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About Dr Ajikumar Kavidasan
Personal Profile
Dr. Aji Kavidasan is a highly respected Consultant in General and Respiratory Medicine, known for his expertise and leadership in chest medicine. With over 20 years of experience, he has dedicated his career to delivering exceptional care to patients with respiratory conditions.
Training
Dr. Kavidasan completed his specialist training in Respiratory and General Medicine in Bristol in 2001. He, gained extensive experience at renowned institutions like the North Bristol Lung Centre and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
Practice
Since being appointed in October 2008 as Consultant Chest Physician at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, he has served as Lead Clinician in the Department of Respiratory Medicine.
In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Kavidasan was awarded Fellowship of the American College of Chest Physicians in 2009 and is a member of the American College of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology, as well as the World Association of Bronchologists.
Dr. Kavidasan expertise spans various areas of respiratory medicine, including pleural diseases, interventional pulmonology, sleep-related breathing disorders, suspected lung cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, pulmonary TB, and post-COVID-19 symptoms. He provides personalised care, using advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques to achieve the best outcomes for his patients.
Academic
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Kavidasan has a strong interest in medical education and academic activities. He leads undergraduate medical students from King’s College and St George’s Medical School and serves as an educational and clinical supervisor for several postgraduate medical trainees.
He serves as the National Chair for MRCP UK Examinations at the Royal College of Physicians and as an International Examiner for MRCP UK. Additionally, he is a GMC Associate for the General Medical Council UK, focusing on CESR assessments.
Research
His research interests include Lung Cancer and Pleural diseases.
Personal interests
In his spare time, Dr Kavidasan enjoys reading and travelling.
Patient Feedback
Dr Kavidasan's experience and commitment to his work are clearly reflected in his patient reviews as shown below:
"Dr Kavidasan was very courteous, thorough and professional."
- Anonymised Patient, Doctify
"Dr Kavidasan is a very professional consultant. He is an expert and very knowledgeable in his field. He was able to organise all the relevant tests quickly and went through the results in the follow up session. Thanks Dr."
- Anonymised Patient, Doctify
Clinical Interests
In addition to General Chest Medicine, Dr Kavidasan has a particular interest in:
- Pleural Diseases and Interventional Pulmonology (Medical Thoracoscopy)
- Sleep associated breathing disorders (Snoring)
- Investigation and management of suspected Lung Cancer and Pulmonary Physiology
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
- Lung Infections including Pulmonary TB
- Post Covid 19 symptoms/syndrome
- Fullness in the throat
- Wheezing
- Chest tightness
- Chest Aching
- Breathlessness
- Haemoptysis
- Post pneumonia symptoms
- Sputum production
- Persistent Coughing
- Asthma
- Fatigue
- Persistent fever
- Night sweats
- Intermittent chest pain
- Referral for Lung function tests
- Referral to specialist chest physiotherapist
- Lung nodule monitoring
- Exercise tolerance decline
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (London)
- Fellowship of the American College of Chest Physicians-
- Member of British Thoracic Society
- Member of European Respiratory Society
- Member of British Medical Association
