Dr Gaurav Agarwal

Dr Agarwal is an enthusiastic Consultant in Acute and General Medicine, aims at offering holistic care on an in-patient or out-patient basis. He is skilled in urgent and emergency management of acute medical illness as well as chronic healthcare conditions like breathlessness, chest pain, hormonal and nerve related disorders. He has a special interest in venous thromboembolism, leg/lung clots - DVT and PE. He looks after other common medical presentations like high blood pressure, pneumonia, stroke, mini-stroke (TIA), Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and thyroid dysfunction. He is also well versed with looking after patients with diabetes, cardiometabolic health, as well as nutritional deficiencies and maintaining wellbeing. He prides himself in explaining the medical diagnoses and management plan in simple language to his patients and carers. He tries his best to get investigations as soon as possible. He is the Lead Clinician for Acute Medicine at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, which is his NHS base hospital. He trained in Acute and General Medicine in South London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex and lives locally. He is passionate about patient safety and quality of care. He has also won several awards in education and training of junior doctors. Some recommended links: www.patient.co.uk www.acutemedicine.org.uk www.bsecho.org www.brit-thoracic.org.uk http://kss.hee.nhs.uk/

General Medicine Cardiometabolic health including Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Nutritional deficiencies and wellbeing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)/ Pulmonary Embolism (PE) / Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Breathlessness Diabetes (High blood sugar), Thyroid problems, Obesity and other hormonal disorders