Jane Muir Podiatry & Healthcare, 19 Main Street, Longniddry. EH32 0NE.
Dr. Catherine Fernando
GMC 6024611
MB ChB (Aberdeen 2001), MRCGP, MRCP(UK), DCH, DFSRH, DRCOG, PgD Practical Dermatology
About Dr. Catherine Fernando
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Portfolio GP (NHS & Private)
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Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
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Member of the Royal College of Physicians
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Diploma of Child Health
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Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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Post Graduate Diploma in Practical Dermatology awarded with Distinction​
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17 years extensive GP experience with multiple concurrent roles including
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Salaried GP at Orchard Medical Practice
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Locum GP at various East Lothian Medical Practices
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Hospital at Home Doctor at East Lothian Community Hospital
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Fellowship in Paediatrics at Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
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Previously 7 years as a hospital doctor at Stirling Royal Infirmary, Glasgow Royal Infirmary and the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy working in a wide range of general medical specialties, care of the elderly, cardiology, gastroenterology, respiratory, endocrinology, community gynaecology including family planning & genito-urinary medicine, and paediatrics.
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1 year as a specialist registrar in Rheumatology at Edinburgh Western General Hospital.
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Overall, 24 years of working within the NHS in both primary & secondary care.
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Passionate advocate of education for healthcare professionals and patients
I offer comprehensive GP services including all usual NHS primary care services. I have a specialist interest in:
Dermatology: I have extensive knowledge and experience in diagnosing and managing patients with a wide array of skin conditions and I am passionate about improving access to good dermatology care in the community. I am a member of the Primary Care Dermatology Society and regularly write educational articles on skin disease.
Women’s Health: I am an advocate of women’s health and have comprehensive experience of working in family planning, menopause and genitourinary medicine clinics. Being a perimenopausal, working mother of 4 children myself, I have personal insight into the unique challenges faced by women and will always deliver empathic, holistic care.
Child health: I have a diploma in child health and have completed a fellowship in paediatrics. I am also a mother of 4 children. I can advise on developmental milestones and manage a vast range of general medical conditions both acute and chronic.
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Please note that I am not trained in child psychiatry and cannot assess for neurodiversity.
Rheumatology: Prior to training as a GP, I was a specialist registrar in rheumatology. I can provide assessment for inflammatory arthritis and connective tissue disease as well as perform joint injections for symptomatic relief.
Medicine for the elderly: I love working with older people and very much enjoyed my hospital posts in geriatrics and the East Lothian hospital at home service. My mum sadly has Alzheimer’s disease, giving me a personal understanding of how patients and families are affected by dementia. I can provide a holistic and pragmatic approach to managing multiple co-existing chronic conditions, frailty, and polypharmacy (many medications).
