About Arutchelvam Vijayaraman
Personal Profile
Dr Arutchelvam Vijayaraman is a Consultant Physician at Woodlands Hospital. He specialises in endocrinology, diabetes and obesity.
He has more than 40 years' experience as a Physician, and 27 years' as an Endocrinologist. Endocrinology is a wide field encompassing multiple medical problems and involves finding solutions in a logical and scientific way.
Dr Vijayaraman trained in 'Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine' in Newcastle upon Tyne from 2001 to 2009. He also completed holistic training including experience in teaching and research.
He started his career as a Consultant at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough in May 2019. Here, he lead and delivered specialised clinics in:
- General Diabetes
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Insulin pump
- Closed-loop technology
- GLP 1 analogue therapy for weight loss
- Specialist weight management service
- General endocrinology
- Thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, bone and metabolic disorders
- Lipid management
- Looking after young patients with diabetes and endocrine problems
Dr Vijayaraman also developed and lead a large specialist weight management service, with a multi-disciplinary team including a Dietitian and Clinical Psychologist.
He was 'Training Programme Director for Endocrinology' for 6 years, Deputy Head of the School of Medicine and Vice Chair for the national training programme for endocrinology for 11 years. He was instrumental in developing the curriculum for obesity management. He works with the bariatric surgeons across the region to provide support for post-operative management with weight-related surgeries.
Dr Vijayaraman has published multiple papers in international journals and currently leads the obesity service regionally for the North East Commissioners (NENC ICB).
He has particular interest and skills in:
- Obesity
- Lipid
- Complex endocrinology
- Diabetes
- Thyroid disorders
- Hypogonadism
- Bone disorder
- Pituitary disorders
He is keen to work with patients in finding solutions to health problems in a holistic way. Dr Vijayaraman communicates very effectively with patients with empathy and personal concerns and is known to treat people as a person, rather than as treating a disease.
Clinical Interests
- Obesity
- Endocrinology
- Lipid
- Thyroid
- Type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Pituitary
- Pre and post bariatric surgery care
- Adrenal
- Bone disorders
- Hypogonadism
- Sexual dysfunction
- GLP 1 analogue therapy for weight loss
