TERM 9 LECTURES CRF MEDICAL SCHOOL U.K. ELECTIVE PROGRAMME
18th November 2026 - 16th December 2026
Term 9 of the CRF Medical School U.K. Elective Programme Lecture Timetable
Lectures will run once a week, every Wednesday
From 6.30 pm to 8 pm U.K. time
Starting on the 18th November 2026 - 16th December 2026
18th November 2026 Online Lectures
18:30-19:15 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
19:15-20:00 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
25th of November 2026 Online Lectures
18:30-19:15 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
19:15-20:00 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
2nd December 2026 Online Lectures
18:30-19:15 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
19:15-20:00 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
9th December 2026 Online Lectures
18:30-19:15 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
19:15-20:00 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
16th of December 2026 Online Lectures
18:30-19:15 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
19:15-20:00 pm GMT - Lecture title TBC
27th January 2026
27th January 2026 - CRF Medical School U.K. Elective Programme Lectures
6.30 pm - 7.15 pm: ‘Acute Kidney Injury,’ by Professor Stephen Marks
7.15 pm - 8 pm: ‘A Systematic Approach Into Assessing Sick Children, Recognition and Stabalisation,’ by Dr Habab Easa
8 pm - 8.45 pm: ‘Interventional Radiology: What a Medical Student Should Know’ by Dr Josh Eves
20th January 2026
20th January 2026 - CRF Medical School U.K. Elective Programme Lectures
6.30 pm - 7.15 pm: ‘Proteinuria and Haematuria,’ by Professor Stephen Marks
7.15 pm - 8 pm: ‘Identify the Sick Child,’ Dr Sara Abdelgalil
13th January 2026
13th January 2026 - CRF Medical School U.K. Elective Programme Lectures
6.30 pm - 7.15 pm: ‘Self-Harm and Suicide in Young People,’ by Dr Dennis Ougrin
7.15 pm - 8 pm: ‘Patient History and Communication Skills,’ by Alison Walsh, Physician Associate
6th January 2026
6th January 2026 - CRF Medical School U.K. Elective Programme Lectures
6.30 pm - 7.15 pm: ‘Facial weakness: Bell’s Palsy and Mimics,’ by Professor Tim Young
7.15 pm - 8 pm: ‘Approach to UTI and Common Urogenital Conditions,’ by Dr Safeeldeen Elfaki
22nd December 2025
22nd December 2025 - CRF Medical School U.K. Elective Programme Lectures
6.30 pm - 7.15 pm: ‘Essential Radiology for Busy Doctors,’ by Dr John Curtis
7.15 pm - 8 pm: ‘Type 2 Diabetes and Novel Therapies,’ by Dr Jason Cheung
26th June 2024 Online Lectures
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - How to Make my PLAB Journey Safe, by Dr Solomiia Bandrivska: Clinical and Research Fellow in Neurology
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - Injuries, Infection and Orthoplastic Surgery, by Mr Will Eardley: Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - Acute Surgical Emergencies - Case Based Learning, by Dr Elliot Goodman: Director of Surgical Education - City University of New York School of Medicine
19th June 2024 Online Lectures
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - Assessment of soft tissue lumps and sarcomas, by Mr Coonoor Chandrasekar: Consultant Orthopaedics Liverpool
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy in Spinal Pathologies, by Dr Mykhailo Bandrivskyi: Neurosurgeon
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - Approach to Interstitial Lung Disease - diagnosis and treatment, by Dr Indranil Chakravorty: Consultant Physician
5th June 2024 Online Lectures
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - Introduction to Neonatalogy, by Dr Amal Abdalla: Paediatrics Speciality Doctor
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - Common Problems in Paediatric Surgery, by Professor Varadarajan Kalidasan: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. Honorary Education Tutor, RCSEd
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis, by Professor Stephen Marks: Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
29th May 2024 Online Lectures
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - Lymphoma, by Dr Ali Rismani: Consultant Haematologist, Whittington and UCLH
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - Neurology: How to Examine the Upper Limbs, by Professor Timothy Young: Clinical Professor (teaching) The Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL, London
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - How Does Autism Affect Adults?, by Dr Liz Kliman: counselling Psychologist: Brent Community Learning Disability Team & Expert Witness assessments
22nd May 2024 Online Lectures
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - Menopause Update, by Dr Malini Geeta Kanagalingam: Consultant Gynaecologist in Community Gynaecology and Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health at the Glasgow Private Clinic.
