She trained in Medicine at the University of Florence (Italy) and was a research fellow at the institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital (London) for three years. Her postgraduate thesis was based upon constitutional delay of growth and puberty.
In 1999 Dr Albanese was appointed as Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology at St George’s Hospital and at The Royal Marsden, where she runs long term endocrine service for oncological children. Her clinical practice includes general endocrinology, with a particular interest in disorders of growth and puberty, diabetes insipidus and hyponatraemia and endocrine late effects of cancer and its treatment.
Dr Albanese has published 78 manuscripts and refereed articles and 64 abstracts. She is a regular invited lecturer at National and International Conferences.
Professor Ashkan is a leading Neurosurgeon at King’s College Hospital, London and one of the handful of Neurosurgeons in the UK to be awarded a Professorship. Uniquely, he has been honoured with both the Clinician of the Year and the Team of the Year Awards.
His main interests are spine disorders including back and neck pain, disc disease and sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, brain tumours, and neuromodulation surgery. The latter includes deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation and occipital nerve stimulation for movement disorders, pain, and headaches. He is an authority in image guided minimally invasive and stereotactic surgery for brain tumours including awake craniotomies and brain mapping. He is also one of the very few UK surgeons trained in Gamma and Cyberknife radiosurgery as well as keyhole MRI guided laser surgery (Visualase) for brain tumours.
Mr. Ben Ardehali is a fully accredited consultant plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgeon with over 10 years of highly specialised training. He is on the Specialist Register in Plastic Surgery with the General Medical Council (GMC no.) 4646226.
He qualified from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School at Imperial College London in 1999 with a Distinction in Anatomy and completed his general surgical training at the Hammersmith Hospital training programme in London in 2004 to become a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England MRCS. After completing his higher surgical training in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery in London, England he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon of England FRCS.
His interest includes cancer reconstruction, general plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery. He has completed a fellowship in cosmetic surgery at the renowned London Clinic and has a higher degree in cosmetic surgery from the University of London. He has also undertaken a fellowship in microvascular surgery at Charing Cross Hospital in London.
His research interest is in the area of objective assessment of outcome in plastic surgery. This has led to numerous presentations both at national and international level along with publications in peer-reviewed plastic surgical literature.He has a Masters degree in Surgical Sciences from the University of Oxford with a primary focus on patient safety and quality improvement in health care.Outside of work he enjoys playing tennis, skiing and spending time with his young family.
Dr Antonios is a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Physician in Cardiovascular, Acute and General Medicine. He is the Head and Lead clinician of the Blood Pressure Unit at St George’s University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London which is a recognised Hypertension Centre of Excellence by the European Society of Hypertension.
Dr Antonios’ research is funded by the British Heart Foundation studying the Role of the Microcirculation in the pathogenesis of Hypertension, Preeclampsia and Cardiovascular disease.
Dr Bushra Al-Rubeyi is a highly experienced consultant paediatrician and the founder of the prestigious London Child Clinic. Dr Al-Rubeyi adopts a holistic approach to the management of chronic and acute medical problems.
Including asthma, eczema, hayfever, constipation, headaches, lethargy, and growth and developmental problems. She sees children from birth to the age of 18, and her busy clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for investigation and diagnosis on-site.
Originally graduating from Ain Shams University, Dr Al-Rubeyi completed her medical training in Paediatrics at Great Ormond Street, the Hammersmith Imperial College and University College Hospital. By 1995 Dr Al-Rubeyiwas a Consultant Paediatrician and Fellow of The Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health. She started the London Child Clinic in 2006, which is widely recognised as one of the foremost paediatric clinics in the UK. In addition to her clinical practice Dr Al-Rubeyi is published widely in leading paediatric journals and has provided teaching in a number of institutes.
Nick Anim is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kingston University London. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians & GynaecologistsHe had postgraduate training in obstetrics and gynaecology in the London North West Thames Deanery and worked at Chelsea & Westminster hospital, Queen Charlottes & Chelsea hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital. He undertook clinical research fellowship studying the causes and methods for predicting pre-eclampsia culminating with the award of a PhD by Imperial College London.
He has expertise in general and high risk obstetrics including medical complications of pregnancy, particularly hypertension disorders of pregnancy. He encourages normality of pregnancy care and delivery but he also has an open-minded approach to discussing other options of care.
He sees women with a broad range of gynaecological disorders including menstrual disorders, polycystic ovaries, recurrent miscarriages, pelvic pain, fibroids and prolapse. He performs minimal access, abdominal and pelvic surgical procedures. He also offers well-woman gynaecological checks-up.
