Dr Gigi Taguri

Director of Medical Technology

Dr Gigi Taguri completed her medical training at the Royal Free and University College Medical School before going on to achieve a second degree in Immunology. She worked in a number of London hospitals, particularly enjoying emergency medicine as well as sexual health, before joining the Online Doctor clinical team in 2011.

GMC number: 6129350

Roles & responsibilities

• Leading a team that design and build medical technology solutions tailored for digital consultations

Specialist areas

• Interest in digital health, including clinical UX / UI design that delivers safe, effective, easy-to-use digital healthcare

Hobbies & interests

• Dr Taguri enjoys yoga especially inversions such as headstands and handstands

Qualifications & memberships

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Royal Free and University College Medical School)
• Intercalated BSc Immunology & Cell Pathology (University College London)
• Member of the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare 
• Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2011)
• Member of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (2009)
• Certification in UX design (nngroup)

Research & publications

• R Berber, O Berber, NG Taguri, RS Maroju, S Abdulla. Pseudarthrosis of the tibia: Emergency department presentation of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a 4 month old infant. Emerg Med J. 2009;26(4):306 (PMID: 19307407)
• NG Taguri, M Ponticos, DJ Abraham. The role of Th3 cells (TGF-β producing T cells) in Systemic Sclerosis. Rheumatology, Apr 2004;43:ii100
• R Stratton, H Penn, NG Taguri, X Shiwen, DJ Abraham, A Leask, CM Black. Role of the RAS/MEK/ERK signaling pathway and its inhibitory regulation by prostanoids in the fibrotic/wound healing response. Rheumatology, Apr 2004;43:ii54