Our Faculty

The Faculty at Chelsea Surgical Academy comprises highly respected consultant surgeons with extensive experience in clinical practice, surgical education, and international training. Our directors and faculty are committed to delivering structured, personalised, and practical learning, ensuring that every trainee receives expert guidance and mentorship throughout their surgical journey.

Consultant Gynaecologist

Mr Amer Raza

Mr Amer Raza is internationally recognised for his expertise in advanced minimal access and robotic gynaecological surgery. His training philosophy is centred on personalised, progressive education that builds confidence and technical mastery in a supportive learning environment.

Mr Raza specialises in complex benign gynaecological surgery, including severe endometriosis and fibroids. He is a pioneer of robotic gynaecological surgery in the UK and is the Founder and Clinical Lead of the International Centre for Endometriosis.

Mr Raza has led surgical simulation training for Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists trainees across London, served as Director of surgical training centres for over a decade, and has personally led or taught on more than 100 minimal access surgical training courses in the UK and internationally.

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Consultant Gynaecologist

Mr Tom Bainton

Tom Bainton is consultant gynaecologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London after completing his training in Cambridge and the North West Thames regions and specialises in endometriosis and advanced laparoscopic surgery. He conducted his fellowships and research in endometriosis and minimal access surgery in central London and has an intimate knowledge of what is required to progress through surgical training at each step in a surgeons career.

He has an infectious passion and enthusiasm for medical and surgical education; having designed curricula, been lead faculty at countless surgical training courses and delivered personalised tuition to hundreds of trainees. He focusses on an individualised approach and has the skills to bring out the absolute best in people, whether in a one-to-one setting or within larger groups.

He completed his medical degree at Oxford University, has postgraduate training in medical education from Cambridge University and undertook his research in the field of endometriosis diagnosis and the role of inflammation at Imperial College, London. He has taught and lectured extensively in the UK and internationally and welcomes anyone to the Chelsea Surgical Academy, whatever their stage of career, whether practicing the UK or internationally and looks forward to guiding them through the next steps of their journey.