List of doctors:
Dr. Honor Abaecheta
Dr. Shakeel Ahmed
Dr. Robyn Bea Cohen
Dr. Malcolm Cunard
Dr. Kirstie Gibson
Dr. Peter Guider
Dr. Karen Lindall
Dr. Gill MacLeod
Dr. Conor McGarry
Dr. Sheena McRae
Dr. Nancy Momoff
Dr. Harry Trakoshis
Dr. Gavin Webb-Wilson
Dr. Peter Williamson
MBBS MRCGP DOccMed ADOM
Honor qualified in medicine from Guy's Hospital medical school in 1994 and subsequently trained in London to become a general practitioner. After practicing for some years she joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as an FCO Medical Adviser offering comprehensive medical and occupational health advice to the FCO regarding their staff based overseas and in London.
After working at the FCO for five years she moved to work in the City for a time before undertaking an NHS GP partnership. Honor's decision to follow her career in Occupational Medicine brought her back to the City starting to work at Roodlane in 2006. Since then Honor has worked in a number of Occupational Health settings in the City and also nearer to her current hometown of Brighton. Honor has gained qualifications and broad experience in Occupational Medicine with more than 10 years working in this field, gaining particular expertise in large corporate clients and financial services.
MB ChB MRCGP DOccMed
Shakeel graduated in Medicine from Glasgow University in 1988 and after working in hospital and General Practice for several years joined Roodlane in 2001 obtaining qualifications in Occupational Medicine during this period.
In 2005 an interest in Remote and Rural Medicine took him back to his Scottish homeland and to the isolated Shetland Isles and Outer Hebrides of Scotland where he gained valuable experience in dealing with the unexpected and unusual before returning to Roodlane in 2008 to run our Scottish office based in Glasgow.
Shakeel is an outstanding clinician and communicator who brings many years experience of General Practice and Occupational Medicine with him and has a special interest in Stress Management and Nutrition.
Out of work he enjoys spending time with his growing young family, is an accomplished musician and collector of old records.
MB ChB DRCOG DOccMed
Robyn Cohen graduated from the University of Cape Town in 2002 with First Class Honours. At UCT she was actively involved for 5 years in the management committee of SHAWCO - student run mobile clinics in various townships.
Having worked in South Africa for a couple of years she moved to London where she has gained experience working in various hospital specialties.
She spent a year at Guys Drug Research Unit working in Pharmaceutical Research where she gained invaluable experience. Wanting to focus on individual patient care she began working as a Private GP in Central London at the beginning of 2007.
She joined Roodlane in January 2008 and her interests include General Medicine and Women's Health and has a post-graduate qualification from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists.
Robyn has a keen interest in all sports and has been a team doctor for various teams, traveling internationally with the South African Maccabi Team. Since joining Roodlane Robyn has also developed an active interest in occupational health.
MB ChB DCH
Malcolm joined Roodlane in 2007 after many years as a managing partner in another private City based practice. He brings with him years of experience in the field of corporate medicine and general practice and is highly respected within the City.
He graduated from the University of Cape Town. He did postgraduate work in paediatrics and had the enviable position of working with researchers such as Professor Chris Barnard , famous for carrying out the first heart transplant.
He has developed interests in corporate health, sports medicine and medical insurance underwriting. His outside interests include running and tennis as well as following international rugby and cricket.
MB BS MSc MFOM
Kirstie qualified at Guy's hospital in 1988 and initially trained in General Practice in the Bournemouth area. In the early 1990s doctors were being encouraged to develop management skills and Kirstie completed a Masters degree in management at Southampton University and moved to a management role in private health insurance at Norwich Union Healthcare (now Aviva). In 1997 she moved to BUPA as an assistant medical director responsible for health screening.
In 2002 Kirstie returned to clinical work and trained as a specialist in occupational medicine at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust gaining the accredited specialist qualification, MFOM, in 2006. She then worked for Capita Health and Wellbeing for 5 years on a variety of contracts in media, telecommunications, civil service, local authorities, NHS trusts, Banking and a large pension scheme.
