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Dr Siva Sivappriyan
FRCP (UK)
Endocrinology
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About

He is a Consultant Physician in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Maidstone Hospital NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Kings College Hospital in London. He completed his specialist training in London at the Royal Free & University College London Hospitals. He has an interest in all aspects of diabetes and endocrinology but has sub-speciality interests in thyroid, pituitary disorders and complex diabetes and also any hormonal imbalances. He is also an expert in the field of investigating for tiredness, body-aches weight issues or any other explained symptoms.

He is the lead for young adults with diabetes and diabetic foot services. He is also the lead for clinical governance at Maidstone.

He is also involved with medical education with various research activities in his field.

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Medical Procedures

  • Pituitary function test 
  • Adrenocorticotrophin stimulation tests (ACTH)
  • Fine needle thyroid biopsy
  • Fine needle thyroid biopsy
  • Fine needle thyroid biopsy
  • Kidney Gland Test

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Special Interests

  • diabetes
  • complex diabetes
  • diabetes in dementia patients
  • hormone imbalance
  • thyroid disorders
  • Pituitary disease
  • parathyroid disease
  • obesity; endocrinology
  • Diabetes - Type 1 & 2 (up-tp-date new treatments with focus on weight reduction)
  • Pre-diabetes - Metabolic syndrome (Obesity, Glucose intolerance)
  • Diabetes complications and care
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Continuous Glucose Monitoring
  • Pumps
  • High Cholesterol
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Osteoporosis
  • Endocrinology problems in cancer patients
  • Calcium problems
  • alopecia
  • Cardiovascular risk reduction
  • Pregnancy-related endocrine and diabetes disease
  • Thyroid (hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and nodules )
  • Adrenal (Cushing’s, Addison’s disease and adrenal tumours)
  • Pituitary (including high prolactin, pituitary tumors, diabetes insipidus)
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • high and low calcium
  • hypoparathyroidism
  • Hypogonadism (low testosterone causing low libido / sexual dysfunction)

Education

Education:

  • MBBS University of Colombo 2002

Memberships:

  • British Medical Association (BMA)
  • British Society for Endocrinology
  • Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD)
  • Diabetes UK (DUK)

Reviews

BY A VERIFIED PATIENT

15-12-2018
I was seen for my polycystic ovarian disease and am grateful that he could understand my problems well.

BY A VERIFIED PATIENT

15-12-2018
Really through and i had wads very friendly

BY A VERIFIED PATIENT

15-12-2018
Very informative and was able to answers all my questions

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