Meet the Team
Our Doctors
Dr Sundeep Soin
Medical Director
Dr Soin is the Medical Director at the Private GP Clinic. He has extensive knowledge in General Practice and specialises in aesthetic medicine. Sundeep is highly regarded in Surrey, having completed his GP training in North West Surrey in 2005.
Dr Soin has a keen interest in aesthetics and dermatology. He is an accredited Botulinum toxin and Filler provider and is a member of the British Medical association and long standing member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. He is also an accredited trainer for foundation year doctors.
Dr Charlotte Burton
MB BS MRCGP
General doctor and Menopause. Dr Charlotte Burton trained at Kings College London and worked in hospital medicine with a focus on dermatology, endocrinology, A and E and gynaecology.
Charlotte works as a private and NHS GP and has experience of teaching doctors. She is currently undergoing further training for her DFSRH- Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health.
Dr Emma Smith
MB BCh 2005 University of the Witwatersrand MRCPCH, MRCGP
Dr Emma Smith is a General Doctor seeing patients at our Sunningdale Clinic. She studied at the University of the Witswatersrand in South Africa and completed her specialist GP training at Frimley Health Trust in 2018. She has a special interest in paediatrics and completed her membership exams in 2015. She also has experience from working as a specialty doctor in paediatric A&E.
Dr Smith has experience in an NHS practice as a salaried GP. Her other interests are women’s health and dermatology. Dr Smith is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Dr Smith is also highly experienced in Aesthetics including anti-wrinkle injections, hyperhidrosis, dermal fillers, skin boosters and other injectable treatments.
Dr Cassie Snadden
MBBS
Dr Cassie Snadden trained at St George’s University of London qualifying in 2012, as well as completing her specialist GP training locally at Frimley Park Hospital in 2017. She is a locum GP in the NHS and for a school locally for disabled young people. She enjoys having a patient centred approach and has a particular interest in care of the elderly.
Dr. Claire Carroll
MBBS, BSc (Hons), MRCGP, AFMCP
Claire qualified from the Royal Free and University College Medical School in 2006, having also completed a BSc in International Health. She gained membership to the Royal College of General Practitioners in 2011 and has extensive experience as a GP, enjoying all aspects of family medicine and providing continuity of care. She has an interest in nutrition and lifestyle and has completed a Diploma in Applied Nutrition from the Sano School of Culinary Medicine. She aims to incorporate this knowledge to help her patients achieve their best health.
Dr Ali Mahmood
M.D, MRCGP
Dr Sarah Thomas
Bio coming soon.
Dr James Edson
MBBS MRCGP DCH
Dr James Esdon has been a doctor for over ten years, graduating from Newcastle University. He worked in a variety of specialties including Cardiology, Emergency Medicine and Ears, Nose and Throat medicine. Dr Esdon went on to work in Accident and Emergency as a Registrar at the Royal Surrey Hospital before completing a further year in Accident and Emergency medicine in Sydney, Australia.
Dr Esdon completed specialist GP training in London with further training in Paediatrics and Neuro Rehabilitation. He has also completed a rotation in Medical Education and Training. Dr Esdon continues to divide his time between the private medicine and the NHS in the local area. His areas of interest are Mental Health, ENT and Children’s Health, completing a further Diploma in Child Health in 2017.
Dr Esdon is clinical lead for the Sunningdale & Wokingham clinics.
Dr Joe McGilligan
MB ChB MRCGP
Dr Joe McGilligan qualified in Birmingham in 1990 and has wide medical experience including time as a flying doctor in Australia. He has a wealth of experience behind him in the NHS as a former GP partner at Greystone House Medical Practice in Redhill, Trainer of GPs and medical students and an LMC member for Surrey.
He is motivated by a strong desire to improve the care of local residents and to realise his long held vision for high quality patient services which deliver the right health care, at the right time, by the right healthcare professional and in the right environment.
