Dr. Israa Al-Shakarchi has been a Consultant Rheumatologist for over ten years.

She graduated in Medicine from the University of Wales College of Medicine in 2004, having previously gained an Upper Second Class BSc (Hons) degree in Physiology from University College London in 1998. Dr Al-Shakarchi went on to be awarded a Masters in Rheumatology with distinction from Kings College London, winning the MSc prize for the best research project in 2010. She gained the Royal College of Physicians Specialty Certificate Examination in Rheumatology later the same year. 

Having trained in the South London Deanery, Dr Al-Shakarchi has worked in world-renowned centres of excellence, including King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital and St George’s Hospital. She is an experienced clinician with extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of rheumatological conditions, including inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue diseases, vasculitidies, inflammatory myopathies, osteoporosis and soft tissue rheumatological conditions. She has expertise in joint injections and has run the injection clinic at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for several years. Dr Al-Shakarchi has presented her work at national and international rheumatology conferences (including the UK, Europe and the USA), and has several publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals, in addition to co-authoring a book chapter on synovial fluid analysis.

Having gained her certificate of completion of training in Rheumatology and General Internal Medicine in October 2013, Dr Al-Shakarchi was appointed as locum Consultant Rheumatologist at King’s College Hospital in October 2013, before commencing her substantive post at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in August 2014.

Dr Al-Shakarchi has a strong commitment to medical education and has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education at the Royal College of Physicians, London. She has received several teaching excellence awards. For the last six years Dr Al-Shakarchi has been a senior member of the education faculty, as the Training Programme Director for the Internal Medicine Trainees and the Royal College of Physicians College Tutor for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She became an elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in June 2018.

Dr Al-Shakarchi is passionate about championing a positive patient experience to deliver improved clinical outcomes, using excellent communication skills and through joint decision-making with her patients. She consistently receives excellent patient feedback and brings a wealth of experience to provide her patients with correct diagnoses and effective treatment plans.