Diabetes Africa
2023 UK Forum

Overcoming diabetes inequalities

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE EXPERTS IMPROVING OUTCOMES WITH BLACK POPULATIONS IN THE UK

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Dr Abbi Lulsegged

Consultant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetology, UK

Last update: 5 March 2024

Dr Abbi Lulsegged
Consultant Physician, Endocrinology and Diabetology, UK

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Dr Abbi Lulsegged is a consultant physician with a specialist interest in endocrinology and diabetes. He undertook his undergraduate training at Guy’s Hospital Medical School, qualifying in 1994. He later went on to complete his specialist training in diabetes and endocrinology, working at both North and South Thames Deaneries, alongside postings at University College Hospital, the Royal Free and Guys St Thomas’ Hospitals. Later in his career, he was appointed a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in recognition of his service to his field and medicine in general.

He has a passion for his chosen speciality and enjoys the variety of unselected cases requiring specialist endocrine and diabetes input including thyroid adrenal, pituitary, bone/calcium metabolism, parathyroid, reproductive endocrinology, obesity, and diabetes. He strongly believes in updating himself and has attended training programmes with some of the top institutions in the world.

He has a particular interest in the management of unexplained illnesses, obesity and reversing type 2 diabetes. He believes strongly in trying to determine the root cause(s) of a patient’s problems and treating patients holistically. 

Dr Lulsegged developed the endocrine service at Princess Royal University Hospital, part of Kings College Hospital.

Beyond his medical achievements and exploits, Dr Lulsegged has a patient-centred approach, appropriately being awarded clinical excellence awards for his contribution to the care of patients. An academic phenom, alongside his healthcare interests, Dr Lulsegged also has a degree in biochemistry.

He enjoys teaching and has lectured at international conferences, grand rounds, academic half-days, GP talks and on professional MRCP courses, all of which reflects his broad extra-curricular interests. He wrote questions for the postgraduate examinations in Endocrinology for the Royal College of Physicians and has reviewed clinical papers for Editors of medical journals.

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