He has an active research programme focusing on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and other medical complications. He is currently supervising PhD research projects at Kingston University London and has been External Examiner to University of London Higher Degrees Committee. He has several scientific publications, contributed chapters to specialty textbooks and a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He is member of a number of national and international professional societies.
Dr Rima Al-Saffar is a Paediatric Consultant at the Royal London Hospital as well as being the Clinical Lead for Paediatric. She is an advocate for quality improvement and the patient/family voice. Dr Al-Saffar qualified with an MB BS and BSc from St. George’s Hospital Medical School in 2003 and completed a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the University of Liverpool in 2010.
She is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health since 2007 and entered the GMC specialty register in August 2015. Dr Al-Saffar is able to support consultations in both English and Arabic. Dr. Al-Saffar is experienced in managing all aspects of child health ranging from general check-ups and queries to more specialist investigations for specific diagnoses with onward referrals to a sub-specialist if needed.
Mr Hamid Abboudi is a Urological Surgeon at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. He completed his basic and higher surgical training in London and undertook an endourology fellowship at University College Hospital London. He was also awarded the prestigious British Association of Urologic Surgeons international travelling fellowship award where he spent time at the New York Presbyterian Hospital.
As well as training in the management of general urological conditions he sub-specialises in the diagnosis and laser treatment of patients with kidney stones, men and women with bothersome urinary symptoms, recurrent urinary tract infections and bladder cancer.
Mr Abboudi offers the latest in minimally invasive treatments for men with urinary problems including laser prostate surgery (HoLEP), Rezum (water vapour therapy) and Urolift. He also leads a weekly outpatient clinic specialising in the diagnosis and laser treatment of bladder cancer.
Mr Abboudi has published extensively in peer reviewed international urological journals. He has presented over 40 abstracts at the Royal Society of Medicine, American Urological Association (AUA), British Association of Urological surgeons (BAUS) and European association of Urology (EAU) and has been awarded numerous postgraduate research prizes by these authorities.
Mr Al-Dadah is a Consultant Specialist Knee Surgeon dealing exclusively with the knee. Specialist interests; Sports Knee Injuries & Surgery; Anterior Cruciate Ligament/Posterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures & Reconstructions; Partial & Total Knee Replacements; Complex Multiligament Reconstructions; Arthroscopic Key-Hole Surgery; Meniscal Injuries & Repairs/Reconstructions; Single-Stage Revision Sports Knee Ligament Surgery; Patellofemoral Joint Replacements; Day Case Joint Replacement Surgery; Stem Cell Cartilage Transplantations; Cartilage Regeneration Procedures; Knee Injection Therapy; Patella Realignment and Stabilisation.
Haemato-oncology; Leukaemia; Lymphoma; Myeloma; Lymph node pathology; General haematology.
Neuro-oncology; Brain tumour surgery; Functional neurosurgery; Deep brain stimulation; Spinal cord stimulation; Parkinson’s disease; Epilepsy; Seizures; Dystonia; Back pain; Neck pain; Sciatica; Brachialgia; Facet joint pain; Spinal stenosis; Disc prolapse; Cervical myelopathy; Cervical radiculopathy; Spinal tumours; Failed back surgery syndrome; Glioma; Glioblastoma; Haemorrhage; Occipital neuralgia; Intractable migraine; Intractable pain; Carpel tunnel.
Dr. Israa Al-Shakarchi has been a Consultant Rheumatologist for eleven years. She graduated in Medicine from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 2004, having previously gained an Upper Second Class BSc (Hons) degree in Physiology from University College London. Dr Al-Shakarchi went on to be awarded a Masters in Rheumatology with distinction from Kings College London, winning the MSc prize for the best research project in 2010. She gained the Royal College of Physicians Specialty Certificate Examination in Rheumatology later the same year. Dr Al-Shakarchi completed her training in Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine in 2013, and has been a Consultant Rheumatologist since, commencing her current post at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in August 2014. She became an elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in June 2018.
Having trained in the South London Deanery, Dr Al-Shakarchi has worked in world-renowned centres of excellence, including King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and St George’s Hospital. She is an experienced clinician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of rheumatological conditions including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, vasculitidies, inflammatory myopathies, osteoporosis and soft tissue rheumatological conditions. She has expertise in joint injections and has run the injection clinic at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for several years. Dr Al-Shakarchi has presented her work at national and international rheumatology conferences and has several publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals.
