Dr. Daniela Sergi
Dr Sergi is a senior consultant in Acute Medicine at the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where she is the lead for ultrasonography and echocardiography services.
Work experience in Italy
Dr Sergi graduated in Italy at the University of Trieste with a Thesis in Cardiology in 1998 and then specialised in Internal Medicine with Acute medicine as subspecialty in 2003 with a thesis on chest pains and markers of cardiac damage. She started working in intensive care unit and emergency department as a consultant in Italy in 2003.
Work experience in UK
In 2004 she moved to the UK working as a consultant in Acute Medicine. She is now currently employed as a senior consultant at the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, an internationally renowned hospital and research centre, with excellence in cardiovascular disease among others.
Dr Sergi is part of the Acute Medicine where she is the lead for ultrasonography and echocardiography services. She is accredited with prestigious councils on ultrasound (FAMUS and FUSIC) as supervisor for trainees in ultrasonography.
Dr Sergi is involved in training the junior doctors and the year 5 medical students of King’s College London. She regularly organises courses on day-to-day care ultrasound application for the junior staff attached to the Acute Medicine Dept at King’s College Hospital.
She has a strong interest in cardiovascular medicine and has delivered throughout her career clinics on Chest pain, Heart Failure, Hypertension and echocardiography, besides general medicine clinic known as Ambulatory Care Unit that supports the ED at Kings College Hospital.
She is a member of several professional bodies/association such as MBUS, BSE and GMC
Expertise
Dr Sergi is an experienced physician with international background and solid understanding UK healthcare system. Dr Sergi remains an internist (general medicine consultant) with holistic approach to her patient and aims to tailor the service around them.
Languages:
Italian, English.
Insurance:
She is a provider recognised by major insurances: AXA, BUPA, Aviva, Vitality Health, WPA and Allianz.
Summary:
Dr. Daniela Sergi is an Italian consultant in Acute Medicine in London.
Francesca Onori
Francesca Onori is a registered dietitian, member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Francesca Onori is a registered dietitian. She graduated in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Federico II University of Naples in 2006. She then completed her training in Human Nutrition (MSc), passed the advanced course in dietary management and the lo FODMAP diet in IBS at the king’s College University and became an expert in the exclusion diet in Crohn’s disease. She is a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Work experience in Italy
Since 2007, when she graduated, Francesca Onori worked in different private settings in Naples where she was dealing with metabolic diseases and obesity. She was also involved in teaching programs in high schools.she worked as a metabolic disorders and obesity dietitian in different clinics in Naples. She was also involved with teaching in schools and ran Healthy Eating Programmes for school-aged children.
Work experience in the UK
Francesca Onori moved to London in 2011 and chose to work as an acute dietitian in the hospital.
She worked at the Central Middlesex Hospital in the geriatric, rehabilitative and mental health wards assessing and treating malnutrition, enteral fed patients and different diseases (i.e. renal, hepatic, pancreatic, metabolic).
At the moment, she is working at the North Middlesex University Hospital where she specialised in gastroenterology and endocrine treating complex patients with IBD (Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis), liver disease (fatty liver, hepatitis, and liver cirrhosis), pancreatic disease (chronic and acute Pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer), complex coeliac disease, gastroparesis, bile salt malabsorption, endocrine disorders (diabetes, PCOS, metabolic diseases, and cancer).
Expertise
Expert in IBD patients, liver disease, pancreatic disease, coeliac disease, malabsorption, endocrine disorders, mental health, enteral feeding, nutrition and healthy eating promotion.
Languages
Italian and English.
Summary
Francesca Onori is an Italian dietitian in London.
Ilaria Carandente
Ilaria Carandente is a registered dietitian, member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
She graduated in Dietetics and specialised in Human Nutrition at the “Federico II” University in Naples in 2014. She is also a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) from 2017.
Work experience in Italy
She worked as Dietitian in the Department of Cardiology at the “Federico II” Hospital in Naples where she focused on the treatment of patients with cardiovascular diseases in particular the ones recovering from stroke.
She was also involved in several publications and research projects, presenting her data at regional and national scientific conferences.
She also collaborated with gynaecological and paediatric practices, treating children with eating and metabolic disorders as well as providing nutritional support to pregnant women, from the first stages of the pregnancy to the lactation period.
Work experience in UK
Ilaria Carandente moved to London in 2014. She was involved in the support of patients with HIV running courses on specific nutritional topics.
She started practicing as Dietitian at Dottore London in 2017.
Expertise
Expert in weight management, nutritional treatment and support for: metabolic diseases, eating disorders, bowel disorders, cardiovascular disease, allergies, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, hormonal disorders, pregnancy, lactation, children, interaction between diet and drugs and/or medical treatments, sport nutrition.
Languages
Italian, English.
Summary
Ilaria Carandente is an Italian dietitian in London.
Vittoria Ricciardiello
Vittoria Ricciardiello is a registered dietitian, member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
She graduated in Dietetics in 2012 and specialised in Human Nutrition Sciences in 2014 at the University Federico II of Naples.
She became a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in 2017.
Work experience in Italy
Vittoria worked at her local surgery to deliver outpatient clinics for patients with diabetes mellitus, with overweight and obesity and for patients going through their pregnancy and breastfeeding. She also delivered talks and educational groups on carbohydrate counting for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus on pump therapy.
Work experience in UK
Vittoria Ricciardiello moved to England in 2017 and in 2018 began her career as a Registered Dietitian at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, where she specialised in UGI oncology and surgery and gastroenterology. Her main focus is nutrition support, malabsorptive conditions and malnutrition. She also worked at the Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, where she dealt with eating disorders and drug-induced obesity.
Vittoria had led nutrition education groups for patients with gestational diabetes.
Expertise
Vittoria is an expert in nutritional management of the following conditions: UGI surgery, Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis), metabolic liver diseases (NAFLD), celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), low FODMAP diet, bacterial overgrowth syndrome (SIBO), bile acid malabsorption (BAM), pancreatic insufficiency (PEI), weight management, obesity, metabolic syndrome, PCOS and eating disorders.
Languages:
Italian, English and a basic level of Spanish.
In summary:
Vittoria Ricciardiello is an Italian dietitian in London.
Gelsomina Cetronio
Gelsomina Cetronio is a registered dietitian, member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
She graduated in Dietetics at the University Federico II of Naples in 2013 and specialised in Human Nutrition Sciences at the same university in 2015.
She became a member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in 2024.
Work experience in Italy
In Italy, Gelsomina earned extensive experience in various clinical settings, including hospitals and clinics, where she focused on weight loss strategies, diabetology, celiac disease, eating disorders, hormonal imbalances, menopause and phytotherapy. She contributed to several publications and research projects on type 1 diabetes and celiac disease.
She also collaborated with psychologists in treating patients with eating disorders, ranging from anorexia nervosa to binge eating disorder.
Work experience in UK
In 2020, Gelsomina moved to London, where she worked as a dietitian for digital health services and within the NHS, treating a wide range of conditions. She has a particular focus on women’s health, including PCOS, menopause, fertility, and eating disorders. In 2024, she began practising as a Dietitian at Dottore London.
Expertise
Gelsomina specialises in weight management strategies, nutritional therapy, and coaching for patients with metabolic diseases, eating disorders (including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), food allergies, coeliac disease, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), menopause, nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, paediatric nutrition, and the use of phytotherapy in weight management.
Languages:
Italian (native), English (fluent), French (basic).
In summary:
Gelsomina Cetronio is an Italian Dietitian in London.