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Professor Robert John Moots is an award-winning academic consultant rheumatologist who specialises in the research and treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases and practices at Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool. He has an international reputation for excellence both in rheumatology research and care and is an acknowledged expert in treating rheumatic diseases. He is Director of the National Centre for Behçet's Syndrome in Liverpool, and of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Centre for Excellence in Rheumatology Research, Liverpool. Professor Moots also provides regular consultancy advice to the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and works closely with the pharmaceutical Industry at a global level to improve treatment for musculoskeletal diseases. 

After training in medicine in London, Professor Moots gained his PhD at the University of Oxford. Following this, he was lecturer in Rheumatology at the University of Birmingham, before moving to Harvard Medical School, USA . He moved back to the UK to establish a new academic rheumatology unit in Liverpool. Much of his time is dedicated to research, which allows him to translate advances in understanding and treating diseases into  delivery of the highest quality state-of-the-art care. He regular receives referrals from around the UK, and many other parts of the world. He has been editor-in-chief of Rheumatology,   a trustee of the British Society for Rheumatology and helps lead the growth of rheumatology expertise in developing countries.

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Mrs Anne Mitchener is an experienced consultant neurosurgeon based in both central London at the Schoen Clinic, and in Esher, Surrey. Mrs Mitchener is an expert in treating degenerative spine including pain in the following regions: back pain (also known as lumbar spondylosis, or degenerative disc disease), neck pain, (cervical spondylosis), arm pain (brachalgia) and leg pain (sciatica).

She offers spinal steroid injection treatment to the facet joints for spinal joint pain, and to the trapped nerves (nerve root block and epidurals). She also undertakes radiofrequency denervation/rhyzolysis treatments. Common surgical treatments she offers include the surgical management of spinal disorders such as slipped/herniated/prolapsed discs with percutaneous minimally invasive cervical discectomy (and fusion) and lumbar discectomy, as well as cervical and lumbar laminectomy for spinal cord compression known as spinal stenosis. Mrs Mitchener also treats abnormal gait (myelopathy), back injuries, spinal/vertebral fracture with kyphoplasty, osteoporosis diagnosed by Dexa scan, and carpal tunnel syndrome (surgically by carpal tunnel decompression)

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Mr S James Quinn is a highly esteemed consultant ENT surgeon who specialises in conditions such as hearing loss, vertigo, dizziness, and ear infections, and is an expert when it comes to both otology and paediatric ENT. He currently practises at the Ramsay Pinehill Hospital in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, the Spire Harpenden Hospital in Harpenden, as well as the Hatfield-based One Hatfield Hospital. 

Mr Quinn, who officially qualified as a doctor in 1987 after successfully completing an MBBS at the Guy's Hospital Medical School in London, possesses quite the impressively substantial list of sub-specialties, including deafness, ear infections, dizziness, nasal blockage sinus and facial pain, functional nasal and sinus surgery, tonsillitis, and laryngitis, but to mention a few. Upon graduating, Mr Quinn undertook his postgraduate training in ENT surgery at renowned hospitals, which included Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital, Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, and Great Ormond Street Hospital. 

Impressively, Mr Quinn has, thus far in his medical career, held various different roles at a large, established Trust in Hertfordshire, including lead clinician, clinical director, as well as medical director. Not only that, but he has also previously been acting medical director for the Midlands and East Strategic Health Authority and regional medical director for NHS Improvement.

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Mr Andrew Coombes is a consultant eye surgeon based in London, specialising in oculoplastic procedures, cosmetic ophthalmology and cataract surgery alongside blepharoplasty, outpatient eyelid surgery and dry eye. He also has top expertise in eye trauma. Mr Coombes privately practices at HCA UK at The Shard and London Bridge Hospital. His NHS base is at the Royal London Hospital for Barts Health NHS Trust. Here, he is the current lead consultant for the Adnexal (eyelid, tear drainage and orbital disorders) and cataract and corneal services.

Mr Coombes' clinical experience also extends to other top roles at the trust. He was the department lead clinician from 2004 to 2016 and Trust ophthalmology clinical director from 2012 to 2016. Now, he is the college tutor and education supervisor there.  

Mr Coombes is highly qualified, with an MBBS from St Bartholomew's Medical College (1991), where he won several prestigious prizes, and an immunology BSc from St Thomas' Hospital (1989).

After graduating from St Bartholomew's, he underwent further training in his subspecialisms via fellowships at Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and Moorfields Eye Hospital. He also gained an even broader ophthalmic repertoire in glaucoma, medical retina and strabismus as well as paediatrics and neuro-ophthalmology subspecialities as part of the ophthalmology SpR Rotation at Moorfields Eye Hospital, St George's NHS Trust and the south west Thames region. 

Mr Coombes' clinical research has been published widely in scientific journals and as a sole author and contributor to several books, most notably in the field of cataract and trauma. He is actively involved in teaching both under- and post-graduates and is regularly invited to lecture, particularly on the subject of ocular and orbital trauma. He has also presented his findings for various respected associations in the ophthalmology field, including the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS). 

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Professor John Gribben is a leading haematologist based in London. He currently sees patients at London Haematology which is based at The London Clinic. He specialises in haematological cancers including lymphomas, leukaemias and bone marrow transplantation. Professor John Gribben graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1980. He also trained in haematology at University College London and in medical oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School.

