Meet the team

John McMenamin became the Hospital Director for Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in January 2020.

Name: Mr Christopher Waller

Job title: Medical Director and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

GMC number: 4183570

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Special interests: Knee surgery, soft tissue and arthroplasty

Years of first medical qualifications: 1995

Year of becoming a specialist: 2009

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2011

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Cycling, football follower and previously club Doctor for three seasons for Dorchester Town FC.

Professional profile:

Mr Christopher Waller graduated from the University of Bristol Medical School in 1995. He completed orthopaedic specialist training in the Wessex region. After a period as a locum consultant for Southampton General Hospital which included some work at the Treatment Centre, he joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in February 2011. He has been the orthopaedic lead at Southampton and now combines clinical duties with the role as the hospital’s medical director.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Orthopaedic Association

British Association for Surgery of the Knee

Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management

Name: Dr Rosario Mela

Job title: Associate Specialist

GMC number: 7212253

Specialty: Oral surgery

Special interests: Implantology

Years of first medical qualifications: 1992

Year of becoming a specialist: 1995

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2020

Languages spoken: English, Italian, Portuguese

Personal interests: Spending time with family, traveling, volunteering, socialising, international rugby and F1.

Professional profile:

Dr Rosario Mela graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Florence (Italy) in 1992 and post-graduated in Odonto-Stomatology from the University of Padua (Italy) in 1995. He has over twenty-five years’ experience working in oral surgery and implantology, and has undertaken further training and courses to supplement his professional development at universities such as New York University – College of Dentistry (USA).

Dr Mela was the Head of Department of Dentistry at Aerospace Medical Institute of Rome (I.M.A. Rome) between 2007 and 2015, as well as achieving a rank of Colonel while serving as an Italian Air Force Medical Service Officer before retiring in 2019. Dr Mela joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2020.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

New York University College of Dentistry C.D.E. Italian Graduates Association

British Dental Association

Name: Mr John Cumming

GMC number: 1332223

Specialty: Urologist

Years of first medical qualifications: 1972

Year of becoming a specialist: 1990

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2018

Languages spoken: English

Professional profile:

Mr John Cumming graduated from Edinburgh University Medical School in 1972 and passed the FRCS in 1976 in Edinburgh. His early training was in general surgery, obtaining the degree of Master of Surgery (ChM) in 1984.

In 1985 Mr Cumming started training in Urology at the Institute of Urology in London and was appointed as the first specialist Urological Surgeon in Southampton joining the Department of Urology in the early stages of its development. From his experience in London he brought minimal invasive techniques for kidney stone surgery, urodynamics to support incontinence and reconstructive bladder surgery and radical perineal prostatectomy for prostate cancer.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal Society of Medicine

Name: Dr Jonathan Miller

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 4518334

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Years of first medical qualifications: 1998

Year of becoming a specialist: 2011

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2012

Languages spoken: English

Name: Mr Antonio Gagliardi Lugo

Job title: Consultant Oral Surgeon

GMC number: 271756

Specialty: Oral surgery

Special interests: Oral and maxillofacial surgery

Years of first medical qualifications: 2009

Year of becoming a specialist: 2014

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2020

Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Italian

Personal interests: Astronomy, movies and music

Professional profile:

Mr Antonio Gagliardi Lugo graduated in his natal Caracas, Venezuela in dentistry (2009) and trained in oral and maxillofacial surgery (2014). He worked as a consultant in two of the most important hospitals in Caracas, “Dr. José Gregorio Hernández” of Los Magallanes de Catia and “Dr. Pérez Carreño” Hospital, managing maxillofacial trauma, deformities, tumours and complex dental surgeries. His private practice consisted mainly of dental implants, complex dental surgeries and maxillofacial deformities.