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - My Own Well-Being? Why Do I Need to Bother About That?, by Dr Phyllida Roe: Psychiatrist, SLAM
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - Chronic Kidney Disease and Transplantation, by Professor Stephen Marks: Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
15th May 2024 Online Lectures
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - Primary care case studies with single best answer questions, by Dr Aparna Ghosh: GP, London
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - Haematuria, by Dr Vinod Nargund: Consultant urologist
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - Acute kidney Injury, by Professor Stephen Marks: Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
8th May 2024 Online Lecture
Lecture 1: 18:00-19:00 pm BST - Introduction to Term 6 - Medicine in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Support, by Dr Sharon Raymond: GP, Director of Crisis Rescue Foundation Medical School UK Elective Programme
Lecture 2: 19:00-20:00 pm BST - Imaging of Lower Limb Injuries, by Mr Hiro Tanaka: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Wales, UK
Lecture 3: 20:00-21:00 pm BST - Proteinuria and haematuria, by Professor Stephen Marks: Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
13th of December 2023 Online Lecture
17:00-18:00 pm GMT – Primary Care Case Studies with Single Best Answer Questions, Dr Aparna Ghosh, GP
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Hypertension, Dr Huda Ahmed, Speciality Doctor Altnagelivn Hospital, North Ireland
11th of December 2023 Online Lecture
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Lymphoedema., Dr Athula Withanage, Senior Lecturer General Surgery. Hon. Clinical Tutor Cardiff University. WIMAT. Lead Clinician WGH Rtd.
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Metabolic Response to Trauma and Surgery, Dr Athula Withanage, Senior Lecturer General Surgery. Hon. Clinical Tutor Cardiff University. WIMAT. Lead Clinician WGH Rtd.
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Epilepsy, Dr Huda Ahmed, Speciality Doctor Altnagelivn Hospital, North Ireland
6th of December 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Lactation - Stopping, Starting and Pathology, Dr Sharon Silberstein, Director of Dr Silberstein Clinic in Hampstead Garden Suburb, Specialises in Breastfeeding Medicine and Tongue tie
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis, Professor Stephen Marks, Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Diarrhoeal Disease, Dr Karyn Moshal, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, GOSH
4th of December 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Gastric surgery Benign Conditions, Dr Athula Withanage, Senior Lecturer General Surgery. Hon. Clinical Tutor Cardiff University. WIMAT. Lead Clinician WGH Rtd.
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Understanding and Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes, Professor Andrew Deaner, Professor of Cardiology, King George and St Bartholomew's Hospitals, London and Queen Mary, University of London
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – History and Examination of Chronic Liver Disease, Dr Huda Ahmed, Speciality Doctor Altnagelivn Hospital, North Ireland
29th of November Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT – Understanding Hyponatraemia, Dr John Vogel, Consultant (ret) - Ealing NHS Hospital
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Psychiatric Presentations in the Emergency Department- Case-Based Discussion, Dr Phyllida Roe, Psychiatrist, SLAM
27th of November 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT – Assessment of Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents Alongside a Family Interview & How to Formulate Mental Health Problems in Children, Dr Sharon Taylor, Child Psychiatry at Imperial School of Medicine
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Fits, Faints and Funny Turns, Dr Richard Rees, Neurology Senior Registrar, St George’s Hospital, London
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Basics of Interventional Radiology: How to Refer, Dr Joshua Eves, Radiology Registrar
22nd of November Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Chronic Kidney Disease and Transplantation, Professor Stephen Marks, Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – CNS Infections, Dr Nada Elhag, Consultant Microbiologist. BHRUT
20:00-21:00 pm GMT – Anaemia lecture, Dr Perla Eleftheriou, Haematology Consultant UCLH
20th of November 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Congenital Heart Disease, Dr Ronel Talker, Paediatric Cardiology SpR, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Trauma - Emergency Management of Pelvic Fractures (and Polytrauma), Mr Nigel Rossiter, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon - WHO & RCSEd
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Introduction to Neonatology, Dr Amal Abdalla, Community Paediatrics Speciality Doctor
20:00-21:00 pm GMT – CVS Examination, Professor Andrew Deaner, Professor of Cardiology, King George and St Bartholomew's Hospitals, London and Queen Mary, University of London
15th of November 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Septic Sepsis and Septic Shock, Dr John Vogel, Consultant (ret) - Ealing NHS Hospital
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Tongue-tie, Dr Sharon Silberstein, MD and IBCLC, Specialising in Breastfeeding Medicine
