Professor Dorota Dworakowska
MD (Hons.) PhD MRCP UK in endocrinology and diabetesDiabetes & Endocrinology
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About
Professor Dworakowska has a broad clinical practise in endocrinology, diabetes, obesity and general medicine. Her special interest includes cardiovascular endocrinology, oncological endocrinology and antenatal endocrinology.
She completed her training in endocrinology and diabetes in London at Barts and the London Hospital, as well as at Kings College Hospital and Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital. She undertook her speciality training in general/internal medicine at Medical University of Gdansk (Gdansk, Poland), Otto-von-Guericke University (Magdeburg, Germany) and Katharinen Hospital (Stuttgart, Germany).
Professor Dworakowska worked as a Consultant Physician in Medicine and Endocrinology at Kings College Hospital (2012-2017) and as a Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital (2013-2014).
Professor Dworakowska has an extensive research portfolio in endocrine oncology and in Jan 2019 has received the title of professor of medicine from Polish President Mr Duda.
She is a Professor at Medical University of Gdansk, Poland and an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Cancer Studies at Kings College London. She has published a significant amount of original research papers, reviews and book chapters.
She acted as a Fund Adviser for Kings College Hospital Charity ‘Endocrine Cancer Research Fund’. Charitable work is an important part of her practice. She has been awarded multiple international awards and fellowships including:
- several Foundation for Polish Science and European Union grants (pituitary and adrenal tumours)
- The TOP 500 Innovators in Research Commercialization (Oxford and Cambridge Universities)
- L’Oreal Poland for Women in Science award
- Lyon’s club award Stefan Batory’s fellowships
www.professordworakowska.co.uk (for patients based in the UK)
www.polskiendokrynolog.co.uk (dla chorych w Wielkiej Brytanii)
www.endocrinologist-diabetologist.com.pl (for patients based in Poland)
www.endokrynolog-diabetolog.com.pl (dla chorych w Polsce)
Papers on COVID-19:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32507963/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33650180/
Procedures
- Video Consultation
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Dexamethasone Suppression Test
- Pituitary Function Test
- Adrenocorticotropin Stimulation Tests (ACTH)
- Fine Needle Thyroid Biopsy
- Synacthen Test
Special interests
- Thyroid Problems
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Graves’ Disease
- Hormone Imbalances and Disorders (Female)
- Diabetes
- Pituitary Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- Addison’s Disease
- Adrenal Disease
- Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
- Hormone Disorders (Male)
- Acromegaly or Gigantism
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Endocrine Hypertension
- General Medicine
- Goitre
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Menopause
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Osteoporosis
- Parathyroid Disease
- Prolactinoma
- Reproductive Disorders
- Thyroid Nodules
- Vitamin D Deficiency
Education
Education:
- 1998 MD (Hons)
- 2002 PhD
- 2007 habilitation
- 2005 speciality certificate in general/internal medicine
- 2012 MRCP in Endocrinology and Diabetes
- 2019 professor of medicine title
Professional memberships:
- Royal College of Physician (RCP)
- British Society for Endocrinology
- The Endocrine Society, ENDO USA
- UK and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumours Society (UKI-NETs)
- European Neuroendocrine Tumours Society (ENETs)
- Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD)
- European Network of Studies for Adrenal Tumors (ENS@T)
- Polish Society for Endocrinology
- Polish Society for Oncology
- Polish Society for Internal Medicine
Reviews
Peer recommendations
"I have worked with Dorota in the NHS as well as the private sector. She offers a first class service to her patients, and is an expert in all areas of endocrinology/diabetes. I have no hesitation in referring her patients for a specialist opinion."
14-11-2020
"Professor Dorota is an excellent endocrinologist. She has a wonderful, caring patient manner, she is very responsive and is highly knowledgable. She is a pleasure to work with."
07-05-2022
"Dorota is lovely to work with. I look forward to working with her much much more in the future"
22-04-2022
"Very polite, compassionate and thorough. Great doctor and an excellent listener."
13-05-2021
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