Professor Naresh Kanumilli has been a GP in south Manchester for the past 20 years and he has a specialist interest in diabetes and cardiology. He was appointed a visiting Professor – institute of medicine at the University of Greater Manchester, recently with a view to being part of the faculty in developing and delivering the curriculum for the medical school that is being set up.
He is a Diabetes UK Clinical Champion. He is a consultant in Diabetes at the Manchester University foundation Trust.
He has a very keen focus on management of chronic conditions in the community and hence has been actively involved in setting up and running community-based clinics both in cardiology and diabetes.
He is actively involved with the current integration agenda to provide patients with seamless care between primary and secondary sectors. He is also keen to ensure that the patients are seen at the right time, in the right place and by the right person. He is the Clinical Network Lead for Diabetes across Greater Manchester and East Cheshire. He has developed the diabetes strategy for Greater Manchester He is actively involved in the development of pathways and strategies for long term conditions within the new ICB structure. Nationally, involved in development of guidance both on Obesity and Diabetes and other Multiple long-term conditions.
He has a keen interest in technology and innovation to improve the health and outcomes of the people living with long term conditions. He is the Honorary Clinical Advisor for Primary care research at the Greater Manchester CRN. The focus of the role is to get primary care involved in research and help the development of real-world studies.
He is the Chair of the Primary Care Diabetes Society, which is the largest organisation of Diabetes Professionals in the UK. He is also on the board of trustees for the South Asian Health Foundation. He is also actively involved in GP training and the training of nurses. He has presented at numerous conferences both on clinical and nonclinical topics.
He is also a director in the charity Vision Beyond Autism that looks after children and young adults with Autism.