Mr Gagliardi Lugo also attended his alma mater at the school of dentistry in Santa Maria University where he participated as a trainer in oral surgery for 3rd and 4th year of dental students. He has published multiple articles in both national and international peer reviewed journals related to the speciality. His work experience in the United Kingdom has been around Wales and England in Maxillofacial surgeries department where he has been able to merge and apply all the knowledge acquired in both continents.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

International Association for Dental Research (IADR)

International Association of Oral and Maxilofacial Surgery (IAOMS)

Association for the Study of Internal Fixation

Venezuela Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Name: Mr Sameer Umranikar

Job title: Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

GMC number: 5205248

Specialty: Obstetrics and gynaecology

Special interests: Laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, endometriosis, menstrual dysfunction, benign gynaecology, gynaecological ultrasound

Years of first medical qualifications: 1993

Year of becoming a specialist: 2007

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2018

Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Marathi

Personal interests: History, tennis, swimming, cooking

Professional profile:

Mr Sameer Umranikar graduated from the B. J. Medical College, India in 1993, and completed his postgraduate training both in India and the UK. He has over twenty years’ experience working in gynaecology and has specialised in treating benign gynaecological conditions like endometriosis, fibroids, pelvic pain and menstrual dysfunction. Mr Umranikar has a master’s degree in Advanced Endoscopic Surgery from the University of Surrey and a Diploma from the University of Auvergne, France in Minimal Access Surgery.

Mr Umranikar has co-authored a number of papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences. He has organised several courses both nationally and internationally and has been invited as Faculty for several national and international meetings.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy (BSGE)

British Society for Gynaecological Imaging (BSGI)

Premium Medical Protection (PMP)

Name: Dr Asta Makauskaite

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 7055435

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Regional anaesthesia

Year of becoming a specialist: 2001

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2015

Languages spoken: English, Lithuanian

Personal interests: Photography and travelling

Professional profile:

Dr Asta Makauskaite has over fifteen years’ experience working as an anaesthetist and has a special interest in regional anaesthesia including peripheral nerve stimulators and ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

General Medical Council

Association of Anaesthetists

Name: Dr Denislava Slavova

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 7431330

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Regional Anaesthesia

Year of becoming a specialist: 2013

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2015

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Swimming, gym, outdoor activities

Professional profile:

Dr Denislava Slavova joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2015. Passionate about anaesthesia, Dr Slavov is a member of the Association of Anaesthetists and the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Association of Anaesthetists

The Royal College of Anaesthetists

Name: Dr Rajeswari Ranganathan

Job title: Consultant Oral Surgeon

GMC number: 100849

Specialty: Oral surgery

Special interests: Management of nervous and dental phobic patients under IV Sedation, dento-alveolar surgery, biopsy of oral lesions, surgical extraction of impacted teeth and wisdom teeth, buried teeth and roots, apical surgery, pre-prosthetic surgery, surgical orthodontics – surgical exposure of teeth, surgical closure of oro-antral fistula.

Years of first medical qualifications: 1996

Year of becoming a specialist: 2007

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2009

Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil

Personal interests: Oil colouring, travel and ‘hot yoga’

Professional profile:

Dr Rajeswari Ranganathan graduated from medical school in 1996 and completed her speciality training in 2007. He has over ten years’ experience working as an oral surgeon and her special interests include the management of nervous and dental phobic patients under IV Sedation, the biopsy of oral lesions and surgical orthodontics.

Dr Ranganathan joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton 2009. Passionate about oral surgery, Dr Ranganathan is a member of the British Association of Oral Surgeons and the Royal College of surgeons England.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Association of Oral Surgeons

Royal College of surgeons England

Name: Dr Sivanesan Saravanan

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 5192047

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Chronic pain management

Years of first medical qualifications: 1995

Year of becoming a specialist: 2009

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2010

Languages spoken: English, Tamil

Personal interests: Cricket and squash

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Name: Mr Eleftherios Karamanlis

Job title: General Surgeon

GMC number: 6038875

Specialty: General Surgery

Special interests: Colorectal surgery

Years of first medical qualifications: 1995

Year of becoming a specialist: 2005

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2019

Languages spoken: English, Bulgarian, Greek

Personal interests: Sports, travelling

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Association of Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland

American College of Surgeons

Greek Medical Association

Name: Mr Geoffrey Higenbottam

Job title: Lead Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 6051461

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Regional anaesthesia, total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA), ultrasound guided blocks

Years of first medical qualifications: 2001

Year of becoming a specialist: 2013

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2013

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Road cycling

Professional profile:

Mr Geoffrey Higenbottam has a special interest in regional anaesthesia, total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA), ultrasound guided blocks

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Association of Anaesthetists

Name: Dr Ildikó Both

Job title: Anaesthetist Consultant

GMC number: 6161888

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: General anaesthesia

Years of first medical qualifications: 1994

Year of becoming a specialist: 1999

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2008

Languages spoken: English, Hungarian

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

General Medical Council UK

European Society of Anaesthetists

Hungarian Medical Chamber

Name: Ms Maria Blasinska

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 6123308

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Geriatric anaesthesia

Years of first medical qualifications: 1981

Year of becoming a specialist: 1987

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2011

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Classical music, opera, movies, art and politics

Professional profile:

Ms Maria Blasinska aduated from medical school in 1981 at the University of Medical Science in Poznan, Poland. She has over thirty years’ experience working as an anaesthetist and has a special interest in geriatric anaesthesia.

Ms Blasinska moved to the UK in 2008, and joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2011. Passionate about anaesthesia, Ms Blasinska is a member of the European Society of Anaesthetists.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

European Society of Anaesthetists

Name: Mr David Betak

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 6164556

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Regional anaesthesia

Years of first medical qualifications: 1993

Year of becoming a specialist: 2002

Year of joining Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton: 2012

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Music, yoga, cycling

Professional profile:

Mr David Betak become a specialist in anaesthesia, intensive care and chronic pain therapy in 2002. He moved to the UK in 2008, and joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2012.

Passionate about anaesthesia, Mr Betak is a member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and European Society of Regional Anaesthesia.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Anaesthetists

European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

Name: Mr Animesh Banerjee

Job title: Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist

GMC number: 4681944

Specialty: ENT

Special interests: Middle ear work, Endoscopic sinus surgery, nasal trauma, head and neck diagnostics, assessment and management of dizziness

Year of becoming a specialist: 2009

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2015

Languages spoken: English, Hindi

Personal interests: Football, cricket, gardening

Professional profile:

Mr Animesh Banerjee moved to the UK in 1997, and joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2015. Passionate about ear, nose and throat surgery, Mr Banerjee is a member of the British Association of Otorhinolaryngology and Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland.

Mr Banerjee special interests include middle ear work, endoscopic sinus surgery and nasal trauma. He has a keen interest in medical research and has published multiple articles in medical journals.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Association of Otorhinolaryngology

Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

The BMJ

Name: Mr Petros Mikalef

Job title: Consultant Hand Surgeon

GMC number: 7047911

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Special interests: Treating patients with Spasticity after stroke, cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury

Years of first medical qualifications: 1996

Year of becoming a specialist: 2006

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2015

Languages spoken: English, Greek

Personal interests: Travelling, family

Professional profile:

Mr Petros Mikalef graduated from Medical School in 1996 and completed his Orthopaedic Specialist Training in Thessaloniki (Greece) in 2006. He has worked as a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon in Greece and in Scotland. He has been trained in Hand Surgery in World reputed Hand Centres in Derby and in Birmingham before passing the Exam of the European Board to be qualified as a Hand Surgeon in 2014. He has been trained in the Treatment of Spasticity after Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome (Spasticity after Stroke, Cerebral Palsy and Traumatic Brain Injury) and is reviewing patients with these conditions mainly at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham and in Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He was appointed as a consultant hand surgeon in 2015 and has been keen to introduce new services, most recently the Outpatient Carpal Tunnel Decompression Service that has improved significantly the patient experience

