|
 |
| Dr Jean A Monro |
Dr Jean Monro is our Medical Director and is an internationally recognised specialist in environmental medicine. Dr Monro is a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, a Board Certified US examination, and Principal Medical Advisor Breakspear Hospital Trust. In 2007, Dr Monro was asked to be a witness for the House of Lords' Select Committee on Science and Technology on allergy treatments.
 |
| Dr Margarete Segner |
Dr Margarete Segner has frequently worked at Breakspear Medical Group since the mid 1990s. She was formerly a Medical Director of The Medizinischer Dienst, the governing body of the medical insurance organisations that fund healthcare throughout Germany. In 2009, Dr Margarete Segner spent several months at the Fundación Alborada at the Environmental Centre. Her role was to lecture about investigations and treatment of environmental illnesses, as used over years at Breakspear. She also supervised the intoduction of low-dose immunotherapy at the Spanish clinic. Dr Segner speaks fluent English, German, Swedish and Danish.
 |
| Dr Peter Julu |
Dr Peter Julu is Specialist Autonomic Neurophysiologist, a leading expert in brainstem abnormalities in Rett Syndrome and has a special interest in diabetic neuropathy. He is a Consultant Researcher at the Institute of Communication in Aalborg University, Denmark and the Neurophysiologist in charge at the Swedish National Rett Centre at Frösön Sweden, and an Honorary Consultant Autonomic Neurophysiologist at the Royal London Hospital. For more information on Dr Julu's work and research, visit the Imperial College, London website (where he is a Senior Clinical Research Fellow).
 |
| Professor Basant Puri |
In November 2011, Professor Basant Puri joined our medical team part-time. Professor Puri is a medical researcher and consultant at Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London. He has researched a variety of conditions, including depression, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Huntington’s chorea, using state-of-the-art electrophysiological, brain scanning and biochemical techniques. He will be carrying out medical studies and consulting on a part-time basis and supervising research into nutritional medicine.
|
| Dr Prem Bajaj |
In January 2012, Dr Prem Bajaj joined the Breakspear medical team. Dr Bajaj has practised medicine for over 33 years and medical acupuncture for over 20 years and has particular interest in pain management. Dr Bajaj studied in India and has received MMedSci (Clinical Pathology), Sheffield Medical School, MSc Pain Management, Wales School of Medicine, Cardiff, PhD (Biomedical Sciences), Aalborg University and MD, University of Copenhagen. Prior to working at Breakspear, Dr Bajaj
practiced as a Medical Doctor, Orthopaedic Surgery, Nykøbing Falster Hospital in Denmark. He speaks fluent English, Danish and some French.
Nutritionist
 |
Ron Leon
Nutritional Consultant
|
Ron Leon MSc Nutrition qualified from the world-renowned Bastyr University in Seattle, USA and is Defeat Autism Now! registered. While attending Bastyr University, he taught in the Exercise Science Department and volunteered offering nutritional advice at a woman's shelter. He received his BSc (Hons) Health Sciences from the University of Westminster, London and has taken various courses in biochemistry at Oxford Brookes University. Ron Leon works with babies, children and adults to devise individualised diets that are nutritionally beneficial and prepared using foods that are readily available. For more information about our nutritional services, go to Nutritional Therapy Explained.
 |
Angelette Müller
Nutritional Consultant |
Angelette Müller has over 10 years’ experience as a practitioner, educator and culinary health specialist. She started a private practice in London and then travelled to California to gain experience in an integrated medical practice. Her interest in child health led her to develop nutrition and food education workshops for children and adolescents. She has gained a MSc in Clinical Neuroscience and Immunology and Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition Therapy and is currently undertaking research in the area of Autism.
Sports Rehabilitator
 |
Carly Day Graduate Sports Rehabilitator
|
Carly Day is a Graduate Sports Rehabilitator. She received her BSc (Hons) Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention from Middlesex University in 2005. With her training and experience, she can work alongside doctors, physiotherapists and osteopaths and specialises in the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries.
Visual Processing Expert
Ian Jordan FBDO CL works with patients who have visual processing problems such as dyslexia, tinnitus, hearing and balance, and offer helps with alteration of vision through the use of spectacles and colour. The consultation includes evaluation using the Orthoscopics System, which uses computerised assessment and prescribing instruments. Using this system, the optician will be able to determine the patient’s optimum colour response. This optimum response is then integrated with the effects of differing illumination and then lenses with the patient’s optimised colour filtering can be prescribed. The coloured lenses will at least minimise and usually eliminate the effects of visual perceptual difficulties. Treatment is very successful and results can often be immediate.
For more information, please visit Ian Jordan’s website www.orthoscopics.com.
If you have any specific questions regarding prices, estimates and treatment programmes, please contact one of our Patient Liaison Officers, by phone 01442 261 333 ext. 293, or email: liaison@breakspearmedical.com.
Anne Derham started Autumn 2011 in the new position of
Clinical Care Manager and is in charge of the entire nursing team.
The Nursing Team consists of specially trained full and part-time nurses. They are trained to listen, observe and treat their patients as whole, individual people. The nurses’ primary role is to perform allergy testing and administer supplemental drips. We also have trained medical support staff.
All members of Breakspear’s clinical team are trained as first responders in the unlikely event of a medical emergency. The clinic has all required emergency equipment and all clinical team members receive annual refresher training for essential emergency procedures including re-certification in CPR and use of the in-house Automatic External Defibrillator.
 The team in the Pharmacy Department dispense vitamins, minerals, supplements and many other products that have been selected for their environmentally-friendly qualities. For more information on products available, click here.
The Pathology department keeps the laboratory samples and incoming results flowing. While Jason Giddins is the Senior Pathology Manager, either member of the 2-man team can answer any questions patients may have regarding various sample collections and testing laboratories.
 Barry Ryan has been meticulously managing the laboratory for over 12 years and has been with Breakspear even longer. The 4-member team produces our custom-made antigens in our in-house laboratory. The laboratory consistently meets the high standards required by the MHRA to operate under our Manufacturer's 'Specials' License - making ours the only facility in the country to produce these antigens in a licensed laboratory.
| Medical Secretaries and Library |
 Sharing an office on the first floor, the 4 full-time medical secretaries and the medical researcher research and prepare documents for the patients from the doctors and medical articles for publication every day.
 The Breakspear Library is an excellent private resource centre for books and publications on the wide-spread world of allergy and environmental illness. Many out-of-print books and magazines have been carefully archived. If you are looking for information in our field of expertise, our Medical Researcher is sure to direct you to an abundance of resources.
Raj Duhra manages the 11-member Accounts department, located on the first floor. Any member of the accounts team will do their best to answer any of your questions regarding proposed costs or your invoices.
Brian Chapman is our Credit Controller and is usually in a conveniently located office near Main Reception. Most payments to account that are made in-person will be handled by Brian or by Janis. Brian also manages any delinquent accounts.
 Breakspear Medical Group Ltd relies heavily on the strength of the members of the reception team.
Pip Abraham heads the 5-member reception team. If you have any questions, please approach Reception and they should be able to answer you right away or guide you in the right direction.
Both patients and staff lunches are catered for in-house. Each day, chefs John Dilger and Rob Gafney prepare customised predominantly organic lunches for patients who opt for them, as well as a buffet lunch for the nearly 60 staff members. Freshly packaged, individual dinners are prepared for patients staying at the Guesthouse or any other patients who wish to take advantage of this service. For more information on the catering services and costs, see Patient Information > Dietary Requirements.
|
