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Dr Rajiv Goonetilleke
Consultant Paediatrician
MBBS, FRCPCH
"The Spire Cambridge Lea provides excellent facilities catered for the child/young person and their families."
Specialises in
I am a General Paediatrician with an interest in Paediatric Endocrinology. I have worked at the Hinchingbrooke Hospital as a Consultant Paediatrician for the past nine years.
I also have a Honorary contract at Addenbrooke's Hospital. My registrar training was at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where I obtained accreditation as Specialist Paediatrician with an interest in Endocrinology.
I see children with most General Paediatric problems including abdominal pain, constipation, Asthma, Cough, Urine tract infections etc. I also see children with growth problems, short stature, pubertal problems, early puberty, delayed puberty and thyroid problems
Examiner for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and I am an examiner for the MRCPCH examinations. Clinical lead-Diabetes and Endocrinology-Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Rajiv Goonetilleke at Spire include:
Paediatrics
Other treatments
Appropriate investigations including blood tests and radiological investigations
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Endocrinology
Thyroid disease
Special Clinical Interests: Paediatric Endocrinology including Growth; Small stature; Pubertal disorders; Thyroid disorders; Overweight and obesity; General Paediatrics including urinary infections, abdominal pain, constipation, bed wetting, headache, cough, wheezing and Excema.
Qualification and professional memberships
MRCPCH / Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health / 2002
Membership of the Royal College Of Paediatrics and Child Health
FRCPCH / Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health / 2011
Fellowship of the Royal College Of Paediatrics and Child Health
Professional memberships
Diabetes UK
Professional leadership
Clinical Lead for Diabetes and Endocrinology at Hinchingbrooke Hospital,Huntingdon
Current NHS posts
Consultant Paediatrician, Clinical Lead in Paediatric Endocrinology, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
Honorary Visiting Specialist; Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Contact information
| Telephone | 01223 266 990 |
| rajiv.goonetilleke@nhs.net | |
| Website | www.private-paediatrician.co.uk |
| Private secretary | Teresa Southernwood |
| Private secretary telephone | 01223 660 606 |
| Private secretary email | rajiv.goonetilleke@nhs.net |