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Society for Surgery of the Hand

Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand

Name: Mr Obinna Mba

Job title: Consultant Gynaecologist

GMC number: 6062657

Specialty: Gynaecology

Special interests: Benign gynaecology, colposcopy, hysteroscopy

Years of first medical qualifications: 1999

Year of becoming a specialist: 2015

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2018

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Music, sports

Professional profile:

Mr Obinna Mba graduated from medical school in 1999 at Abia State University, Nigeria. He did his postgraduate training in North West Thames rotating across various hospitals such as Chelsea & Westminster, Imperial College Healthcare and North West London Hospitals NHS Trusts. He has about fifteen years’ experience working in gynaecology and has a special interest in benign abdominal surgery (open and laparoscopic), outpatient gynaecological treatments and Colposcopy.

Mr Mba joined the joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2018 where he runs a general gynaecology clinic, a menstrual disorders /procedures clinic and a surgical operating list. He is a member of various professional colleges, national committees, published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented on national and international conferences. He has a regional lead role in undergraduate clinical education.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

General Medical Council

Medical Defence Union

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy

Higher Education Academy

Name: Dr Gary Gutteridge

Job title: Consultant in anaesthesia and pain medicine

GMC number: 3683385

Specialty: Anaesthesia and pain medicine

Special interests: Regional Anaesthesia and Chronic Pain Medicine

Year of first medical qualification: 1992

Year of becoming a specialist: 2002

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2013

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Music

Professional profile:

Dr Gary Gutteridge graduated from Oxford University Medical School in 1992. He completed anaesthetic core specialist training in the Bristol deanery between 1998 and 2002. After a period as a locum consultant at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Yeovil District Hospital, he started as a substantive consultant anaesthetist in the Shepton Mallet Treatment Centre in January 2012, now part of the Practice Plus Group.

Dr Gutteridge practiced anaesthesia and pain medicine during this position and then joined the anaesthetic team at the Southampton NHS Treatment Centre in September 2013.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

European Society of Regional Anaesthesia

British Pain Society

Name: Mr Timothy Dickinson

Job title: Consultant Oral Surgeon

GMC number: 68289

Specialty: Oral surgery

Special interests: Anxiety management and pain control

Years of first medical qualifications: 1993

Year of becoming a specialist: 1999

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2015

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Sailing, skiing

Professional profile:

Mr Timothy Dickinson has been educated at Queen Mary, London, University of London (BSc), University of Bristol (Bristol Dental School) and Imperial College (MBBS). He has worked in oral surgery for 25 years and joined our team as a consultant oral surgeon in October 2015.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Association of Oral Surgeons

Name: Mr Adel Elrasheed

Job title: Consultant Oral Surgeon

GMC number: 85155

Specialty: Oral surgeon

Special interests: Dental implant

Years of first medical qualifications: 1994

Year of becoming a specialist: 2009

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2018

Languages spoken: English, Arabic

Personal interests: Reading, walking

Professional profile:

Mr Adel Elrasheed achieved his primary dental qualification in 1994 and became a specialist in oral surgery in 2009. He obtained Fellowship in Dental Surgery (Royal College of Surgeons of England) in 1999, Fellowship of the Faculty of Dentistry (Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland) in 2012, Master of Philosophy in Oral Medicine (University of Manchester) in 2003 and Master of Science in Dental Implantology (University of Salford) in 2012.

Mr Elrasheed has over twenty years’ experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery and has developed special interest in dental implant, managing facial pain and intravenous sedation. He has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed and international journals.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland

Royal College of Surgeons of England

International Congress of Oral Implantologists

Association of Dental Implantology

British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

Name: Mr Mohamed Zakaria

Job title: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

GMC number: 4273208

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Years of first medical qualifications: 1980

Year of becoming a specialist: 1996

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2009

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Music, theatre

Professional profile:

Mr Mohamed Zakaria graduated from medical school in 1980 at Cairo University, Egypt. He has over thirty years’ experience working in orthopaedics.

