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Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2019-01-31
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31st January 2019
I am delighted to be able to comment on this fantastic doctor. I was so impressed with her knowledge and her professional and humerous manner was quite unique and refreshing- asking questions and retrieving necessary information in a concise and thorough way and explaining the symptoms and treatment very clearly with a test to check my understanding! ( I also appreciated the tips for navigating the bloods/pharmacy and x-rays too - everything went like clockwork and I had no waiting around following her order of events!). I left feeling excited and positive and, having been referred through the system for almost 2 years, I feel I have at last reached the person with a clear understanding and a plan of action and consider myself extremely fortunate to be in such capable hands! I am still smiling days after the consultation and cannot wait to begin my medication and hopefully start to see things beginning to improve.
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2019-01-23
Person
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5
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23rd January 2019
She was objective, yet caring. She listened, she knew all the right questions to ask, and what to analyse to give precise diagnosis.
She paused me when I wanted to speak to much, and yet she listened to all my concerns and questions at the end of the consultantion.
She even helped understand how to get better care for my conditions, which I'm guessing most people don't know.
Been living with hypermobility all my life, and fibromyalgia for more than 6 years, and no doctor was ever able to match all the symptoms - to be fair, it's pretty hard to find out.
But she was able to realise it without any biased opinion, and find the right aspects to look for.
I'm not happy about my disease, but I feel finally free to be able to look for the right treatment without the fear of wrong doing.
She was THAT kind of consultant, that finally comes with a breakthrough for you, that cares, and that do what needs to be done without treating you like a thing/robot/whatever.
Highly recommend!
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2017-10-24
Person
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5
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24th October 2017
dr al-sakarchi is a great doctor, plain speaking and explains everything about your treatment without rushing you out of the surgery,she has a great sense of humour and is a credit to the her profession and the nhs
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2017-10-22
Person
5
5
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22nd October 2017
I am very grateful to this highly professional specialist for her attentive and timely care when my condition was deteriorating quickly. Dr Al-Shakarchi is efficient, concise and covers every element of assessment and treatment with clarity and thoroughness which inspires total confidence in the patient. Superb, with heartfelt thanks.
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2017-10-13
Person
5
5
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13th October 2017
What an absolutely top class specialist and human being. I was seen by Dr Al-Shakarchi in 2014 at King's. She remains the ONLY Rheumy who actually asked loads of questions, listened, and tried to figure out what was causing my pain. She was curious, compassionate, kind and humourous - something I did not expect given the long assembly line of patients she was seeing. After she left King's my treatment dwindled to a full stop. You're a blessing. Long live your tribe!
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- Rheumatology
- Internal (General) Medicine
Profile
Dr. Israa Al-Shakarchi has been a Consultant Rheumatologist for over ten years. She graduated in Medicine from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 2004, having previously gained an Upper Second Class BSc (Hons) degree in Physiology from University College London. Dr Al-Shakarchi went on to be awarded a Masters in Rheumatology with distinction from Kings College London, winning the MSc prize for the best research project in 2010. She gained the Royal College of Physicians Specialty Certificate Examination in Rheumatology later the same year. Dr Al-Shakarchi completed her training in Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine in October 2013, and has been a Consultant Rheumatologist since 2013, commencing her current post at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in August 2014.
Having trained in the South London Deanery, Dr Al-Shakarchi has worked in world-renowned centres of excellence, including King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and St George’s Hospital. She is an experienced clinician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of rheumatological conditions including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, vasculitidies, inflammatory myopathies, osteoporosis and soft tissue rheumatological conditions. She has expertise in joint injections and has run the injection clinic at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for several years. Dr Al-Shakarchi has presented her work at national and international rheumatology conferences and has several publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals.
Dr Al-Shakarchi is passionate about championing a positive patient experience, delivering improved clinical outcomes, using excellent communication skills and joint decision making with her patients. She consistently receives excellent patient feedback, and brings a wealth of experience to provide her patients with correct diagnoses and effective treatment plans.
In addition, Dr Al-Shakarchi has a strong commitment to medical education. She has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education (PGCME), and has received several teaching excellence awards. For the last seven years Dr Al-Shakarchi has been a senior member of the education faculty, as the Training Programme Director for the Internal Medicine Trainees, and the Royal College of Physicians College Tutor for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She became an elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in June 2018.
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