Dr Al-Shakarchi is passionate about championing a positive patient experience to deliver improved clinical outcomes, using excellent communication skills and through joint decision making with her patients. She consistently receives excellent patient feedback, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to provide her patients with correct diagnoses and effective treatment plans.
In addition, Dr Al-Shakarchi has a strong commitment to medical education. She has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education at the Royal College of Physicians, London, and has received several teaching excellence awards. For the last seven years Dr Al-Shakarchi has been a senior member of the education faculty, as the Training Programme Director for the Internal Medicine Trainees and the Royal College of Physicians College Tutor for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Al-Memar is a Consultant Neurologist at New Malden Dignostic Centre. He trained in south-west England iin London hospitals and in the Midlands at the Birmingham Neuroscience Centre.
Dr Boyle is a fully accredited children’s allergy specialist in London, who is able to help children and adolescents affected by allergy problems. His NHS base at St. Mary’s Hospital is one of the country’s largest allergy clinics for children and young people. He is an expert in diagnosing and treating allergy in children, including food allergy, eczema, hayfever, and asthma. Dr Boyle has an active research programme at Imperial College, London and is able to access state of the art allergy tests and allergy treatments for his patients if they are needed.
Qualifying from the Royal Free Medical School in 1995, Dr Blackburn undertook advanced training in Pain Medicine at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London. Area of expertise: back pain; sciatica; neck pain; occipital neuralgia; neuropathic pain; non-surgical management of frozen shoulder; osteoarthritis of the knee and whiplash surgery. Dr Blackburn has a subspeciality interest in management of Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at St George’s Hospital, London. Having qualified from University College Dublin in 1985, she did her general paediatric training in Oxford, Great Ormond Street Hospital London, Bristol and Bath. Her subspecialist training in paediatric neurology was at St George’s Hospital London.
Currently Medical Director at Lister Hospital and Director of Professional Development and education Benenden Hospital. Formerly the Medical Director at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.
George du Toit is a consultant in children’s allergy at Evelina London and honorary senior lecturer at King’s College London.George trained as a children’s doctor and then further specialised in children’s allergy and asthma at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital and University of Cape Town, Allergy Diagnostic Clinical Research Unit.
In 2000, George took up a post as consultant paediatric allergist at Imperial College London, St Mary’s Hospital, moving to the children’s allergy service at Evelina London in 2003.
George runs dedicated clinics in children’s food allergy, drug allergy and chronic urticaria at Evelina London.
After qualifying from London University in 1986 and receiving his ophthalmology training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, Mr Simon Horgan is now a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.
Simon specialises in macular degeneration and other retinal problems, diabetic eye disease, glaucoma, cataracts, use of multifocal implant lenses, astigmatic corrections and general ophthalmology including watery eye and lid lumps.
He sees patients in Harley Street, London W1G, Kingston Upon Thames KT2 and New Malden KT3 and is available for consultations five days a week.
Paediatric intensive care medicine; Paediatric respiratory medicine; Sleep problems of children; Infectious disease; Baby sleep and feeding.
Dr Khan is an experienced General Physician and has been a substantive Consultant at Epsom & St Helier’s University Hospitals NHS Trust since 2002. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer, St Georges University of London and specialises in multi-system pathology and multi-system disease. He works on the Acute Medical Unit and is an expert in acute assessment of a medically unstable patient and deals with complex medical problems. He also has a special interest in syncope due to multiple causes and has lectured extensively on the different reasons for loss of consciousness, including blackouts.
Dr Khan is also an expert in Parkinson’s disease and its variants and has lectured widely about this topic. He also belongs to the Movement Disorder Society in America. He also takes a particular interest in falls and mobility disorder and in particular balance problems which can be a factor interfering with one’s quality of life.
Dr Khan has a special interest in memory loss and different variants of dementia and has recently been awarded a Visiting Fellowship in The Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory (GIAM). Dr Khan has also been re-elected as Section President of the Royal Society of Medicine at the Gerontology and Geriatric Section. He looks at reversible causes of memory loss and how we can improve cognition.
Dr Khan is the Royal College of Physicians tutor and is a Host Examiner for the MRCP clinical examination at Epsom. He has also examined regularly, both nationally and intemationally. He is also the Programme Director for intemal medical training and does regular supervision of trainees. His strength lies in clinical assessment of complex patients and sorting out diagnostic dilemmas where the diagnosis and assessment ofa person is complex and uncertain. He has a particular interest in diseases common in the older age groups. He can also see patients at short notice and can assess diagnostic dilemmas and see patients where the diagnosis is. difficult. He has good clinical experience and always looks at the person, rather than the disease.
