Dr Parul Shah
Dr Parul Shah is a General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine Consultant for the Elderly
Based At
NHS base
St Andrew's Healthcare
GMC Number
4376534
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
MBBS Services for older people for the following conditions: General medical issues such as weight loss, poor mobility, general deterioration in health, deconditioning, pain management. Multifactorial assessment and formulating action plan for Falls prevention. Prevention of fragility fracture/management of osteoporosis. Investigations and management of syncope. Polypharmacy review with a view to reduce the burden of multiple medications. Multi-professional clinic (with physiotherapist and/or occupational therapist) to prevent frailty. Management of multimorbidity and optimization prior to surgery or oncology treatment.
Professional Memberships
Academic Background
Qualifications: MBBS, MRCP, FRCP 18 years of experience as a Consultant Physician in General and Elderly medicine in NHS Clinical leadership for falls prevention and frailty at the county level Clinical lead for Tilt table service for NHS trust Speaking at national conferences on patient safety Clinical lead for department of Elderly medicine and service developments at trust level
NHS base
St Andrew's Healthcare
GMC Number
4376534
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
MBBS Services for older people for the following conditions: General medical issues such as weight loss, poor mobility, general deterioration in health, deconditioning, pain management. Multifactorial assessment and formulating action plan for Falls prevention. Prevention of fragility fracture/management of osteoporosis. Investigations and management of syncope. Polypharmacy review with a view to reduce the burden of multiple medications. Multi-professional clinic (with physiotherapist and/or occupational therapist) to prevent frailty. Management of multimorbidity and optimization prior to surgery or oncology treatment.
Professional Memberships
Academic Background
Qualifications: MBBS, MRCP, FRCP 18 years of experience as a Consultant Physician in General and Elderly medicine in NHS Clinical leadership for falls prevention and frailty at the county level Clinical lead for Tilt table service for NHS trust Speaking at national conferences on patient safety Clinical lead for department of Elderly medicine and service developments at trust level
