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Biography
Dr Glenn Arnold is a consultant anaesthetist who provides anaesthesia for adults and children. His special interests include anaesthesia for paediatric, obstetric, trauma, orthopaedic and colorectal patients.
He is the clinical lead developing the perioperative electronic health record. He designed and maintains the anaesthetic quality indicator reporting programme.
Dr Arnold is an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Imperial College, affiliate to the Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality, local quality, audit and research coordinator for the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, and NIHR Clinical Research Network North West London specialty lead.
Biography
Dr Ashworth qualified in medicine from Southampton University, having previously obtained an intercalated degree in Psychology. He trained in general medical specialities in Nottingham where he also gained his first experience in intensive care. In order to pursue a career in intensive care he moved to London where he trained in anaesthesia and intensive care at a number of hospitals including Charing Cross, Hammersmith, The Royal Marsden, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at Queen Square,The Royal Brompton, and St Mary’s.=
He was appointed as a consultant at St Mary’s in 2002. He was the lead clinician for interhospital transfers from 2003 for the north west London critical care network, and wrote the original critical care transfer course. He also developed documentation and guidelines that are now used London wide. He was first lead clinician in intensive care in 2012, and was appointed head of speciality for critical care in 2015.
Dr Ashworth is is an expert in ICU informatics. He has been a collaborator in the successful NIHR Health Informatics Collaboration Intensive Care theme led by Prof Mervyn Singer for developing a research database for intensive care, and sits on the AHSC Research Informatics Committee. He has undertaken work as an expert witness and has completed the Cardiff University Bond Solon Expert Witness training course. He is an expert in the management of multi-drug resistant infections in ICU, and has a wide range of other critical care clinical interests including major incident planning, sepsis, weaning, the endocrinology of critical illness, neurological and trauma intensive care and is the Chairman of the Critical Care Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
Biography
Professor Thanos Athanasious completed his medical degree in Athens, followed by a PhD in molecular lung cancer biology.
He started his training at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre and completed his training in the UK including Swansea, Bristol, London (London Chest, St Mary’s Hospital). He completed his MBA at the University of Warwick.
Additional languages spoken: Greek
Biography
Dr Gaurav Atreja undertook his initial training and education in India. After completing his postgraduate training in paediatrics from reputed institutes in India, he moved to the UK in 2004. He has trained and worked in some of the most reputed hospitals in London before being accredited as a specialist in neonatal medicine and paediatrics.
He has extensive experience in paediatrics and neonatal medicine and he is currently a consultant neonatal paediatrician and is currently working at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. As a part of a dedicated neonatal service, he facilitated the first ever reported successful neonatal organ donation in the UK at Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital, London.
Dr Atreja strives to work towards developing and supporting evidence base in neonatal care to further minimise risk, as many aspects of neonatal care are still not evidence based which leads to confusion and ambiguity.
He is passionate about the quality of neonatal care and is always working towards improving it. Having originally trained in India, he is committed to improving the new-born care in India and the rest of the world.
Dr Atreja also speaks Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.
Biography
Mr Zaid Awad completed his higher surgical training in otolaryngology in north London. He then spent a year as a head and neck surgery fellow in Adelaide, Australia, to gain advanced skills in head and neck cancer surgery and robotics. He visited many renowned international units to further enhance his knowledge and skills in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery.
He is competent in managing all adult and childrenear, nose and throat (ENT) related conditions and has a special interest in treating head and neck cancer and its impact on quality of life. Mr Awad was elected president of the Association of Otolaryngologists in Training in the UK from 2013 to 2015, as well as being the Specialty Training Committee trainee representative in North Thames from 2012 to 2014.
He served as a member of the Specialty Advisory Committee in Otolaryngology, ENT-UK Council, National Selection Committee for higher surgical training, the Intercollegiate Examination Board and the Joint Committee of Surgical Training simulation work group.
Additional languages: Arabic
Biography
Tariq Ayoub is a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust where he is the Lead for A&E at Western Eye Hospital and does high volume cataract surgery in the Imperial cataract hub at Charing Cross Hospital. His interests include treatment for Cataract, Vision Correction including LASIK, PRK and ICL implants, Corneal disease including Keratoconus treatment and Eye-lid disorders.
After completing medical school in London, Mr. Ayoub went on to complete his Ophthalmology training at the prestigious London School of Ophthalmology, namely at Moorfields Eye Hospital and Royal Free Hospital. He has completed multiple fellowships in Cornea, Cataract, Refractive Surgery, Oculoplastics and Trauma. He was previously Locum Consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital before being appointed as Consultant at Imperial College Healthcare.
Tariq Ayoub is a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (FRCOphth), a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS-G) and a Fellow of the European Board of Ophthalmology. He is on the specialist register of the General Medical Council and has received Specialist Certification in Refractive Surgery (Cert-LRS) by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
Mr. Ayoub has received multiple prizes and awards from national and international organisations for his work in the field of Ophthalmology. He has authored a number of peer-reviewed articles and has presented in national and international meetings across the globe. He is an active educator and is passionate about training junior eye surgeons.
Biography
Following the completion of his medical training at St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, in 2002, Dr Pedram Azarbod worked across various specialities including mental health, urology, general and breast surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, general medicine and endocrinology, accident and emergency and obstetrics and gynaecology to name a few.
In 2009 he became a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and has been working as a GP since. He has has been a principle GP and clinical lead in mental health since 2014, as well as carrying out minor surgery and cryotherapy.
He has been working in various urgent care centres across West London since 2016.
Additional languages spoken: Farsi, Persian