An initial consultation with Dr Tapas Chakraborty is from £200.
Dr Tapas Chakraborty
Consultant Physician
MBBS, MD, DNB, FRCP, FRACP
Specialises in
- Diabetes and obesity
- Early rheumatological screening
- Geriatric assessment
- Hypertension
- TIA/stroke/syncope
Languages spoken
English, Hindi
I am a General Medicine Consultant Physician since 2010. I have special interests in the diagnosis and management of diabetes, non-interventional cardiology, TIA and stroke medicine and geriatric medicine. I also have special interest in early screening of Rheumatological conditions. I have been consultant physician in UK since 2010.
My scope of practice and areas of expertise are treating acute and chronic general medical conditions. My special areas of interests are to manage diabetes and it's complications, hypertension, TIA/minor stroke disease and comprehensive geriatric assessment. I also have an interest in initial screening and managing early rheumatological condition.
I see patients with acute and chronic medical conditions in everyday practice. I am also willing to provide a one-stop clinic for TIA/Syncope etc.
I trained in the United Kingdom where I held the position of Clinical Lead for general and acute medicine in Countess Of Chester Hospital till 2018.I went to Australia for few years and did my Fellowship in General Medicine and worked both in public and private sector in Australia with excellent reputation.
I am a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in addition to Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and an International examiner for MRCP to represent Royal College of Physicians, UK. I was an honorary senior lecturer for medical students at James Cook University in Townsville and was also examiner for Basic Physician trainees in Australia. I have been involved and actively participated in several multinational trials, publishing multiple case reports in journals.
I am an International Examiner for MRCP Final examination and I do host and chair for Royal College of Physicians, UK.
General Medical Council Number: 6033903
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Tapas Chakraborty at Spire include:
General medicine
- Cholesterol level test
- Diabetes test
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Iron, vitamin and mineral level tests
- Thyroid test
Other treatments
- Early arthritis screening
- Geriatric assessment including memory issues
- Holter monitoring, ETT and Tilt Table Test interpretation
- TIA/syncope/stroke
- Type 2 Diabetes and obesity
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Chest medicine
Diabetic medicine
Diabetes
Infectious diseases
Inflammatory rheumatic disorders
Obesity
Thyroid disease
Stroke medicine
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / University of Calcutta / 1985
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery
FRACP / Australaisia / 2019
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Professional memberships
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians UK
Professional leadership
MRCP Examiner for final PACES examinations
Represent RCP UK both nationally and internationally
Personal profile
I enjoy my spare time with my wife and daughters. I am a huge fan of football and cricket and watch matches in my off time. I enjoy traveling abroad. I am also involved in some charitable societies in India.
Contact information
| Private secretary | Donna Bithell |
| Private secretary email | donnabithell@nhs.net |