Qualification
- Fellow of the Society of Physicians, Pakistan 2022
- Certificate of Completion and Training (CCT) 2021 in
- 1-Endocrinology and Diabetes, 2-General Internal Medicine,
- MSc Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of London, U.K. 2018
- MRCP UK 2011,
- MBBS University of London, U.K. 2007
- BSc, University of London, U.K. 2006
Dr Fareeha Rizvi is the former head of department (Clinical Lead) and is a highly experienced consultant in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and General Medicine. She has been practicing for over 18 years and has trained all over London and the South East of England.
Her special interests include the reversal of Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 diabetes through diet, lifestyle measures and weight management. She is particularly interested in the management of Type 2 Diabetes in South Asian people and is aware of the cultural and dietary challenges in this group.
She is also an expert in Endocrine disorders of the Pituitary, Adrenal and Thyroid glands.
Dr Rizvi, possesses an interest and a high level of expertise in weight management with GLP-1 medications.
She successfully completed a BSc at the Queen Mary University of London in 2006, which was followed by an MBBS a year later from the same university. She also gained a Masters degree in Endocrinology and Diabetes in 2018 from the University of London.
Dr Rizvi has a passion for teaching & has delivered numerous national and international teaching sessions at Conferences, including Nutrition teaching at Columbia University in New York in 2024.
Dr Rizvi is best known for her collaborative approach, leadership skills, and advocacy for teamwork in achieving shared goals for the best possible outcomes for her patients.
Expertise
- PreDiabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes and related Technology
- Management of Diabetes through diet and lifestyle
- Gestational (Pregnancy related) Diabetes
- Pre existing Diabetes in Pregnancy
- Kidney disease and Diabetes
- Thyroid disease in Pregnancy
- Disorders of the Adrenal Gland
- Disorders of the Pituitary Gland
- Disorders of Thyroid Gland
- Weight management
- Managing Diabetes in older persons
- PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)
