General practitioner, Dr Tim Lebens, has expertise in all aspects of general medicine, including the management of chronic disease, health screening, paediatric medicine, psychiatry, and sexual health. He has extensive experience working with patients of all ages and takes a patient-centric approach to care. He understands that by involving patients in their diagnosis and treatment, many complex medical problems can be identified early.

Dr Lebens cares for a wide range of patients, from high-profile figures to international and corporate clients, and he has also advised foreign Health Ministers on Public Health and preventative medicine. He also works closely with some of the world’s top specialists and is able to refer onwards to them if necessary.

Dr Lebens undertook general practice training at St Mary's Hospital before training in psychiatry at the renowned Priory Hospital. He worked in the NHS for 20 years before focusing on his private practice 12 years ago, ensuring to keep up to date with the most recent medical advances. He also regularly contributes to a number of respected publications and has previously been a feature columnist for the Health Section of Esquire and Tatler magazine. Dr Lebens has a passion for teaching and currently serves as a certified mentor and teacher for GP trainees. He has recently been awarded fellowship of The Royal College of General Practitioners for his achievements in general practice, public health, and education.

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Mr Andrew Goldberg is renowned London Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in foot and ankle disorders for adults and children. He is known for his non-interventional approach and treatment plans that keep in mind the patient's concerns and lifestyle. He works in a multidisciplinary setting, including podiatrists, physiotherapists, Pilates instructors and orthotists, which helps avoid surgery on more than 85% of patients he sees.

Mr Goldberg is fellowship trained and is a Visiting Professor in Trauma & Orthopaedics at Imperial College London and an Associate Professor at UCL.  He was an Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Foot & Ankle Surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore between 2010 and 2018 and is the Chief Investigator on the TARVA Study which is run across 17 NHS Hospitals and is comparing ankle replacement against ankle fusion.

He runs other research studies to discover new and innovative treatments from stem cells for cartilage repair, to the outcomes and effectiveness of foot and ankle surgery.  Andrew Goldberg pioneered the introduction of the patient-specific PROPHECY™ instrumentation technique, which enables ankle joint replacements to be personalised to the patient’s anatomy and thus perfectly tailored to the needs of each individual patient.

In 2011, Mr Goldberg was awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to Medicine. He is a sought-after international lecturer and is well-published in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr Ajai Seth is an experienced London-based consultant in sport, exercise, and rehabilitation medicine. He specialises in the following areas:

• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Running mechanics
• Racket sport injuries
• Football and rugby injuries
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Groin pain

He has extensive experience in musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging diagnostics, shock wave therapy, and therapeutic injections, such as steroid, high volume, PRP, and prolotherapy.

Dr Seth works as part of a multidisciplinary team that delivers compassionate, personalised care. He believes that having the right diagnosis from the start is critical to providing the best care for patients and that physical activity is the best form of rehabilitation.

Dr Seth is a member of the Lawn Tennis Association's (LTA) medical team and is the president of The Royal Society of Medicine, Sports Medicine. He is also on the executive board of the British Association of Sports and Exercise Medicine (BASEM) and is the Clinical Chairman of Circle Integrated Care, the UK's largest integrated health provider. Additionally, he works for the Ministry of Defence at Headley Court DMRC.

Mr Culpan, Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon works for The Royal London Hospital, one of the largest trauma centres in Europe. His areas of specialisation include hip and knee replacements, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, complex hip reconstruction, arthroscopic knee surgery, and revision hip replacements. Within his speciality, he is one of a few doctors globally that perform customised hip replacements with minimally invasive techniques.

In 1996 Mr Culpan graduated from the University of Manchester with a bachelor's in both medicine and surgery. Following that he began his basic surgical training, performing surgical rotations at both Bart’s and Royal London. He completed his higher surgical training in Trauma and orthopaedic surgery at University College London. Later on, in 2005, he was awarded a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons and completed his training in 2007.

Following the completion of his fellowship, Mr Culpan undertook an additional year-long fellowship under the well renowned Orthopaedic surgeon Prof Judet in France. After finishing this final fellowship he then went on to be a consultant in Abu Dhabi, returning to the UK in 2010 to work within the Bart’s Health Trust. Mr Culpan during his career has also had a keen interest in research and has an excellent publication history.

Currently, Mr Culpan works as a senior consultant for Royal London Hospital in which he takes on additional teaching roles. He also works alongside that in central London on his private practice where patients from around the world seek him out due to his expertise. He remains a highly prevalent and active surgeon within his field with a specific interest in custom hip and knee replacements (CT planned), pelvic and acetabular trauma, revision, and complex arthroplasty. Recently, he has developed a keen interest in osteointegration and rehabilitation.

Mr Martin Klinke, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialises in foot and ankle problems, with additional qualifications in sports and exercise medicine.

He began his medical education in Frankfurt graduating with a bachelor in medicine and surgery. He then went on to be awarded his master’s degree in Sports medicine from the University of Nice, France. Following this, he completed his post-graduate training in Orthopaedics in well-renowned teaching hospitals in Germany and Paris. Developing his skills further, he then was awarded a fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. In 2001, Mr Klinke got the opportunity to work alongside Prof Hinterman, a world-renowned physician who specialises in ankle replacements.

In 2002 Mr Klinke went on to be appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospital NHS Trust. A year later he then went on to join the London Foot and Ankle Centre and is currently the senior foot and ankle surgeon at London Bridge Hospital.

