An initial consultation with Dr Gail Darlington is from £275.
Dr Gail Darlington
Consultant Rheumatologist
MB BS, MD (Lond), FRCP
Specialises in
- General medicine
- Rheumatology
- Back pain
- Osteoporosis
- Rheumatoid, psoriatic and other arthritis
I am a Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist with specialist accreditation in General Medicine and Rheumatology. I am Honorary Consultant Physician at Epsom General Hospital, Surrey and see private patients at the hospitals listed on this website.
I treat all aspects of rheumatology and general medicine, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, including dietary aspects, osteoporosis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, hyperlipidaemia and bereavement counselling.
I graduated from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School, London University and received my Doctorate from the University of London. I qualified in medicine from the University of London, from where I was also awarded an MD for a thesis on lipid and purine metabolism. I was awarded the Charing Cross Hospital’s Trustees’ Research Fellowship, the Michael Mason Medal for my work on ultrasound in Rheumatology, and a Private Patients’ Plan Research Fellowship at Jesus College, Cambridge.
I am also Clinical Lead for sponsoring medical research.
General Medical Council Number: 1206986
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Gail Darlington at Spire include:
Rheumatology
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Special clinical interest: All aspects of rheumatology and general medicine, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, including dietary aspects, osteoporosis, gout, ankylosing spondylitis, hyperlipidaemia and bereavement counselling.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
British Society for Rheumatology
European Society for the study of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man
Medical Section of Amnesty International
British Society for Immunology
Society for Neuroscience
British Neuroscience Association
British Pharmacological Society
International Society for the Study of Tryptophan
Research and publications
I have a widely-ranging research programme linked to the University of Glasgow and involving osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, stroke, neuroprotection, neurodevelopment, Huntington’s disease, depression, chronic brain injury, cardiac bypass surgery, malaria, trypanosomiasis, the use of flavonoids in medicine and various aspects of nutritional immunology. I founded Epsom Medical Research – a registered charity – has published over 50 peer-reviewed research papers and has co-edited four books.
Current NHS posts
Epsom Hospital
Contact information
| Telephone | Clare Park: 01252 895 490; Spire St Anthony's- Insured: 020 8335 4678 or Self-Pay: 020 8335 4646 |
| Private secretary telephone | 01372 353 204 |