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Chronic Liver Disease, History and Examination, Dr Huda Ahmed, Speciality Doctor Altnagelivn Hospital, North Ireland
13th of November 2023 Online Lecture
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Epilepsy 2, Dr Phyllida Roe, Psychiatrist, SLAM
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Lumps, Bumps and Sarcomas, Mr CR Chandrasekar, Consultant Orthopaedics
8th of November 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT – Oxygen Delivery – A Physiological Framework to Dealing with a Sick Patient, Dr John Vogel, Consultant (ret) - Ealing NHS Hospital
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – How Bones Heal, Mr Nigel Rossiter, Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon - WHO & RCSEd
20:00-21:00 pm GMT – Leukaemia, Dr Ali Rismani, Consultant Haematologist based at Whittington & UCLH
6th of November 2023 Online Lecture
17:00-18:00 pm GMT– Acute Chest Pain - Interactive Session, Professor Elizabeth Dick, Consultant Radiologist and Professor of Practice Imperial College London
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Epilepsy 1, Dr Phyllida Roe, Psychiatrist, SLAM
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Dermatological Manifestations of Systemic Disease, Dr Huda Ahmed, Speciality Doctor Altnagelivn Hospital, North Ireland
1st of November 2023 Online Lecture
17:00-18:00 pm GMT – Primary Care Case Studies with Single Best Answer Questions, Dr Aparna Ghosh, GP
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Shock 1: Introduction and Types of Shock, Dr Abdelbagi Ahmed, Emergency Medicine Physician
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Acute Kidney Injury, Professor Stephen Marks, Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
20:00-21:00 pm GMT – Diabetes Lecture, Dr Jason Cheung, Consultant Diabetologist & Endocrinologist
30th of October 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm GMT – Alcohol harm [Part 2], Dr Fiona Sim, Public Health Consultant UK
18:00-19:00 pm GMT – Identifying the Sick Child, Dr Sara Abdelgalil, Consultant Paediatrician, Allergy, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
19:00-20:00 pm GMT – Neonatal Radiology [Part 2 - Surgical] Interactive Lecture, Dr Joshua Eves, Radiology Registrar KCH
25th of October 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm BST– Wellbeing Session, Dr Phyllida Roe, Psychiatrist, SLAM
18:00-19:00 pm BST – Practical Skills: Neurological Examination, Professor Timothy Young, Professor (teaching) Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCL and Honorary Consultant Neurologist UCLH
19:00-20:00 pm BST – Neonatal Radiology [Part 1 - Medical] Interactive Lecture, Dr Joshua Eves, Radiology Registrar KCH
20:00-21:00 pm BST – Bronchial Asthma, Professor Indranil Chakravorty, Consultant Physician, Director of Medical Education at St George's University Hospital.
23rd of October 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm BST– Classification and Research Methods in Psychiatry, Dr Natalie Shoham, Senior clinical lecturer - Queen Mary University of London
18:00-19:00 pm BST – Neurology History and Examination, Professor Timothy Young, Associate Professor (teaching) Queen Square Institute of Neurology UCL London UK
19:00-20:00 pm BST – COPD history and Examination, Dr Huda Ahmed, Speciality Doctor Altnagelivn Hospital, North Ireland
18th of October 2023 Online Lectures
17:00-18:00 pm BST– Self-harm in Young People [1], Professor Dennis Ougrin, Professor of Child Psychiatry Queen Mary University London
18:00-19:00 pm BST – Lymphoma, Dr Shirley D’Sa, Consultant Haematologist UCLH
19:00-20:00 pm BST – Proteinuria and Haematuria, Professor Stephen Marks, Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation
20:00-21:00 pm BST – Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism Cases (Suitable for 4-6th year medical students and first-year doctors), Dr Isra Ahmed Mohamed, Consultant Endocrinologist and GIM consultant - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
4th of July 2023 Online Lectures
11:00-12:00 pm BST – Early Identification Of Critically Ill Patients, Dr Abdelbagi Ahmed, Emergency Medicine Physician
12:00-13:00 pm BST – Essential Radiology Part 2, Dr John Curtis, Consultant Radiologist
13:00-14:00 pm BST – Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis, Professor Stephen Marks, Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation at UCL and GOSH
14:00-15:00 pm BST – Hypothalamic-pituitary Pathway, Dr Mai Ali, Paediatric Registrar. Leeds
15:00-16:00 pm BST – Thyroid Disease, Dr Isra Ahmed Mohamed, Consultant Endocrinologist and GIM consultant - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Meet the Lecturers
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Dr Tim Young
Associate Professor and course co-director working at the Queen Square Institute of Neurology (UCL) - Course Tutor University of Cambridge - Consultant Neurologist
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Professor Dennis Ougrin
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at East London NHS Foundation Trust
Vice President of the Ukrainian Medical Association of the U.K
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Professor Stephen Marks
Professor of Paediatric Nephrology and Transplantation at UCL and GOSH
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Dr “Jason” Wui Hang Cheung
Consultant Physician: Diabetes, Endocrinology, General Internal Medicine.
