Meet The Team
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Radiologists
Professor Phillip Gishen
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Spines
Dr Syed Babar
Consultant Radiologist
Special Interests: Musculoskeletal
Dr Adrian Limb
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal
Dr David Connell
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal
Dr Philip Rich
Consultant Neuro-Radiologist
Dr Declan Johnson
Consultant Neuro-Radiologist
Dr Muaaze Ahmad
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal
Dr Sajid Butt
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal
Dr T Muthukumar
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal
Dr William Teh
Consultant Radiologist
Special Interest: Breast
Dr Kevin Lotzof
Consultant Radiologist
Special interest: Temporomandibular Joints (TMJs)
Dr Chandra Thakkar
Consultant Radiologist
Special interest: Neuroradiology
Dr Curtis
Consultant Radiologist
Special interest: Neuroradiology
Dr Sujit Vaidya
Consultant Radiologist
Subspecialty: Musculoskeletal
Dr Keshthra Satchithananda
Consultant Radiologist
Special interest: Breast and musculoskeletal
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeons
Mr Adrian Fairbank MA FRCS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Knee
Qualified in 1986 after receiving an award to read medicine at Queens’ College Cambridge, and St Thomas’ Hospital London. He spent two years in Orthopaedic Fellowship, at Johns Hopkins University in USA, and Royal Adelaide Hospital in Australia. Appointed as a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer to St Georges Hospital, London in 1997, he has spent time as Surgical Tutor, Lead Clinician (Knees), and was a member of the Research and Ethics Committee for three years. Currently working part time in the NHS at St Georges and the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, his research interests currently lie in product development with a global orthopaedic company. His sub- specialist interests lie in ‘keyhole’ arthroscopic knee surgery, ligament reconstruction and total and partial knee replacement. He is regularly asked to contribute in both national and international conferences.
Mr Jonathan Bell FRCS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests - Knee
Graduated in 1987 from the University of London and has held the position of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Kingston NHS Trust/Queen Mary’s University Hospital since 1998. Mr Bell has a variety of research interests including ligament injuries of the knee, tendinopathy and predictive outcome measures of total knee replacement. With a specialist interest in arthroscopic knee surgery, including complex ligament reconstruction and knee replacements, including partial minimally invasive joint replacement, Mr Bell is a leader in his field.
Mr Rhidian Thomas FRCSEd (orth) FFSEM(UK)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Knee, foot and ankle
Graduated in 1986 and has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hammersmith NHS Trust since 1997. He has research interests in knee and ankle ligament surgery and has a specialist interest in arthroscopic surgery of the knee and ankle, as well as knee replacement surgery.
Mr. Duncan Tennent FRCS (Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Shoulder
Qualified from St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1992. After training at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, he spent a year on an arthroscopic fellowship in Virginia, USA. He was appointed as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a special interest in shoulder and elbow surgery and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St. George’s Hospital, London in 2003. He also holds appointments as Shoulder Surgeon to the Metropolitan Police, special advisor in shoulder surgery to the States of Guernsey and as a visiting Lecturer to Orthopaedic Research of Virginia. His particular interests are arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder and elbow and he also spends much of his time in the NHS on complex reconstructions of both joints following trauma. He has written a textbook of arthroscopic surgery as well as publishing a number of scientific articles on the subject and holds the patent for a revolutionary arthroscopic technique for reconstruction of the acromio-clavicular joint. He lectures both nationally and internationally on shoulder and arthroscopic surgery and continues to teach undergraduate and postgraduate surgery at St. George’s Hospital.
Mr David Ward FRCS
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Hip
Graduated from Westminster Hospital in 1985 and trained in orthopaedics in London and Berne, Switzerland. Mr Ward was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon to Kingston Hospital/Queen Mary’s Hospital, Roehampton in 1995 and carries out a high volume of hip and knee replacement work – he is Clinical Director of the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre. With a specialist interest in hip replacement, hip resurfacing, minimally invasive hip replacement and hip revision surgery, he has particular expertise in surgical options for the active patient. His research interests are in hip resurfacing and complex revision surgery – he contributes to national and international conferences on hip matters. Mr Ward is also Orthopaedic Consultant to the Roehampton Rehabilitation Unit and an international authority on amputation surgery.
