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Mr Imran Masood is a highly skilled consultant ophthalmic surgeon in Birmingham, specialising in complex cataract surgery and complex glaucoma surgery, and is a national leader in minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. A leading figure in his field, Mr Masood was one of the first surgeons in the UK to utilise the iStent device, and has now completed more successful iStent implant procedures in complex glaucoma patients than any other doctor in the UK. Ever the pioneer, he continues to research, develop and refine these techniques.

Mr Masood trained at the prestigious Moorfields Eye Hospital in London and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He is now the director of both the Glaucoma Service at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre and the Birmingham Institute of Glaucoma Research, and holds the positions of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist at the University of Birmingham.

Mr Masood prides himself in delivering the highest quality patient care possible. Despite the complexity of the procedures he carries out, his complication rate is way below the national average, making him one of the top ophthalmologists for glaucoma patients in the country.

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Mr Sundeep Kheterpal is a leading consultant ophthalmologist based in Windsor who specialises in refractive surgery (laser vision correction), accommodative and multifocal lens implants, refractive cataract surgery, retina and macula and eyelid plastic surgery as well as all aspects of general ophthalmology. He has been performing cataract surgery for more than 26 years and laser eye surgery since 1992. His first multifocal lens implant took place in 1998. Mr Kheterpel is also the medical director for The Windsor Eye Clinic.

Mr Kheterpal completed his medical training at Cambridge University and Oxford Clinical School before going on to train in ophthalmic surgery at Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre and the world-famous Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia. As a previous consultant at the King Edward VII Hospital Windsor and Royal Berkshire Hospitals NHS Trust for many years, Mr Kheterpal led the development of many new techniques and services for macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and laser cataract surgery. He was one of the first surgeons in the UK to undertake photodynamic laser and thermal laser for macular degeneration and was one of the pioneers for the introduction of Lucentis in the Thames Valley.

Besides his ophthalmologic practice, Mr Kheterpal is a reviewer of both national and international medical journals and regularly lectures at local, national and international meetings. He currently sees his patients at Spire Thames Valley, BMI Princess Margaret Hospital, Bridge Clinic Maidenhead and Nuffield Health Guildford.

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Mr Muhammad Shiwani is a leading consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon based in Leeds and Barnsley. With over 25 years of experience, Mr Shiwani’s areas of expertise include gallbladder disease, endoscopy (including gastroscopy and coloscopy), hernia, acid reflux and gastro-oesophageal disease, rectal bleeding and lumps and bumps.
 
Mr Shiwani first qualified with his MBBS from the Dow Medical School in Karachi, Pakistan. He then continued his education in Europe, receiving qualifications at prestigious institutions in the UK, Ireland and France. This includes multiple FRCS qualifications from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ireland and Glasgow, and a Masters in Clinical Education from the University of Edinburgh.
 
Mr Shiwani currently practices at the Spire Methley Park Hospital in Leeds. He has an excellent record at this hospital, with a review of his practice in 2012 showing that his infection rate and return to theatre rate are zero per cent. He is also a consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon at the Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
 
In addition to his clinical work, Mr Shiwani is a renowned medical educator. He is currently a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sheffield. He has also published numerous medical articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. 

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Mr Gordon Muir is a consultant urologist based in London. He has a specialist interest in the minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of prostate disease, both BPH and prostate cancer. He also specialises in male sexual dysfunction and infertility, with particular regard to reducing treatment related side effects for men with prostate problems. Mr Muir's research has been widely published, and he a recognised international expert and teacher in laser prostatectomy, Urolift and focal prostate cancer treatments. He has also developed and published operative techniques for foreskin and penis problems.

Wherever possible he offers one stop diagnostic visits, working from a few well equipped modern clinics, with his private base at the iconic Shard.

After qualifying in medicine from Glasgow, he served as a medical officer in the army, and later completed his post-graduate training in surgery and urology at the Royal Marsden and St George's Hospitals, also spending time in Egypt, the USA, France and Italy.

He has been a consultant urologist at King’s College Hospital since 1996 and is also Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery at King’s College London.

An active teacher and researcher, Gordon has published over 100 scientific papers, and has lectured, taught and held visiting professorships in every country in the world except Antarctica.

He researches in the area of penile size problems and genital anxiety in men, trying to reduce the harm often done by unscrupulous surgeons, and in 2016 published the largest ever review of penis size.

