Shirley Oaks Hospital

Cardiology consultant Dr. Asif Qasim works as an NHS consultant at King's College Hospital and Croydon University Hospital, where he also serves as Clinical Director. He offers patients in Croydon and central London private cardiac services. He received honors and accolades for clinical medicine and research after he graduated from the University of Cambridge. In Cambridge, Birmingham, and London, he received his internal medicine and cardiology training. To finish his PhD in cardiovascular stem cell biology, he went back to Cambridge. In peer-reviewed journals, he has written articles on a variety of interventional and general cardiology topics. As an investigator for several clinical trials, Dr. Qasim continues to be involved in the field of cardiac research. Dr. Qasim performs all procedures involving coronary intervention and has a high level of skill in interventional cardiology. He received an interventional fellowship and spent a year in Milan focusing on cutting-edge research and developing new methods with an elite team. He continues to be involved in research and the creation of courses for medical professionals interested in interventional cardiology. View Profile

Dr. Mendall earned honors degrees from Middlesex Hospital in 1985 and Cambridge University in 1982, respectively. He conducted his studies at Guy's and St. George's Hospitals, where he received his specialized gastrointestinal training. He was appointed Senior Lecturer at St. George's Medical School and Consultant Gastroenterologist at Croydon University Hospital in 1995. In 1998, he was chosen for Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians. Dr. Mendall is the director of endoscopy at Croydon University Hospital and the British Society of Gastroenterology's delegate to the London Strategic Health Authority. He serves on a variety of local and national committees and is a Fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association. Dr. Mendall has published or contributed to more than 70 original works, including several books. His primary areas of study are dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel illness (particularly the impact of nutrition on Crohn's disease), and the body's reaction to inflammation. His primary clinical interests include cancer, dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease in addition to diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. ERCP (endoscopic bile duct therapy), capsule endoscopy, oesophageal manometary and pH recording, and oesophageal, duodenal and biliary stenting are just a few of the advanced procedures that Dr. Mendall has performed extensively. View Profile

Graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Dr. Nnenna Osuji completed general medical training in intensive care, pulmonary medicine, infectious diseases, gastroenterology, and haematology before deciding to pursue a career in this field. She received world-class training in haemato-oncology and bone marrow failure states in South West London. She continued her studies at the Institute of Cancer and Royal Marsden Hospital, where she earned a doctorate in medicine with a focus on diseases of the mature T-cells. Since 2005, she has worked as a full-time consultant at Croydon University Hospital, and from 2007 to 2010, she served as an honorary consultant at Royal Marsden Hospital. View Profile

As an investigator for several clinical trials, Dr. Qasim continues to be involved in the field of cardiac research. Dr. Qasim performs all procedures involving coronary intervention and has a high level of skill in interventional cardiology. He received an interventional fellowship and spent a year in Milan focusing on cutting-edge research and developing new methods with an elite team. He continues to be involved in research and the creation of courses for medical professionals interested in interventional cardiology. Dr. Brincat is a consultant specialist in nephrology (kidney medicine) and general medicine who has been practicing since 2011. He is now employed by Shirley Oaks Hospital in Croydon and St. George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London. He completed his medical studies at the University of Malta in 1999 and was granted membership in the Royal College of Physicians (UK) in 2003. He then relocated to the UK to complete his general medicine and nephrology specialty training. His specialized training took place in the South London Deanery at some of the most renowned hospitals in the nation, including the Guy's and St. Thomas's Renal and Transplant Centre, the King's College NHS Foundation Trust Renal Unit, and the St. George's NHS Foundation Trust Renal and Transplant Unit. He finished his training in 2010, and the Royal College of Physicians accepted him as a fellow in 2015. In addition to acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, haematuria, proteinuria, hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetic kidney disease, polycystic kidney disease, and glomerulonephritis are also topics on which he can provide advise. He is especially interested in applying established methods to address chronic renal disease. View Profile

Before studying medicine at Guy's Hospital in London, Mr. Bhupal Chitnavis was raised in West London. His early training in neurosurgery began with the late Professor Edward Hitchcock in Birmingham and continued with Professor Lindsay Simon at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. Prior to finishing the majority of his neurosurgical training at King's College Hospital, he also spent time training at Great Ormond Street. Professor Anthony Strong and his senior colleague Richard Gullan encouraged him to take an interest in spinal surgery while he was there. In Utrecht, he studied high flow vascular bypass methods under Cornelius Tulleken. His primary area of interest is spinal surgery, namely complex stabilization and the creation of innovative apparatus. He is a neurosurgeon by training, but he has spent time abroad with Professor Jurgen Hams in Germany and with orthopaedic colleagues at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, giving him extensive exposure to orthopaedic spinal surgical methods. View Profile

With more than 20 years of expertise, Mr. Malik is a consultant neurosurgeon at King's College Hospital in London. With particular experience in minimally invasive, endoscopic, keyhole surgery, he is recognized as a leader in difficult spine surgery. He created King's College Hospital as a training center for endoscopic spinal surgery, instructing junior doctors in these operations, and he has invented a number of endoscopic spinal treatments. He is one of the few surgical references for the United Kingdom. Between 2001 and 2006, Mr. Irfan Malik received advanced training in neurosurgery at The Royal Hallamshire Hospital and the University Hospital, Coventry & Warwickshire. Then, after receiving his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (SN), he furthered his education by undertaking fellowships in difficult spine and epilepsy surgery at King's College Hospital and University Hospital Coventry.All spinal disorders can be evaluated and treated (both surgically and non-surgically) by Mr. Malik. He manages degenerative, traumatic, and malignant spinal surgery in his busy practice. Mr. Malik is a specialist in the utilization of minimally invasive procedures to treat sciatica, arm, back, and neck pain. As a pioneer in minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures, robotic spine surgery, and guided spine surgery, Mr. Malik is well-known both domestically and abroad.Mr. Malik is highly skilled in both minimally invasive and conventional open spinal surgery methods. View Profile

Mr. Jig Patel is a consultant orthopedic surgeon with a focus on fractures, trauma, and all knee and hip conditions. He received his medical degree from Southampton University Medical School in 1991, and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital and other significant London teaching hospitals served as the foundation for his orthopaedic surgical training. Jig had the good fortune to complete a one-year fellowship in hip and knee surgery in London, Ontario, Canada. In 2002, he began working as an orthopaedic consultant at King's College Hospital, and in 2004, he was promoted to a similar position at University College Hospital. View Profile

At St. George's Hospital in London and Croydon University Hospital (CUH), Mr. Mark Lynch practices urology full-time. He presently holds the positions of Consultant at the Endourology Unit at St. George's Hospital London, Clinical Lead for Urology at CUH, and Chair of the Cancer MDT. Prior to studying medicine at St. George's Hospital, Mr. Lynch studied biochemistry at Imperial College London and earned the title of Associate of the Royal College of Science. His postgraduate training in surgery and urology was completed in hospitals in the London Deanery, including Guy's and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, King's College Hospital, and St. George's Hospital. In addition to minimally invasive surgery, bipolar therapy, and laser procedures for the treatment of prostate problems, Mr. Lynch has honed his abilities in complicated stone surgery. View Profile