Dr. Darshan Hanumanth Kumar

Consultant, Internal Medicine

Speciality: Internal Medicine

Experience: 22 Years

Languages: English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu

NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi

I am a senior Consultant Acute Physician and Clinical Director with over 25 years of experience in acute and general internal medicine. My clinical work involves managing complex, unselected medical admissions, leading high-pressure acute services, and ensuring safe, efficient, and evidence-based care.

I specialise in optimising Same Day Emergency Care pathways, strengthening governance systems, and driving clinical quality improvement. With extensive experience in risk management, advanced diagnostics, and multidisciplinary collaboration, I support high-acuity decision-making and continuous improvement across acute care settings.

Alongside frontline clinical leadership, I hold postgraduate qualifications in education and maintain active involvement in developing training frameworks, teaching postgraduate trainees, mentoring future clinicians, and contributing to broader medical policy and best-practice standards.

I am committed to advancing equitable care, improving patient flow, and delivering high-quality acute services through strategic leadership, innovation, and collaborative working.

He completed his MBBS degree from Bangalore University, India in 2002. Thereafter he moved to the United Kingdom and completed Masters in Immunopharmacology from University of Strathclyde in 2004. He then completed his Medical specialty training by undertaking MRCP UK, London in 2014. He gained CCT in Acute medicine and CCT in Internal Medicine by completing the higher specialty training. He also completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical education and has been a postgraduate tutor for the Queens University, Belfast. He has Fellowship to the Royal college of Physicians, FRCP London and FRCP Edinburgh. Thereafter after becoming the Clinical Director for the Acute Medicine services at NHS Trust, UK, he completed the Fellowship in Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship, SQSF to gain proficiency in patient safety and Enhancing Healthcare Quality. 

  • Management of Acute presentations to hospital along with management of all Internal medicine issues.
  • Same Day Emergency care – Acute Ambulatory care pathways.
  • Adept in Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) to aid quick and safe diagnosis.
  • Ensuring patient and staff safety along with maintaining Quality in healthcare through the Scottish Quality and Safety Fellowship.
  • Undertake postgraduate teaching, Simulation training to both doctors and nurses. Curriculum development group and Course director for the prestigious IMPACT course – Ill Medical patients Acute care and Treatment. Also an instructor for the European Advanced life support course.
  • Ensuring Clinical governance is nurtured at the work place, being a Clinical Director at NHS, UK. 

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Abu Dhabi - Hospital

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NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City

Doctors 233+

Specialities 42+

Emergency 24/7

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