About Dr Sean Perera
Dr Sean Perera, Associate Medical Director: Sexual Health, LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor
Dr Sean Perera completed his medical training at King’s College London School of Medicine at Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals. He was awarded two academic fellowships from the National Institute of Health Research, completing research and clinical training at Imperial College London and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He joined Online Doctor in 2015 and also works as a GP and Specialty Doctor in Sexual Health.
GMC number
7043225
Qualifications & memberships
Master of Science - Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2015)
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (King’s College London, 2009)
Bachelor of Science – Medical Sciences (Imperial College London, 2006)
Member of Faculty of Clinical Informatics (2019)
Member of Royal College of General Practitioners (2015)
Diploma of Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (2012)
Member of British Association for Sexual Health & HIV
Member of European Society for Sexual Medicine
Medical specialty & areas of interest
Digital Sexual Health, Clinical Informatics & Epidemiology
Recent publications
Digital healthcare access and use by transgender individuals. Perera S, Seyan K. European Society for Sexual Medicine, Prague. 23 – 25 January 2020, Prague.
Can algorithms help reduce the pressure on GP services? Perera S, Seyan K, Jethwa A. Digital Healthcare Show, ExCel. 26 – 27 June 2019, London.
Mitigating pre-treatment macrolide resistance in Mycoplasma genitalium: the role of online sexual health services providing chlamydia treatment. Perera S, Seyan K. IUSTI 2018 World & European Congress, 27 – 30 June 2018, Dublin.
Use of digital sexual health services by under-16s and an evaluation of safeguarding procedures. Bakhai M, Perera S. British Association for Sexual Health & HIV & Society for the Study of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Ireland, 18 – 20 June 2017, Belfast.
