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 as being a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dr Raj Thethi has 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 TUNC TIRYAKI

Mr Tunc Tiryaki is a consultant plastic surgeon, chair of the Humanitarian Programs of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS) and founder of ISAPS-LEAP Surgical ReliefTeams that conduct volunteer reconstructive surgery operations all around the world.

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).

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.

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 ANNA HEMMING

Dr Anna Hemming is a fully qualified general practitioner and medical skin doctor with over 22 years’ experience. She owns Thames Skin Clinic in Twickenham, which she founded in 2019. Dr Hemming has a background in anaesthetics and emergency medicine, serving with the Royal Army Medical Corps as a captain and spent seven years as a general practitioner to Buckingham Palace.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.