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Mr Amjid Ali is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon who specialises in the treatment of the shoulder and elbow and is based in Sheffield. He is renowned for his expertise in shoulder and elbow arthroscopy, shoulder surgery and shoulder prosthesis, as well as elbow pain and osteoarthritis of the elbow.

Mr Ali qualified in medicine from the University of Sheffield in 1996 before undergoing further surgical and specialist orthopaedic training. He additionally travelled to Sydney, Australia to undergo further training in shoulder and elbow surgery and also spent time at The Shoulder and Elbow Unit at Sheffield’s revered Northern General Hospital.

Mr Ali has also obtained fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons Trauma and Orthopaedics section and was awarded the British Elbow and Shoulder Society Travelling Fellowship which allowed him to visit the esteemed Mayo Clinic in the USA. He has been appointed as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals since 2008. With his wealth of clinical experience and expertise, he is often consulted in highly complex cases within the wider Yorkshire region. He sees patients in private practice at Sheffield Orthopaedics Limited.

Throughout his esteemed career, Mr Ali has held several senior positions in his field and is a leading name in medical education. He is an examiner for the Royal College Intercollegiate Speciality examination in trauma and orthopaedic surgery and a faculty member on Sheffield and Chesterfield’s clinical examination course. Mr Ali also regularly teaches trainee specialists in shoulder and elbow surgery at a national and international level.

During his training, Mr Ali invented a set of surgical instruments that continue to be used in elbow replacement surgery to this day. His research and academic work are published in esteemed peer-reviewed journals and he has also authored several book chapters on shoulder and elbow problems. Mr Ali is a member of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society and the British Orthopaedic Society.

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Dr David Game is a leading consultant nephrologist based in London who specialises in transplantation, dialysis and chronic disease of the kidney. He is additionally expert in hypertension as well as acute kidney injuries and kidney stones.

Dr Game studied for a bachelor’s degree in pharmacology at the University of Cambridge before qualifying in medicine at the University of Oxford in 1996. He was later awarded the prestigious Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) fellowship and additionally completed a PhD in transplant immunology at Imperial College London. Following further specialist training on the esteemed North Thames rotation, he was appointed as a consultant at Guy's Hospital in 2009, where he continues to see private patients. He additionally sees private patients at HCA at the Shard and the Lister Hospital in central London.

Dr Game is a leading name in medical education and has been an honorary senior lecturer at King’s College London since 2015. Prior to this, he was a clinical lecturer at Imperial College London, based at the Hammersmith Hospital for several years and was also voted Guy's Teacher of the Year by the establishment’s junior doctor trainees. Additional to his teaching roles, Dr Game continues to be an active researcher in transplant immunology. He was the principal investigator in a highly anticipated €14 million clinical trial of cell therapy for transplant tolerance which was funded by the EU.

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Professor Fischer is an internationally renowned consultant ophthalmic surgeon based in Oxford, with over 15 years of experience. His expertise spans cataract and vitreoretinal surgery, age related and diabetic retinopathy, macular dystrophies, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, and various retina-related issues.
 
Professor Fischer's academic journey began with an MD from Universität Witten/Herdecke, complemented by research at the highly prestigious University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to achieve a DPhil from the University of Oxford in 2015.
 
Notably, Professor Fischer's contributions extend beyond clinical practice. He holds esteemed teaching positions as a Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, University of Tübingen (Germany) and University of Lausanne (Switzerland). He has published c. 100 works and has delivered over 100 invited lectures, underscoring his dedication to ophthalmic research and dissemination of knowledge.
 
In addition to his clinical and educational roles, Professor Fischer is an active member of professional bodies such as the British and Eire Association of Vitreoretinal Surgeons, the European Society of Retina Specialists, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
 
Professor Fischer has garnered over 25 awards acknowledging his transformative impact on the field. Patients seeking exceptional eye care can entrust their well-being to Professor Fischer's seasoned hands, benefiting from his rich expertise, dedication to research, and profound contributions to the realm of ophthalmology.
 

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Dr Ankit Chawla is a highly respected, experienced, and skilled GP and functional medicine practitioner who specialises in longevity medicine, integrative medicine, obesity, menopause, hormone replacement therapy, and nutrition, as well as a broad range of other health conditions.

He is the founder of the Agami Health clinic in Marylebone, London which provides personalised, holistic, and proactive health optimisation strategies and treatments. Dr Chawla provides expert consultations using the power of advanced clinical assessments and diagnostic tools, from personalised genomics, metabolomics and gut health to cutting edge physiological and body composition testing to guide nutrition and exercise plans.