Dr Hamid Modarres trained at St Thomas’ Hospital, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery and The Royal Free Hospital in London. He is a Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neurophysiology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at St George’s Hospital, London and East Surrey Hospital.
Dr Janakan Natkunarajah is a full-time Consultant Dermatologist and Clinical Lead at Kingston Hospital with over 15 years of experience. He is the current President (2020 – 2021) of the prestigious St John’s Dermatological Society.
He is the Clinical Lead for 5 dermatology consultants, 2 Specialist Consultants and 4 Specialist Nurses. He was appointed to Kingston Hospital in 2011. He developed the dermatology service at Kingston and Raynes Park Health Centre and Community sites with excellent patient feedback and is involved in Acute Dermatology Management at Kingston Hospital.
He trained at Imperial College London and graduated in 2002, having gained a first-class Neuroscience BSc in 1999. He has had the unique opportunity to have worked in several excellent dermatology units including Amersham Hospital and King’s College Hospital. He trained locally on the St George’s/St Helier’s/Kingston dermatology rotation.
Throughout his training he has won several prizes at the Royal Society of Medicine and the British Association of Dermatologists Annual Conference. He actively teaches dermatology to undergraduates and postgraduates and is involved in GP education with organising a GP skin club at Kingston Hospital.
Dr Natkunarajah is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He was Educational Supervisor at Kingston for the Dermatology Trainees (2011- 2017).
Dr Salah Omer is a Consultant Neurologist at St George’s Hospital and Kingston Hospital. He trained in the United Kingdom and has worked as a Consultant Neurologist for 19 years. He has a wide experience in all areas of neurology, presents in national and international meetings and has contributed widely to neurological literature.
Dr Michael Perkin is a Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Allergy at St Thomas’ Hospital, the largest NHS children’s allergy service in the country, and is a Consultant in Paediatric Allergy at St George’s Hospital. Having qualified at St George’s Hospital Medical School (University of London) in 1993, he commenced training in Paediatrics and chose to specialise in Paediatric Allergy.
Dr Perkin undertook allergy training at Southampton and St Mary’s Hospital as well as Great Ormond Street Hospital. His research interest is understanding why so many children develop allergies and his PhD looked at farming children and what protects them from allergic disease. He is now co-leading a large trial to try and prevent infants developing food allergies in the first place – the EAT Study.Michael is able to advise on the management of food allergy, eczema, asthma, rhinitis (hay fever) and conjunctivitis as well as specific drug and insect sting allergies.
Michael provides a joint service with his wife, Dr Lucy Thomas (MB BCh, DRCOG, DFFP, MRCGP). Lucy qualified from University of Wales College of Medicine in 1992 and undertook training in general practice in Surrey. Having completed their family of four children she has chosen to develop a special interest in paediatric allergy working in conjunction with Michael.
Dr Rudenko, consultant in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, has significant research background in allergy and asthma, his MD and PhD projects were on sub-lingual specific immunotherapy in children, adolescents and adults; he did a number of clinical trial on clinical immunology of herpes viruses EBV CMV and large number of Phase 2-3 Asthma and Allergy trials as sub/co-investigator, principal investigator. For his work in developing new schemes of treatment of recurrent herpes virus infection and prevention of CMV and EBV infection he obtained 2 patents.
Mr Reddy attained a BSc(Pharm) in 1989 and received his MBBS from St George’s Hospital Medical School in 1992. He became a FRCS(Eng) in 1997 and FRCS(Gen) in 2004. He trained in London and Australia where he gained an in-depth knowledge of GI surgery, liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery and laparoscopic surgery.
Mr Reddy is fully accredited on the UK General Medical Council’s Specialist Register for general surgery with a nominated special interest in upper gastrointestinal and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery.He is also a member of the committee overseeing the National Bariatric Surgery Database, a senior lecturer in surgery at St George’s, University of London and an active member at many prestigious associations.
He is the lead upper GI surgeon at St George’s Hospital NHS Trust, London and developed the South Thames Bariatric Service which is the preferred provider for NHS bariatric surgery in the region. Mr Reddy is also a member of the committee overseeing the National Bariatric Surgery Database, a Senior Lecturer in surgery at St George’s and an active member of many prestigious associations, including the Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons, Association of Upper GI Surgeons and British Obesity, and the Metabolic Surgery Society.
