{"id":1629,"date":"2025-02-12T18:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uksono.com\/home\/?page_id=1629"},"modified":"2025-11-23T10:45:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T10:45:28","slug":"uksono-healthcare-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uksono.com\/home\/uksono-healthcare-team\/","title":{"rendered":"UKSONO Healthcare Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1629\" class=\"elementor elementor-1629\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4592d451 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4592d451\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acc76dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"acc76dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!DOCTYPE html>\r\n<html 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Agu\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\r\n\r\n        <div>\r\n          <h3 class=\"name\" itemprop=\"name\">Christopher U. Agu<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"role\">Clinical Lead Sonographer<\/p>\r\n          <p class=\"qual\">MSc, PGDip, PgCert MSK, PgCert Head & Neck, BSc (Hons)<\/p>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"bio-short\">\r\n            Senior specialist sonographer with advanced practice across MSK, Head & Neck, abdominal, pelvic, vascular, small parts and obstetric (pregnancy) ultrasound. Provides consultant-level ultrasound practice and leads UKSONO\u2019s diagnostic quality standards.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"regs\">HCPC \u2022 SoR \u2022 BMUS \u2022 BIR<\/p>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"chips\">\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">MSK<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">Head & Neck<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">Small Parts<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">Abdominal<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">Pelvic<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">Vascular<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"chip\">Obstetric \/ Pregnancy<\/span>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"actions\">\r\n            <button class=\"bio-btn\" data-bio=\"christopher\">View full bio<\/button>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/article>\r\n\r\n      <!-- Rachel -->\r\n      <article class=\"person\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar\"\r\n             src=\"https:\/\/uksono.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/RAchel.jpg\"\r\n             alt=\"Profile photo of Rachel Leon\"\/>\r\n\r\n        <div>\r\n          <h3 class=\"name\">Rachel Leon<\/h3>\r\n          <p class=\"role\">Advanced Practitioner Sonographer<\/p>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"bio-short\">\r\n            Specialist in gynaecology, abdominal, small parts, DVT, and paediatric ultrasound. 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