
Professor Ruth Whitby
BSc MBBS DRCOG, Japanese medical licenseGeneral Practice
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DURING THE COVID19 CRISIS ,DR WHITBY WILL BEAVAILBLE FOR PHONE AND VIDEO CALLS .PLEASE EMAIL REQUEST FOR SAMEDAY APPOINTMENT TO info@drruthwhitby.com
Dr Ruth Whitby is available Mon to Fri 8:30 - 13:00, please request an appointment for further availability.
Please note that Dr Whitby’s consulting address is: King Edward VII’s Hospital, 37 Devonshire Street, London, W1G 6NX.
Dr Ruth Whitby qualified in 1989 and has been working as a GP for over 25 years, both in the NHS and privately. She has a special interest in general medicine, stress management, health screening, gynaecology and paediatrics. During her career, Ruth worked as a corporate doctor and worked for four years with Land securities: the largest commercial property development and investment company in the UK, and now works with one of London’s leading advertising agencies, where tailored health screening is in high demand.
Ruth has also worked overseas in East Asia and Europe, where she gained vast experience in dealing with diverse cultural and ex-patriate communities. In the 1990s, she lived in Japan where she gained the Japanese medical licence, the first doctor from the UK to do so.
Recently, Ruth has recently moved from The Wellington Hospital where she served as GP representative for The Hospitals Medical Advisory Council. She has recently been appointed as Institute Chair of Primary Care for the new Cleveland Clinic London due to open in 2020 and is currently working at King Edward VII Hospital . She also holds a medical degree from Kings’ College Hospital, a diploma in obstetrics and gynaecology and a First-class honours degree in neuroanatomy.
Medical procedures
- Stress management
- Antenatal care
- gynaecology
- Childhood immunisations
- Travel Vaccinations
- Sexual Health
- Chronic Disease
- Paediatrics
- General Medicine
- Multiple Medical management
- Psychiatry -especially anxiety and depression
- Emergency Contraception
- Flu Vaccine
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
- Immunisations
- Medical Certificate
- Medical Report
- Referral Letter
- Sexual Health Advice
- Sexual Heath (STD) Screen
- Travel Vaccinations
Special interests
- Comprehensive health screening packages
- Women's Health
- Men's Health
- Blood tests (on site)
- Scans (X-Rays, Ultrasounds, MRI, CT and mammography)-(on site )
- Home Visits
- Paediatrics
Education
- MB BS (1989) - Kings’ College London
- BSc - Kings’ College London
- Japanese national medical license
- Diploma of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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General Practice

Ruth is a exceptional GP with all the requisite skills required; she is caring, organised, responsible, and an excellent communicator! She refers to the best experts when she feels necessary and I believe her patients have the best standards of care possible.

I have been looking after patients referred to be by Dr Whitby at the Wellington Hospital for over five years. She is an outstanding general practitioner with high level knowledge of general and specialist urology. She clearly cares greatly for her patients and provides an exceptional service for them.

Ruth is a remarkable GP. Broadly trained but with an astute eye for holistic medical care, Ruth is also really good at managing the psychological penumbra. Patients I have referred are very happy with the care they have received from her.

Dr Whitby is an excellent Clinician and Colleague. I highly recommend her to anyone