Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan

Qualifications

MBBS, FRCP

Practising since: 1996

Specialties

Geriatric Medicine, General (internal) Medicine

Consultation times

  • Friday 1:30pm, fortnightly

About

Dr Ganeshananthan is a Consultant General Physician and Care of the Older Person Physician. His NHS work is at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. He works both in the acute hospital setting and in the community, running clinics at the Milford Hospital. 

His postgraduate training included working at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital in London and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals.

Dr Ganeshananthan helped establish Acute Geriatric Care in the Royal Surrey County Hospital.

He is involved in undergraduate and post graduate training. He is a post graduate examiner for the MRCP.

Dr Ganeshananthan’s clinical practice involves managing patients with general medical problems, multimorbidity and frailty.

He manages patients with falls, poor mobility, blackouts, vertigo and functional deterioration. 

Management of heart failure in the older patients.

Assessment of cognitive impairment.  Management of delirium. 

Medical optimisation of older patients prior to surgery.

Special interests

Managing medical problems in older patients.

Managing patients with multimorbidity and frailty.

Manage patients with falls, poor mobility, blackouts, vertigo and functional deterioration. 

Management of heart failure in the older patients.

Assessment of cognitive impairment. 

Management of delirium.

Advanced and anticipatory care planning.

Medical optimisation of patients with frailty prior to surgery.

Personal interests

Playing tennis and table tennis

Languages spoken

English, Tamil

Locations Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan works with

Related experience

Memberships

  • General Medical Council
  • Fellow of the Royal college of Physicians
  • Member of the British Geriatric Society
  • Member of the British Medical Association

Other posts held

  • Royal Surrey County Hospital Guildford Consultant Physician and Acute and Community Geriatrician

Insurers Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan works with

Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health

Declaration

Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Dr Myooran Ganeshananthan does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.

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