Bupa Platinum consultant
                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                    Fee assured
                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                            Verified account
                                        
                                                                                                                                                    
                                            Open Referral network
                                        
                                                                                                                                                
                                    
                                 
                             
                                                    Specialises in
                            
                        
                        
                                                    Offers
                            
                            - Face-to-face consultations
 
                                                                    - Video and telephone consultations
 
                                                                
                            
                        
                                                    About me
                            Consultant Paediatrician with training and expertise in Paediatric Cardiology for over 25 years. Can manage neonates, children, adolescents with cardiac problems and also do a holistic care of these children, which involve managing other co-existing general paediatric issues
Also can investigate and manage general paediatric problems, especially related to infections and respiratory problems
Areas of interest include heart murmurs, chest pain, palpitation, syncope, cardiomyopathy, blank episodes, dizzy episodes, screening for heart disease, chest infections, allergy etc
                        
                                                    Areas of interest
                            Heart murmurs, chest pain, palpitation, syncope, funny turns, dizzy episodes, screening for heart disease, adolescent heart problems, screening athletes
Chest infections, wheeze, constipation, abdominal pain
Fits and funny turns
headache
hypermobility syndromes and the heart
Allergy
                        
                        
                                                    Medical secretaries
                                                            
                                    - Dr Venugopalan Poothirikovil (Dr Venu)
 
                                    - Level 6
Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital
Eastern Road
Brighton
BN2 5BE
 
                                                                            - 07894 537953
                                        
 
                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                    
                                                
                     
                                            
                            
                                About me 
                            
                                                                                                    Current NHS consultant posts held
                                    Consultant Paediatrician with Cardiology Expertise, and General Paediatrician, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals, Brighton.
Honorary Consultant, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Evelina Childrens Hospital
Honorary Consultant, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital
                                                                                                    Research interests
                                    Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton
                                                                                                                                    Awards received
                                    Clinical Excellence Awards in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2017 (Bronze Award 2017)
                                                                                                    
                                        (Additional) Languages spoken
                                        
                                     
                                                                                                    Publications
                                    Medscape free on line Text Book of Paediatrics
                                                                                                    Courses offered to GPs
                                    Approach to a child with heart murmur
Common cardiac problems in children
Neonatal Cardiology
Cardiac Arrhythmia Course
Neonatal & Paediatric hands on echo course
Tips to ECG interpretation in children
Dilated cardiomyopathy in children
Adolescent heart problems - chest pain, palpitation, syncope
                                                             
                         
                    
                    
                    
                                            
                             My private practice 
                            
                                                                    Practice hours
                                    
                                        
                                            Practice
 
                                            Day
 
                                            Hours
 
                                            Appt Bookings
 
                                        
                                                                                    
                                                - Gatwick Parkway Spire Hospital
 
                                                - Friday
 
                                                - 17:30
                                                    - 19:00
 
                                                - 07894 537953
                                                
 
                                            
                                                                                    
                                                - Nuffield health Brighton hospital
 
                                                - Tuesday
 
                                                - 17:00
                                                    - 19:00
 
                                                - 07894 537953
                                                
 
                                            
                                                                                    
                                                                                    
                                                - Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, BN2 5BE
 
                                                - Monday
 
                                                - 17:00
                                                    - 19:00
 
                                                - 07894 537953
                                                
 
                                            
                                                                                    
                                                - Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital, BN2 5BE
 
                                                - Thursday
 
                                                - 17:00
                                                    - 19:00
 
                                                - 07894 537953
                                                
 
                                            
                                                                             
                                
                                                                    Post treatment communication
                                                                            Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
                                            in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
                                            guidelines.
                                                                    
                                                                    In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the
                                        following contact details
                                    Dr P Venugopalan
07894537953
pvenugopalan1@nhs.net
pvenugopalan@gmail.com