Mr Zakaria has authored and co-authored a number of papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Dr. Thursby-Pelham has been a consultant in gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton since February 2012. Dr Thursby-Pelham also works at the Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.

He cares for both inpatients and outpatients with a wide variety of gastrointestinal diseases, but has a specialist interest in endoscopy. Dr Thursby-Pelham studied for his MBBS at Imperial College School of Medicine in 1998 later gaining membership at the Royal College of Physicians in 2003. He spent a year undertaking advanced endoscopy training in Leeds and then secured a British Society of Gastroenterology travelling fellowship, attending the Medical University of South Carolina for a short period, again focusing on advanced therapeutic endoscopy.

Dr.Thursby-Pelham undertakes a variety of advanced endoscopic procedures (over 600 per year) including the diagnosis and endoscopic management of early gastrointestinal cancers. He undertakes more complex techniques such as removing large growths and early cancers from intestines (polypectomy) using endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection.
Dr. Thursby-Pelham is accredited to perform endoscopy for the national bowel cancer screening program, undertaking approximately 120 per year.

His role at Queen Alexandra Hospital includes being endoscopy clinical governance lead and training lead for endoscopy. He has set up and developed the Trust into a national training centre for endoscopy, teaching on endoscopy basic skills and advanced endoscopic skills courses.

Dr. Thursby-Pelham takes an active practical role in endoscopy research supporting his academic research colleagues. He has been involved in numerous trials and studies looking at improving the detection and diagnosis of gastrointestinal abnormalities including: EURO-II; ABBA; BRID; E-CAP; NICEVIS; Endocuff; METRIC IBD Study.

Name: Mr Andrew Flood

Job title: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

GMC number: 4309363

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Special interests: Hip and knee replacement and revision surgery. Foot and ankle surgery, knee arthroscopy

Years of first medical qualifications: 1996

Year of becoming a specialist: 2010

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2012

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Cricket, cycling

Professional profile:

Mr Andrew Flood graduated from medical school in 1996 at King’s College London and completed his speciality training in 2010. He has over fifteen years’ experience working in orthopaedics and has a special interest in joint replacement and revision surgery.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Surgeons of England

British Orthopaedic Association

Medical Protection Society

Name: Mr Dimitar Brankov

Job title: Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon

GMC number: 7051519

Specialty: Ophthalmologist

Special interests: Cataract surgery, medical retina, general ophthalmology

Years of first medical qualifications: 1994

Year of becoming a specialist: 2000

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2018

Languages spoken: English, Bulgarian

Personal interests: Gym, swimming, reading

Professional profile:

Mr Dimitar Brankov is motivated and ambitious to provide best services for ultimate patient satisfaction.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Ophthalmologists

Medical Professional Society

Name: Dr Samir Naoum

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 6139726

Specialty: Anaesthetist

Special interests: Regional anaesthesia

Years of first medical qualifications: 1987

Year of becoming a specialist: 1993

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2008

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Reading and music

Professional profile:

Dr Samir Naoum’s joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2008. He has over thirty years’ experience working in health care.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Anaesthetic Association of Great Britain and Ireland

Resuscitation Council certified Advanced Life Support instructor.

Name: Mr Vasileios Kefalas

Job title: Consultant Hand Surgeon

GMC number: 6161906

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Special interests: Hand surgery, upper limb arthroscopy

Years of first medical qualifications: 1996

Year of becoming a specialist: 2008

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2010

Languages spoken: English, Greek

Personal interests: Music, cinema, kendo, war history, car history

Professional profile:

Mr Vasileios Kefalas is a graduate of the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1996, he went on to undertake mandatory year-long service both in the Greek Army Medical Department and as a working GP. He progressed to work as a registrar at a number of leading Medical institutions in Greece before completing his training in Orthopaedics in 2007 and granted his CCT in Trauma and Orthopaedics after which he became an Associate Specialist in the Upper Limb team of the 1st University Orthopaedic Department for the General Hospital Georgios Papanikolaou in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Mr Kefalas moved to England in 2008 to work as an Upper Limb Fellow at the Wrightington Hospital in Wigan UK, a ’Centre of Orthopaedic Excellence’, before his move to Southampton General University Hospital, UK where he worked and trained as senior upper limb fellow. He was admitted to the GMC Specialist Register in 2008. He has successfully granted the FESSH European Diploma in Hand surgery in 2013 and he is member of the BSSH (British Society of Surgery of the Hand)

At Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton he currently undertakes a wide range of operative procedures, including carpal tunnel releases / revisions, trigger thumb / finger, ganglions (open or arthroscopic removal), lump-soft tissue tumour removals, soft tissue procedures (i.e. ligament reconstructions, fasciectomies for Dupuytren’s disease), trapeziectomies, wrist arthroscopy, nerve entrapment , procedures for acute and chronic conditions of the wrist (osteotomies, fusions, joint replacements etc).

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Society for Surgery of the Hand

Federation of European Societies for the Surgery of the Hand

Name: Dr Rachel Broadley

Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist

GMC number: 4726263

Specialty: Anaesthetics

Special interests: Clinical human factors trainer

Years of first medical qualification: 2000

Year of entry on to GMC Specialist Register: 2011

Year joined Practice Plus Group: 2012

Languages spoken: English

Professional profile:

Dr Rachel Broadley joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2012. With over 20 years’ of experience in NHS-delivered services, she actively promotes a culture of continuous improvement whilst ensuring high-quality, evidence-based clinical care is maintained in a safe and comfortable environment.

In addition to her anaesthetic practice, Dr Broadley is an enthusiastic educator in human factors and patient safety, delivering training for healthcare across the UK as well as undergraduate teaching with the University of Portsmouth.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Anaesthetists

Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland

British Association of Day Surgery

Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors

Clinical Human Factors Group

Name: Ali Akbar Baboli

Job title: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

GMC number: 6153235

Specialty: Trauma and orthopaedics

Special interests:  Knee, ankle and feet, shoulder and elbow

Years of first medical qualifications: 1998

Year of becoming a specialist: 2007

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2009

Languages spoken: English, Iranian

Professional profile:

Mr Akbar Baboli joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2009 as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.

As a graduate of the Medical School of Copenhagen University in Denmark in 1998, he worked at the University Hospital in Copenhagen as a Registrar and completed his training in orthopaedics in 2007.

There, he worked as an Associated Specialist at one of the leading hospitals in Copenhagen with an interest in knee surgery, ACL reconstruction surgery, meniscal repair, foot and ankle surgery and shoulder surgery.

Mr Baboli was admitted to the GMC as a doctor in 2006 and as a Specialist Registrar in 2007. He moved to the UK in 2009 and has since been working as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with an interest in knee surgery, foot and ankle surgery and shoulder and elbow surgery.

Name: Dr Smita Jain

Job title: Consultant Gynaecologist

GMC number: 4609991

Specialty: Gynaecology

Special interests: Urogynaecology and urodynamics, menstrual disorders, general and ambulatory gynaecology

Years of first medical qualifications: 1992

Year of becoming a specialist: 2008

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2011

Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Gujrati

Personal interests: Indian cooking, music, films and yoga

Professional profile:

Dr Smita Jain has over twenty years’ experience working in obstetrics and gynaecology, and has a special interest in urogynaecology and urodynamics, menstrual disorders, general and ambulatory gynaecology.