As well as being highly experienced in all aspects of GP work, Dr McGilligan has a special interest in Minor Ops and Vasectomies. He has performed over 4000 vasectomies and even more minor operations and joint injections. He works out of our West Byfleet and Reigate clinics.
Dr Bilyana Brignell
BMBS Brighton and Sussex Medical School | MRCGP Oxford deanery | BPT Physiotherapy Medical University Pleven
Bio coming soon.
Dr Navjot Dhami
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG
Dr Navjot Dhami is an experienced General Practitioner with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Primary Care, and Paediatrics.
She obtained her primary medical degree at the University of Glasgow in 2007. She moved to London where she completed her general practice training, leading to membership of the Royal College of General Practice in 2012. She is a Headache & Migraine specialist.
Dr Dhami works out of our West Byfleet and Sunningdale clinics.
Dr Kat Bennett – GP
Bio coming soon
Dr David Koh – GP
Bio coming soon
Dr Shazia Chaudhary – GP
Bio coming soon
Dr Victoria Leopold – GP
Bio coming soon
Dr Amer Sheikh – GP
Bio coming soon
Dr Philippa Hawes – GP
Bio coming soon
Specialist clinicians
Dr Vaibhav Verma
Rated by Tatler Magazine (Conde’ Nast Publication) as amongst the Top 21 Private Doctor’s in UK in their October 2020 edition.
MBBS, MRCGP, MRCS, MS, General Medical Council number 6053156 – Dr Verma is a highly qualified and experienced General Practioner. He specialises in minor operations for skin moles, cyst removal and dermatology.
Mr Ankur Gupta
MA (Oxford), BM BCh (Oxford), FRCOphth, PgCert, FHEA, MAcadMEd
Mr Ankur Gupta is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based in Surrey. He has been trained at leading international centres of excellence including The University of Oxford and Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. Mr Gupta is known for being a kind, caring and compassionate clinician with over 10 years of experience.
Mr Gupta consults from our West Byfleet clinic.
Mrs Gurjit Rai-Tidbury
Consultant Sonographer
MSc DMU, DCR[R]
Registered with the HCPC, BMUS, SOR and IPEM.
Gurjit graduated as a Radiographer from the Kent & Canterbury school of Radiography in 1985, this was followed by a post graduate Diploma in Medical ultrasound from the Central Middlesex Hospital in 1990 and an MSc in Imaging in Medicine in 2003 from the Open University. She has worked for over 34 years in the NHS and private sector as a sonographer.
Gurjit was a substantive Consultant Sonographer in the NHS and a Manager / Clinical Lead Sonographer in a busy Imaging department.
In addition, she undertakes clinical and academic assessments for trainee sonographers at Kings College university as an Affiliate Assessor as well as a Technical Assessor in ultrasound for QSI / UKAS from 2010 onwards.
She has gained extensive experience as a Technical / Project Manager in clinical trials for Sonovue, as well as antiretroviral drug treatments for HIV in the late nineties for the contract research organization Covance. This involved on site assessment of multiple Diagnostic Imaging sites throughout mainland Europe and USA as well as remotely assessing clinical imaging data from Australia and South America. She has also worked with Biogen as an independent auditor of “reading facilities” that analyse clinical trial imaging data.
Gurjit’s areas of interest and extensive practical ultrasound experiences are in general medical, Obstetrics, 3D and 4D ultrasound, early pregnancy, gynaecology, small parts, breast, paediatric, neonatal hips for DDH, vascular – Carotids, DVT and arterial, ocular, HyCoSy’s, CEUS, FNA’s, lumps & bumps, hernia, musculoskeletal [MSK] and MSK injections.
Adam Prendergast
Sonographer
Adam graduated from Canterbury Christ Church University with a BSc with honours in Diagnostic Radiography in 1996 and then Post Graduate diploma in medical ultrasound in 1999 at South Bank University. He has been qualified in ultrasound for 19 years with vascular ultrasound as a specialism for 11 years completing a post graduate certificate at Kings College University in 2006. Adam practices all his ultrasound skills: Obstetrics, Gynae, General (Abdominal and pelvic organs), lumps n bumps, hernias with Vascular Ultrasound as his specialism.
