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Dr. Al-Rubeyi was born in Baghdad, Iraq and is fluent in both Arabic and English.

Trained in medicine in the UK and has been a Paediatric Consultant since 1994.

Dr Al-Rubeyi has a wide experience in general Paediatrics, her specialist training included Paediatric Cardiology and intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital as well as Neuromuscular, Respiratory and Neonatology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College and the University College Hospital.

She has a special interest in allergy and respiratory medical conditions especially asthma and eczema.

She started running the private practice in 2006 meanwhile maintaining her commitment to the NHS, at present, she is practicing at Harley Street Clinic whilst committing one session a week at the allergy department at Imperial College, St. Marys Hospital.

Dr Al-Rubeyi currently manages and consults at the Harley Street Paediatrics, based at 78 Harley Street, she believes in a holistic approach to the management of acute and chronic medical conditions, upholding the patient and their family as the number one priority. Further to her reputation, the doctor has released many publications in the medical circle as well as providing teaching at various institutes Dr. Al-Rubeyi is a fellow of The Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health and member of The Royal college of Physician.

Dr. Alessandro Giardini is a consultant paediatric cardiologist at Great ormond Street Hospital in London and specializes in the diagnosis and care of babies, children and adolescents with congenital heart disease.

Personal website  at: www.childheartspecialist.com

Dr. Sanjay Rao is a Pediatric Surgeon from Bangalore working at Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital, Bangalore.

He pursued his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum. He is highly qualified, with an MS in General Surgery, DNB in General Surgery, M.Ch in Pediatric Surgery and DNB in Pediatric Surgery.

Dr. Sanjay Rao has won many accolades for being the topper in various medical examinations. He has also won the Late Shri MC Valayutham prize for Anatomy, an award for Pharmacology, Community Medicine and so on.

As a dedicated medical practitioner, Dr. Sanjay has had a wide range of experience working in General Surgery as well as Pediatric Surgery. He has held many prestigious posts and has worked as the house officer in LTMG Hospital, Bombay, Registrar in MW Desai Hospital, Mumbai, Lecturer at LTMG Hospital, Specialist Registrar at Glasgow, UK etc.

Dr. Sanjay is also a member of many associations like the Association of Surgeons in India, National Academy of Medical Sciences, and British Association of Pediatric Surgeons. He has several research papers and publications to his credit.

Dr. Sanjay is also a keen participant in seminars and conferences conducted around the world. He has attended many workshops on Perinatology and Pediatric Surgeries, and his scientific papers has also been well received. Apart from this, he has also contributed his ideas in various medical books.

Dr Ashley D'cruz is the Director of the Narayana Hrudayalaya Women and Children's Institute, Bangalore.

He presently is the President of the Indian Association of Paediatric Surgeons and is already proving to be one of its most active presidents. He spearheads the difficult task of securing insurance for children with congenital anomalies.

Dr D'cruz had started the pediatric liver transplant program when he was in St John’s and now has successfully completed thirty Paediatric Liver transplants in Narayana Hrudayalaya. This is probably the biggest liver transplant program in the country for children. He plays a pivotal role in this mode of treatment, long thought to be near impossible in India.

Dr D'cruz was the principal surgeon in the much publicized successful separation of conjoined twins, Peace and Patience and Laxmi the little child with multiple limbs. This received extensive international media coverage and was a success story for medical care in India. As Director of the NHWCI, he has been involved with the national insurance companies, where he is part of the think tank which is setting guidelines for uniform treatment costs in India.

He is also very close to getting the women and children's hospital to be a stand alone hospital. Community and developmental pediatrics will be a major thrust area at the hospital, apart from our delivery of cutting edge in- hospital care.