Rheumatology consultants
Dr Sundeept Bhalara
Name, qualifications:
Dr Sundeept Bhalara MB BS, MSc, MD, FRCP
Practising at:
Hemel Hempstead Hospital, Watford General Hospital and St Alban’s city Hospital
Specialty:
Rheumatology
Sub-specialty:
-
Special clinical interests:
Inflammatory arthritis, Multisystem disease, Joint injections/soft tissue disease
Current posts (NHS, University, Private):
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and Hammersmith Hospitals Trust
Year of first medical qualification:
1991
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Society for Rheumatology
- Royal Society of Medicine
- Eastern Deanery
- Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Network (ERAN)
Contact details
- Secretary's telephone number: 01442 287049
- Secretary's email: wherts-tr.rheumatology@nhs.net
Background:
Professional profile
Qualified at University College London.
Higher specialist training in Rheumatology was performed in West London, particularly at the Hammersmith Hospital, London and Charing Cross Hospital.
Having completed a Doctoral research Thesis on the investigation and
treatment of early arthritis he retains an academic interest in the
immunopathogeneisis and immunotherapy of autoimmune disease.
He currently runs the Early Arthritis Service at Charing Cross Hospital, a
specialised tertiary referral clinic with associated research program and state
of the art investigational/therapeutic facilities.
Personal profile
Married with 2 children, Enjoys reading, chess, skiing and horse riding