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Dr Dinakantha Kumararatne
2018-02-11
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11th February 2018
Dr Kumar and his team are credit to Cambridge Hospital we have been seeing them for the last 10 years and Everytime We Go they, treat us with respect and care always listen to what We Have To Say they always there for us if we need them. With my multiple illnesses Dr Kumar and his team always try and take care of all my issues and help me get on with my day today life and my appointments I can't be thankful enough to Dr Kumar and his team at Cambridge Hospital for what they do for me thank you very very much
Dr Dinakantha Kumararatne
2018-01-09
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9th January 2018
It's great to receive care Dr Kumar, he always makes sure I have access to all my test results and discusses their implications with me so I can look after myself better. It's also really interesting to see all the research he is involved in so I know he will tell me of any treatment or test I should be making use of.
Dr Dinakantha Kumararatne
2017-12-13
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13th December 2017
As a family we have seen Dr K on 3 occasions. All have been a pleasure and medically informative. He certainly goes the extra distance and is very approachable. A six star experience from his staff and Dr K.
Dr Dinakantha Kumararatne
2017-09-11
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11th September 2017
The care that I received from Dr Kumararatne on the day was excellent. The follow up has however been poor so far. The tests that were being organised have not happened yet. As the reason for me attending his clinic was abandoned, I have not yet received a replacement appointment yet.
11th December 2017
Response from Dr Dinakantha Kumararatne
I am very, very sorry that you have not received a follow up appointment. If this is still the case, please contact our office on 01223586830, or email me dinakantha.kumararatne@addenbrookes.nhs.uk . I was on annula leave between 11.9.17 and 21.9.17. I have checked outcomes for patients seen by me in sept 2017, and cannot identify anyone who did not receive a follow up appointmen. yours d.s.kumarartne
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Dr. D S Kumararatne [D.Phil (Oxon), FRCPath], is the Consultant Immunologist and head of the Department of Clinical Immunology at Cambridge University Hospitals (Addenbrookes) in Cambridge, U.K. He has built up this service, from a single handed service to one of the largest clinical Immunology centres in the UK. He is an (Hon) Associate Lecturer, in Clinical Immunology, at University Of Cambridge Medical School. He qualified from the Medical Faculty in Colombo, Sri-Lanka, with First Class Honours in 1972 and completed his Immunology training at the Universities of Oxford, Glasgow, and Birmingham. He was Consultant Immunologist and Reader in Clinical Immunology at the University of Birmingham from 1984-2000. His major interest is the diagnosis and management of patients with Primary Immune Deficiency, and has resulted in many publications in high impact journals.
His research encompasses identifying the genetic, and immunological basis of defects in the immune system resulting insusceptibility to infectious diseases. His work has led to the identification of novel lifesaving therapies for immunodeficiencies which resulti in susceptibility to bacterial infection. He established and directs an national specialist laboratory for diagnosing rare immune deficiencies, based at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge.
He is the author of the Chapter on Immunodeficiency in the Oxford Textbook of Medicine.
He was the Training Programme Director for Clinical Immunology in Birmingham (1994-2000) and is the current Director of the equivalent training programme in Cambridge.
He is the Chairman of the panel of Examiners in Immunology for the Royal College of Pathologists.
He was given a life-time achievement award by the UK Primary Immunodeficiency network, the UK professional organisation for improving
care for patient with Immunodeficiency. Under his direction the Clinical Immunology Service at Cambridge University Hospital has been recognized as a Primary Immunodeficiency referral center by the international patient support organization, the Jeffery Modell Foundation.
Clinical Interests: Immunodeficiency, especially Primary Immunodeficiency, Susceptibility to recurrent infections, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Urticaria, Angioedema including Hereditary Angioedema, Vaccination and side effects, Immunoglobulin therapy.