Gastroenterologists in London

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Dr Stuart Bloom is a gastroenterologist based in London. He is an expert in inflammatory bowel disease, as well as the management of irritable bowel syndrome and food intolerance. He leads the inflammatory bowel disease clinic at University College London Hospitals, where he has worked as a consultant since 1996. Dr Bloom is the Senior Author of the current British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines for managing Colitis and Crohn’s disease, published in 2010. He was chair of the UK clinical research network in Gastroenterology from 2008-2013. He is currently chair of the UK IBD registry. Dr Stuart Bloom is also an accredited bowel cancer screening colonoscopist, with a low rate of complications during colonoscopies. He has been recognised for his expertise and contributions to medicine in his field (The Leslie Parrott Prize from the National Association of Crohn’s and Colitis (1994), the President's medal from the British Society of Gastroenterology (2013)).

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Dr Matthew Banks is a leading gastroenterologist based at University College London Hospitals (UCLH) where he leads a world-renowned team. He works privately in Harley Street, the London Clinic and other prominent institutions in the capital. Dr Banks is dedicated to education and training, holding the position of senior lecturer at The National Medical Laser Centre, University College London. Dr Banks co-hosts the largest live endoscopy conference in London and frequently runs endoscopy courses for consultants to refine their own skills.  He is the editor of ‘Endoscopy in the Cancer Patient’ and section editor for F1000. He has published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Dr Banks is the Secretary for the British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Section, where he sits on the endoscopy committee and research committee. Having undergone training fellowships in Sydney and Japan, Dr Banks now undertakes Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) for early cancers and Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia.

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Dr Aathavan Loganayagam is a leading London gastroenterologist who trained in medicine at Guy’s, King's and St Thomas’ medical schools. He underwent rigorous structured specialty training in gastroenterology and general internal medicine in the well respected South London training programme. Dr Loganayagam spent two years during postgraduate training as a research and endoscopy fellow at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London. His research was in the fields of pharmacogenetics, inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal malignancy. He has received many awards and grants for outstanding research work, including the prestigious NHS Innovation London Award. Dr Loganayagam has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals on all aspects of gastroenterology. He is actively involved in clinical research. Currently, Dr Loganayagam is the lead clinician for inflammatory bowel disease and nutrition at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich. Diagnostic and advanced therapeutic endoscopy remains a major part of his clinical expertise, including assessment and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, strictures, polyps and cancers. Dr Loganayagam is an approachable doctor who takes pride in his communication skills with patients and he is keen to ensure that patients are fully informed and involved in all aspects of their care.

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Dr Simon Gabe is a leading London-based consultant gastroenterologist and co-chair of the Lennard Jones Intestinal Failure Unit, a specialist centre dedicated to managing and assessing patients with intestinal failure. His specialties include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), clinical nutrition, and intestinal failure, while his clinical interests include parenteral nutrition and management of intestinal fistula. Dr Gabe also is the Co-Founder of the National Adult Small Intestinal Transplant Forum with Addenbrooke's Hospital, which helps to assess patients before registering them for transplant. He was appointed Senior Lecturer at St Mark's and Imperial College in 2000, which became an NHS appointment in 2005. Dr Gabe has numerous publications to his name and is the current President of BAPEN (British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition), having previously acted as the Executive Officer, Chair, and Honorary Treasurer. 

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Dr Edward Despott is a London-based consultant gastroenterologist, gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopist and trust-wide clinical lead at the Royal Free Unit for Endoscopy, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. He serves as an honorary senior lecturer at the University College London Institute for Liver and Digestive Health (Royal Free Campus). His specialist interests include device-assisted enteroscopy (double-balloon enteroscopy in particular), capsule endoscopy, therapeutic colonoscopy (especially complex polypectomy, including endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)) and transnasal upper GI endoscopy. He is also interested in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and endoscopic management of IBD-related complications (such as dilatation of small bowel and colonic strictures). Dr Despott underwent specialist and sub-specialist GI and advanced GI endoscopy training in the North East Thames training rotation of the London Deanery School of Medicine, at the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St Mark’s Hospital, and in Japan. He has received several national and international scholarships and bursaries relating to advanced GI endoscopy and has also been awarded MD(Res) (Imperial College London) for his thesis on research in this field. Dr Despott has an on-going interest in academic GI endoscopy, authoring numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and reviews and is a referee for several international GI endoscopy journals of high impact. He is also regularly invited as a speaker, live endoscopy demonstrator and hands-on trainer at national and international conferences and meetings and is a member of numerous international endoscopy guideline and education committees. He is the co-organiser of the internationally renowned Royal Free Advanced Endoscopy Masterclass, which attracts experts from around the world as a major educational event.   

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Dr Devinder Bansi is one of London's leading and most experienced gastroenterologists. Practising at the Clementine Churchill Hospital, the London Clinic and other reputable institutions in the capital, he specialises in endoscopy, abdominal pain, bowel problems, cancer screening, liver disease and heartburn. Dr Bansi has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and forms an integral part of many research committees and societies, such as the Hammersmith Hospitals Research Committee, the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), the British Association for the Study of Liver Disease (BASL) and the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA).  

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Dr Michael Mendall is a renowned London-based gastroenterologist who qualified from Cambridge University. He has made a number of important contributions to his field of expertise. He is internationally recognised with nearly 100 peer reviewed publications. He was the first to show that Helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach is mainly caught in childhood, and, more recently, was the first to show that obesity can be a cause of Crohn's disease. He specialises in endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, dyspepsia (indigestion) and IBS, among others, and has written extensively on the role of diet in Crohn's, about IBS, the treatment of dyspepsia and reflux and Helicobacter pylori infection. He is currently lead for gastroenterology at Croydon University Hospital, as well as a senior lecturer at St George's Medical School and a member of various medical organisations. He was named one of the top UK Consultants in the Tatler Guide 2013.

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Dr Christos Toumpanakis is one of London's leading gastroenterologists practising at the Royal Free Hospital London. He is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London (UCL) and has won the 'Top-Teacher of the Year' Award on five different occasions. His sub-specialty is neuroendocrine tumours and he is considered to be one of the international experts in the field.  He also specialises in coeliac disease, dyspepsia, gastro-oesophageal reflux, bowel disease including inflammatory (IBD), gastrointestinal endoscopy as well as gastro-intestinal problems of patients with congenital immuno-deficiencies. He has lectured at several international conferences and has published numerous papers and reviews. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS), co-editor of ENETS CME program, co-author of ENETS & UK & Ireland NET Guidelines, as well as member of the Advisory Board of the UK NET patients’ foundation. He leads a NET Clinical Research Group and his main research interests include novel biomarkers and molecular imaging in NETs, mesenteric fibrosis, and carcinoid heart disease.

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Dr Waseem Ashraf is an expert consultant gastroenterologist with a special interest in minimally-invasive techniques, such as endoscopy and was actually one of the earliest capsule endoscopy operators in the world. After completing his Fellowship in Gastroenterology from the University of Nebraska Medical Centre, USA he was appointed consultant in gastroenterology in the UK in 1995. Throughout his career, Dr Ashraf has authored a number of research articles in peer-reviewed journals and also has more than 30 scientific abstract publications and a further two book chapters.  Dr Ashraf is very experienced with endoscopic diagnostics and therapeutic techniques and is especially accomplished in carrying out endoscopic treatments which minimise the need for surgery, in some cases. Dr Ashraf is also particularly experienced in carrying out procedures relating to the stomach, colon, small intestine, pancreas and bile ducts. His main clinical interests include minimally-invasive procedures, bowel disease, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and other gastrointestinal conditions. 

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