Dr Philip Kelly

Dr Philip Kelly is an experienced Consultant Endocrinologist, Diabetologist, Acute and General Physician. Dr Kelly has a very patient focused approach to care, always striving to deliver a high quality and easily accessible service. He offers rapid access to investigations alongside up to date information and support. Dr Kelly has been a Consultant Physician at King's College Hospital since 2013, he is the endocrinologist to the King's specialist sarcoid clinic and the orbital service where he manages Graves' ophthalmopathy/ thyroid eye disease; he has been Clinical Director and Clinical Lead of Acute Medicine across King's College Hospital; he is currently the co-lead of the Medicine and Integrated Care Clinical Academic Group at King's Health Partners, across King's College, Guy's and St Thomas' and The Maudsley Hospitals and King's College London. He is also the London Regional Transfusion Committee Chair. His clinical interests are in general and specialist endocrinology, particularly thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, goitre and thyroid nodules, including assessing for thyroid cancer), ovarian disease/ PCOS and the menopause, diabetes mellitus, lipid disorders, hypertension, the diagnosis and management of anaemia, infections of the lungs, urinary tracts and central nervous system and the diagnosis and management of pulmonary embolism and its consequences on cardio-respiratory health. He will also see patients for second opinions where the diagnosis is in doubt particularly complex illness, general health checks and specifically to reduce the risk of heart and cardiovascular disease. If you are acutely unwell Dr Kelly can supervise your care on Guthrie Ward by arrangement. Dr Kelly graduated in medicine from The London Hospital Medical College and undertook specialist training in endocrinology, diabetes mellitus and general and acute internal medicine at St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospitals. Alongside his clinical training he undertook research in the endocrinology of colon cancer and gained an MD from the University of London in 2010. He has worked as a Consultant Endocrinologist, Diabetologist and Acute and General Physician at Whipps Cross Hospital and Southend Hospital before moving to King's College Hospital. He is a member of the British Thyroid Association and The Society for Endocrinology.

Thyroid disease - hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, goitre, tumours and the management of thyroid disease before, during and after pregnancy Adrenal disease - hypofunction, Addison's disease, adrenal failure and fatigue; hyperfunction, Cushing's syndrome; adrenal tumours; phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma Calcium disorders - hypercalcaemia, hyperparathyroidism, sarcoid and malignancy; hypocalcaemia Pituitary disease - tumours, prolactin excess, and pituitary failure Polycystic ovarian disease Menopause, menopause transition and bio-identical HRT Pre-menstrual syndrome Endocrine assessment for fertility problems and/or amenorrhoea Diabetes mellitus - diagnosis, annual review; reviewing and reducing cardiovascular risk; treatment review and rationalisation; new therapies, DDP-IV inhibitors, GLP-1 agnoists, SGLT-2 inhibitors, alongside standard therapies. Obesity and overweight - excluding endocrine disease; use of metformin; orlistat; GLP-1 agnoists; considering bariatric surgery Hypertension - diagnosing and treating secondary causes; treating essential hypertension; reducing cardiovascular risk Lipids/ cholesterol - appropriate testing for familial lipid disorders and appropriate treatment for polygenic hypercholesterolaemia, elevated lipoproteins, including lipoprotein (a) and Apo B. Drug intolerances and side effects. Use of injectible therapy for hypercholesterolaemia. Salt and water disorders - polyuria, nocturia, diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus; hyponatraemia and dehydration; SIADH; salt wasting nephropathy; side effects of medication causing sodium abnormalities Magnesium deficiency Anaemia - iron deficiency; B12 or folate deficiency; anaemia of chronic disease; intravenous iron therapy Venous thromboembolism - diagnosis and management of peripheral deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism Meningitis and meningoencephalitis - diagnosis, management and follow-up