Mr Jason Bernard MD FRCS (EdTr & Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Spine
Qualified from Glasgow University in 1990 and completed his orthopaedic training at St George’s Hospital, London. He undertook a research fellowship at Sheffield University in 1995 leading to a Doctorate (MD) and completed clinical fellowships at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Brisbane, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, in specialist spinal surgery.
He was appointed as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at St George’s Hospital in 2004 and has special interest in spinal deformities (kyphosis and scoliosis), spinal tumours, spinal fractures and nerve entrapments. During his time at St George’s he has introduced minimum invasive vertebroplasty for spinal tumours and disc replacement, both cervical and lumbar, for degenerative spinal conditions. He is active in research and presents his research at national meetings each year.
Mr Dominic Nielsen (FRCS Tr. and Orth.)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Foot and ankle
Graduated from St Georges Hospital London, and undertook his orthopaedic training in South East England. To complement his general orthopaedic training, he has 18 months specialist training in foot and ankle surgery and also spent two years in a centre for complex trauma and limb reconstruction.
He is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St George’s Hospital, London with special interests in foot and ankle surgery and complex trauma reconstruction.
Dominic is an examiner for Medical School Finals examinations, and regularly teaches at national education meetings. He has written papers on a range of trauma and foot and ankle subjects including clavicle fractures, hip fractures, major injuries, Achilles tendon problems and has presented his work both nationally and internationally.
Mr Colin Natali MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS, FRCS (Orth)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Spine
Appointed to the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel in December 1996. He also consults privately at the London Independent Hospital, The London Clinic, Harley Street, The Cromwell Hospital, and back2normal back and neck clinic, in London. His special interests include minimally invasive surgical procedures and the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions.
Professor Ofer Levy, MD MCh (Orth))
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests - Shoulder and Elbow
Ofer Levy studied medicine at the Hebrew University and Hadassah School of Medicine, Jerusalem, from 1976 - 1982. After completion of his military service he continued his general surgical training at Kaplan Medical Centre in Rehovot, Israel. He then moved to Sheba Medical Centre, Tel Hashomer, for his higher surgical orthopaedic training programme. In 1992 he was appointed instructor of Orthopaedic Surgery at The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, where his work included significant research into both clinical and basic sciences. In 1995 he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Chief of the Shoulder Surgery Service at Soroka Medical Centre in Beer Sheva, Israel, whilst at the same time being appointed lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Faculty of Health Science at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva. In 1999, he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and in the same year he and Stephen Copeland established the Shoulder Surgery Unit at The Berkshire Independent Hospital. He is a founder member of the Israeli Shoulder and Elbow Society, a member of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and Corresponding member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Society. He is Professor Associate, Orthopaedic Research and Learning Centre in the School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, West London.
Mr Giuseppe Sforza MD
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Special Interests – Shoulder and Elbow
Giuseppe Sforza studied medicine at Universita degli Studi di Bari, Italy, 1986 - 1992. After completion of his general surgical training, he continued his higher orthopaedic training at the same University. He spent periods of fellowship at the Danderyd Hospital - Karolinska Institute, Stockholm and at the Southern California Orthopaedic Institute Los Angeles where he started research into shoulder arthroscopy and open shoulder surgery. Between 1999 and 2000 he was appointed shoulder surgery fellow at the Reading Shoulder Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital under Stephen Copeland and Ofer Levy, where he gained vast experience in shoulder and elbow surgery. In 2000 after completion of his fellowship at the Reading Shoulder Unit, he returned to Italy and was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at "Madonna delle Grazie Hospital" in Matera as Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Unit. Since 2001 he has attended annually the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, United States for visiting fellowships under S O'Driscoll and B Morrey to improve his knowledge and clinical practice in elbow surgery. In October 2004 he joined the Reading Shoulder Unit at the Capio Reading Hospital, treating patients under waiting list initiatives. In 2005 he worked as Locum Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon at St. Peter and Ashford Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2007, he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Worchester NHS Trust. He is a member of the Italian Shoulder and Elbow Society and of the Italian Arthroscopy Society where he has served on the Educational Committee, organizing national meetings. He is member of the European Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Consultant Neurologists
Dr Jeremy Rees
Consultant Neurologist
Dr Rees FRCP was appointed in 1999 as Clinical Senior Lecturer in medical neuro-oncology at the Institute of Neurology and Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London Hospital Trust and Royal Marsden Hospitals. He specialises in the management of low-grade brain tumours and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes. As the lead clinician for neuro- oncology in the UCLH Trust, Dr Rees runs the UCLH neuro-oncology research group. He was the chair of the Brain Tumour working party for the Referral Guidelines Steering Group and is a member of the Brain Tumour Clinical Studies Group of the National Cancer Research Network. His research interests include the non-invasive assessment of low-grade gliomas using advanced MRI techniques and paraneoplastic neurological syndromes. He sees patients with all types of neurological symptoms including headaches, epilepsy, blackouts, pins and needles, Parkinson's disease, tremors, muscle weakness, poor balance and dizzy spells.
