Dr Ralph Abraham

I am the Clinical Director of London Medical, a private clinic in London’s West End, a centre of excellence for diabetes, heart disease prevention, endocrinology, obesity and eye diseases. I have a PhD in Biochemistry on insulin resistance and has a lifetime of clinical experience, seeing patients from all over the world and often as a tertiary referral in the fields of advanced and difficult diabetes, lipid disorders, and heart disease and atherosclerosis prevention and clinical endocrinology. The London Diabetes Centre, which I founded, is the leading private diabetes clinic in the UK and, supported by a first class team of consultants, dietitians and diabetes nurse educators, uses a modern but compassionate approach using advancing technology including pumps and sensors to assist adults and children to achieve improved control without stress or hypoglycaemia. A recent audit of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes patients in my practice confirmed an average HbA1c of 7.1% (54 mmol/mol) after treatment with high satisfaction levels, low rates of hypoglycaemia and intense risk factor modification. I am also referred difficult diagnostic problems in general medicine. I am cognisant of guidelines but am modern in my approach, putting my patient’s health needs first and including them in decisions about their treatment. I have been a clinical investigator in diabetes, obesity and endocrinology (over 60 peer reviewed publications). I run the SmartWeight™ programme for obesity at London Medical. I have also acted as an expert witness with special reverence to diabetes foot ulceration and hypoglycaemia. I advise industry, lecture extensively and encourage best standards of care and new treatments in diabetes. I am an enthusiastic champion for the needs of diabetes patients.

I see patients for lipid disorders and heart disease prevention and run a service for patients with Familial hyperlipidaemia. My main interest is in diabetes, both Type 1 and Type 2 and I have special interest in pumps and sensor options and modern closed loop solutions.