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Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2023-09-21
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21st September 2023
Dr Al-Shakarchi was very Professional, Knowledgeable and personable.
She was quite thorough, she listened to my concerns and was very clear with her advice of treatment. I would definitely recommend her.
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2023-09-12
Person
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12th September 2023
Dr Al-Shakarchi has been looking after my mother since 2015.She has consistently given mum great care, giving her time as English is not my mums first language and putting my mum at ease when she gives her steroid knee injections with skill swiftly done with minimal discomfort . My 93year old mum walked out happily from todays appt as in previous times. Dr Al-Shakarchi takes time to answer my mums questions and explain her plan of management . We are very grateful she is my mum's rheumatologist Many thanks for all you do (guessing lots more behind the consultation)
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2022-10-12
Person
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12th October 2022
I’m a medical student currently on placement at Kingston Hospital. I was lucky enough to sit in on one of Dr Al-Shakarchi’s clinics recently and she was the perfect example to me of what an excellent doctor is like. She was patient, kind, thoughtful and insightful. She listened to all her patients’ concerns even if it didn’t pertain directly to her speciality. She’s warm and approachable and makes her patients’ feel comfortable in her presence. It’s clear to me that she wholeheartedly cares for and prioritises the well-being of all her patients.
Beyond her duties as a doctor, she also took on the role as a teacher during my morning with her. She was kind enough to answer all my questions and taught me how to take an effective rheumatological history, even though she had an extremely busy and long day. I’m truly grateful for this experience and I know that any other student would feel exactly the same way.
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2022-10-11
Person
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11th October 2022
Dr Al-shakarchi is caring, clear and thorough. I am very happy with the treatment plan she has given me.
Dr Israa Al-Shakarchi
2022-10-06
Person
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6th October 2022
Dr Israa Al-shakarchi is my elderly father’s rheumatologist. She is one in a million doctor, attentive, caring, takes a real interest in the patient and carefully explains so that a lay person can understand.
Her attention to detail goes beyond the remits of her own specialty. She incredibly spotted a small suspicious lesion on my father’s earlobe that I had barely noticed and recommended getting it checked out by dermatology urgently. It was cancer, fortunately caught early before it had spread, surgery done and now healing nicely. I owe a debt of gratitude to her.
I can’t say I received the same attentive and precise care from the dermatology consultant a few weeks later. He barely looked up when speaking, didn’t explain what he suspected it could be and we had to resort to a conversation with the GP at a later stage.
May God bless Dr Israa Al-shakarchi. She is a gem NHS, look after her.
A grateful carer/daughter.
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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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