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About me

Dr Flaminia Bruno is an expert and compassionate Physician, specialised in Internal Medicine and Acute Medicine.
Her special interests are lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, early diagnosis of potentially serious diseases including cancer, medical education, point of care US, international cooperation.

She studied in Italy at La Sapienza University of Rome, where she graduated with Honours (2000) and specialised in Internal Medicine with Honours (2005). She since has worked in prestigious Teaching Hospitals such as St Georges hospital, King's College Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas Hospital, where alongside intense clinical practice, she has collaborated and produced high level research in oncological diagnosis. She currently works at Croydon University Hospital as Acute Internal Medicine Consultant.

Dr Bruno is Honorary Senior Lecturer for the Faculty of Science and Medicine Kings College London (KCL) and she is a fellow of the higher education academy. She holds a PGCert in Medical Education awarded by King's College University London. She trains with passion and dedication our future doctors and nurses. She has received several awards nominations for her excellent teaching.

Dr Bruno has an interest in Point of Care US. In 2020-2021 she set up the POCUS service within the Department of Acute Medicine at King's College Hospital.

She has an interest in Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Medicine and Nutritional Therapy. She trained with the prestigious Institute of Functional Medicine (AFMCP IFM).

Dr Bruno is also a Certified Yoga Teacher and uses this skill to maintain her own mind body wellbeing and support friends, family and colleagues.

Dr Bruno has a genuine interest in international cooperation. In Italy she founded a charity called MINGHA AFRICA ONLUS. She worked in Cameroon between 2003 and 2005 leading a team of volunteers trainees doctors in collaboration with the University La Sapienza, the Italian National Institute of Public Health (ISS) and the financial support of the "Conferenza Episcopale of Rome�.

Dr Bruno has a special touch in dealing with her patients, blending exceptional professionalism and a profound dedication and interest for the whole person's wellbeing.

Her clinical background and personal attitude ensure that her approach is truly holistic and of the highest standards.

Professional Memberships

FRCP (Fellow of the Royal College of Physician)
FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
IFM (Institute of Functional Medicine)

Areas of interest

The services she can offer are:
- Internal Medicine Consultation.

What to expect: either a simple or complex health issues will be treated with exquisite holistic approach and special attention to the lifestyle of the patient, identifying and acting upon modifiable causes of disease.
Examples are (but not limited to, please enquire if unsure):
- Management of diabetes
- Hypertension
- Thyroid problems
- COPD and Asthma
- Metabolic disorders (High cholesterol etc)
- Infections (Pneumonia and urinary tract infection, cellulitis)
- Nutritional therapy, Lifestyle Medicine and obesity management

Dr Bruno can offer a personalised health improvement program specifically aimed at addressing lifestyle choices which could be cause of current or future disease, aiming primarily at preventing diseases but also at potentially reverse some pathological state.