Kirstie is committed to the specialty of occupational medicine and the wider remit of workplace health and wellbeing. She is experienced in assisting with managing complex work place situations and has an understanding of the currently challenging workplace environment. She has co-written a chapter in the book 'Understanding doctors performance' in the area of cognitive functioning.
MA MB BChir DOccMed
Chief Clinical Officer
Peter graduated from Cambridge and completed his post-graduate training in general practice in South London before moving to the City in 1987. He was a founder partner of the Practice in 1991, since developing a particular interest in the epidemiology of cardiac disease and the role of lipids and other metabolic abnormalities in cardiac risk assessment as part of our screening programmes. He also has special interests in dermatology, trauma and orthopaedics and aviation medicine.
Peter is an approved examiner for the MCA under the Merchant Shipping Regulations for the UK and Sweden; an approved examiner for Norwegian and Oil & Gas UK offshore workers and also appointed by the Health & Safety Executive to perform statutory medical examinations under the Ionising Radiations Regulations (1999). He is a member of the Society of Occupational Medicine and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.
MB BS DA MRCP DFFP DOccMed
Karen qualified at the Middlesex Hospital in 1987 and spent the next 5 years working at a variety of London Hospitals including Guys, St. Thomas', the Middlesex and University College Hospital whilst achieving her Membership of the Royal College of Physicians.
She moved to Bournemouth and into General Practice in 1992. Karen settled quickly into family life, bringing up four children and becoming Chairman of Governors of a small independent school, but also finding time to broaden her post-graduate education and train in acupuncture (1997). Karen offers this as a treatment alternative for a wide range of musculoskeletal and other conditions such as PMT, migraine and chronic headaches.
Whilst in practice on the South Coast, Karen also set up and ran a private Stress Management Clinic and became a partner in Prime Medical, a medical screening company. She has a Certificate in Stress Management and is an active member of the International Stress Management Association (MISMA).
Karen's background of general practice, stress management and health screening make her a perfect and welcome addition to the team of doctors at Roodlane. She returned to live in London and joined Roodlane in September 2004.
Specialist interests include Stress Management, Occupational Health, Family Planning and Acupuncture.
MB ChB MRCP ADOM
Chief Executive
Gill graduated at Bristol University and trained in hospital medicine and oncology in London until 1986, attaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians. She subsequently completed post-graduate training in general practice in north London. She spent 2 years in Africa working in primary care and infectious diseases before returning to the UK and joining the practice in 1991.
Gill developed her interest in occupational health, particularly in the context of the City environment and in the specialised field of psychosocial medicine and it's contribution to health problems in this environment. She has also devoted time to expanding her knowledge and expertise in medico legal issues.
She is a highly experienced lecturer and trainer with a strong interest in health education and health promotion within the working population.
She maintains an interest in women's health and complementary medicine and acupuncture. She is a member of the Society of Occupational Medicine and has post-graduate qualifications in Occupational Health.
MB BCh BAO MRCS AFOM
Conor graduated from the Queen's University of Belfast in 1993, then progressing to complete post-graduate surgical training in England and Belfast where he also latterly undertook an MBA.
He moved to Leeds in 2005 to undertake specialist training in Occupational Medicine at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust where he firstly undertook the Advanced Diploma in Occupational Medicine before attaining Affiliate status with the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of London in 2009. He came to London in 2011 to join the team at Roodlane.
Conor has wide knowledge in his fields of particular interest including trauma and orthopaedics, acute and chronic musculoskeletal problems, ear nose and throat conditions and disorders of hearing and balance.
He is also extensively self-trained in certain aspects of information technology, particularly in database programming and administration which he has used to devise several bespoke applications for the purposes of continuous rolling clinical audit, compliance monitoring and client/patient feedback assimilation and analysis. These systems have formed the basis of a thesis Conor has recently completed and which he hopes will lead to his being awarded Membership status with the Faculty. He has a special interest in developing applications to improve both local and national clinical audit practices, and he was a member of the development group for the recent Health and Work Development Unit (HWDU) national audit which examined the implementation of NICE public health guidance for the workplace by NHS trusts.
Conor is married to Deborah and they have two children, Sarah and James.
BSc MB BS MRCGP ADOM
Associate Director
Sheena joined Roodlane in the summer of 2000. She has an excellent pedigree in City medicine having previously spent six years looking after a broad range of both private patients and corporate clients within the City. She became a partner in 2003 and has brought considerable breadth to the practice spanning many fields.
Sheena trained at the Royal London and St. Mary's hospitals, where she gained a first class honours degree in Physiology. In addition she has further qualifications in family planning, aviation medicine and, of course, occupational health. Her experience covers interests including Accident & Emergency, paediatrics, obstetrics & gynaecology and orthopaedics.
Sheena is a keen outdoor sportswoman and, when not looking after patients, will be happy to take up a challenge in anything from clay pigeon shooting and skiing to sailing!
Sheena recently turned her interest to flying and is now a keen pilot. She has recently qualified as an Authorised Medical Examiner (AME). She can therefore undertake JAA and CAA Class 2 initial and Class 1 and Class 2 revalidation and renewal medicals.
MB BCh DRCOG DOccMed
Nancy graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 2001 with First Class Honours. She was awarded the Wilkinson Medal for Clinical Surgery in her final year.
During her 2 years of postgraduate training in South Africa, she gained experience in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Paediatrics. In 2005, she joined a busy practice in Johannesburg, and developed her general medicine and aesthetic procedure skills. Wanting to combine her love of travelling and medicine, she became a ship's physician in the Caribbean for six months, followed by a period of volunteer work in Equador.
She moved to London in 2007, and worked in private and corporate healthcare before joining Roodlane Medical in 2009. Her special interests include mental health, travel medicine and women's health, and she has completed her diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Whilst at Roodlane Nancy has developed an interest and gained a diploma in occupational medicine. In her spare time, Nancy is a keen photographer.
MB ChB MRCGP DOccMed
Chief Operating Officer
Harry graduated with distinction from the University of Cape Town, South Africa in 1989. He spent 18 months in postgraduate training posts at Grooteschuur hospital, following which he spent a fascinating year in Canada working with the rural flying doctor service; a perfect training ground to hone the skills of any doctor in dealing with the unexpected.
In 1992 he came to London where he worked in a variety of specialities in teaching hospitals before going on to complete specialist training in general practice and obtain his MRCGP. Harry joined Roodlane in July 2001 and became a partner in 2004. He was appointed to the board of directors in 2007.
Harry's background means that he has a wide range of medical interests including sports and exercise medicine, nutrition, sexual health and psychosexual medicine and is an approved examiner for Oil & Gas UK offshore workers.
MA MB BChir MRCOG FAMS DOccMed
Associate Director
Gavin graduated from Cambridge and joined the original Lloyds practice in 1979 before becoming a founder partner of the present practice in 1991. He is involved in all aspects of City medicine with long-standing interests in stress related disorders and psychological medicine. He has particular expertise in the field of life and health insurance, specialising in disability assessment and high risk life underwriting. He is a Fellow of the Assurance Medical Society and chief medical officer to Scottish Re Insurance.
Gavin is also a specialist in gynaecology working from the practice at Roodlane Medical and London Bridge hospital. He is an approved examiner for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency under the Merchant Shipping Regulations for the UK and an approved examiner for Norwegian and Oil & Gas UK offshore workers.
MB BS MRCGP DOccMed
Associate Director
Peter trained at Guy's hospital in London and graduated in 1980. He then gained experience in a wide variety of hospital jobs including dermatology, respiratory medicine and gastroenterology before completing his general practice training in 1987.
Peter joined a practice in Maida Vale, West London where he cared for a wide variety of patients from a spectrum of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, ultimately becoming senior partner there in 1995. During this time he was a GP trainer and Director of the Central London Out-of-Hours service.
He has worked on a part-time basis in the City since 1987 and with Roodlane since 1991. After several years of working in both the public and private sectors Peter decided that his future lay in the City and became a full-time partner in 1998. He has a wide range of medical interests particularly in dermatology, nutrition, psychological medicine and addictions.