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Mr Sachin Malde is a well-regarded and highly trained Consultant Urological Surgeon based at the renowned Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London. Mr Malde qualified from the biggest healthcare training facility in Europe, the historic Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine in London, before completing his urology training. He is an expert in the management of urological problems and has specialist interests in bladder cancer, incontinence, urinary infections, bladder problems and prostate diseases. He completed his fellowship training at University College Hospital in London, where he was given an award for his research into incontinence. Mr Malde is keen to offer the most up-to-date treatments and is one of only a handful of urologists performing sacral nerve stimulation for bladder conditions. Enthusiastic about education and the academic side of medicine, he has tutored and lectured nationally and internationally, and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals. Mr Malde is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons. He is also a member of the European Association of Urology where he sits on the Guidelines panel for male urinary symptoms.

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Mr Sarmad Tamimy is an esteemed consultant plastic surgeon based in Nottingham who specialises in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. With more than 25 years of experience, he offers the full range of cosmetic surgical procedures, including breast augmentation, arm lift, tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), face and neck lift, labiaplasty, and breast reconstruction using micro vascular free-flaps, local flaps and implants. Alongside his NHS work at Nottingham University Hospitals, Mr Tamimy currently sees patients at Spire Nottingham Hospital and The Redcliffe Rooms.

Mr Tamimy’s surgical experience spans across the UK and Pakistan. Originally qualifying from Quaid-e-Azam University in 1996, he initially trained as a general surgeon, completing fellowship training with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan. Following his training, Mr Tamimy undertook several posts at Pakistan’s Combined Military Hospital, during which he became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Mr Tamimy later accomplished fellowship training in plastic surgery with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan as well before relocating to the UK for higher training in microsurgery, cosmetic surgery, and oncology reconstructive surgery at Nottingham City Hospital. Mr Tamimy was awarded his FRCS(Plast) from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2014.

Further to his comprehensive surgical practice, Mr Tamimy is closely involved in clinical research and medical education. He is a member of the Joint Committee of Intercollegiate Examinations’ FRCS(Plast) MCQ Writing Group and a member of the National Selection Panel’s ST3 Plastic Surgery. He is also a member of numerous professional organisations, such as the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, and the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications.

With a combined approach to surgery, Mr Tamimy works to provide his patients with the opportunity to choose amongst the best treatment options available, taking an active role throughout all of their treatment journey.

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Mr Brian Fish is a top consultant ENT surgeon based in Cambridge. Specialising in thyroid, parathyroid and head and neck cancer surgery, he is also an expert in treating neck and salivary gland lumps, voice disorders, throat disorders and treats a wide range of ENT conditions. He established and runs a specialist voice clinic at Addenbrooke Hospital, Cambridge with a speech therapist and also runs a neck and thyroid lump clinic at Spire Cambridge Lea and Nuffield Hospitals.

Mr Fish qualified from the University of Birmingham and underwent extensive training at three major teaching hospitals in Liverpool, including Alder Hey Children's Hospital, where he gained the skills and experience to offer comprehensive paediatric ENT services. He then undertook a Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in Australia before taking up his consultant position in Cambridge. He now practises at several hospitals in Cambridge and serves as Associate Clinical Advisor for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

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Professor Aftab Ala is an internationally recognised consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist who specialises in liver disease, liver function tests, FibroScan, colonoscopy, gastroscopy and SIBO. His private practice is based at Mount Alvernia Hospital, Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, Prime Health Surrey and Spire Clare Park Hospital, with NHS base at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford and Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London. 

FibroScan, one of Professor Ala's areas of expertise, is a non-invasive technique that allows the assessment of hepatic fibrosis, as well as quantification of liver fat. It's fast, reliable and is alternative to a biopsy, which takes longer than a FibroScan test and has potential complications.   

Professor Ala is highly qualified, with an MB BS from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School (Imperial College, London) an MD (United States Medical Licensing Examination) and a PhD in hepatology from University College London, where he won a National Wellcome Trust Research Training fellowship in immune and inflammatory medicine mechanisms linking liver and gut disease. Following specialist training in global centres of excellence at King's and Royal Free Hospitals, he was awarded a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CSST) in gastroenterology and internal medicine.

He undertook further focused training as advanced hepatology fellowship to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York from 2003 to 2004, building international expertise on rare liver diseases, chronic liver disease and liver/bowel transplantation. Professor Ala is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London the Chair of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department at the University of Surrey and a consultant hepatologist at Royal Surrey and Kings London.

