Meet Your Hormone Vitality & Longevity Doctor: Dr Nirusha Kumaran

Yes. I am a UK-trained medical doctor with additional training in functional medicine, women’s hormone health, and longevity-focused care.

Functional medicine looks at how systems such as hormones, metabolism, gut health, stress physiology, and immune function interact. The focus is on identifying underlying drivers of symptoms rather than treating symptoms in isolation.

Yes. My clinical decisions are grounded in medical training, current evidence, clinical experience, and individual risk assessment. Where evidence is emerging or a treatment is off-label, I discuss this transparently so you can make an informed decision.

Appointments are longer and designed for complex, overlapping symptoms. This allows detailed history-taking, careful clinical reasoning, and personalised planning rather than brief, symptom-only assessment.

Yes. While my primary area of interest is women’s health, I see adults of all genders using a functional medicine approach. Care is tailored to the individual and focuses on understanding underlying drivers of symptoms rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. For clinical and regulatory reasons, care is provided to adults aged 18 and over.

Consultations are priced to reflect the time, depth, and clinical responsibility involved. Appointments are considerably longer than standard GP consultations and include comprehensive assessment, record review, clinical interpretation, and personalised care planning.

The consultation fee covers extended appointment time, comprehensive medical assessment, review of relevant history and previous results, clinical interpretation, and the development of a personalised plan. It reflects professional expertise and clinical responsibility rather than a single interaction.

Many of the concerns I work with—hormonal symptoms, fatigue, weight resistance, and multi-system presentations—require time to understand properly. Longer appointments allow patterns to be identified, risks to be assessed, and options to be explained clearly rather than rushed.

No. Investigations, prescription medications, and supplements—if recommended—are charged separately. This ensures decisions about testing or treatment are based on clinical need rather than bundled or pre-set packages.

NHS services are designed for population-level access and acute needs. Extended, personalised consultations of this length are not routinely available within standard NHS appointment structures, which is why this care is offered privately.

I’m transparent about pricing because I want patients to understand what they are paying for. The fee reflects time, clinical responsibility, and careful medical decision-making—not volume or quick prescriptions.

Appointments are deliberately longer than standard consultations.

This allows time to:

• Understand your symptoms fully
• Review medical history and previous tests
• Identify possible contributing factors
  
• Discuss realistic options

Many patients describe this as the first time their health story has been considered as a whole.