The clinic is run by Dr Khalill Peeroo, Consultant in Internal and Geriatric Medicine. Dr Peeroo started his medical training in 1999 at the University of Mauritius with the BSc (Hons) Medical Science degree, from which he graduated in 2002. During these early years, he developed a keen interest in general physiology and Internal Medicine. He completed research on dialysis patients in several centres across the island, looking particularly at their Quality of Life.
Dr Peeroo then proceeded to the University of Manchester (United Kingdom) to complete 3 clinical years in various hospitals around North West England. He was awarded his medical degree from this institution in July 2005 and is currently an Alumni member. He completed further research on cardiovascular disease and presented his dissertation on transfusion requirements in post-cardiac bypass patients at the Manchester Heart Centre, based at Manchester Royal Infirmary.
He then integrated the postgraduate training scheme of the North Western Deanery, completing 2 years of Foundation Training at Burnley General Hospital. Even at this early stage, his potential was recognised by senior clinical staff and he was nominated for the East Lancashire Hospitals Staff Awards in 2007.
Following a brief stint in Accident & Emergency at Tameside General Hospital, Dr Peeroo was offered a run-through Specialty Training post in the Yorkshire Deanery. He spent 2 years in Core Medical Training at Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, where he developed a particular interest in heart disease and heart failure, including diagnostic modalities such as echocardiography and myocardial perfusion scanning. He published research on renal dysfunction in heart failure during this period. He is currently a member of the British Society for Heart Failure.
Dr Peeroo started specialisation in Internal and Geriatric Medicine at Hull Royal Infirmary and its twin site Castle Hill Hospital in August 2009. He completed his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (MRCP) in November of the same year, and developed affiliations to the Edinburgh College in particular.
He then decided to move back to the North West to finish these specialisations in February 2011. During the last years of specialist training, he successfully completed a Masters degree in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Salford as a part-time postgraduate, and he is now an Alumni member of this institution as well. His dissertation was around the emerging role of micronutrients in bone health.
Dr Peeroo was awarded a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in July 2014 and joined the specialist register of the General Medical Council (UK) shortly afterwards. He was quickly offered a Consultant post at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT), which he started in September 2014. He currently still holds an honorary contract with the hospital.
SRFT is ranked amongst the top 10 hospitals in the United Kingdom and consistently receives excellent patient and staff feedback for quality of care. It was one of the first Trusts to be awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission in the UK.
Dr Peeroo was tasked with setting up an in-reach medical service to support older Neurosurgical and Spinal patients, in order to improve their outcomes. This pioneering service was successfully deployed as one of the first of its kind in the UK and has received excellent feedback.
Over and above his teaching and training commitments to medical students and junior doctors, he was appointed Clinical Governance Lead for the Department of Ageing and Complex Medicine at SRFT in January 2015, a role that he continued until May 2016.
Having acquired the necessary skills and experience through these 17 years, Dr Peeroo took the decision to share them in his native country in September 2016 and has since been busy setting up Oaklands Medical Practice, with a view to serve the local population to the best of his abilities.