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Meet the experts
The Aesthetic Medicine editorial board’s clinical expertise and diverse range of specialties help ensure the magazine meets the needs of its readers
DR RAJ THETHI
As well attaining his membership with the Royal College of Surgeons, Dr Raj Thethi gained a Level 7 accreditation in Medical Aesthetic Injectables and holds a separate First Class Honours degree in Anatomy having a personal, specialist interest in Head and Neck Anatomy.
MR ALI GHANEM
Mr Ali Ghanem is a consultant aesthetic plastic surgeon and clinical senior lecturer in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, as well as visiting professor and head of department of Aesthetic Medicine at the College of Medicine and Dentistry, Ulster University.
DR RITA RAKUS
Known in the media as the ‘London Lip Queen’, Dr Rita Rakus is the co-founder and a fellow of the British College of Aesthetic Medicine and the only aesthetic doctor to have an inscription on the wall of honour at the Royal Society of Medicine.
MR TUNC TIRYAKI
Mr Tunc Tiryaki is a consultant plastic surgeon, chair of the Humanitarian Programs of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS) and founder of ISAPS-LEAP Surgical ReliefTeams that conduct volunteer reconstructive surgery operations all around the world.
DR ANNA HEMMING
Dr Anna Hemming is a fully qualified general practitioner and medical skin doctorwith over22 years’ experience. She ownsThames Skin Clinic in Twickenham, which she founded in 2019. Dr Hemming has a background in anaesthetics and emergency medicine, serving with the RoyalArmy Medical Corps as a captain and spent seven years as a general practitioner to Buckingham Palace.
DR STEVEN HARRIS
Dr Steven Harris is involved in research producing regular peer-reviewed publications and is an educator with courses involving facial reshaping using ultrasound and his original nonsurgical lip tubercle (NLT) technique.
MR ARTURO ALMEIDA
Mr Arturo Almeida is an experienced consultant surgeon and internationally-renowned keynote speaker. He is a professor of Medicine at the University of Murcia, Spain, the founder of Baarle Academy and a full member of British College of Aesthetic Medicine (BCAM).
DR NICK LOWE
Dr Nick Lowe is a consultant dermatologist at Cranley Clinic, London and clinical professor of Dermatology at University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, American Academy of Dermatology and American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.
DR SHIRIN LAKHANI
Dr Shirin Lakhani is a general and aesthetic practitioner specialising in intimate health, sexual dysfunction and menopause. She is a significant voice of authority within the intimate health space for men and women.
MR STEVE COHEN
Mr Steve Cohen is an internationally recognised, board-certified plastic surgeon, inventor, author, and artist. Mr Cohen offers complex deep plane and deep neck surgery as well as a unique anatomic and regenerative facial fat grafting technique.
KERRY BELBA
Kerry Belba is a laser and skin practitioner and laser and intense pulsed light (IPL) trainer. She was the first non-medical practitioner to obtain the nationally recognised BTEC Laser and Light award and the first aesthetic laser practitioner in the UK to be voted onto the British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) as an executive board member.
DR ULIANA GOUT
Dr Uliana Gout is the founder of London Aesthetic Medicine Clinic and LAM Academy. She is a past president of the BCAM and sits on the board of trustees.