His focus is on improving your health span as well as your lifespan. Dr Chawla, who completed an MBBS at the prestigious Imperial College London in 2013, is also an expert when it comes to exercise, muscle strengthening, gut health, chronic fatigue, metabolic health, and hypertension.

He is incredibly passionate about proactive strategies for longevity and a happy, healthy life. Dr Chawla possesses both a BSc in Neuroscience and Mental health, as well as a Master's degree in Bioengineering, highlighting his versatility and his passion for technology in providing cutting edge healthcare to patients. He is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners.

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Dr Lee Lim is a highly esteemed and extensively experienced consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist and reproductive medicine subspecialist consultant who currently practices at the renowned The Manor Hospital, Oxford. Specialising in general gynaecology and obstetrics, Dr Lim's main areas of expertise include polycystic ovaries (PCOS), menstrual disorders, hormone replacement therapy and post menopausal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis, recurrent miscarriage, ovarain cyst as well as various fertility treatments. 

Today, the revered reproductive medicine subspecialist holds numerous roles at the Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford. Not only is she the teaching programme director and the teaching lead for Oxford Deanery, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), but she is so too the advanced training skills modules director in Oxford Deanery, as well as the fertility service lead consultant and gynaecology governance lead at Oxford University Hospitals.

The exceptional Dr Lim obtained a medical degree in 1997 from the prestigious University of New South Wales, Australia. Following this, she would then go on to undertake and successfully complete general specialist training (CCT) and subspecialist training in Reproductive Medicine at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK. Dr Lim has PhD awarded by the University of Oxford through her research on human preimplantation embryo.
 
Thus far, her phenomenal, ground-breaking reproductive medicine-related research has been recognised and deservedly nominated as Best Young Clinician by the highly established European Society of Human Reproduction & Embryology British Fertility Society. Dr Lim, has, to-date, to say the least, made a significantly positive impact in the overall field of reproductive medicine throughout the UK.
 
Dr Lim believes in individualised, life course, patient focused, evidence-based and respectful care in women's health. 

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Mr Jorge Mascaro is a highly trained and skilled consultant cardiothoracic surgeon based in Birmingham. He specialises in a number of complex heart procedures such as coronary artery bypass grafts, aortic valve repair, ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement, descending thoracic aorta and thoraco-abdominal aneurysm repair. 

Mr Mascaro completed his initial medical training in 1996 in Chile before relocating to the UK to complete further surgical training at St George's Hospital. He also undertook a fellowship in heart and lung transplant. Since then, much of Mr Mascaro's esteemed career has been spent providing excellent care to patients at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham as a consultant cardiac surgeon. Additionally, he is the director of heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support as well as lead aortic surgeon. Mr Mascaro also currently practises privately at BMI The Priory Hospital in Birmingham.

Mr Mascaro is actively involved in contemporary research on innovative surgical techniques and technology, regularly collaborating with peers and contributing to academic publications in his field. He shares his expertise in talks and webinars for a number of associations, including the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery, of which he is a member. 
 

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Mr Ahmed A Othman is a highly skilled Consultant Cardiac and Aortic surgeon, who treats patients at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.
 
He sub-specialises in aortic surgery, which includes surgery for aortic root, arch, and thoraco-abdominal aortic diseases. His operative armamentarium includes valve preserving root replacement, aortic arch replacement including hybrid arch repair, thoraco-abdominal aortic repair, valve replacement and coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG)
 
In 2004, Mr Othman graduated from Ain Shams University medical school, Cairo. He undertook cardiac surgery training at Cairo's National Heart Institute, a leading cardiac centre in the Middle East. During this time, he successfully completed his master's in surgical science at Ain Shams University in 2010 and earned his membership to the Royal College of Surgeons, London.
 
Mr Othman completed a fellowship in adult cardiac, aortic, and congenital cardiac surgery at Aswan Heart Centre, Egypt. Over the course of this three-year fellowship, he was mentored by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub. In 2013, he relocated to the UK to complete his surgical training at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.
 
In 2017, he became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Cardiothoracic surgery after completing the FRCS-CTh, and, in 2018, he undertook a research scholarship at the esteemed Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
 
Upon completion of training, Mr Othman was awarded the Terumo Aortic Fellowship in Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, and following this, he was appointed as a consultant cardiac and aortic surgeon.
 
