Tania Kalsi
Consultant in geriatric and general internal medicine
Biography
Tania Kalsi has worked as a consultant physician in the department of ageing and health at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust since 2014.
She is the clinical lead for care home support and works strongly with partners in driving cross sector/organisational change to improve the care and support of older people living in care homes.
She also works clinically in the award winning GOLD service improving older people's health before and during cancer treatment.
Education and training
- Doctor of Medicine (MD (res)), King's College London, 2016
- CCT in geriatric medicine and general medicine, 2014
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), Royal College of Physicians, 2007
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), King's College London, 2003
Research interests
- Cancer in older people
- Care home medicine
- Health service research
Awards
- GOLD service reported as outstanding in Guy's and St Thomas' CQC report, 2019
- Macmillan Innovation and Professional Excellence for providing a lasting difference to the quality of services offered to older people living with cancer, 2018
- Winner: BMJ Cancer Team of the Year award for GOLD, 2017
- Winner: BMJ National Book of the Year (Oncology category) award - for problem solving in older people with cancer, 2016
- Finalist: Care Integration award for POPS-oncology, 2012
Publications
Last updated: January 2023