovations.

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Mr Mohamed Shibu is an internationally renowned consultant plastic reconstructive surgeon based in London. From his private clinics at The London Independent Hospital, The London Clinic and The Holly House Private Hospital, he specialises in reconstructive surgery on hands and breast reconstruction. His specialist areas of interest include; body contouring for patients after extreme weight-loss, chest wall reconstruction following coronary artery bypass surgery and the management of problem scars.

In addition to his private practice, Mr Shibu is a senior consultant plastic surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust and has trained many plastic surgeons who now hold a senior position. Mr Shibu also performs paediatric plastic surgery and has authored and co-authored numerous publications in national and international journals.

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Dr Margarita Burmester is a leading consultant paediatric specialist based in London with over 30 years’ experience who is trained in all aspects of paediatrics. This includes preventative paediatric care, general paediatric care, paediatric cardiac intensive care and paediatric critical care, as well as child development, child health education, infant colic, and health screening and surveillance.

With a passion for preventing ill health, Dr Burmester is the co-founder and director of the renowned The Bright Futures Health™ programme, an extensive all-encompassing health surveillance and screening programme for families based on the American Academy of Pediatrics model. This programme is currently available at 77 Wimpole Street and at the Chiswick Medical Centre, where Dr Burmester consults privately, offering paediatric care, child health surveillance, and health check-ups.

Dr Burmester qualified from St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, University of London, in 1989. Since then, she has worked in Canada at the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children, in the USA at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard University, and in London at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Dr Burmester was awarded her postgraduate certification in clinical education from King’s College University London in 2016, and has been both a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority and a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators.

In addition to her dedicated private practice, Dr Burmester has been a consultant paediatric intensivist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London since 2002, where she was director of paediatric intensive care from 2009-2023. In 2008, Dr Burmester founded the multiple prize winning patient-safety educational SPRinT (Simulated Interprofessional Team Training) programme at Royal Brompton Hospital, with the objective of enhancing patient care.

Dr Burmester was the president of the Paediatrics and Child Health section of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2018 to 2021, and is a senior lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute. She has authored multiple publications, presented at numerous lectures, and has developed patented tools for patient care improvement. Dr Burmester's clinical performance has been recognised nationally through receiving the silver clinical excellence award given to the top 1.8% of all consultants, and she is a co-recipient of a prestigious Wellcome Trust Award.

Following her many quality improvement initiatives, Dr Burmester has been appointed “Q” fellow by the Health Foundation UK. As paediatrician and mother of three children, Dr Burmester is passionate about prioritising children's futures and understands the importance of maximising children’s health so that they can look forward to the brightest possible future.

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