Consultants
Dr. Ajith M George
Consultant Endocrinologist
Qualifications:
MBBS, MD, FRCP
Special Interests:
Fatigue, Thyroid, Sleep, Weight gain, Diabetes, Parathyroid and Bone
Biography
Trained in Christian Medical college Vellore in India I qualified in 1991 as a doctor. The Alma mater of my medical college was to provide care and compassion in addition to providing excellent care and I have carried this throughout my career. I did my postgraduation MD in 1997 and MRCP in 2000. Having completed my specialist qualification in 2007 ( Diabetes and Endocrinology) I moved to Manchester and joined as a consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology. With a passion for education, I teach medical students and hold sessions for users to create experts who manage their own condition I am also involved in commercial and academic clinical trials.
Currently my interests lie in helping people who have symptoms and signs that persist despite the numbers telling them that they should be well. Establishing a diagnosis and working with the person to recover is an important part of my passion.
Mr. Sean Loughran FRCS
Clinical lead for Thyroid Surgery
Qualifications:
BSc Hons, MBBS Hons, FRCS
Special Interests:
Head and Neck Oncology Thyroid surgery
Biography
Mr Loughran undertook registrar training in the West of Scotland and subsequently was appointed as interface head and neck fellow for the northern region. He became a consultant at MRI in 2006. He was integral in setting up a regional tertiary referral thyroid service and undertakes the majority of revision thyroid surgery in the North West. He is widely published on ENT with an interest in head and neck oncology.
Having worked at Manchester University hospital for over 12 years, Mr. Loughran is the clinical lead for Head and Neck surgery
Mani, Navin/Graduate Medical Education
Mr. Navin Mani MRCS
Consultant Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgeon
Special Interests:
Head and neck surgical oncology including complex and re-operative surgery, Skull base surgery, Salivary gland tumours, Skin cancer, Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Biography
Mr Mani qualified from the University of London and commenced his initial clinical training in London and Cambridge. He was subsequently appointed to the Manchester specialty training program in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
During his time in specialty training he completed a two-year period of full time translational research in head and neck cancer, based at the Christie hospital and was awarded a doctorate in cancer biology. He is well published with ongoing research interests and has presented his work internationally. Mr Mani also undertook a nationally appointed interface surgical post, working alongside plastic and maxillofacial surgeons.
Following completion of training he obtained a one-year clinical fellowship at the renowned Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital in New York, USA, learning advanced skills in the management and surgical treatment of the full spectrum of head, neck and thyroid malignancies.
He returned to Central Manchester University Hospitals as a consultant surgeon specialising in conditions of the head, neck and thyroid.
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