Dr Sadia Ammad – Consultant Dermatologist
Dr Ammad is a dermatology consultant with 20 years of experience. After graduating from Allama Iqbal Medical College Lahore, Pakistan, she gained her experience working in different countries, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. She provides general dermatology and a variety of aesthetic consultations. Her professional memberships include:
- Member of European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
- Member of International Academy of Cosmetic dermatologists (IACD)
- Member of International Dermoscopy Society (IDS)
Mr Tahir Ali, Vascular Surgeon
Mr Tahir Ali graduated from Leicester Medical School in 1998 and completed his basic surgical training in the West Midlands. Following his MRCS, he was granted a research fellowship at St Thomas’ Hospital where he completed his MS thesis on the mechanisms involved in the resolution of thrombi. This research was presented at the prize session of the American Venous Forum in San Diego, USA.
Mr Tahir Ali completed his higher specialist surgical training on the SouthWest Thames Rotation where he sub-specialised in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Following national selection he was able to return to St Thomas’ Hospital as a Cook/Vascular Society Endovascular Fellow. Mr Ali was jointly appointed as a substantive Consultant Surgeon post between Ashford & St Peters NHS Foundation Trust and Epsom General Hospital in July 2010. His published research interests are carotid artery disease, complex aneurysm surgery, venous disease and endovascular surgery.
Peter Athawes
Audiologist
Peter graduated from the University of Southampton in 2009 with a first-class honours degree in Audiology. He then worked for several years in the NHS as a senior Audiologist specialising in the assessment and management of patients with Tinnitus and Hyperacusis and later becoming a Team Lead in Adult Audiology.
“Working for Private GP Clinic enables me to see a patient through their entire hearing care pathway, from assessment to the provision of a bespoke hearing aid solution followed by continued after care. I enjoy being able to offer my patients the latest hearing aid and noise protection technology on the market as well as a choice of a wide variety of styles to suit the individual’s needs.”
Jane Joyce, RGN, BSc (Hons) Nursing, Independent Prescriber, RCN Credentialed Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
Jane is an accomplished Advanced Nurse Practitioner with over 36 years of nursing experience, bringing expertise and compassionate care to every patient she sees. She trained at St Bartholomew’s School of Nursing, London in 1989 and has since gained extensive clinical experience across leading healthcare institutions. In the last 27 years she has works as a Nurse Practitioner in St Thomas’ A&E department, St Bartholomew’s and Guy’s Minor Injury Units, Weybridge and Ashford Walk-in Centres. She has 9 year’s experience working as an ANP in local GP surgeries.
Currently, Jane also works as an ANP at the NHS GP Acute Illness Clinic at St Peter’s Hospital. She is highly skilled in diagnosing, treating, and prescribing for acute illnesses and injuries, as well as ordering investigations such as blood tests and scans. She also offers travel health consultations and vaccinations, sexual health services, ear micro-suction, and wound care.
Jane’s approach is all about making healthcare accessible, efficient, and patient-focused. With her vast experience and friendly, professional care, she ensures every patient gets the support they need.
Nicola Marshall
Nurse
Team
Rachel Turner
Head of Operations
Sophie Pearson
Compliance & Clinical Information Manager
Angie Pearson
HR & Administration Manager
Jo Russell
Finance & Business Director
Clinic Locations
Rapid access, convenient and quick appointments.
West Byfleet Health Centre
2nd Floor
Madeira Road
West Byfleet
Surrey KT14 6DH
01932 344004
CEDA Healthcare, Sunningdale, (Opposite Fego’s)
3 Broomfield Hall Buildings
London Road
Sunningdale
Ascot
Berks SL5 0DP
01344 624020
Private GP Clinic
Stanton House (on one-way to Reigate Centre)
1 Castlefield Road
Reigate
Surrey RH2 0SA
01737 238688