He has lectured nationally and internationally on bariatric surgery.Mr Reddy trained in London and Australia where he gained experience in upper GI surgery, liver transplant, hepatobiliary surgery, and laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
Mr Ramesh underwent his higher surgical training in Orthopaedic surgery in the South East Thames region including Guy’s & St Thomas’ hospitals in London and completed a fellowship in Preston / Chorley hospitals. He was entered on to the Specialist register for Orthopaedic surgery in 2005. Mr Pal Ramesh was awarded the prestigious international American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle society’s (AOFAS) travelling fellowship in 2007 and DePuy travelling fellow in 2006. This allowed him to visit and train with a number of Foot & Ankle surgeons within North America including Columbus, Galveston, Houston, Minnesota, Toronto, Rochester, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore. Ramesh is involved in clinical research and academic development and has presented his research at Orthopaedic conferences both nationally and internationally. The most recent one being the AOFAS conference in Florida 2013, where he delivered an invited lecture on mid-foot tendon pathology.
Consultant Dermatologist, Dermatological surgeon and dermatological lead for skin cancer at St George’s. Dr Ven Samarasinghe MBChB, MRCP(DERM), is a consultant dermatologist, dermatological surgeon and dermatological lead for skin cancer. He qualified from the University of Manchester in 2002, and undertook dermatology specialist training in the Northwest of England Dermatology programme. On joining the national specialist register for Dermatology in 2012, Dr Samarasinghe completed a further one year fellowship in Mohs micrographic and dermatological surgery at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, London.
Dr Samarasinghe has completed multiple international scientific trials on skin cancer. He has lectured nationally and internationally on skin cancer, skin surgery and dermatology for which he has received awards. He has also published widely on skin cancer and currently sits on the national joint Dermatology-Plastic Surgery Integrated Fellowship board.
Clinical Lead for Specialist Angina Service, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.
Clinical assessment and medical/interventional management of all aspects of coronary artery disease including: stable angina pectoris, refractory angina (including pain mangement, advanced technologies e.g. coronary sinus reducer, biologic therapies), ischaemic heart failure, Refractory hypertension (renal denervation), Valvular heart disease and General cardiology.
Areas of interest: chest pain; shortness of breath; angina pectoris; heart attack; interventional cardiology; acute coronary syndrome (ACS); refractory angina; refractory angina; stem cell therapy; valve disease; heart failure; palpitations.
Mr Sanjay Shah is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon practicing in London and Surrey. He was previously a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Epsom and St. Helier NHS trust, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, and Royal London Hospital.
After graduating from St George’s Hospital Medical School with a First Class Honours Degree in Biomedical Sciences, he went on to obtain his specialist ophthalmic training at the London Teaching Hospitals and Moorfields Eye Hospital.
Mr Shah undertook a research fellowship at St Thomas’ Hospital conducting research into cataract surgery and ocular inflammation. He was awarded the Southern Ophthalmological Society Prize Medal for his work. He underwent sub-specialty training in glaucoma at Moorfields Eye Hospital. He was awarded a King’s Fund scholarship for a fellowship to visit ophthalmic centres in the USA.
He is a member of the Oxford Ophthalmological Congress and was previously a member of the London Deanery Ophthalmology Specialist Training Committee, a council member of the Royal Society of Medicine Ophthalmology Section and also a council member of the British Medical Association Ophthalmic Group Committee.
Mr Shah was initially appointed as a Consultant at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital and the Royal London Hospital in 1997, where he became Lead Clinician in Ophthalmology for Audit, and Research and Development. He then moved to his Consultant post at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust where he subsequently became Ophthalmology College Tutor, an Educational Supervisor and Lead Clinician for Ophthalmology.
His clinical interests and specialties are:
Cataract Surgery, Glaucoma including laser treatment and surgery, age-related macular degeneration, and intravitreal injection treatment.
General cardiology, Heart failure and Cardiac imaging (Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Echocardiography); Cardiac resynchronisation therapy; Cardiac sarcoid services; Specialist interest in Lifestyle and Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention.
Deals with all aspects of general ophthalmology & keen interest in cataract surgery. He leads the Best Interest Ophthalmology Service for patients with learning difficulties or lacking capacity at the Royal Eye Unit, many of whom have complex needs and complex cataracts, managing oculoplastics disorders, such as eyelid malposition’s (ptosis, entropion, ectropion, upper lid hooding), periocular tumours (eyelid lesions, cysts & tumours), lacrimal disorders (watery eyes). His close collaboration and work with local organisations supporting the visually impaired was recognised by Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and members of the House of Lords, where he was invited to the House of Lords in 2016 for recognition of services to the visually impaired.
