The team is headed by Professor Mark Tagoe, the Medical Director of the LPC. Mark Tagoe currently leads one of the largest NHS Departments of specialist foot surgery in the country and he has achieved international recognition for his expertise in podiatric surgery. An external Clinical Faculty Instructor to Kern Hospital, Michigan, USA for eight years, Professor Tagoe has had the opportunity to derive the best from both the British and American approaches to Podiatric Surgery for the benefit of his patients

In recognition of his commitment and contribution to education, Mark Tagoe was appointed an honorary Professor to the University of Ulster in 2000. As a previous Dean of the Surgical Faculty, Professor Tagoe retains a pivotal political role as a member of the Specialist Advisory Board (Podiatric Surgery), the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, as well as to the UK Health Service Ombudsman.