Profile: Dr Atir S. A. Khan FRCP, MD, MSC (Medical Leadership), Diploma (Medical Ethics & Law). I completed CCT in Diabetes & Endocrinology and General Medicine from Manchester deanery. Also completed MD in Clinical research from University of Manchester. I have published research in Diabetes in international journals and presented my work in international meeting in Diabetes. I won the 2017 best dissertation award from Birkbeck University in MSc Medical Leadership. More recently, I published paper in BMJ-Open, looking into the reasons behind stress and burnout in NHS consultants. My areas of interest in Diabetes & Endocrinology for private patients are as follows: 1). DIABETES & OBESITY • Management of type 1 & 2 diabetes, insulin pump therapy & CGM. • High blood pressure. • Cholesterol treatment. • Steroid-induced diabetes. • Diabetes & driving (Group 1 & Group 2 licenses). • Diabetic foot disease, including painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy & Charcot’s. • Erectile dysfunction. • Supporting diabetes care of admitted patients. • Diabetes in young people. • Weight loss management. • Preparing for bariatric surgery. • Preparing patients for Ramadan fasting. • Various diabetes complications (eye, kidney, foot, gastroparesis & postural hypotension). 2). ENDOCRINE • Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). • Hyperthyroidism / Graves’ Disease (overactive thyroid). • Male hypogonadism (testosterone deficiency). • Polycystic ovarian syndrome. • Addison’s disease. • Adrenal gland problems. • Hirsutism. • Osteoporosis. • Pituitary problems (raised Prolactin, low pituitary hormones). • General Medical conditions: infections (e.g., cellulitis). • Supporting Endocrine care of admitted patients. 3). GENERAL MEDICINE • Fibromyalgia / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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