Dr Jain joined the team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in 2011. Passionate about gynaecology, Dr Jain is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Medical Protection Society and British Society of Urogynaecologists.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Medical Protection Society

British Society of Urogynaecologists

Name: Mr Rakesh Choudhary

Job title: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

GMC number: 5187211

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Special interests: Hip and knee replacement surgery

Years of first medical qualifications: 1989

Year of becoming a specialist: 2010

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2014

Languages spoken: English, Hindi

Professional profile:

Mr Rakesh Choudhary underwent basic surgical training in Yorkshire and completed registrars’ training in trauma and orthopaedics in Wessex and South Wales. He also completed a master’s degree in orthopaedics at Liverpool University and completed his fellowship in hip and knee surgery at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford.

Mr Choudhary possesses in depth knowledge of the enhanced recovery programme for hip and knee replacements. He is a peer reviewer for the hip and knee research papers for the Bone and Joint Journal (British JBJS) which helps him to remain updated regarding recent developments in his specialty. He is an Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) instructor.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Orthopaedic Association

British Medical Association

Name: Mr Nigel Borley

Job title: Consultant Urology Surgeon

GMC number: 4109099

Specialty: Urologist

Special interests: Lower urinary tract symptoms, male genital surgery, male infertility, erectile dysfunction

Years of first medical qualifications: 1995

Year of becoming a specialist: 2007

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2017

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Sailing

Professional profile:

Mr Nigel Borley is a Consultant Urologist Surgeon at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton. Following training in Urology in London and Southern England he under-took sub-specialist training in Andrology at The Institute of Urology UCLH.

Passionate about urology, Mr Borley is a member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons and British Society of Sexual Medicine and is on Council for The Royal Society of Medicine Urology section.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Association of Urological Surgeons

British Society of Sexual Medicine

Royal Society of Medicine

Royal College of Surgeons

Dr Laing undertook his primary medical qualifications at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School in London, being awarded a Bachelor of Science Scholarship there in 1970 before attaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiology a year later and becoming a Bachelor of Medicine, Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of London and Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1974.

In 1976 Dr Laing undertook a Medical Rotation at Southampton University Hospitals, which included four six month appointments in Cardiology, Neurology, Gastroenterology & General Medicine and Chest Medicine, going on to become a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1977, before further six month posts in Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Dr Laing worked in General Practice and The Royal Flying Doctor service in Australia in 1979 before returning to the UK to become a General Practice Trainee for the Wessex Region. In 1981 he began his career as a full time Partner in General Practice and in 1983 he became a Hospital Practitioner in Gastroenterology at SUHT, a post held until 2000.

He became a GP Trainer to the Wessex region in 1989. Dr Laing currently has a practice in Endoscopy at Wessex Nuffield Hospital which he has had since 1996 and, as well as his continuing work as a part time GP, is a Consulting Endoscopist at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton.

Throughout his career Dr Laing has held a number of Committee and Board Member positions including for the BMA Specialists Committee, Southampton University Hospitals Cardiovascular Disease Management Committee, Southampton & South West Hampshire Area Health Authority and currently the Fitness to Practice Panel of the General Medical Council.

Dr Laing has been the Chief Medical Officer to Aviva UK Health and Group Life since 1998 and in 2005 became Chief Medical Advisor to HSBC (Life). In 2003 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and has published papers in the fields of Cardiology and Gastroenterology.

Name: Mr Christopher Waller

Job title: Medical Director and Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

GMC number: 4183570

Specialty: Orthopaedics

Special interests: Knee surgery, soft tissue and arthroplasty

Years of first medical qualifications: 1995

Year of becoming a specialist: 2009

Year of joining Practice Plus Group: 2011

Languages spoken: English

Personal interests: Cycling, football follower and previously club Doctor for three seasons for Dorchester Town FC.

Professional profile:

Mr Christopher Waller graduated from the University of Bristol Medical School in 1995. He completed orthopaedic specialist training in the Wessex region. After a period as a locum consultant for Southampton General Hospital which included some work at the Treatment Centre, he joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Southampton in February 2011. He has been the orthopaedic lead at Southampton and now combines clinical duties with the role as the hospital’s medical director.

Membership of professional, national or regional bodies:

British Orthopaedic Association

British Association for Surgery of the Knee

Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management