Sonographer Consultation

Essex Ultrasound & Medical Services Ltd provides you with expert ultrasound advice regarding ultrasound examinations that you may need be it a female pelvic problem or ultrasound scans through out your pregnancy and any general abdominal scans.

Patients may book directly or via their GP for the 30 minute consultation with an experienced Sonographer to discuss the scanning options available to them This will provide details on the nature of the scan and the information that will result from each ultrasound scan. All patients will receive printed instruction sheets about each examination, detailing the ultrasound scan that will be undertaken.

Sonographer Profiles

Farida Turner DCR, DMU

Farida Turner is a Senior Sonographer at Central Middlesex Hospital (the Northwest London Hospitals). She holds the Diploma of the College of radiographers and the Diploma in Medical Ultrasound.

She trained in ultrasound at the Central Middlesex Hospital and has over 17 years of experience in obstetric, Gynaecological and abdominal Ultrasound. She also holds the certificates in Nuchal and Nasal Bone scanning (Risk calculation of Down’s Syndrome by ultrasound) from the fetal medicine foundation

Farida has worked in different branches of ultrasound and specializing in acute gynaecological and early pregnancy ultrasound. This experience was gained at St George’s and Central Middlesex hospitals in London. Transvaginal scans for baseline diagnosis of infertility and follicle tracking is another area that she has been continuously progressed in during her career.

She has actively participated in emergency Gynaecological and early pregnancy service, which works 7 days a week at the Hospital. She also worked in different NHS institutions around London and has an established private practice at Harley street, The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth Hospital and Highgate Hospital.

Haroon Qarib BSc, MSc

Haroon is a Senior Sonographer at Central Middlesex Hospital (The Northwest London Hospitals NHS Trust). He holds BSc in Radiogrphy, Diploma in medical ultrasound and MSc in medical ultrasound from the City University and Imperial College university in London.

He carries out various ultrasound examinations such as general abdominal, head and neck (thyroid and salivary glands), transcranial Doppler ultrasound, Obstetrics, gynaecology and small parts ultrasound.


His MSc research project was on comparison of ultrasound and MRI in diagnosis of the rotator cuff tears (shoulder Joint) and he was supervised by Professor David Cosgrove one of the leading ultrasound consultants in the region.

He also holds the certificate of competence in Nuchal Translucency scanning and Nasal Bone scanning (risk calculation for downs Syndrome) from The Fetal Medicine Foundation, Transcranial Doppler scanning for sickle cell patients from Southampton University Hospital.

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