Dr. Luca Faconti
Dr Luca Faconti, Specialist in Hypertension and Internal Medicine in London
Work experience in Italy
Dr Luca Faconti graduated with honours in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Pisa in 2010 and completed his specialist training in Internal Medicine at the same institution in 2016. During his postgraduate training, he worked at the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Centre of Excellence in Pisa, where he developed advanced expertise in the diagnosis and management of arterial hypertension, with a particular focus on cardiovascular risk stratification and the evaluation of hypertension-mediated organ damage. He also gained broad clinical experience in general internal medicine, metabolic disorders, and cardiac ultrasound.
Work experience in UK
Dr Faconti relocated to London in 2015, where he currently lives and works. He completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Medical Research at King’s College London and held several clinical research fellowships. In 2022, he was appointed Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London. In addition to his academic roles, he has been practising clinically at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where he was appointed Honorary Consultant in 2017.
He has contributed to multiple clinical trials and has authored an extensive portfolio of scientific publications in the fields of hypertension, vascular ageing, and cardiovascular disease. Dr Faconti is an active member of several national and international scientific societies, including the British and Irish Hypertension Society (currently serving as Treasurer), the European Society of Hypertension, and the International Society of Hypertension. He has played a key role in the development of clinical guidelines and expert consensus statements on topics such as resistant and secondary hypertension, and the management of hypertension in younger adults.
Expertise
Hypertension (including resistant and secondary forms), arterial stiffness, cardiovascular risk assessment, and primary aldosteronism.
Languages:
English, Italian
In summary:
Dr. Luca Faconti is an italian internist 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.