Dr Tom Snow was awarded a MBBCh with Honours from the University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff in 2005 having previously studied for a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences and a MPhil in Molecular and Cellular Biology (on a BBSRC Studentship) at the University of Birmingham. Early clinical training took place in South West London, completing his advanced Cardiology training in London at St Thomas’ Hospital and Kings College Hospital. He completed a period of clinical research focusing on transcatheter valve intervention and coronary artery disease at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, where he was the first Transcatheter Valve Fellow involved in all aspects of patient assessment and treatment. Tom completed his subspecialty training in interventional cardiology on a prestigious fellowship at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital where he acquired expertise in the treatment of complex coronary artery disease. He is well versed in the use of rotational atherectomy, intravascular imaging and the invasive physiological assessment of coronary artery disease. Dr Snow was appointed as a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital in February 2017.
Dr Snow has a specific interest in the treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) coronary stenting, complex coronary angioplasty procedures and valvular heart disease, having been involved in the implantation of 110 TAVIs (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantations) and more than 15 MitraClip procedures whilst a fellow at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. He is very experienced in all aspects of general cardiology and sees patients with a variety of symptoms, including chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations and dizziness/collapses.
Dr Snow has actively participated in research at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, writing his thesis on voltage operated calcium channel modulation. He has published papers in highly respected peer reviewed journals, written review articles and book chapters on coronary artery disease and transcatheter valve intervention and presented at International conferences in Europe and North America.
Mr Abbad Toma FRCS (ORL) is a Consultant Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) and Facial Plastic Surgeon appointed to St George’s Hospital and Kingston Hospital NHS Trusts. From 2001 to 2004 he was Lead Clinician of the Ear, Nose and Throat department at St George’s Hospital and is currently lead clinician for ENT at Kingston hospital. He gained specialist training in Rhinology and endoscopic sinus surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Switzerland.
After training with eminent facial plastic surgeons in the UK, he gained further experience in facial plastic surgery in Switzerland and France as Fellow of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery. In 1999 he received full accreditation from the Specialist Advisory Committee in Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and was awarded his Certificate of completed Surgical Training.
Major aortic surgery including aneurysms of the arch and descending aorta; Mitral valve repair; Mitral valve replacement; Aortic valve replacement including sutureless valve; Contact convergent AF ablation; Coronary artery bypass grafting CABG.
MD, FRCS (eqv) – qualified in 1985
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Mr Laszlo Zolczer is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Croydon who specialises in Upper and Lower Limb Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery. Mr Zolczer was born in Hungary. His medical under-graduate training took place at the Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest and he qualified in 1985. His post-graduate surgical/orthopaedic-trauma training commenced in Hungary and completed in the UK. He undertook his subspecialist training at The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Institute, Oswestry, Shropshire and afterwards, at Croydon University Hospital/St Georges University Hospital, London.
Since 1995, he has continued to work and develop his Orthopaedic and Trauma surgical practice at Croydon, gaining advanced experience in all aspects of upper and lower limb surgery. Subsequently he was appointed the position of Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon. Mr Zolczer has been in his current full-time position as Consultant since 2001.
He is a specialist, approved by all mayor private insurance providers like Bupa, AXAPPP, Vitality, WPA, Cigna, Aviva.Mr Zolczer is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon at Croydon University Hospital with over 25 years’ experience who specialises exclusively in upper and lower limb orthopaedic and trauma conditions, sport injuries.
Mr Zolczer provides operative and non-operative treatments for conditions of the elbow-wrist-hand and the knee-ankle-foot. He offers procedures in the following areas, mainly as a day case, where patients can go home on the day of treatment.
Upper limb:
Common tendon conditions, joint pain which requires steroid and local anaesthetic injections or tendon release surgery, sport injuries, fractures, including:
Lower limb:
Common tendon conditions, joint pain which requires steroid and local anaesthetic injections or tendon release surgery, sport injuries, fractures, including:
Where required, specialist diagnostic tests, interventions will be carried out most of them on site, including: X-rays, Dynamic Ultrasound Scan, Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injections, MRI or CT scans, SPECT CT scan, Nerve test (EMG), Blood tests.Professional Memberships: British Orthopaedic Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, British Medical Association.
