Dr Vijay Hajela

Qualifications

MB BS, FRCP

GMC number: 3469903

Practising since: 1990

Specialties

Rheumatology

Consultation times

  • Weekly Monday & Wednesday 09:00–12:00 (Brighton)
  • Weekly Wednesday & Alternate Tuesday14:00–18:00 (Haywards Heath)
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About

Dr Hajela has been a Consultant Rheumatologist for 25 years, he has extensive experience in diagnosis of medical conditions that present with pain or disability.
He is involved in teaching at postgraduate level and has given lectures in the field of rheumatology and service provision at numerous regional and national meetings.

Other interests

  • Non-specific musculoskeletal pain
  • Connective tissue diseases
  • Inflammatory arthritis
  • Non-specific and regional joint and muscular pain
  • Arthritis (inflammatory and non-inflammatory)
  • Including: gout, rheumatoid arthritis, pseudogout, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, post infectious arthritic syndromes.
  • Fibromyalgia and related disorders
  • Back and neck pain
  • Osteoporosis
  • Polymyalgia and GCA (temporal arteritis)
  • Connective tissue diseases and vasculitis e.g. lupus (SLE), Sjogren’s, myositis, scleroderma and polyangiitis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome and work related upper limb pain.

Personal interests

Enjoys walking in the highlands of Scotland and cooking

Locations Dr Vijay Hajela works with

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Research

Mainly clinical research involving inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis and service redesign.

Memberships

  • British Society for Rheumatology
  • Royal College of Physicians

Insurers Dr Vijay Hajela works with

Dr Vijay Hajela works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • AXA - Global Healthcare
  • Benenden Health
  • Bupa
  • Bupa On Demand
  • Cigna
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Health-on-Line
  • Simplyhealth
  • WPA

Declaration

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

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

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