He has written and contributed to over 200 peer-reviewed original medical articles and oral presentations. He has supervised PhD students at the University of Surrey and King's College London leading research programmes supported by National (NIHR and UKRI-MRC) and International funding in genetic metabolic liver disease and inequalities of health in which he has an active track record of scientific achievement and running international and national clinical trials, including first in human studies.

He is a member of numerous scientific committees in his field, and is the lead for hepatology at the National Institute of Health and Research (NIHR) for Kent, Surrey and Sussex (South East England). Professor Ala is also a previous group member for hepato-pancreatic biliary (HPB) NHS England's South East coast Clinical Reference Group, NICE Guidelines on Hepatitis B, Clinical Advisor to the NHS England and currently British Liver Trust-

Professor Ala is a member of various professional organisations including the Royal College of Physicians London, the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL). He is the lead of the Wilson's Disease and Rare Liver Disease Special Interest Group for BASL, member of the American Association for the Study of the Liver (AASLD) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL).

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Mr Will Dean is a leading consultant ophthalmologist who specialises in cataracts, glaucoma and blurred vision alongside glare, ocular hypertension and cataract surgery. He privately practises at Spa Private Medical, Tetbury Hospital and Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, while his NHS base is Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Mr Dean, who has performed over 9,000 ophthalmic procedures, is highly qualified. He has an MBChB in Medicine from the University of Leicester, an MEd in Surgical Education from Imperial College London and a PhD in Ophthalmic Surgical Education from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He also has a fellowship from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. He went onto complete his specialist ophthalmic training in the Severn Deanery.

Mr Dean is also a respected academic and is Clinical Assistant Professor at the International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is also a member of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists' Surgical Skills faculty. 

He also worked as a research associate at Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, USA, and spent four years in rural Africa as CBM Ophthalmologist and Director at Nkhoma Mission Eye Hospital, Malawi. 

Mr Dean's research has been published in over 30 peer reviewed journals and he has authored a book on eye surgery. He's a member of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, London (RCOpth), and is the chair of the RCOpth International Committee.  

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Dr Kate Du Toit is an HCPC registered counselling psychologist and chartered member and associate fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS) in London. Dr Du Toit is an experienced clinician who for the past 10 years has worked with a wide range of client groups across a variety of settings including the NHS, private, and charity sectors as well as organisational settings. Her clinical expertise and interests are focused on, but not limited to, trauma, anxiety, depression, meaninglessness, attachment and relational difficulties, emotional regulation, life transitions, sexuality, and gender identity issues. In addition to individual psychotherapy, Dr Du Toit also works extensively with couples, families, and groups.
 
Dr Du Toit's approach is drawn from existential, humanistic, and psychodynamic schools of thought. An integrative practitioner, she utilises these approaches flexibly in accordance with the subjective needs and difficulties of each of her clients, with therapeutic efforts collaboratively tailored around the individual experiences of her clients’. Her style of working is dialogical and interactive in nature, taking into consideration a holistic understanding of each person’s unique predicament in terms of past experiences, present situation and future ambitions, and the ways in which their dilemma manifests itself on an emotional, embodied, and relational level.
 
At the heart of Dr Du Toit’s clinical practice is the underlying philosophical view that the success of any therapeutic work fundamentally rests upon the quality of the therapeutic relationship. With this in mind, her therapeutic stance is always aimed at facilitating a genuine, honest, and real engagement with her clients founded upon trust, care and openness that allows for exploration of personal and sensitive issues within a safe and confidential therapeutic space. Through collaborative engagement, Dr Du Toit’s therapeutic endeavors are aimed at addressing and examining the nature and function of her clients’ concerns in a way that fosters increased awareness and self-understanding and cultivates motivation and efficacy in being able to move forward with a renewed sense of passion and purpose in living an authentic and empowered life.
 
In addition to Dr Du Toit’s clinical training and expertise, she is also an experienced supervisor and trainer and a recognized fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has spent several years working in academia on doctoral trainings in counselling psychology and psychotherapy, including leadership roles, teaching and training, clinical supervision, research, and viva-voce examinations. Dr Du Toit has comprehensive knowledge and deep passion for existential, phenomenological, and postmodern philosophies, as well as their application to clinical practice. Dr Du Toit is particularly interested in research topics that seek to question or challenge the prevailing medical discourse, in addition to topics that involve giving voice to oppressed or marginalized groups, themes of embodiment, intersubjectivity, gender and sexuality, and the use of creativity and arts in therapeutic practice. She is a member of the Society for Existential Analysis (SEA) and holds a certificate in Clinical Supervision and Existential Coaching.

HCPC: PYL33891

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