He is a member of Chain of Hope, England and La Chaîne de l'Espoir, France, and has led many cardiac surgery charity missions during the course of his career.

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Dr Justine Hextall is a highly experienced, trained and qualified leading consultant dermatologist based in Sussex. Specialising in skin-affecting conditions such as acne, skin cancer, rosacea and eczema but to mention a few, Dr Hextall also possesses a specialist medical interest in anti-ageing treatments and paediatric dermatology. 

After graduating from King's College London medical school, Dr Hextall gained her Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and since then has worked as both a clinical and skin cancer lead. She undertook her specialist dermatology training at the renowned St John's Institute of Dermatology where she held an honorary consultant post for five years. Dr Hextall is an appointed member of the skin cancer sub-committee at the British Association of Dermatologists.

Dr Hextall, who also specialises in skin lupus, has also become very well-known for her scientific approach to anti-ageing and skin rejuvenation procedures. Dr Hextall has, to-date, made a substantial amount of appearances in the press and today, frequently lectures around the world on her areas of expertise. On top of this, Dr Hextall is committed to training and has directed a local training programme for dermatology trainees for the past five years. Her main objective as a practicing consultant dermatologist is to find the most effective way to be able to combine the very best of aesthetic innovation with a deep and well-rounded understanding of dermatology. 

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Mr Hisham Abouzeid is a highly-experienced and respected consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist based in Cheadle, Rochdale and Salford, as well as Wythenshawe in Manchester. He specialises in treatment for ovarian cysts, heavy menstrual loss and pelvic pain alongside labiaplasty, vaginoplasty and vaginal prolapse procedures. He privately practises at The Alexandra Hospital, The Highfield Hospital and Oaklands Hospital, in addition to The Pines Hospital. His NHS base is Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Abouzeid has over 25 years of gynaecological practice, developing skills and expertise in various gynaecological subspecialties, alongside the ones mentioned above, such as female sterilisation reversal, oophorectomy and menopause. He has an impressive educational background that reflects his revered career, with an MBBCh from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and an MSc in Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy from the University of Surrey. 

Further to these esteemed qualifications, Mr Abouzeid has received the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' (RCOG) certificate in laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, accreditation for colposcopy from the British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP), and underwent RCOG's advanced training in gynaecological ultrasonography.

Mr Abouzeid is a sought-after clinician with top leadership skills. He is the lead for gynaecological endoscopy at Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, lead for gynaecological oncology at Rochdale Infirmary and the lead gynaecologist for Greater Manchester Clinical and Treatment Centres (CATS). 

Mr Abouzeid is a member of several professional organisations, which include the Royal College of Obstetricians (MRCOG), British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE), European Society of Gynaecological Endoscopy (ESGE), alongside the BSCCP.  

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Mr Iqroop Chopra is a leading consultant spinal neurosurgeon based in Cardiff. His areas of expertise lie in non-operative and operative management of spinal conditions such as spinal tumours and slipped discs. He also specialises in sciatica (leg pain), neck and back pain, arm pain and minimally invasive surgery.

Mr Chopra is a spinal fellowship-trained neurosurgeon and has been practising full-time as a consultant spinal neurosurgeon at Cardiff and Vale Hospital since 2007. In addition, he also has practising privileges at Nuffield Vale Clinic & Hospital and Spire Cardiff Hospital. Mr Chopra trained in London at tertiary neurosurgical and orthopaedic hospitals and is qualified to treat spinal problems from both an orthopaedic and a neurosurgical perspective, giving him a unique approach in treating the entire spectrum of spinal conditions. In order to offer the best and most effective treatment for each and every one of his patients, Mr Chopra also works closely with radiologists, physiotherapists and pain management specialists. 

Mr Chopra has a strong interest in teaching and training, and in role-modelling strong organisational skills.  For the last few years, has been convenor of Spinal revision course and also actively involved in teaching at the Cardiff University as an honorary lecturer. He has previously been Chair, Education and Training, British Association of Spinal Surgeons (BASS) for two years. He was Clinical lead for Spinal Services at Cardiff & Vale NHS trust. Currently he is joint clinical director for the South Wales Spinal Network.

Over the past five years, Mr Chopra has also been proactively working with SpineAid; a charity involved in treating spinal deformities in children and young adults in India. This passion grew out of a desire to give back to the system and help to treat neurosurgical anomalies in deserving patients with spinal deformities who cannot afford to pay for their own surgery. Consequently, he is now working to establish medical centres in India that can offer surgery to these patients.

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