Dr Piyumi Wijewickrama
Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetologist
MBBS, MD, MRCP
I am a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, with many years of specialist endocrinology and diabetes experience. My sub-specialty interests include diabetes management (including insulin pump therapy, type 2 diabetes, and antenatal diabetes), medical weight management, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease, pituitary and adrenal disorders, reproductive endocrinology, male hypogonadism, transition endocrinology and late effects . I am committed to providing evidence-based, personalized care, combining expertise in complex endocrine disorders, along with utilisation of the latest advances in diabetes technology.
I hold several leadership roles within the NHS, including leading the Late Effects and Transition Endocrinology Service at University Hospitals Sussex, serving as a core member of the Sussex Pituitary Multidisciplinary Team, and establishing the Trust's Complex Endocrine Case Meeting. I have contributed to national and international clinical guidelines in diabetes and endocrinology. I am passionate about medical education and am actively involved as a teacher, examiner and a research supervisor at Brighton & Sussex Medical School, as well as an educational and clinical supervisor for postgraduate trainees.
I have a strong academic interest in diabetes and endocrinology and have authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals, including the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Diabetic Medicine, Kidney International Reports, and Diabetologia. My research interests include diabetes technology, endocrine disorders in pregnancy, pituitary disease, parathyroid disorders, adrenal disorders and diabetes management in complex medical settings. I act as a peer reviewer for international endocrine journals, including the South Asian Journal of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and BMC Endocrinology.
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my husband, traveling around the world to new destinations, gardening and cooking. I believe that maintaining a good work - life balance is important and helps me bring energy, focus and compassion to my clinical practice.
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Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Piyumi Wijewickrama at Spire include:
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Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University of Colombo, Sri Lanka / 2012
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
Primary medical qualification awarded following completion of undergraduate medical education and clinical training.
MD (Medicine) / University of Colombo, Sri Lanka / 2018
Doctor of Medicine (Medicine)
Specialist qualification demonstrating advanced training and expertise in internal medicine and patient care.
MRCP / Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom / 2019
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
Prestigious postgraduate medical qualification demonstrating advanced knowledge, clinical competence, and professional standards in physician training.
Professional memberships
European Society of Endocrinology
Association of British Clinical Diabetologists
Professional leadership
I lead the Adult Endocrine Late Effects and Transition Endocrine Services at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.
I am a core endocrinology member of the Sussex Pituitary Multidisciplinary Team.
Current NHS posts
Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Contact information
| Telephone | 0127 305 1006 |