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Ask the Experts
Individual members of The Menopause Exchange can send in questions to be answered by our 'Ask the Experts' panel. The senders of all questions remain anonymous.
- Kathy Abernethy RN MClinSci
Kathy Abernethy is associate director/senior nurse specialist at the Menopause Clinical & Research Unit, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex. She is director of 'the menopause course' - an educational initiative for nurses, chair of the UK Menopause Nurse Group and a member of the Medical Advisory Committee of the British Menopause Society.
- Gaynor Bussell BSc. (Hons) RD RPHNutr
Gaynor Bussell is a dietitian and public health nutritionist, who has specialised in women's health for over 20 years. Her work includes seeing patients, authoring several publications, including a best selling ‘Managing PCOS for Dummies’ and media work in this area. Her other areas of work include weight loss and diabetes and she currently works as adviser to a commercial weight loss organisation.
- Mr Michael Dooley MMs FFFP FRCOG
Mr Michael Dooley is a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester. He also consults at The Lister Hospital and in Harley Street, London. Michael believes in a patient-centred integrated approach to healthcare. With this aim he has established The Poundbury Clinic based in London and Dorset. His special interests include the menopause, osteoporosis, premenstrual syndrome, period problems, endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome.
- Dr Sarah Gray BSc. (Hons) MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH FHEA
Dr Sarah Gray is a GP who specialises in all aspects of women's health. She is a council member of the British Menopause Society and runs the Specialist Menopause Service in Cornwall. She is extensively involved in teaching and training healthcare professionals as well as educating women directly so that as many as possible have the chance to make informed decisions about their own health.
- Dr Sally Hope MA (Oxon) FRCGP DRCOG
Dr Sally Hope is a GP in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. She is deputy editor of Maturitas and the RCGP representative on the NICE clinical guidelines committee for hip fractures.
- Angie Jefferson RD RPHNutr
Angie Jefferson is a consultant dietitian, who has run her own consultancy practice for the past 12 years. Whether communicating face-to-face or via the web or written form, Angie focuses on delivering simple positive messages for achieving optimum nutrition within a healthy lifestyle. In addition to the practical application of the science of nutrition, Angie's specialties include women's and children's nutrition, functional foods, weight management and heart health.
- Dr Diana Mansour FRCOG FFSRH DIPM
Dr Diana Mansour is a consultant in community gynaecology and reproductive healthcare and clinical director for sexual health services in Newcastle and North Tyneside, UK. She serves as an honorary lecturer at the University of Newcastle and is also the deanery advisor for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. She has written more than 70 scientific papers and publications on a variety of medical topics including the menopause.
- Dr Nicola Mullin FRCOG MFFP
Dr Nicola Mullin is a consultant in sexual and reproductive health for The Countess of Chester Hospital Acute Foundation NHS Trust. Her special interests are in the menopause, contraception in the perimenopause, management of symptoms for younger women with breast cancer and the development of community gynaecology services.
- Dani Singer MBACP/UKCP
Dani Singer is a specialist counsellor & psychotherapist at the Menopause Clinical & Research Unit, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex and the West London Menopause & Premenstrual Syndrome Centre at Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, London. She has a particular interest in women with a young menopause, also known as premature ovarian dysfunction.
- Dr Nuttan K Tanna MRPharmS D Com P PhD
Dr Nuttan Tanna is a pharmacist consultant in women's health and older people. She is associate director, pharmacy practice, research & development at the Menopause Clinical & Research Unit, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex. Her special interest topics are supporting good medicines management, menopause, osteoporosis, falls and fractures management. She has served on the NICE osteoporosis guidelines development group, represents the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain on the National Osteoporosis Health Professionals Partners Forum and is co-founder and steering group member of the North West London Osteoporosis & Fracture Forum.
- Lila Thakerar MRPharmS
Lila Thakerar is a community pharmacist, having won two national business awards in 2005. She writes for magazines and national newspapers and advises and writes about the menopause, smoking and NHS Services to the community. She is also a spokesperson for the National Pharmacy Association.