General medicine
The specialty of general medicine is concerned with the diagnosis, management and non-surgical treatment of conditions and diseases.
Many general physicians nowadays sub-specialise, so for example conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome or IBS are seen by a gastroenterologist and asthma by a respiratory physician and so on.
Please also see paediatric general medicine.
The sub-specialties for general physicians at Cromwell Hospital are available below.
Our specialist consultants
Clinical interests: General endocrinology, thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, polycystic ovarian disease and hirsutism, calcium disorders, and pituitary disease.
Languages spoken: Arabic/English
Clinical interests: Inflammatory joint disease, musculoskeletal disorders.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Hepatobiliary disease, interventional endoscopy
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Endoscopy, dyspepsia, inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, bowel cancer screening
Languages spoken: English/Hindi/Punjabi/Urdu
Clinical interests: Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, diabetes in pregnancy, insulin pump, diabetic neuropathy and the diabetic foot, all diabetic emergencies and complications. General and complex endocrine patients, hypothalamus and pituitary patients, obesity, thyroid, thyroid in pregnancy, parathyroid and calcium disorders, adrenal and gonadal dysfunction, diabetic foot, polycystic ovary syndrome, hirsutism, menstrual disorders, electrolyte disturbances and all aspects of general endocrinology.
Languages spoken: Arabic/English
Clinical interests: Primary & Secondary Evidence Based Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; Lipid Disorders management; Hypertension; Management of CVD risk factors in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Languages spoken: English/Italian
Dr Marcus Harbord
/ Consultant Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Inflammatory bowel disease
Clinical interests: Colonoscopy, gastroscopy, capsule endoscopy, nutritional assessment.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: General Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Coronary Angioplasty, Cardiac Risk Prevention, Chest Pain, Atherosclerosis
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Anti-ageing, regenerative and perioperative medicine
Languages spoken: English/German
Clinical interests: All respiratory disorders including asthma, allergy, COPD, cough, breathlessness, chest infections, sleep disorders, lung cancer, sarcoidosis, bronchiectasis. General health including fatigue syndromes.
Languages spoken: English/French/Polish
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