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OUR TEAM

Experienced.

Focused.

Specialised.

Meet the Team

We are a multidisciplinary team with over 20 years clinical and academic experience. But the most important thing to all of us is the best possible care for our patients.

Scientific Advisor

Dr Michael Sagner

MD, FRSM, FRCP, FESPM
Founder & Executive Director, European Society of Preventive Medicine
Lead Editor, Lifestyle Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Progress in Preventive Medicine (soon to be Longevity)

Dr Sagner is a distinguished clinician and researcher specialising in sports and preventive medicine. He earned his MD at Technical University Munich and is a Certified Nutritionist. With expertise in Endocrinology, Sports Medicine, and Preventive Medicine, Dr Sagner has held prominent positions, including an affiliation at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He currently serves as the Editor of the textbok series Lifestyle Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Longevity. He is also a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Medicine, the European Society of Preventive Medicine, as well as the International Society of Sports Nutrition.

Previously, Dr Sagner served as head of department at the University of Hamburg Medical Center, where he led the section for Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine. He later co-founded a private clinic and research institute specialising in cardiology, metabolism, and sports medicine, where he has been instrumental in pioneering interventions in endocrinology and cardiometabolic prevention. His approach integrates systems biology into clinical practice, focusing on the body as an interconnected whole, and he has played a key role in the adoption of GLP1 agonists in Europe.

Dr Sagner is the Founder and Executive Director of the European Society of Preventive Medicine and a partner of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging. His research spans advanced preventive medicine, systems medicine, and cardiometabolism, with a particular interest in longevity and noncommunicable diseases. He has published extensively in these fields and has collaborated with global organisations like the World Health Organization and the World Heart Federation to promote preventive health on an international scale. His scientifc work is now focused on healthy ageing and disease prevention across the lifespan at the King's College Ageing Research Department ARK.

Scientific Advisor

Professor Mike Kirby

MBBS, FRCP
President of British Society for Sexual Medicine
Editor Trends in Urology & Men’s Health
Visiting Professor to The Prostate Centre, London, and the University of Hertfordshire, and Centre for Research in Primary & Community Care.

Professor Kirby worked as a GP in Letchworth, Hertfordshire. He also visited in the cardiology department at the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, for 36 years, and provided an open-access echocardiography service for patients with heart failure for the local Primary Care Trust. He was Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, at the University of Hertfordshire, and a vocational trainer. His subsequent clinical work for 15 years, was at The Prostate Centre in London, where he dealt with complex cardio-metabolic diseases, sexual problems and andrology.

A long-term member and current President of the British Society for Sexual Medicine, Professor Kirby is also an Associate Member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He has been the editor of Trends in Urology & Men’s Health for several years. He also currently holds membership of several NHS advisory boards. He continues to publish widely and has published more than 450 clinical papers and 33 books, including several books on prostate diseases. The 4th edition of Men’s Health and Testosterone in Cardiometabolic and other diseases were published in 2022/23.

Clinical Lead & General Practitioner

Dr. Anita Phung

MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCP MRCGP AKC
Health Optimisation General Practitioner
SCOPE certified
Medical Monitor in CRO
HealthTech Physician
SEL ICB Digital Transformation Clinical Lead
Clinical Safety Officer

Dr. Anita Phung is an accomplished General Practitioner with a strong foundation in personalised metabolic health. She graduated from the prestigious King’s College London, formally known as Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, where she earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, along with a Bachelor of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology.

Dr. Phung has extensive expertise in delivering tailored metabolic health programmes that focus on weight management, blood pressure control and diabetes remission. Importantly, her work is centred on improving overall well-being and optimising health outcomes. She is SCOPE certified, endorsed by the World Obesity Federation.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Phung is actively involved in advancing medical management through clinical trials, ensuring that new therapies are evaluated for safety and efficacy. She advocates for the integration of cutting-edge, evidence-based treatments into everyday clinical practice, ensuring that patients receive the best possible care.

