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Dr Kailash Krishnan

Consultant in General Medicine, Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine

MBBS, FRCP, PhD (Stroke Medicine), FESO

Practises at: The Park Hospital

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Personal Profile

Dr Kailash Krishnan is triple accredited with expertise in General Medicine, Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine. He is a stroke consultant at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Dr Krishnan is the clinical lead for providing regional clinical services for Mechanical Thrombectomy and Patent Foramen Closure in cryptogenic stroke. He is the National Optimal Stroke Imaging Pathway (NOSIP) lead for the East Midlands.

Dr Krishnan is an invited member of the Royal College of Physicians, Joint Stroke Medicine Committee and a group chair of the intercollegiate working group, which developed the National Clinical Guideline for Stroke, 2023. He is the auditor for the European Stroke Organisation and an invited member of the guideline writing committee for guidelines on blood pressure management in acute stroke. Dr Krishnan was part of the guideline writing committee for the European Stroke Organisation for management stroke in women during pregnancy and the post-partum period.

Dr Krishnan is a recipient of a National Institute for Health and Care Research UK award to test mannitol for cerebral oedema after acute intracerebral haemorrhage. He is recipient of another research award as Chief Investigator to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms of how treatment could affect the blood-brain barrier and cerebral oedema after acute intracerebral haemorrhage. Dr Krishnan has published widely in world-leading medical journals including the Lancet and regularly invited to write expert medical reviews on acute stroke and complications, treatment and secondary prevention.

Clinical Interests

Dr Krishnan's interests include all aspects of cerebrovascular disease including:

  • Investigations for limb weakness
  • Speech problems
  • Visual disturbance
  • Tingling
  • Numbness
  • Dizziness
  • Treatment for stroke and TIA from young adults up to the elderly
  • Prevention including anti-platelets
  • Management of high blood pressure, cholesterol and anticoagulation
  • Rehabilitation and recovery after stroke and TIA
  • Management of complications
  • Professional Memberships

    Royal College of Physicians (Fellow)
    British and Irish Association of Stroke Physicians
    European Stroke Organisation (Fellow)
    General Medical Council
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