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Dr Theodora Kalentzi
MBBS (equiv), DRCOG, MRCGP, MSc, DIC, Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care
Dr. Theodora Kalentzi is the founder of Medical Prime and leads the Medical Prime team. She is an experienced British Menopause Society Accredited Menopause Specialist and a General Practitioner. Theodora holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and an Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care. She has held several senior healthcare management positions, including NHS Medical Director. Theodora is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, an Advisory Board Member of the Sleep Council, a Clinical Teaching Fellow at Imperial College London and Women’s Healthcare Advisor with the Institute of Directors Glass Ceiling Group. She is a member of the British Menopause Society, the European Menopause and Andropause Society, and the International Menopause Society. Theodora is also a member of the Independent Doctors Federation, The Institute of Directors and the British Medical Association (BMA).
Theodora is passionate about quality care, helping people consider a holistic approach to their health, increasing awareness about the perimenopause, the menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Theodora has a deep interest in women’s health. She is an engaging speaker and often delivers presentations on the subject of the menopause to a wide range of organisations. These have included: the Financial Conduct Authority, UBS, Colt Technology Services, Commerzbank, Women in Banking & Finance, Refinitiv, Fortnum & Masons, the City of London Corporation & Multiplex.
Theodora qualified as a doctor in Greece in 1992, where she worked in community and hospital care before coming to the UK in 1996. She has a Master of Science degree in Health Management from Imperial College London.
She enjoys travelling, snowboarding, swimming, reading, expanding her horizons and above all making a difference.
Dr Ashlesha Dhairyawan
MBBS, DRCOG, DFSRH, MRCGP, PGCert TPC, Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care
Dr Ashlesha Dhairywan is a British Menopause Society Accredited Menopause Specialist and a General Practitioner. As well as being a member of the British Menopause Society, Ashlesha is also a member of the European Menopause and Andropause Society. She holds the Advanced Certificate in Menopause Care a Her skills are further enhanced by holding the Diploma in Sexual Health and Reproductive Healthcare.
Ashlesha is passionate about providing high quality women’s healthcare with patient focused treatment plans. Excellent communications skills are at the heart of her consultations.
As a GP Partner she has been a lead for women’s health, an Honorary Clinical Fellow in Menopause for Bart’s health and a GP trainer.
Additional qualifications include the Diploma in Primary Care Rheumatology and the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education. Ashlesha qualified as doctor at St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London Hospital Medical and Dental Schools.
Outside of medicine she enjoys travel, cooking and keeping fit!
Dr Nicola Davies
MBChB, MRCGP, RCPathME, DCH, DRCOG, Dip Pall Med
Dr Nicola Davies (Niki) is a very experienced General Practitioner with a special interest in the menopause. She is a member of the British Menopause Society and European Menopause and Andropause Society and has successfully completed the Principles and Practice in the Menopause course.
Working within the Medical Prime team, Niki is passionate about providing high quality care, utilising an evidence-based approach to the perimenopause and menopause.
Niki sat on the National Institute for Clinical Excellence’s Guidance Development Group for miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, and she was a Trustee for the Miscarriage Association.
Niki has worked as a Macmillan GP and also whilst End of Life Lead, she helped to develop a Single Point Access Service for end of life care and co-organised a multi-disciplinary educational programme.
Niki graduated in 2000 from the University of Manchester. She has successfully undertaken various postgraduate studies, including the Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Foundation in Medical Acupuncture, British Medical Acupuncture Society and the Diploma in Palliative Medicine, University of Cardiff.
Outside of medicine, as well as being the mother of two teenagers, Niki volunteers for Girlguiding, running Rainbows and Brownies.
Joel Fanuel
BSc (Hons), MPharm, ClinCert, IPresc
Joel is a General Pharmaceutical Council registered and practising Pharmacist who is qualified as an Independent Prescriber. He has varied and extensive experience in both community and clinical settings. His practitioner interests centre specifically around women’s health – the perimenopause, the menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Joel engages collaboratively with Dr Kalentzi to show pharmaceutical care. He is certified to deliver a wide range of additional healthcare services, and keeps up to date with training and research through the International Menopause Society.
Joel graduated from King’s College London with an MPharm. degree and gained his Postgraduate Certificate in clinical pharmacy practice from the University of Bath. In addition, Joel also holds a BSc. (Hons) in Pharmacology from the University of Leeds, which has supported his in-depth understanding of personalising and reviewing medications to ensure high quality care.
In line with Medical Prime’s values Joel recognises the importance of listening carefully to patients to ensure they receive the best quality care, using holistic, integrated and evidence-based practice.
Zarina McCulloch
Clinic Manager
Zarina McCulloch is patient-focused and is responsible for the running of the Medical Prime Clinic, putting high-quality care at the centre of everything we do. Zarina is always pleased to speak with patients about the services provided by Medical Prime.
As well as Zarina’s significant experience with respect to organisational management she has a background in communications and public relations, including with the NHS and various tourism projects which saw her travelling the world!
David Stringer-Lamarre
LLB, BA, MA, MBA, DIC, PGCert, FIoD
David is the Strategy Director for Medical Prime. He holds several degrees including Law and an MBA from Imperial College Business School, where his dissertation was upon strategic change within an NHS hospital.
David is a strong advocate for increasing knowledge about the perimenopause and menopause within companies, organisations and society in general.
David is a frequent participant at conferences contributing to a wide range of subjects, including diversity and inclusion, innovation and entrepreneurship. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and an Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow at Bayes Business School, City University. David is pleased to be a Women in Banking & Finance Award Winner.
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Call us on 020 3488 3307 or email us at info@medicalprime.co.uk