Finally, Dr. Phung has also served as the Digital Transformation Clinical Lead at the NHS South East London Integrated Care Board, responsible for overseeing the digital transformation efforts across the South East London boroughs. This role combines her expertise in healthcare innovation with her commitment to improving access and quality of care through digital solutions.

Founder & COO

Miss Marie Edison

MB ChB, BSc, MRCS
Urological Surgeon
BAUS Executive Committee Member
BURST Research Collaborative Committee Member

Miss Edison is an innovative urological surgeon with extensive experience in clinical practice, research, and international clinical trials. As the founder and COO of Cancer RE+, she brings deep expertise in prostate cancer treatment, having worked with centres offering both focal and whole gland therapies. Her focus is on integrating the latest advances into patient care, ensuring every patient receives the most effective treatment available.

In addition to her clinical role, Miss Edison serves on the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) Executive Committee for Endourology, driving national initiatives to set new standards in urological care. Miss Edison is also a longstanding committee member of the BURST Research Collaborative, underscoring her commitment to incorporating innovative technologies into patient care pathways, ultimately improving clinical outcomes and informing best practices in urology.

Lead Dietitian

Prachi Pandit

MSc Medical Biochemistry and Human Nutrition
Functional Nutritionist & Dietitian
Behaviour Change Specialist

Prachi Pandit is a seasoned nutritionist with extensive expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition programs. Her work encompasses lifestyle disorders, food behaviors, and monitoring and evaluation, with a strong foundation in formative research and program assessment.

As Co-Founder and Director of Arbuza Regenerate Pvt. Ltd. (www.arbuza.in), Prachi leads initiatives that integrate functional nutrition with systems biology. Arbuza’s programs are grounded in scientific research and focus on achieving balance and holistic well-being, particularly for individuals managing chronic non-communicable diseases. By addressing the complex interactions between diet, genetics, and lifestyle, Arbuza delivers targeted interventions designed to optimise health outcomes.

With over 12 years of research and project management experience in the field of developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD), Prachi has authored multiple scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals. She has successfully managed large-scale projects, focusing on innovative life-course models for improving health outcomes.

Beyond academia, Prachi has worked as a domain lead for life sciences at an IT company and as a senior consultant for various national and international NGOs and private agencies. Her work has included designing cutting-edge nutrition strategies, studying dietary behaviors, and integrating qualitative and quantitative data in diverse populations.

Recently, she completed a mixed-methods study in Rajasthan, India, commissioned by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and supported by the Government of Rajasthan. This project examined the feasibility of food-based approaches to improve nutrient intake and was subsequently endorsed and implemented by the Government of India.

Prachi is also trained in holistic nutrition through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York. In her role as a senior consultant with the Shiv Nadar Foundation (HCL - India), she focuses on health and food choices, integrating education with environmental and health initiatives.

Psychotherapist & Resilience Coach

James Elliott

MSc War and Psychiatry
2023 Resilience Coach of the Year
British Army Resilience Coach
Author

