Sussex Premier Health, Hastings: Important update for patients with upcoming appointments
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician
MB BS, FRCP
General Medical Council Number: 6032601
Dr Elena Mucci is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician with a specialist interest in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. She offers an outpatient and inpatient consultative service that provides a comprehensive assessment of older persons who have medical, psychological, cognitive or social problems impeding function or threatening independent living. She works with the patient and family, the patient’s GP, and other care providers in the evaluation to identify and coordinate resources that will optimize the patient’s and family’s living situation.
Common problems addressed during consultations include: loss of self-care skills, loss of mobility, falls, memory loss, confusion, agitation, depression, complex medical problems, and advance and future care planning.
Dr Mucci trained at King’s College Hospital in the Department of Clinical Gerontology under Professor SHD Jackson. She then received further training in Comprehensive Assessment at Yale New Haven Hospitals, USA.
Dr Mucci is trilingual and she can carry out her consultations in either, English, Armenian and Russian.
Thursday afternoon and Friday morning
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Elena Mucci include:
General medicine
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
British Geriatrics Society
Royal College of Physicians
American College of Physicians
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Conquest Hospital Hastings.
Honorary Seniors Clinic Lecturer, Brighton Sussex Medical School
I enjoy skiing, scuba-diving, jogging and generally keeping fit. I collect antiquarian medical and herbal books under the guidance of my husband. I enjoy a good family life and my favourite activity is playing tennis with my young daughter and listening to her playing the piano.
Private secretary: Paula Furbey
Private secretary telephone: 07786 545738
Private secretary e-mail: paula.furbey@nhs.net
Website: http: www.doctorelenamucci.co.uk
Speak to a member of our team
01424 757400 info@sussexpremierhealth.com