Dr Viswesvaraiah is a consultant in acute and general internal medicine, and foundation programme director for FY1.

BSc, MBBS, MRCP (acute medicine), PGDip

Training and education

BSc - Imperial College London, 2006
MBBS (medical degree) - Imperial College London, 2008
MRCP (UK) - Royal College of Physicians, 2012
SCE in acute medicine - Royal College of Physicians, UK
Postgraduate diploma in medical leadership and management (merit) - Birkbeck College, University of London and Royal College of Physicians, UK
Certificate of completion of training (CCT) in acute and general medicine - 2017

Experience

Dr Viswesvaraiah is a consultant in acute and general internal medicine, who joined the Trust in September 2017. He's the lead for sepsis and mental health liaison in the acute medical unit.

Dr Viswesvaraiah has a particular interest in medical management and the development of ambulatory (outpatient) care to improve patient experience and reduce the length of hospital stays.

Key achievements

Service improvement in development of ambulatory pathways for conditions such as pulmonary embolism and anaemia, reducing length of stay for patients with these conditions
Published author in acute medicine journals and at acute medicine conferences

Awards and prizes

Awarded merit in postgraduate diploma in medical leadership and management - Birkbeck College, University of London and Royal College of Physicians, UK

Research

Dr Viswesvaraiah's recent publications include:

Sepsis on the AMU – Time to pick up the baton. Inada-Kim M, Viswesvaraiah G. Acute Med. 2015; 14(2): 43-6.
Poster at the Society of Acute Medicine's conference (Glasgow, 2013) - view it here

Contact

You can contact Dr Viswesvaraiah via his secretary Kerry Stark - call 023 8120 4716 or send an email.