Spire Hartswood Medical Podcasts

Consultant anaesthetist Dr Paul Bawa discusses modern anaesthesia

Consultant general surgeon Mr A.K. Salih discusses breast problems and prevention strategies to minimise the chances of developing breast cancer.
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Consultant clinical oncologist Dr Emma Staples gives an update of the latest developments for treating breast cancer and the new Macmillan accreditation award given to the Hospital for its cancer services.
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Specialist breast care nurse Alex Edghill and patient Lauren Dixon discuss the importance of early diagnosis of breast cancer
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Consultant oncologist Dr Eliot Sims talks about breast surgery and the latest treatments that are now available
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Consultant cardiologist Dr Andrew Deaner discusses the treatments available following heart attacks and those to help avoid major heart surgery
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Consultant plastic surgeon Mr Manu Sood discusses cosmetic surgery and breast augmentation and uplift
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Consultant plastic surgeon Mr Mark Gittos covers the benefits and potential pitfalls of cosmetic surgery
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Consultant plastic surgeon Mr Manu Sood discusses body re-shaping procedures including abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction
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Consultant dermatologist Dr Charlot Grech discusses moles, skin lesions and skin cancer
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Consultant ENT surgeon Mr Paul Chatrath discusses nasal problems
or listen to him speaking about children's ENT conditions
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ENT specialist nurse Trish Wilson talks about common allergies and allergy testing

Consultant ENT surgeon Mr George Fayad speaks on sinus problems and scar free ear pinning surgery
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Consultant ENT surgeon Mr Tony Owa discusses dizziness and balance problems including vertigo
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Consultant ENT surgeon Mr Maged Abdelkader talks about voice and swallowing problems
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Consultant ENT surgeon Mr Bhik Kotecha talks about snoring and sleep apnoea
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Consultant physician Dr Eltayeb Marouf offers a diabetes update
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Consultant physician Dr Eltayeb Marouf discusses diabetes
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Consultant physician Dr Eltayeb Marouf speaks about under and overactive thyroids
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Consultant ophthalmologist Mr Sameh Hindi talks about glaucoma
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Consultant ophthalmologist Mr Charles Claoue speaks about refractive surgery and corneal transplantation
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Consultant surgeon Mr Dip Mukherjee talks about heartburn and reflux, the factors that contribute to the condition and what can be done to help it.
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Consultant endocrinologist Dr Eltayeb Marouf and consultant surgeon Mr Mrinal Saharay discuss issues with thyroid and offer an update on treatment and surgery.
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Consultant surgeon Mr Mrinal Saharay discusses haemorrhoids and the latest treatments including PPH.
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Consultant surgeon Mr Aman Bhargava speaks about hernia repair 
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Consultant surgeon Mr Aman Bhargava talks about bowel cancer and laparoscopic bowel surgery
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Consultant gynaecologist Mr Dale Ojutiku discusses gynaecological health issues 
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Consultant gynaecologist Mr Rajiv Varma talks about pelvic floor problems and other incontinence issues
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Consultant gynaecologist Miss Helen Tebbutt speaks about menstrual problems
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Consultant gynaecologist Miss Asha Sharma discusses pelvic pain
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Senior ultrasonographer Ms Jo Eastman talks about ultrasound in gynaecology and to screen abdominal aortic aneurysm

Consultant gynaecologist Mr Yatin Thakur talks about all aspects of cervical cancer including screening, vaccination, diagnosis and treatment.
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Consultant plastic and hand surgeon Mr Manu Sood talks with two of his patients about their experience of having thumb and knuckle replacement surgery
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Consultant neurosurgeon Mr Jonathan Benjamin discusses arm pain
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Consultant neurologist Dr Rudy Capildeo talks about headaches
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Consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Mr Ali Al-Sabti, discusses shoulder injuries and the Essex Bones and Joints Service
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More about the Essex Bones and Joints Service at Spire Hartswood Hospital 

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mr Gordon MacLellan discusses winter falls
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Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Ms Rupi Grewal explains common hand problems
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Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mr Ahmad Ali talks about knee replacement surgery using Sat Nav technology
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Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mr Ali Al-Sabti discusses the 'one stop' shoulder clinic at Spire Hartswood Hospital
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Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Mr Matthew Hearth discusses the improvements in hip and knee replacements
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Pain management specialist Dr Victor Mendis discusses how he helps patients to improve their quality of life
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Consultant paediatrician Dr Terry Matthews talks about childhood illnesses including allergies and bowel problems
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Consultant rheumatologist Dr Nagui Gendi discusses heel pain, in particlar plantar fasciitis.
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Consultant rheumatologist Professor Kuntal Chakravarty discusses Raynaud's phenomenon, a condition where the extremities of he body become starved of blood.
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Consultant rheumatologist Dr Christoper Kelsey talks about gout
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Consultant rheumatologist Dr Christoper Kelsey discusses rheumatoid arthiritis
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Consultant rheumatologist Dr Anurag Bharadwaj talks about different forms of arthritis and the latest treatments
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Consultant neurosurgeon Mr Karoly David and one of his patients, Shaun Stevely, discuss sciatica and the surgical treatments available for it.
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Consultant neurosurgeon Mr James Kellerman discusses back and neck pain 
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Consultant neurosurgeon Mr Jonathan Pollock discusses facial pain and trigeminal neuralgia
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Consultant neurosurgeon Mr Raghu Vindlacheruvu talks about neck pain, whiplash and the new cervical (neck) disc replacement operation.
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Consultant urologist Mr Ramachandran Ravi speaks about prostate cancer and treatments
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Consultant urologist Mr Sandy Gujral speaks about male infertility and vasectomy reversal.
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Consultant urologist Mr Ramachandran Ravi speaks about cystitis (bladder infection) and haematuria (blood in urine)
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Consultant urologist Mr Anil Vohra speaks about overactive bladder (also known as nervous bladder) and urge incontinence
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Consultant surgeon Mr Taleb Jeddy talks about varicose veins, what causes them and how they can be treated.
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