- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Ananthakrishnan Raghuram MBE is a highly experienced Consultant in General and Respiratory Medicine who has been a practising consultant since 2002. He works at Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals NHSFT and privately at Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital, providing specialist care across a wide range of respiratory conditions.
Alongside his clinical work, Dr Raghuram has held senior leadership roles within the NHS and was appointed Chief Medical Officer at NHS Gloucestershire ICB in December 2023 and since February 2026, to the NHS Gloucestershire/ NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire integrated care boards.
In recognition of his contributions to healthcare, he was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2021.
Dr Raghuram graduated with an MB BS from the University of Madras in 1988 and went on to complete an MD at the Medical University of Madras in 1992. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 2007. In addition to his clinical and academic training, he completed an MSc in Healthcare Education at the University of Bristol in 2012.
Dr Raghuram did his general medical and respiratory training on the North Western rotation. He was trained in bronchoscopy at the Northwest Lung centre in Manchester and at Salford Royal Hospitals including techniques in the use of endobronchial ultrasound and has a high diagnostic rate for lung cancer using this technique.
Dr Raghuram's research was in small airways diseases. He trained in Critical Care in Aberdeen. This resulted in a lasting interest in managing patients with narrowed airways and respiratory failure and enhanced his interest in managing patients with unexplained breathlessness and persistent cough.
Dr Raghuram is experienced in managing patients with Interstitial lung diseases including conditions such as sarcoidosis and pulmonary fibrosis.
Dr Raghuram has an enduring interest in teaching. He has contributed to
the development of the Internal Medicine curriculum nationally. He helped
develop the curriculum for the recently established Three counties medical school.
Dr Raghuram has been the head of the postgraduate school of
medicine at Health education England in Severn (2015-23) and chairs and hosts
the MRCP PACES examination nationally and internationally. He has been Regional Advisor, Censor, and Linacre Fellow and was an elected Trustee councillor at the Royal
College of Physicians of London (2020-6). He was an elected councillor for the
British Thoracic society (2019-23).
Areas of interest
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Respiratory disorders; Asthma; Unexplained breathlessness; Cough; Recurrent chest infections including bronchiectasis; Pleural diseases; Lung cancer; Interstitial lung diseases including pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis; Bronchoscopy including Endobronchial ultrasound
Medical secretaries
- Ms Susan Walton
- Nuffield Health Cheltenham Hospital Hatherley Lane CHELTENHAM GL51 6SY
- 07472 350470
- cotswoldpatientservices@gmail.com
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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E5180
Diagnostic bronchoscopy +/- biopsy - ()
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E6310
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for mediastinal masses - ()
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