Dr Vachagan Krishnaswami
Consultant Geriatrician
Dr Vachagan Krishnaswami is involved in the inpatient care of stroke, elderly care, and general medicine patients in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. He is the Trust Lead for Parkinson’s disease. He has worked to improve the services for Parkinsonian disorders and improve Trust performance above natural average figures in treatment, education, and multi-disciplinary allied health professional involvement in direct patient care. He is involved with implementing national guidance for Parkinson’s disease and conducting relevant national audits of the guidance.
His outpatient patient care involves Parkinsonian disorders, memory services, and general medicine-related clinical conditions.
He was appointed as a substantive consultant in Northern Health and Social Care Trust on 2nd February 2015, with services distributed in Whiteabbey Hospital, Antrim Area Hospital, Braid Valley Hospital, and Causeway Hospital.
My services include:
- Diagnosing and treatment of movement disorder conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and tremor-related conditions.
- Memory-related disorders such as dementia and minimal cognitive impairment.
- Patients with stroke, transient ischaemic attacks and related conditions.
- Fall. Transient loss of consciousness and funny turns.
Qualifications:
FRCP – Royal College of Physicians
MBBS – TN Dr MCR Medical University
Professional Memberships:
MDU – Medical Defence Union
RCP – Royal College of Physicians
MDS – Movement Disorder Society
BGS – British Geriatrics Society
Publications:
Blueprint for a Brain Health Clinic to Detect and Manage Early-Stage Cognitive Decline: A Consensus Exercise – DOI: 10.36959/459/600, Journal of Neurodegenerative Disorders, ISSN: 2642-4274
Cranial Irradiation Linked To Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy – Age and Ageing, 2018; 47: v13-v60 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy140.08
Anticoagulation Audit of Atrial Fibrillation Inpatients With Transient Ischaemic Attack or Ischaemic Stroke – Age and Ageing, 2013; 42.ii1-ii11 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft096
Young Stroke Due To Vascular Anomaly From Neurofibromatosis Type 1 – BMJ Case Reports 2012; DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-006258
PFO With Stroke-Aspirin Vs Warfarin Vs Closure – The Best Management – September 2011 – Irish Journal of Medical Science 180:S336-S337
Sudden Hemiplegia In A Young Patient – January 2025 – Acute Medicine 4(1):30-1 DOI: 10.52964/AMJA.0092
New patient consultation – £275
Follow-up consultation – £180
Dr Vachagan Krishnaswami is involved in the inpatient care of stroke, elderly care, and general medicine patients in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust. He is the Trust Lead for Parkinson’s disease. He has worked to improve the services for Parkinsonian disorders and improve Trust performance above natural average figures in treatment, education, and multi-disciplinary allied health professional involvement in direct patient care. He is involved with implementing national guidance for Parkinson’s disease and conducting relevant national audits of the guidance.
His outpatient patient care involves Parkinsonian disorders, memory services, and general medicine-related clinical conditions.
He was appointed as a substantive consultant in Northern Health and Social Care Trust on 2nd February 2015, with services distributed in Whiteabbey Hospital, Antrim Area Hospital, Braid Valley Hospital, and Causeway Hospital.
My services include:
- Diagnosing and treatment of movement disorder conditions such as Parkinson’s disease and tremor-related conditions.
- Memory-related disorders such as dementia and minimal cognitive impairment.
- Patients with stroke, transient ischaemic attacks and related conditions.
- Fall. Transient loss of consciousness and funny turns.
Qualifications:
FRCP – Royal College of Physicians
MBBS – TN Dr MCR Medical University
Professional Memberships:
MDU – Medical Defence Union
RCP – Royal College of Physicians
MDS – Movement Disorder Society
BGS – British Geriatrics Society
Publications:
Blueprint for a Brain Health Clinic to Detect and Manage Early-Stage Cognitive Decline: A Consensus Exercise – DOI: 10.36959/459/600, Journal of Neurodegenerative Disorders, ISSN: 2642-4274
Cranial Irradiation Linked To Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy – Age and Ageing, 2018; 47: v13-v60 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afy140.08
Anticoagulation Audit of Atrial Fibrillation Inpatients With Transient Ischaemic Attack or Ischaemic Stroke – Age and Ageing, 2013; 42.ii1-ii11 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft096
Young Stroke Due To Vascular Anomaly From Neurofibromatosis Type 1 – BMJ Case Reports 2012; DOI:10.1136/bcr-2012-006258
PFO With Stroke-Aspirin Vs Warfarin Vs Closure – The Best Management – September 2011 – Irish Journal of Medical Science 180:S336-S337
Sudden Hemiplegia In A Young Patient – January 2025 – Acute Medicine 4(1):30-1 DOI: 10.52964/AMJA.0092
New patient consultation – £275
Follow-up consultation – £180