When human beings face struggle and adversity, it is not uncommon for their ability to cope in such situations to become strained and often, break. A passionate and reliable resiliency coach and psychotherapist, with over 8 years coaching and psychotherapeutic experience from National League Rugby teams to Paralympic rowers, from Special Forces Operators to vulnerable veterans, James Elliott has a wealth of knowledge in the designing, development and delivery of mental resilience training programs, both as group training and one on one therapy.
Being an accomplished sportsman himself James Elliott is no stranger to the practical application of mental resilience, including operational service within Afghanistan, five world records for feats of endurance and playing a high level of competitive rugby, and now a keen Brazilian jiu jitsu competitor.
James Elliott began his knowledge as a resiliency coach while strength and conditioning coaching a National League Rugby team, selected to do so because of his already expansive knowledge after 14 years in the British Airborne Forces - engaging with the young players on a personal level to help them manage the stress of competitive rugby to optimize their performance both on and off the pitch. From there, he was selected to be an instructor in the British Army’s first ever Army Parachute Jumping Instructors platoon, where he began his qualifications in mental health and psychotherapy to better help the young soldiers earn their coveted British Army Parachute Wings, by coaching them the skills of anxiety regulation and emotional intelligence. It would be this experience that would be so influential to James Elliott’s career as his work lead him to becoming the second in command of the British Army’s Mental Resilience Training Program. Leading him to deliver to all branches of the British Army, including Special Forces, soldiers on Pre-Deployment Training and those conducting arduous courses.
Now outside of the British Army, in his fourth year as a civilian, James has become fully accredited as a psychotherapist, runs training and support for vulnerable veterans, has briefed at Oxford University how to communicate better with vulnerable veterans, has run performance coaching for the Paralympic Rowing Team, has designed, developed and delivered the mental resilience training for Scottish and Derbyshire Police and has delivered several key note speaker roles, most notably at FitXpo in Liverpool. James has also completed his Master’s Degree in War and Psychiatry, with distinction at King’s College London. James has published a book which rose to being 25th in the world overall and 9th overall for philosophy. James also has taken on a role as the head of psychotherapy at a clinic and the Harley Street hospital in London, enabling him to balance his considerable charity work and high performing psychotherapy practice.
James has a boisterous daughter named Georgina aged 12, whom he gets to enjoy much more time with. James still enjoys playing rugby, albeit a slightly slower pace, competing in Brazilian jiu jitsu and has many more epic events planned this year.
Psychosexual Therapist

Lorraine Grover

Erectile Dysfunction Clinical Nurse Specialist
Psychosexual Nurse (Sex) Therapist

Lorraine Grover is a Psychosexual Nurse Specialist. She qualified from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London over 40 years ago and as a Psychosexual (Sex) Therapist in 2003. She was a Research Sister in the 90’s involved in clinical trials of an unnamed tablet that became the infamous Viagra! Lorraine has a special interest in caring for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer (and whenever possible their partners). As sexual difficulties can have both psychological and organic (ill health) causes, she considers both aspects of management. She co-authored a book (highly commended in the Pfizer Oncology Awards 2010), providing practical support, tips and advice for cancer patients and their partners. Lorraine lectures nationally and internationally to patient groups and healthcare professionals.
Health Coach

Jill Marshall

Personalised Care Institute Health Coach

Jill Marshall worked as a TV Producer/Director making many science films including two with the late Michael Mosley. Alongside her work she has mentored young people moving from the care system to independent living. Since 2017 she has volunteered for The Listening Place, an organisation that offers free, face-to-face support across London for individuals to talk openly about their suicidal feelings without being judged or being given advice. She runs a shift and helps teach new volunteers. She has trained as a health coach so that, in addition to her active listening skills, she can help patients set their own health goals and give them the confidence to achieve them.
Health Coach

Colin Vasey

Personalised Care Institute Health Coach

Colin Vasey has over 30 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry. He started out in a commercial role, before moving into training and then a number of management positions. Colin has always had an interest in human behavior, mostly driven by trying to understand himself better!
Colin is married to Abbe, who teaches economics at their local school, and they have two grown-up children, Angus and Mila. Outside work, Colin and Abbe spend a lot of time in the mountains, and Colin referees rugby most weekends.
Founder & CEO

Brian Lynch

Founder of Prostate Care Ltd., providing prostate biopsy services and Focal Therapy treatment.
Launched The Focal Therapy Clinic in 2019.

Brian Lynch is a serial entrepreneur and businessmen and has over 15 years of experience in prostate cancer care. He founded Prostate Care Limited, which provides prostate biopsy services. In 2019, he expanded his focus by establishing The Focal Therapy Clinic, offering focal therapy as another treatment option for prostate cancer patients. In addition to these ventures, Brian is the founder and CEO of Cancer RE+, where he continues to support and provide alternative treatments within the broader landscape of prostate cancer care.

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