Dr Sushen Bhattacharyya

Dr Sushen Bhattacharyya qualified as a doctor in 1989 in India and was awarded honours and several Gold Medals in his medical exams.

He was appointed Consultant Physician in General Medicine and Geriatrics at Northwick Park Hospital in 2006 after completing his  training in Hertfordshire and St Mary’s hospital in London .

He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London and a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.

He has received Excellence Awards in Teaching (Imperial College) as well as for Innovation , Research & Development He has also received Clinical Excellence Awards in his NHS practice .

He is the course director for the IMPACT course for Northwest London hospitals NHS trust. He remains actively involved in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate medical students .

Dr Sushen Bhattacharyya’s clinical work includes Acute and General Medicine providing his expertise and consultation for  adults with multiple medical problems. He heads the Orthogeriatrics services in his NHS practice providing a safe and effective service for patients with complex medical problems. This service has won awards for their performance.

He has a holistic approach to the management of multiple and complex chronic medical conditions such as syncope and drop attacks, fraility, falls, pre-operative and post-operative assessment and stroke rehabilitation.

He is keen to get patients and their family members involved in the care and understands the importance of timely communication for effective treatment and management.

He has a keen interest in Western and Eastern classical music. He enjoys cricket and was a middle order batsman and off-spin bowler.

He is married with two lovely daughters.

Dr Sushen Bhattacharyya, General Medicine Physician, works with our orthopaedic and stroke patients and provides an impartial second opinion to cases. Dr Bhattacharyya explains his role and how it helps link together the different aspects of a patient’s care.

“My job is to get the patient ready for surgery and help get them back to where they were, and if possible, even better. Many patients come in with one thing and actually have multiple symptoms that need treating. My role is to work out what to treat first and their pathway to recovery.

A common issue I see is a fractured ‘Neck of Femur’, which is a type of hip fracture. Recovering from this can be a challenge for elderly patients who need to relearn skills following a fall, or for those with dementia that do not know how to relearn and are not scared to fall again due to memory loss.

What is crucial here is for all those involved in the patient’s care to work as a team throughout every step of the patient’s journey, whilst keeping the patient front and centre;  from diagnostics to surgery, personalised nursing and physiotherapy aftercare.

This is something we do really well at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital.”