Meet our team
Leadership Team

Karen Bowell
Strategic & Operations Director

Agnieszka Kapuscinska
Business Manager
Bachelor’s in Business Management Extended Degree

Dr Sunil Arora
Medical Director & Consultant Pain Specialist
Areas of interest:
Cancer related pain, Neuropathic pain, Chronic pain

Lilia Zozikova
Registered General Nurse
BSc (Hons), RGN
Areas of interest:
Nutrition, Mental Health Disorders, Chronic Pain

Ovidiu Oltean
Patient Coordinator

Martina Zigmundova
Patient Coordinator

Jil Baumann
Patient Coordinator

Prof Neeraj Saxena
Consultant Pain Specialist
MBBS, MD, MSc (Pain Management), PHD, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Areas of interest:
Chronic Pain Conditions, research

Dr Rob Forbes
Consultant in Pain Medicine
MBChB, DA, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Areas of interest:
Neuropathic pain, Chronic pain

Dr Ayman Eissa
Consultant Pain Specialist
MBChB, DA, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Areas of interest:
Chronic Pain Conditions

Dr Aditi Ghei
Consultant in Pain Management
Areas of interest:
Chronic pain, neck and back Spinal Pain, neuropathic pain

Dr Sally Ghazaleh
Consultant Pain Specialist
Areas of interest:
Female Health, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, menopause

Mr Wajid Ali Raza
Consultant in spinal injuries and physical rehabilitation medicine
Areas of Interest:
Spinal injuries, low back pain, Musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain, spasticity

Dr Michal Modestowicz
Consultant Neurologist

Dr David Pang
Mental Health Specialist
Areas of Interest:
Addition

Dr Tahira Ellahi
Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Belal Chowdhury
Consultant Psychiatrist

Dr Sam Rainsbury
General Practitioner
MBBS, BSc, AICSM, MRCGP (2016)
Areas of interest:
Mental health, chronic pain, insomnia

Dr Jennifer H.D Forbes
General Practitioner
MBChB, BMSc, MRCGP, DFFP
Areas of interest:
Addiction medicine

Dr David Bailey
General Practitioner
MB BCh MRCGP
Areas of interest:
Mental health, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, menopause and wellbeing

Christelle Page
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
BSc (hons), MSc, RN
Areas of Interest:
Chronic Pain

Pete Szczepanski
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Strategic & Operations Director
Since November 2018 Karen has worked in the medical cannabis market, where she has been instrumental in shaping and driving business in the UK. In August 2021 Karen took up her role at MyAccess Clinics, she is committed to developing a culture and service that will provide the foundation to excellent outcomes for those who need to access medical cannabis treatment.

Business Manager
Bachelor’s in Business Management Extended Degree
Agnieszka has worked in fast paced environment successively providing effective leadership, development, and performance management within cross-cultural teams. She always positions the business values and purpose at the heart of everything she does, without compromising on the quality of service provided by MyAccess Clinic.

Dr Sunil Arora
MBChB, FRCA, FFPMRCA, PGCert.
Cancer related pain, Neuropathic pain, Chronic pain
Dr Sunil Arora is a consultant in pain medicine with extensive experience in managing patients with acute, chronic and cancer-related pain. Dr Arora is able to treat patients suffering from various types of short term and persistent pain, including the knee, back, neck, elbow and shoulder pain, as well as abdominal pain and complex regional pain syndrome.
Dr Arora is committed to providing excellent care to his patients using a holistic, patient-centred approach to ensure the best management plan.

BSc (Hons), RGN
Nutrition, Mental Health Disorders, Chronic Pain




MBBS, MD, MSc (Pain Management), PHD, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Areas of interest:
Chronic Pain Conditions, research
He then obtained an MSc and PhD from Cardiff University. He is actively involved in research and has published his work extensively. His main research interests are in understanding the brain mechanisms of pain perception and improving clinical outcomes of various pain therapies.
He offers a full range of medicinal, interventional and non-surgical treatments for all painful conditions. He uses motivational interviewing and shared decision-making tools to support patients make their own treatment choices.

MBChB, DA, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Neuropathic pain, Chronic pain
For several years, he has been interested in the use of medical cannabis for the management of pain and is keen to widen access for patients suffering from chronic persistent pain throughout Scotland.