Consultant Neurosurgeons
Mr Habib Ellamushi MB, ChB, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (NS), CCST
Spinal Surgeon & Consultant Neurosurgeon
Practising at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospitals. He graduated from The University of Tripoli in 1985 and has since developed special interests in Back Pain, Neck Pain, Spinal tumours, Spinal Infection, Minimally invasive (Keyhole) spinal surgery, Neurostimulation and Brain Tumours. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary's School of Medicine, University of London.
Mr John Yeh BA (Hon) MB, BChir, MA, MD, FRCSEd
Spinal Surgeon and Consultant Neurosurgeon
Senior Clinical Lecturer practising at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospitals. He has special interests in back & neck pain, nerve entrapment, spinal degeneration, spinal injections, spinal disc surgery, kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for osteoporosis and minimally invasive spinal surgery, amongst others.
Consultant in Pain Medicine
Dr Christopher Jenner MB BS, FRCA
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia
Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia St Mary's Hospital, London, W2. He is also an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College, London, SW7. He qualified at The London Hospital Medical College in 1995. He trained in anaesthesia at The London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals, where he developed a specialist interest in pain medicine. He then underwent higher specialist training in West London, where his posts included being a Specialist Registrar in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia at St Mary's, Central Middlesex, Chelsea and Westminster and Charing Cross Hospitals. He completed a Fellowship in Pain Medicine at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London. He is Director of London Pain Consultants, which aims to provide pain-relief and rehabilitation, allowing restoration to a productive life.
Sports Physicians
Dr Mark Wotherspoon MBBS Dip Sports Med (Lond) FFSEM UK
Sports Physician
Qualified from St George’s Hospital in 1985 with a view to becoming a primary care physician and sports medicine doctor. Having worked in orthopaedics, rheumatology and A&E, he completed his GP vocational training in 1991 before obtaining his diploma in Sports and Exercise Medicine in 1992. He has extensive team doctor experience having been club doctor at Fulham FC for eight years, London Irish RFC for two years and currently at Southampton FC. He was Chief Medical Officer for England and Great Britain hockey for seven years and was recently elected as one of the first fellows of the new Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine. His main interests are chronic groin pain, exercise related lower leg pain and under performance syndrome in athletes.
Dr Mike Rossiter MSc (SEM), FFSEM (UK), MRCGP
Sports Physician
Qualified from The Royal Free Hospital in 1991. He initially trained as a GP and was a partner in a practice in Wiltshire before deciding on a change in direction to Sports and Exercise Medicine. He completed his Masters Degree in 2002 from the University of Bath where he is now a clinical tutor and visiting lecturer on the Sports and Exercise Medicine course. He was recently elected as one of the first Fellows of the new Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
He still maintains some General Practice but the majority of his time is now in Sports Medicine. He is one of the club doctors at Southampton Football Club and also at London Irish Rugby Club as well as the Chief Medical Officer for Great Britain Hockey (men and women).
His main interests are in exercise related lower leg pain and underperformance syndrome in athletes.
Dr Peter Thomson MBBS, MSc Sports Med (Lond) MFSEM (UK), MRCGP
Sports Physician
Qualified from the Westminster & Charing Cross Medical School in 1985. He trained in Sports Medicine at the Academic Department of Sports Medicine, Royal London Hospital & Queen Mary College and gained a distinction in his Masters Degree in 2002. He works as a General Practitioner treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal and sports injuries in his practice. He is also a GPwSI in Orthopaedics, and works with Mr Adrian Fairbank at the Soft Tissue Knee Clinic, St George’s Hospital. He acts as a Sports Physician to Millwall Academy Football Club and has an interest in injuries associated with soccer and running.
