Dr Gagandeep Takhar

Rheumatology consultant and consultant physician Dr Gagandeep Takhar is a conscientious, caring practitioner whose priority is always to deliver the best possible outcome for her patients. Adopting a collaborative, holistic approach, Dr Takhar works for Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Her specialist interests include: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis, connective tissue disease, osteoporosis, gout, and soft tissue rheumatology. She adopts a multidisciplinary approach to provide individualised packages of care. Dr Takhar qualified as a Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery in 2005 from Royal Free and University College London Medical School. Following her two years’ foundation training at hospitals in and around the London area, she completed her core medical and specialist training in rheumatology and general internal medicine in 2015, having held training posts at University College London Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital , Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital. A regular contributor to national conferences Dr Takhar has also been published in peer-reviewed journals. Throughout the course of her career she has led a number of audits and quality improvement initiatives. Dr Takhar also teaches undergraduate and postgraduates on a regular basis. A dedicated, caring specialist, she believes in a multidisciplinary, holistic, patient-centred approach to care.

Seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SpA); Rheumatoid arthritis; Psoriatic arthritis (PsA); Reactive Arthritis (ReA); Ankylosing spondylitis (AS); Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR); Inflammatory arthritis; Connective tissue disease; Soft tissue rheumatology; Scleroderma; Sjogren's syndrome; Auto-immune connective tissue diseases Systemic lupus erythematosus; Crystal arthritis including gout; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis;