Dr Balaji Rangarajan is a consultant radiologist with a specialist interest in uro-radiology and image guided minimally invasive urological oncology/surgery.

Having completed a Biomedical Sciences degree and subsequently graduating with honours in medicine from the University of Birmingham, he stayed on in the West Midlands to complete his postgraduate training and was admitted as a Fellow of The Royal college of Radiologists. He is also a member of the British Society of Urogenital Radiology.

Through his specialist training and great interest in the area Balaji has gained a wealth of experience in imaging of the prostate.

Data from research he carried out has been presented at international conferences, contributing to the ever-growing field of multi-parametric prostate MRI. Balaji also teaches widely on the subject, lecturing regularly on regional training programs. He believes in constantly auditing his work to ensure the ongoing high quality of his service.

Working both at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS trust and the Nuffield he is an integral part of the urology multi-disciplinary team. He endeavours to not just interpret the complex images of the prostate but to tie in what he sees with the wider clinical picture, to aid a correct tailored treatment decision for the individual.

Dr Chandrashekar Rangaswamy, MBBS, MD, FRCA is a senior Consultant Anaesthetist and Clinical lead for Robotic Anaesthesia and Obstetric Anaesthesia at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust. He is an integral part of Mr Cooke’s team since the introduction of daVinci robot-assisted surgery in 2010/11 at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust.

Dr Chandrashekar has an extensive experience in Anaesthesia with a special interest in cancer surgery. He did his MD Anaesthesia at the Tata Memorial Hospital, a specialist cancer research centre in Mumbai, India in 1993 and thereafter moved to United Kingdom in 1995. He completed FRCA in 1997 and received CCT in Anaesthesia in 2001.

He was appointed as Consultant Anaesthetist to the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust in 2001. He has worked in various positions in the Anaesthetic department including being lead for Acute Pain Services and Clinical Governance before taking up the current responsibilities.

Dr Chandrashekar strives to deliver excellent clinical outcomes through focus on patient safety and continual quality improvement.

Dr Ravi K Dandamudi is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist. Dr Dandamudi was trained in the West Midlands, and is currently a Consultant Oncologist at the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust.

Dr Dandamudi specialises in Urological, Breast and Gynaecological cancers, and has a particular interest as well as vast experience and expertise in novel radiotherapy techniques. 

These techniques include intensity-modulated and image-guided adaptive radiotherapy for prostate and gynaecological brachytherapy.

Dr Dandamudi also offers chemotherapy and immunotherapy for bladder cancer, and is actively involved in ongoing research to treat the disease.

Dr. Meenu Netke is a Consultant Anaesthetist at The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust (RWHT). Dr Netke completed Anaesthetic training initially in India and then at Stoke School of Anaesthesia (West Midlands Deanery). Dr Netke has more than 15 years of experience in Anaesthetics and was awarded FRCA by the Royal College of Anaesthetists London in 2005. Dr Netke was appointed as a Consultant in Anaesthesia in January 2010.

Dr Netke is involved in delivering Anaesthetic service for robotic surgery since its introduction at RWHT in 2010. She has played an important role in assessing and preparing patients appropriately for a good outcome after surgery. Dr Netke has also initiated team learning exercises on mannequins so that the team (includes Surgeon, Anaesthetist and theatre staff) communicate well with each other.

Dr Netke has involved herself in daily reflections on the operating day by the team to improve practice.

Dr Netke gives approximately 300 Anaesthetics per year. Her patient feedback on her skills and professionalism is excellent. Dr Netke is also an ‘Airway Lead’ – an expert in difficult airway management.

Her skills help to keep her patients safe after the initiation of Anaesthesia. She is also ‘Governance Lead’, playing the lead role in maintaining safety and delivering high-quality service. Dr Netke’s anaesthetic technique helps reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting and provides excellent pain relief after surgery.