Dr Flaminia Bruno is an expert and compassionate physician, specialising in Internal Medicine and Acute Medicine.

Her special interests include acute internal medicine, early diagnosis of potentially serious diseases (including cancer), lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, and weight management.

Background

Dr Bruno studied at La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, where she graduated with Honours in 2000 and specialised in Internal Medicine with Honours in 2005. She has since worked at prestigious teaching hospitals including St George's Hospital, King's College Hospital, and Guy's Hospital, where, alongside an intensive clinical practice, she collaborated on high-level research in oncological diagnosis.

Acute and General Internal Medicine

Dr Bruno has over 20 years of experience in Acute and Internal Medicine. She has worked as a Consultant in Acute Medicine at King's College Hospital until 2021 and currently practises at Croydon University Hospital. She regularly manages critically unwell patients presenting with a wide range of conditions, including heart failure, cardiac problems, heart attacks, decompensated diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, sepsis, kidney failure, liver failure, and new diagnoses of cancer, among others.

Early Diagnosis of Cancer and Serious Illness

Between 2021 and 2024, Dr Bruno worked in the prestigious Rapid Diagnostic Clinic at Guy's Hospital, where she developed further expertise in managing patients with unexplained symptoms and in the early diagnosis of cancer.

Lifestyle Medicine and Functional Medicine

Dr Bruno has a strong interest in lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, and nutritional therapy, and trained with the prestigious Institute for Functional Medicine (AFMCP, IFM). She takes a holistic approach that empowers patients to make the lifestyle choices needed to support their healing, alongside any necessary medical intervention.

Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Ultrasound

Dr Bruno has a particular interest in point-of-care ultrasound imaging. In 2020–2021, she established the POCUS service within the Department of Acute Medicine at King's College Hospital.

University Teaching Roles

Dr Bruno is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine at King's College London (KCL) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She holds a PGCert in Medical Education from King's College London. She has received several nominations for excellence in teaching. She is currently the Senior Educational Supervisor for the King’s College University students attending Croydon University Hospital. 

Other Interests

International cooperation: Dr Bruno has a genuine interest in international cooperation. In Italy, she founded the charity Mingha Africa ONLUS. Between 2003 and 2005, she worked in Cameroon leading a team of volunteer trainee doctors, in collaboration with La Sapienza University, the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), and with the financial support of the Diocese of Rome.
Dr Bruno brings a special touch to patient care, combining exceptional professionalism with genuine dedication to the wellbeing of the whole person. She is also a certified yoga teacher, a practice she draws on to support her own mind-body wellbeing as well as that of friends, family, and colleagues.

Services Offered at Shirley Oaks

Internal Medicine Consultations

Whether the health issue is simple or complex, patients receive care with an exquisite, holistic approach and close attention to lifestyle factors — identifying and addressing the modifiable causes of disease.

Dr Bruno offers consultations for:

• Diabetes management
• High cholesterol, lipid disorders, and other metabolic concerns
• Thyroid problems
• Hypertension
• Palpitations
• Heart failure
• Respiratory issues, including breathlessness, chronic cough, COPD, and asthma
• Infections (pneumonia, urinary tract infections, cellulitis)
• Complex presentations, such as multiple co-existing conditions requiring a holistic approach
• Unexplained symptoms, including chronic pain and unexplained weight loss
• Abnormal blood tests
• Nutritional therapy
• Lifestyle and functional medicine
• Obesity and weight loss clinic

Dr Bruno also offers a personalised health improvement programme designed to address lifestyle factors that may contribute to current or future disease — aiming primarily at prevention, but also, where possible, at reversing existing pathological states.

Her clinical expertise and personal approach ensure care that is genuinely holistic and of the highest standard.

Consultation Lengths and pricing

Dr Bruno offers a standard 30-minute consultation (£250) for most medical concerns, allowing for a focused assessment, diagnosis, and management plan. 

For patients seeking a functional medicine approach, a longer 60-minute consultation (£400) is avail-able, as this holistic assessment involves a deeper exploration of lifestyle, diet, and underlying root causes of illness, alongside more comprehensive discussion of personalised, long-term treatment strategies.

Languages Spoken

• English — fluent
• Italian — mother tongue
• Spanish — conversational

• FRCP — Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
• FHEA — Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• SAM — Society for Acute Medicine
• IFM — Institute for Functional Medicine