About Clinic Nine

Mr Pourani qualified from Gothenburg University 1997. Mr. Pourani has been a top-level dental surgeon for over 11 years and is presently the founder and managing director of Clinic Nine. Mr Pourani’s particular interests are in Aesthetics, Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry, Dermal and Facial Aesthetics, and Laser Dentistry. Mr Pourani's forward thinking approach lead him to the concept of an all encompassing facial aesthetics clinic. His attitude in creating the clinic has been in the unrelenting pursuit of perfection, and this is reflected in his meticulous attention to detail throughout.

Mr Jarrett qualified as a trained theatre practitioner in 1980 after two years study at the Brook Hospital in London. He went on to work as a surgical assistant in Canterbury Hospital for a number of years before completing his adult and further education teaching certificate and taking a Clinical Tutors role in Northampton and Oxford. During this time he studied NHS Management and two years later took up my first management position in Ysbyty Gwynedd North Wales.

Following this he took up a position as theatre and anaesthetic manager in the new Worthing hospital. During his time at Worthing he has been responsible for theatres, endoscopy, general surgical wards, sterile supplies unit, audiology and many other departments. He now has over twelve year’s management experience and 25 years experience of theatre work.

Mr Watts trained as an ENT surgeon in Newcastle upon Tyne after which he sub-specialised as a Rhinologist and Facial Plastic Surgeon. This was facilitated by the Joseph Fellowship which was awarded by the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery underpinned by extensive experience in Europe and America.

He is now accredited by the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons and holds the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery board exam certification.

Now he is employed as an ENT Consultant and Facial Plastic Surgeon in Brighton and Worthing, with sub-specialist interests in sinus problems, rhinoplasty and soft tissue facial reconstruction. This is augmented by research into rhinoplasty and sinus disease plus teaching commitments to both undergraduates here at Brighton Medical School and postgraduate trainees here in the UK and Europe.

In his spare time he is a keen sportsman, sailor and traveller. He is happily married to Julie and has a beautiful daughter Meggie.

Alan Wilson qualified form Edinburgh Dental Hospital in 1985. He subsequently became a Fellow in Dental Surgery at the Royal college of Surgeon of Edinburgh in 1989, and was awarded the Deans Medal for his performance in the Fellowship examinations. His chosen areas of sub-specialization for this Fellowship were in Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery. He then went on to complete his medical training at Southampton Medical School, qualifying in 1993 with first class honours. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1997, before entering the South Coast Oral & Maxillofacial Training Programme later that year. He completed his specialist training in 2002, successfully obtaining his Fellowship in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in May 2001.

Alan was appointed as Consultant in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at St Richards Hospital Chichester and Worthing and Southlands hospitals in June 2002. He is now Lead Clinician for the department.

He has published extensively, with numerous papers on a wide variety of topics, and has contributed 2 book chapters to leading Maxillofacial Textbooks.

Des Holden qualified from King's College London 1987. His post graduate studies were in East Anglia and prior to appointment to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2000 he spent 7 years working in St George's Hospital London where he gained a PhD in Biochemical medicine and was the lecturer Fetal Medicine. He is a busy NHS Obstetrician Consultant and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Brighton and Sussex medical school. He has a clinical and research interest in medical problems in pregnancy, placental function and fetal growth.

Mr Caruana was educated at St. Aloysius College in Malta. He graduated in 1992 as a Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MD) and underwent surgical training in Malta and London. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (FRCSEd) in 1997 and subsequently performed research in London in the field of gene therapy and transplantation leading on to a Masters Degree in Surgical Sciences (MSc) with Distinction for his thesis.

Mr Caruana went on to train in General and Vascular Surgery in various hospitals around East Anglia. During this period in the UK as well as during time spent in America he always sought to gain as much experience as possible in all aspects of Vascular Surgery. In 2002 he moved to Birmingham (University Hospital and Heart of England) where he underwent higher training in Vascular Surgery and passed the Intercollegiate Fellowship in Surgery. In 2004 he was awarded the Specialist Diploma in Vascular Surgery by the European Board of Surgery (EBSQVasc).

During these years he has published and presented various papers both nationally and internationally. His interests include the management of all aspects of venous and arterial disease including stroke prevention and aneurysm surgery as well as limb saving surgery for severe circulation disorders. Other research interests have included travel related thrombosis and sweating disorders. A further key professional interest is Medical Education and he is currently reading towards a degree on the subject as well as teaching regularly (e.g. vascular access surgery at Sussex University).

In 2005, together with Peter E Laws, he was appointed Consultant Vascular Surgeon for Worthing Hospital and the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. They have worked closely together to establish a full vascular service on both sites as well as developing vascular access surgery for renal failure patients in Sussex.