Our advisers
Whilst we have many years of personal, lived experience, training and research, we feel that it is important to have advisers who bring both their own professional skills and experience and also people with their own lived experience.Below, you can see our Strategic Advisers.
In addition, our Lived Experience Panel brings a wealth of personal knowledge and experience to inform our practice and knowledge.
Strategic Advisers
Our Board of Advisers is made up from eminent experts drawn from various fields related to our work.Professor Vikram Talaulikar MBBS MD FRCOG PhD MICOG
Vikram is a Specialist in women’s health and reproductive medicine, University College London Hospital NHS Trust and University College London. His clinical interests include reproductive endocrinology, assisted conception, premature menopause and menopause. He has published extensively in the area of reproductive medicine and runs a busy menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency clinic at UCLH.He is a member of the International Menopause Society, European Menopause and Andropause Society and the British Menopause Society and is a certified menopause specialist and a trainer for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Menopause special skills module and the BMS principles and practice of menopause care.
Dr Saima Ajaz BSc, MBBS, MPhil, PhD, Dip IBLM/BSLM
Saima is an experienced clinician, researcher and certified lifestyle medicine physician, with over 20 years of experience in metabolic health and translational research. She is a leading expert on bioenergetics and personalised medicine, with extensive research and numerous publications on mitochondrial dysfunction and its role in chronic disease and ageing.Saima did her MPhil in Biochemistry and PhD studying diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism. She joined the prestigious Institute of Liver Studies at King’s College Hospital, where she has been at the forefront of research in Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis Liver Disease. She is also Principal investigator on various research projects at KCH.
Saima is a lead for patient-centred care at Kings and this underscores her commitment to integrating this with cutting-edge research, enhancing both the treatment and quality of life for patients.
Elizabeth Wenden-Kerr SRN, BSc
Liz is our Strategic Adviser in the north of Ireland. She brings a wealth of experience and a deep-rooted commitment to healthcare, shaped by three generations of family ties to medicine and nursing. She holds a degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Ulster and qualified as a Registered Nurse with a Diploma in Practice Nursing from Anglia Ruskin University.Her career spans diverse health and social care settings—including homelessness, substance misuse, and mental health—informing her holistic, person-centred approach to care. As a Practice Nurse, Liz is especially passionate about women’s health. She is a member of the British Menopause Society and a BMS-accredited CBT for menopause course facilitator.
Liz successfully petitioned Parliament to improve menopause support in Primary Care and has developed a CPD-accredited training programme to help clinicians better meet the needs of women navigating menopause.
Our advisers
Whilst we have many years of personal, lived experience, training and research, we feel that it is important to have advisers who bring both their own professional skills and experience and also people with their own lived experience.Below, you can see our Strategic Advisers.
In addition, our Lived Experience Panel brings a wealth of personal knowledge and experience to inform our practice and knowledge.
Strategic Advisers
Our Board of Advisers is made up from eminent experts drawn from various fields related to our work.Professor Vikram Talaulikar MBBS MD FRCOG PhD MICOG
Vikram is a Specialist in women’s health and reproductive medicine, University College London Hospital NHS Trust and University College London. His clinical interests include reproductive endocrinology, assisted conception, premature menopause and menopause. He has published extensively in the area of reproductive medicine and runs a busy menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency clinic at UCLH.He is a member of the International Menopause Society, European Menopause and Andropause Society and the British Menopause Society and is a certified menopause specialist and a trainer for the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health Menopause special skills module and the BMS principles and practice of menopause care.
Dr Saima Ajaz BSc, MBBS, MPhil, PhD, Dip IBLM/BSLM
Saima is an experienced clinician, researcher and certified lifestyle medicine physician, with over 20 years of experience in metabolic health and translational research. She is a leading expert on bioenergetics and personalised medicine, with extensive research and numerous publications on mitochondrial dysfunction and its role in chronic disease and ageing.Saima did her MPhil in Biochemistry and PhD studying diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism. She joined the prestigious Institute of Liver Studies at King’s College Hospital, where she has been at the forefront of research in Metabolic-Associated Steatohepatitis Liver Disease. She is also Principal investigator on various research projects at KCH.
Saima is a lead for patient-centred care at Kings and this underscores her commitment to integrating this with cutting-edge research, enhancing both the treatment and quality of life for patients.
Elizabeth Wenden-Kerr SRN, BSc
Liz is our Strategic Adviser in the north of Ireland. She brings a wealth of experience and a deep-rooted commitment to healthcare, shaped by three generations of family ties to medicine and nursing. She holds a degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Ulster and qualified as a Registered Nurse with a Diploma in Practice Nursing from Anglia Ruskin University.Her career spans diverse health and social care settings—including homelessness, substance misuse, and mental health—informing her holistic, person-centred approach to care. As a Practice Nurse, Liz is especially passionate about women’s health. She is a member of the British Menopause Society and a BMS-accredited CBT for menopause course facilitator.
Liz successfully petitioned Parliament to improve menopause support in Primary Care and has developed a CPD-accredited training programme to help clinicians better meet the needs of women navigating menopause.