Dr Gerald George Consultant Rheumatologist and Physician
BSc BM MBA FRCP
Dr Gerald George is an independent consultant rheumatologist & physician with
24 years of experience as a hospital consultant rheumatologist. Dr Gerald George was a consultant rheumatologist at Medway Hospital. His qualifications include:
University of Southampton: Medicine
University of Warwick: MBA
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians: FRCP
Dr George is able to perform face to face and remote consultations.
New Venue: LycaHealth Orpington
Book directly on the Consultations Booking Form page, Phone 07986475334 or click here to contact Dr George for details.
Dr Gerald George Consultant Rheumatologist Expertise
All aspects of Adult Rheumatology – Musculoskeletal conditions and arthritis
Medical & Healthcare Consulting
Dr Gerald George has been a consultant rheumatologist for 23 years. He previously worked for the NHS at Medway Hospital alongside his private practice but is now an independent consultant rheumatologist. Whilst working for the NHS at Medway Hospital, Dr Gerald George was the lead clinician for the Rheumatology Department for seven years and also the Clinical Director for Planned Specialty Medicine that included rheumatology, dermatology, neurology and genito-urinary medicine.
Dr Gerald George is a consultant rheumatologist and physician based in Kent and Sussex consulting from four venues. These are Spire Alexandra Hospital in Chatham, KIMS Hospital in Maidstone, Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Medical Centre in Sevenoaks.
Testimonials by GPs:
- Holistic approach in Dr George’s mental attitude to patients for successful control of disease
- An excellent senior consultant rheumatologist
Dr Gerald George ITV Meridian News
Conditions treated by Dr Gerald George
Dr Gerald George as a consultant rheumatologist and physician sees adult patients covering all aspects of adult rheumatology including; inflammatory arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, connective tissue diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjogren’s syndrome, systemic sclerosis, osteoarthritis, gout, polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) & giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis or GCA), metabolic bone diseases, osteoporosis & osteomalacia, back pain, and soft tissue rheumatism which includes tendonitis, tenosynovitis, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and plantar fasciitis.
Dr Gerald George performs procedures including; joint and soft tissue injections. Dr Gerald George performs musculoskeletal ultrasound in the context of early inflammatory arthritis.
Dr Gerald George Private Practice
Dr Gerald George will see you as a private patient at one of four consulting venues. It is preferable, but not essential, that you have a referral letter from your general practitioner and if you are privately insured this may be a pre-requisite. Please bring your insurance details with you to the appointment.
Dr Gerald George Privately insured patients
Dr Gerald George is registered and approved by all the major private medical insurers. If you have got private medical insurance then please make sure you obtain prior authorisation from your insurer prior to making an appointment to see Dr George. Major insurers include but are not limited to BUPA, AXA PPP, Vitality Health, WPA and Aviva.
Dr Gerald George Self-funding patients
Dr Gerald George will see self-funding patients. Please note you will have to pay for the consultation at the time of the appointment if you are self-funding. These charges may include procedure charges and hospital charges. We will correspond with your GP after the consultation.
All aspects of adult rheumatology are covered including but not restricted to:
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease, gout, ankylosing spondylitis and pseudogout.
Book a consultation with Dr Gerald George directly from this website on the Consultations Booking Form page.
Consulting Venues:
Spire Alexandra Hospital, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent
Appointments Tel: 01634 662822
KIMS Hospital Maidstone, Kent
Appointments Tel: 01622 237727
Sevenoaks Medical Centre, Sevenoaks, Kent
Appointments Tel: 01732 775800
LycaHealth Orpington, Orpington, Kent
Appointments Tel: 01689 490111
There is a full consultation fee charge if cancellations are made within 24 hours of your scheduled appointment.
Dr Gerald George Consultant Rheumatologist Professional Memberships
British Society for Rheumatology
Royal College of Physicians
Royal Osteoporosis Society
GMC registered with a Licence to Practice
Contact Dr Gerald George Consultant Rheumatologist’s PA on 07986 475334
Bitesize Rheumatology Live Webinar Series Jan/Feb 2021
This event is over
Aimed at: Primary Care Clinicians
Dates: Weekly every Monday for 6 weeks starting on Monday 18th January
Time: 7pm for 30 minutes
Presenter: Dr Gerald George BSc BM MBA FRCP
Further information and programme details: Contact Us or phone 07986 475334
Rheumatology Masterclass for Primary Care Clinicians 2020
Venue: Spire Alexandra Hospital
Date: Saturday 8th February 2020 – oversubscribed then completed with excellent feedback
Time: 8am to 12:30pm
Aim: Learn how to diagnose common rheumatology conditions
Learn how to investigate common rheumatology conditions
Learn about management principles for rheumatology conditions
Testimonials:
- Excellent presentation skills, interesting and well explained
- Brilliant… Ole!
- Excellent session, very informative with relevant information
- Very comprehensive cover of virtually all rheumatological conditions important in primary care
- Excellent and interactive
This event is now over. Contact Dr Gerald George for details of further events.