Doctors

Acute Medicine

• Dr Suresh Damodharan is a renowned Diabetes and Endocrinologist.
• He is well-known for his patient friendliness and approach to his way of treatment.
• He has an individualized treatment strategy for each of his patient.
• He is trusted for his ethical way of practice..
• Over 10-years experience of undertaking acute unselected medical take. Usually involves the role of a team leader while participating in resuscitations and supervising and managing the on call medical team.
• As a senior house officer and 1st year of specialist registrar worked in the on call system with 1:5 to 1:6 on call in weekdays and combined weekend on call. Currently working in partial shift system 4 weeks of acute medicine on call in every 12 weeks.
• He have managed an acute medical ward with 24-28 acute beds. He undertook 3 ward rounds per week. On average he had 40 admissions per take
• Two general out patient clinics per week with 5 new and 13 old patients per session
• Six months of modular intensive care training at the Northwick Park Hospital has improved his understanding of invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support, rationalization of ionotropy and renal replacement therapy and refined my procedural skills.
• He frequently responsible for making decisions involving ethical issues often in liaison with peers and senior colleagues.

• During his SpR training at teaching hospitals, He have acquired valuable experience in conducting dedicated endocrinology out-patient clinics, often involving tertiary referral of complex endocrinological disorders.
• During his placement at the district general hospitals, he had excellent exposure in the management of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome, electrolyte imbalances, thyroid and adrenal disorders.
• Organised and conducted endocrine testing (insulin tolerance test, glucagon test, TRH test) and organized meeting to discuss the results.
• He have experience in the perioperative management of complex endocrine surgeries like phaeochromocytomas, thyroid, parathyroid surgery, insulinoma, Conns’ syndrome and pituitary surgeries.
• Also had wonderful experience in attending the specialist clinics like pituitary (queens square), thyroid cancer, reproductive, turners, intersex and congenital adrenal hyperplasia and pregnant endocrine disorders.
• Gained valuable experience in inpatient consult service.