MBChB, DA, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Chronic Pain Conditions
Dr Eissa is currently an international coordinator in multicentre research trials assessing new pain medications. In 2016, Dr Eissa won a national award from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, for his research in pain medicine. Dr Eissa has a particular interest in the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain and is currently working with an industry partner to design trials for the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of chronic pain.

MBBS, DA, DNB, FRCA, FFPMRCA
Chronic pain, neck and back Spinal Pain, neuropathic pain
She treats patients with a range of chronic painful conditions and is a keen advocate of a multidisciplinary approach to pain management. Dr Ghei believes in the holistic approach to management, integrating techniques such as medication management, physiotherapy, acupuncture and interventions for patient care to improve quality of life.

Female Health, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, menopause
Dr Ghazaleh gained her higher degree in pain management at University College Hospital, London and as a Fellow in pain medicine at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London. During her time at the Pain Management Centre at University College Hospital, she has gained extensive experience in managing complex patients with multiple pain problems such as spinal, pelvic and cancer pain.
Dr Ghazaleh is fluent in Arabic, English and Hungarian.

MBBS,BSC,FRCS,MSC pain , Diploma in Clinical Neurology UCL.
Spinal injuries, low back pain, Musculoskeletal and neurogenic pain, spasticity
He has a special interest in Musculoskeletal & Neuropathic Pain and Spasticity Management following spine related disorders. He has experience in providing comprehensive tertiary level treatment, through implanting and managing intrathecal drug delivery systems for spasticity and pain in Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Head Injury, Stroke & Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients.
Having recently done a survey it was revealed to Mr Raza that there was a significant use of street cannabis in the Spinal Cord injury community. He strongly believes that the provision of Medical Cannabis will be a more safe and effective way to manage otherwise challenging pain and spasticity cases.

MD, PhD, MRCP (UK), FEBN

MbChB, MRCPsych
Addition
He has long been interested in the innovation and clinical developments of the new psychiatric treatments, particularly medical cannabis. He is pleased to be involved in this emerging and promising field and is committed to providing high quality care for patients.

MBBS, BSc, MRC Psych
She has expertise in developmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism spectrum disorders, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of all general psychiatric disorders including anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, PTSD and mood disorders. As a psychiatrist, she practises the biopsychosocial approach to health and recently developed an interest in medical cannabis prescribing through the experience of her patients.


MBBS, BSc, AICSM, MRCGP (2016)
Mental health, chronic pain, insomnia
He completed further training in London and Somerset before moving to Devon where he now works as a GP with an interest in medical education, mental health, chronic pain, and forensic medicine.

General Practitioner
MBChB, BMSc, MRCGP, DFFP
Addiction medicine
She is using a holistic and psychological based approach to empower patients to improve their overall wellbeing. She is a passionate believer of medicinal cannabis as a safe and effective treatment option.

MB BCh MRCGP
Mental health, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, menopause and wellbeing
After completing his GP training in Southampton and Jersey he joined his current Practice in 1999. David has experience managing mental and physical health problems that includes a special interest in dependency to prescribed and illicit drugs. He is the Safeguarding lead at his GP Practice and takes an active part in management.
He co-founded Susida Medical in 2020 after a lecture on its benefits in common problems he encountered in primary care took his interest. He has a keen interest in the use of medical cannabis in the wide variety of problems he encounters in Primary Care.

BSc (hons), MSc, RN
Chronic Pain
Her interest in the management of chronic pain is what fed Chrissie’s journey into medical cannabis – looking for ways to better manage the experiences of the patient’s she consults with. She is interested in the joining of psychotherapeutic interventions with disease management and linking the role of medical cannabis into general practice.

Advanced Clinical Pharmacist
ACP Clin.Dip.IP
He currently works as a Clinical Lead in Alcohol and Substance Use in Shropshire and for a Private Detox Facility. His vast knowledge of the subject has resulted in him being a visiting lecturer at Aston University.
Pete has a keen interest in Medicinal Cannabis and runs sessional Clinics under a shared care agreement for Private patients who have been prescribed Medicinal Cannabis by a Consultant and need to be reviewed and maintained on a prescription.