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in Norwich, Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom
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Dr John Curtis
Consultant Radiologist
University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
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Dr Sara Abdelgalil
Consultant Paediatrician, Allergy
Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
(FRCPCH, MTroPaed, DTCH)
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Alison Walsh
Physician Associate, working in Primary Care
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Dr Safeeldeen Elfaki
Sudanese IMG st7 Bradfordhospital, full RCPCH, MD
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Dr Kaykhosrov Manuchehri
Consultant Ophthalmic and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon
MB, BCh (Hon), BAO, FRCOphth
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Professor Elizabeth Dick
Professor of Practice, Imperial College London Past President: European Society of Emergency Radiology (ESER) Past President: British Society of Emergency Radiology (BSER)
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Dr Toni Hazell
GP in North London, E-learning Development Fellow at Royal College of General Practitioners and freelance writer
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Professor Paul Wilkinson
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist,
University of Cambridge
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Dr Sanhita Chakrabarti
Dr Sanhita Chakrabarti has been working in women’s sexual and reproductive health for over 20 years.
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Dr Teresa Bellido Bel
Psychiatry, Clinical Research Fellow
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Dr Aparna Ghosh
Currently practising NHS GP based in North London. Clinical areas of interest include public health, women's and sexual health. Has experience as a clinical educator having both organised and delivered teaching programmes (including simulation).
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Dr John Vogel
FRCA, Recently retired ITU/Anaesthetic Consultant. Worked in the UK, US, Switzerland and France
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Dr Caroline Delahunty
Consultant Paediatrician
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Dr Sharon Taylor
Honorary Consultant Child i & Adolescent Paed Liaison Psychiatrist, Hon Clinical Senior Lecturer ICSM
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Dr Reshma Rasheed
GP Partner
MBBS, D(Obst)RCPI, MRCOG, MRCGP, DFFP, PgCiM, DMS, Diploma in Child Health (RCPA)
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Dr Kevin Fernando
GP partner near Edinburgh , Scottish lead of the Primary Care Diabetes Society, works for Medscape UK & Global and is regularly involved in teaching in the UK and abroad
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Dr Phyllida Roe
Associate Specialist Psychiatry
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Dr Elizabeth Cox
Retired Breast Physician from Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge
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Dr David Elias
Consultant Radiologist at Kings College Hospital NHS Trust
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Dr Katarina Harris
Consultant Community Paediatrician, Whittington Health NHS Trust
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Dr Shaun Peter Qureshi
Specialist Registrar in Palliative Medicine
MD MBChB BSc(Hons) MRCP(UK) PgDip ClinEd
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Dr Richard Rees
Neurology Academic Clinical Fellow
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Dr Fiona Sim
Public Health Consultant
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Dr Athula Withanage
Senior Lecturer General Surgery. BSS course Cardiff medi Centre. retd Consultant.
MD. LMSSA LOND. FRCS EDIN. FRCS IREL FRCS ENG. ATLS PROVIDER. FICS
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Dr Charlotte Benjamin
Chief medical Officer NHS NW London & GP
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Dr Indranil Chakravorty
Consultant physician
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Professor Varadarajan Kalidasan
Paediatric Surgeon
Director of Education, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
BSUH · Department of Paediatrics
M.B.,B.S., M.S., M.Ch., FRCS (PAED. SURGERY), M.A.
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Dr Udvitha Nandasoma
Head of Advisory Services, The Medical Defence Union
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Dr Raj Khiani
Consultant cardiologist Royal Free Hospital
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Dr CR Chandrasekar
Consultant Orthopaedics/Sarcoma Surgeon LUHFT,Liverpool,UK.
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Dr Isra Ahmed Mohamed
Consultant Endocrinologist and GIM consultant - Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Khadega Abuelgasim
Hematologist and Stem Cell Transplanter, Christinacare Newark, Delaware US
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Dr Aziekah Fiaz
Consultant Paediatric Radiologist
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Dr Samir Dervisevic
Consultant Virologist, Clinical Lead for Virology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Microbiology Theme Lead and Honorary Senior Lecturer University of East Anglia
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Dr Vass Vassiliou
Professor of Cardiology and Consultant Cardiologist
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Dr Sara Beleil
Consultant Psychiatrist
London
FRCPsych, FFPH
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Mr Nigel Rossiter
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Chair & Medical Director - Primary Trauma Care Foundation

