Chinnadorai Rajeswaran (Raj)

Chinnadorai Rajeswaran (Raj)

Consultant Physician (Obesity, Diabetes & Endocrinology)

Tel: 0208 903 4819 / 01274 739039Email: hello@simplyweight.co.uk

I specialise in...

  • Specialist weight management
  • Management of diabetes (Types 1 and 2)
  • Post bariatric surgery weight regain
  • Weight loss in menopausal women
  • Weight loss to help infertility
  • Thyroid disorders and weight loss
  • Weight loss for fatty liver
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Erectile dysfunction

Accreditation and admitting rights

is an accredited consultant for the following hospitals, clinics and groups...

Spire Healthcare Nuffield Health

Chinnadorai Rajeswaran (Raj)

About Dr Raj

Dr Chinnadorai Rajeswaran (Dr Raj) is a Consultant Physician at Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust. Specialising in obesity, diabetes and endocrinology, he has been the clinical lead for obesity, responsible for a large multidisciplinary specialist weight management service. He also runs diabetes and endocrine clinics, as well as providing advice to NHS primary care teams on diabetes and weight management.

Dr Raj has extensive experience in the management of obesity, complex diabetes and endocrine disorders and has been instrumental in establishing several specialist weight loss management centres in the UK and overseas. He is the Director of Simplyweight, a global specialist weight loss management organisation offering specialist online and clinic-based programmes for people with obesity and associated co-morbidities such as diabetes, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, fatty liver, PCOS, erectile dysfunction and infertility.

He has private endocrine and weight loss clinics at Claremont Hospital in Sheffield, Nuffield Leeds Hospital, Simplyweight in Bradford, The London Obesity Clinic in London’s Harley Street as well as seeing many patients in the Huddersfield area.

Dr Raj is a regular speaker at international conferences and has authored books and book chapters on obesity and diabetes. He is the founder and chair of the National Diabetes Forum, a network for healthcare professionals, and is the editor-in-chief of Diabetes in Practice.

Dr Raj is involved in local and international charity work aimed at helping both those with a weight problem and those who go hungry. To this end he has set up ‘The Biggest Help’, the charitable arm of Simplyweight dedicated to fighting hunger and food insecurity in the UK and abroad.

In the press

Dr Raj regularly features in the press and media as an expert on obesity, including appearances on the BBC, Sky News and LBC.

Clinical interests

Research interests

Dr Raj has a research interest in weight management and diabetes, resulting in numerous journal publications. He has been involved in several national and international multi-centred trials and is currently involved in a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funded project called MotiVar: Motivating weight loss through a personalised avatar.

Dr Chinnadorai Rajeswaran is involved in regular education of General Practitioners, diabetes specialist nurses, practice nurses, specialist registrars and medical students in the field of weight management, endocrinology and diabetes. He has been a Foundation Training Programme Director and also Honorary Lecturer at the University of Leeds.

Professional details

Qualifications

MBBS MSc FRCP(UK)

Qualified in 1987 in India

Registrations and licensing

  • General Medical Council (GMC)

    Registration no.: 4467830
    Date of registration: 18-Nov-1997

Memberships and associations

Chinnadorai Rajeswaran (Raj) is a member of the following professional associations and organisations...

Royal College of Physicians of London Association of British Clinical Diabetologists Diabetes UK (British Diabetic Association - BDA) Association for the Study of Obesity Royal Society of Medicine Medical Defence Union (MDU) Independent Doctors Federation (IDF)

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Hindi
  • Tamil
  • Urdu

Treatments provided by Chinnadorai Rajeswaran (Raj)

Conditions treated

Dr Raj offers expert treatment and management for a wide range of conditions, including:

Addison’s disease

Menopause

Adrenal problems

Obesity

Diabetes (Type 1 and 2)

Osteoporosis

Erectile dysfunction

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Fatty liver

Prediabetes

Female hypo sexual desire disorder

Pituitary problems

Goitre

Post bariatric surgery hypoglycaemia

Hirsutism

Post bariatric surgery weight gain

Hypoglycaemia

Sweating, excessive

Hypothyroidism (Hashimotos)

Tiredness

Infertility

Thyrotoxicosis (Graves’ disease)

Low libido

Uncontrolled blood pressure

 

Consultation

Dr Raj is available for private consultation at the following locations. He also offers virtual consultations for people who are unable to travel to the clinics and to support social distancing.

Claremont Private Hospital, Sheffield

Thursday PM and evening

Nuffield Hospital Leeds

Thursday AM

Simplyweight, Bradford

Wednesday AM and PM

Ten Harley Street, London

Friday and Saturday AM and PM

Fees

Dr Raj is registered as a recognised specialist with several private medical insurance companies and follows an approved-fee policy.

His fees for self-pay patients are as follows:

Weight management

Initial consultation (London)

£300

Initial consultation (Outside London)

£200

12-week MDT Weight Management plan + 9 months online support

Personalised plan decided after initial consultation

12-week Saxenda MDT Weight Management plan + 9 months online support

Personalised plan decided after initial consultation

 

Online weight management plan (Simplyweight)

Online specialist weight management (1 year)

£130

 

Diabetes

Initial consultation

£200

Follow-up consultation

£150

Follow-up virtual consultation

£150

 

Endocrine

Initial consultation

£200

Follow-up consultation

£150

Follow-up virtual consultation

£150

 

Miscellaneous

Private prescriptions

£50

Medical certificate (e.g. sick note)

£100

Medical letter (e.g. travel insurance, etc.)

£50

 

Treatments, operations and tests

  • Hyperparathyroidism treatment
  • Pituitary tumour treatment

Internet details

https://www.docrajeswaran.com/

Locations

Claremont Private Hospital

401 Sandygate Road
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 5UB

  • Consulting room
Main phone: 0208 903 4819 / 01274 739039
Main email: hello@simplyweight.co.uk

Other locations I work at

Ten Harley Street

10 Harley Street
London
W1G 9PF

Main phone: 0208 903 4819 / 01274 739039
Main email: hello@simplyweight.co.uk
  • Consulting room

Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital

2 Leighton Street
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EB

Main phone: 0208 903 4819 / 01274 739039
Main email: hello@simplyweight.co.uk
  • Consulting room

Simplyweight

Kenburgh House
Manor Row
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 4QU

Main phone: 01274 739039
Main email: hello@simplyweight.co.uk
  • Consulting room

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