Dr Ganan Sritharan

Tatler Top Doctors Guide 2026

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"The go-to for complex or unexplained medical cases, Dr Ganan Sritharan is a consultant in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics with a reputation for clear thinking and easy rapport with patients. He is often called in to untangle difficult diagnoses and oversee the care of older or medically intricate patients, ensuring treatment plans work seamlessly across specialities. Having pioneered the Surgical Physician model at St Mary’s Hospital, he now serves as Clinical Director of General Medicine at King Edward VII’s Hospital, also consulting at the Lindo Wing. When not with patients, he’s likely perfecting a koi pond or tinkering with vintage watches. "

Dr Sritharan trained at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and University College London and is a General Physician and Geriatrician based at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial. He established an award winning (BMJ Award 2019), nationally recognised, novel Surgical Physician model of care within Vascular Surgery at Imperial that he then expanded to encompass General and Neurosurgery at St Mary’s.

Dr Sritharan was Head of Acute and Specialist Medicine during the pandemic and was subsequently Head of Specialty for the surgical physicians. He was also Domain Lead for Ageing and Development at Imperial College and sat on the National Clinical Quality Committee of the British Geriatric Society for a number of years and has spoken at national conferences in Vascular Surgery, Quality Improvement and Perioperative Care. He was appointed as an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery at Imperial College in 2025. 

Dr Sritharan now practices privately at King Edward VII Hospital where he designed and leads the perioperative medicine service and is Clinical Director for General Medicine. He conducts general medicine, complex diagnostic and preventive medicine clinics at the Mayo Clinic, where he was their Lead Physician for Executive Health in London and then lead for General Internal and Preventive Medicine. He has also worked with NHSE as North West London clinical lead for advice and guidance and is passionate about health inequality and supporting improving integration between primary and secondary care for the benefit of patient care and experience.

He has a special interest in the following areas:

• vascular surgery liaison
• pre-operative assessment and optimisation
• surgical rehabilitation including that involving amputees
• geriatric medicine
• general medical and unknown diagnosis work in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic US
• preventive medicine, health screening and longevity