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