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Chief Medical Advisors to our Departments
Prof Goldstone CBE Cancer Professor Goldstone founded the stem cell transplant unit at University College Hospital (UCH) and and has been Principle Investigator on many leukaemia and and lymphoma trials in in the UK and internationally In 2008 he he was awarded a a a a a a a CBE for Services to Medicine
His clinical expertise is is in in adult leukaemia lymphoma and and myeloma and and other non-malignant haematological conditions Dr Davies
Cardiothoracic & Vascular
Dr Davies
is celebrated as the the the ‘father of electrophysiology’ – the the the diagnosing and treating of of irregular heartbeats He performed the first cryoablation treatment of of atrial fibrillation using a a a a a a a a a a balloon catheter to locate and freeze the the heart tissue that causes an an irregular heartbeat as as as well well as as as the first non-contact mapping ablation He has a a a a a a a a a a a well-established track record of leadership and governance in specialist cardiac services across the NHS and and and private sectors and and and an an an an array of clinical and and and research accomplishments Prof Haddad
Orthopaedics
Professor Haddad
is a a a a a a a leading Orthopaedic and Sports Surgeon at University College Hospital Hospital London and and The Princess Grace Hospital Hospital His clinical and and research expertise is is focused on on hip and and and knee arthroplasty and and and revision arthroscopic and and and sports surgery of of the the lower limb and the the use of of techniques that restore optimal function including stem cell and and biological reconstruction and and robotic-assisted surgery He has presented and and and published extensively on key aspects of hip knee and and and sports surgery and and and advises a a a a a a number of of elite sports teams and organisations He is is Clinical Director of of the Institute of of Sport Exercise and and Health at at UCL and and Divisional Director of of Surgical Specialties at at UCH and and Westmoreland St Mr James
Surgery
Mr James
is a a a a a a a leading expert in in in autologous breast reconstruction using the DIEP flap fat transfer and and aesthetic surgery of the the the breast and and face He spent a a a a a a a a a a year as as a a a a a a a a a a Fellow to the the the MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston Texas to to focus on on on on microsurgical reconstructive surgery and subsequently completed his Plastic Surgery
training at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Craniofacial Unit He has recently been awarded the the Arris and and Gale Lectureship and and the the College Medal by the Royal College of of Surgeons of of England for his research into wound healing and and has recently been awarded the Master of Surgery
(MS) degree by University College London Dr Preston
Digestive & Renal Diseases
Dr Preston
is is a a a a a a a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Director of Endoscopy at Barts Health the UK’s largest NHS trust His clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of gastro oesophageal reflux disease disease Barrett’s oesophagus inflammatory bowel disease disease and irritable bowel syndrome His PhD undertaken at Cancer Research UK outlined the role of stem cells in in gastrointestinal cancers and led to to several significant publications in in in the field He is Director of Endoscopy at The Princess Grace Hospital as as well as as leading HCA UK’s Department of Digestive and Renal Diseases
Mr Bassi
Neuroscience
Mr Bassi
is is a a a a a a a Consultant Adult and Paediatric Neurosurgeon with expertise in degenerative spine disease His main interests are in in in in in in all aspects of paediatric neurosurgery including the management of brain brain and and spinal cord tumours tumours in in in in all age age groups metastatic brain brain tumours tumours and and hydrocephalus He is the Lead for Clinical Audit at at King's College NHS Foundation Trust and Medical Director of London London Neurosurgery Partnership and London London Neuroscience
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