Mr Klinke has a wealth of knowledge allowing him to perform a wide range of surgeries including reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, ankle replacements, ankle keyhole surgery, and minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair. He is also highly skilled in the treatment of hind food pathologies, and forefoot disorders. Due to his qualification in sports medicine, he also treats athletes suffering from acute injuries and chronic use symptoms. Some of the treatments he provides are shockwave treatment for Achilles tendinopathies and plantar fasciitis.

He works multidisciplinary working alongside physiotherapists and podiatrists to ensure a fully comprehensive treatment plan for his patients.

Mr Klinke is a member of the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS), German Foot and Ankle Society (DAF), and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS). He has an active educational life being invited to lecture nationally and internationally.

Mr Tev Aho is a consultant urologist working from the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. He specialises in treating male patients with urinary issues and retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). He is also very interested in the treatment of kidney cancer, being one the busiest kidney surgeons in the UK.

Mr Aho moved from New Zealand to the UK to become a Clinical Fellow in Uro-oncology in the Cambridge University Hospitals in 2003, the following year he was appointed Consultant Urological Surgeon. He is the number one surgeon in the UK for performing Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP), he has brilliant outcomes of this procedure especially within men who don’t perform well with Urolift. He is highly skilled in performing Urolift, Rezum and Aquablation procedures for BPH. He has been offering Urolift since 2015. He was also one of 3 surgeons in the UK in 2017 to be able to provide Aquablation. Following this trend, he was also the very first NHS surgeon to perform Rezum procedures in the Cambridgeshire NHS Trust and continues to offer this procedure as an outpatient procedure.

He has a keen research history being involved in HoLEP research since the procedures early days. He introduced this procedure to Cambridge University hospitals in 2004, where it became and remains the treatment of choice for men seeking treatment for urinary retention issues. Additionally, he commits a significant amount of his time to medical education. He lectures on HoLEP at national and international conferences and hosts a HoLEP course at his NHS Trust. He is also the founding president of the UK Holium User Group (HUG) and continues to be a mentor of trainee doctors learning HoLEP. Up until 2014, he was the Urology Training Programme Director for the East of England. For 5 years after he was on the Urology Specialist Advisory Committee, where he was responsible for the training in urology.

Mr Aho’s personal life is enriched with a wide range of hobbies like marathon running, watching musicals, and attending festivals and music events. He also loves to experience the good things in life like great food, good wine, and company.

Mr Ahmad Aziz is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at currently working at the private practice The Harley Eye Centre and the Western Eye Hospital in Marylebone. In his current NHS post is Western Eye Hospital in London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust he is the clinical lead for theatres and laser. He is a member of the multi-disciplinary teams for thyroid eye disease, skull base pathology and facial reconstruction. His areas of specialism include Blepharoplasty, Ptosis, other Oculoplastic surgery, Endonasal lacrimal surgery for watery eyes and eyelid reconstruction. His areas of interest include Small Incision Cataract surgery, Oculoplastics, Watery eye, Ptosis and Blepharoplasty. He offers holistic care, tailored to each patient.

Mr Aziz graduated from University of London in 2005 with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degrees. He has a Masters degree in Public Health and Health Services Research. He has professional memberships in Ophthalmology and Surgery including Fellow of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Mr Nicholas Marshall is a Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon with a specialist interest in upper gastrointestinal disease, laparoscopic surgery and open general surgery.

Mr Marshall qualified in 1990, developing his expertise in laparoscopic surgery within the fields of upper GI surgery and general surgery, allowing him to provide comprehensive treatment profile for almost all abdominal conditions. He also performs endoscopy for gastro-oesophageal and large bowel conditions, hernia surgery by both open and key-hole techniques.

He has been nominated for 2022 Patient Award by Doctify on the basis of his exceptional feedback.

Dr Nida Chammas is a highly-regarded Consultant Physician specialising in the management of endocrine disorders and acute and general medicine. She has gained her extensive experience in well known hospitals such as Hammersmith, UCLH and King's College Hospital. Additionally, she underwent additional training in the field of reproductive endocrinology at UCLH.

Dr Chammas is heavily involved in research, having worked as a researcher in the Diabetic Foot Clinic at King's, when she published several papers that were presented internationally. She has successfully applied for CLAHRC funding to further research into diabetic foot disease with colleagues and collaborators. Dr Chammas also serves as an Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer for Imperial College.

Dr Nikolic has graduated medicine in 1992 and has been working as a Consultant in Pain Medicine since 2006. He works both privately and on the NHS at St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals.

He covers a wide range of interests, including spintal pain management, myofascial pain syndromes, neuromodulation/spinal cord stimulation, complex regional pain syndromes, headaches and neuropathic pain.

Dr Nikolic provides treatments that are tailored for every patient and rely on a holistic approach including interventional pain management, analgesia optimisation and comprehensive rehabilitation and psychological support when appropriate. He is currently working closely with a team of specialists who are experts in their fields (physiotherapists, osteopaths, vocational rehabilitation specialists/occupational therapists and clinical psychologists).

Dr Nikolic believes that it is highly important to provide a service of the highest clinical standard that is firmly founded on the principles of evidence-based medicine. He is regularly involved in teaching and research in order to keep his professional knowledge and skills up to date.

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