Professor Gribben remained on the faculty for 17 years before returning to the UK. He has written over 300 articles and chapters in peer-reviewed publications and is renowned for his new drugs and forms of cancer treatment. He has grant funding from The National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK for pioneering studies in lymphoma and leukaemia. He has sat on and chaired numerous international executive committees dedicated to investigating new methods of cancer care and many editorial boards for professional publications which are focused on cancer.He 

He has lectured across the world on new therapies for cancer treatment. In addition to his lectures, Professor Gribben has published more than 300 chapters and articles in peer-reviewed publications. He has also sat on and chaired several of the editorial boards for professional publications focused on cancer. 

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Dr Mark Hughes is one of the UK's leading cosmetic dentists, with significant experience and skill in both orthodontics and aesthetic dentistry. He is an Accredited Member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, an extremely prestigious accolade, being one of only 16 dentists in the UK. He is a full member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr Hughes founded the Harley Street Dental Studio in 2004, and went on to become co-founder of the acclaimed Harley Street Dental Group just four years later. His clinics share a vision of offering the latest developments in dentistry and state-of-the-art techniques, to deliver high quality results in orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry. 

Dr Hughes often appears in the media to discuss his techniques and his clinics as a dental advisor, and has worked with a range of celebrities over the years. With placement of over 10,000 dental veneers and successful completion of more than 1,000 Invisalign treatments, Dr Hughes has earned his reputation as a world-class dentist. He is a key opinion leader and brand ambassador for many leading dental companies and also has an interest in training and education, working as a mentor for other dentists, and lectures internationally and around the UK. 

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Dr Piers Clifford is a highly regarded consultant cardiologist, with over 35 years of experience, currently practising in London, Great Missenden and High Wycombe. His expertise encompasses a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, stent procedures, hypertension management, coronary angioplasty, and atrial fibrillation.
 
Dr Clifford commenced his medical career with a first-class degree in Physiological Sciences & Medicine from Oxford University, followed by his MBBS degree from St Mary's Hospital, Oxford in 1987. Upon completion of his initial medical studies, he undertook medical training at the prestigious St Mary's Hospital in London, followed by subspecialist training in in cardiology and general internal medicine at the renowned Hammersmith Hospital, which led to his appointment as a consultant cardiologist in 1999.
 
In addition to the aforementioned areas, he takes a special interest in syncope (fainting), chest pain, breathlessness and inherited cardiomyopathies. 
 
Furthermore, alongside his clinical practice, Dr Clifford actively contributes to the academic and research aspects of cardiology. He serves as an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College London and plays a pivotal role in teaching undergraduate students at Oxford Deanery. He also actively participates in multiple professional organisations including the British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society, American Heart Association, and the Royal Society of Medicine.

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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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As an internationally recognised surgeon, Dr Rajan Sharma specialises in complex echocardiography, a pioneering technique that uses ultrasound to scan the heart. His other focuses include coronary and valvular heart disease, heart failure and hypertension.

Dr Sharma visits in his private clinic as well as serving as head of echocardiology at St. Georges Hospital. Dr Sharma is an invaluable member of numerous cardiology boards and an honorary lecturer at St Georges, University of London.

He is active in research and has seven book chapters, 22 review articles, 41 original articles as well as many case reports. He regularly presents at national and international meetings. Dr Sharma is committed to working with colleagues in a multidisciplinary format to improve patient care. He is committed to education and is co-director of a national imaging course.

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Mr Gidon Ellis is a leading consultant urological surgeon in London specialising in general urology, kidney stones, and the management of urinary symptoms and prostate problems in men.

He is skilled in numerous aspects of urology, including the assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) with HoLEP and TURP and the management of kidney stones with extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) and ureteroscopy and laser. He regularly assesses patients with haematuria (blood in urine), which can be a sign of bladder cancer or urothelial cancers of the upper urinary tracts; conditions which he is an expert in managing also. He treats patients with scrotal swelling, difficulty with the foreskin, urinary tract infections, and elevated PSA blood test, as well as other abnormal investigations.

Mr Ellis offers a patient-centred holistic practice with the needs of his patients at the centre of his decision making and treatment selection. The satisfaction of his patients is paramount and is reflected in the excellent feedback he consistently receives from those he treats. His surgical practice is honed towards minimally invasive endoscopic treatments, ensuring that his patients can have the best available treatments and then return to their normal lives as quickly as possible.

In 2012 Mr Ellis ranked number one in the UK national selection process and went on to complete his higher urological training in North London, which included a year at the renowned Institute of Urology at University College London Hospitals where he undertook further subspecialist training in endourology and kidney stones. At the end of his training he was awarded The Urology Foundation Endourology Travelling Fellowship Award. He went on to complete a fellowship position in HoLEP at Luton & Dunstable Hospital where he gained extensive experience in minimally-invasive low power HoLEP.

He is a core member of the bladder cancer and kidney stone multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) at Royal Free London NHS Trust, where he holds an NHS consultant post, and provides endourology expertise to the renal cancer MDT also. He runs the male lower urinary tract clinic at Royal Free London. Private patients can access his highly professional and personalised patient care at The Royal Free Hospital Private Patients Unit, The Platinum Medical Centre and Wellington Hospital in Central London, and Hadley Wood Hospital in North London.

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