Professional statement
Dr Mark Samaan is a distinguished consultant gastroenterologist with extensive expertise in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), privately practising at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital.
He has gained invaluable experience as both a clinician and researcher at leading IBD centres across the UK, The Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. Dr Samaan's international experience includes an “International IBD Clinical Trials Fellowship” with Robarts, where he actively participated in and led a variety of innovative IBD studies.
His work has been widely published in prestigious journals, including Gut, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. He has also co-authored several book chapters on IBD and contributed to the IOIBD international consensus process on treatment targets in IBD (STRIDE) as a bibliographic fellow.
Throughout his career, Dr Samaan has been recognised with numerous awards for his contributions to clinical practice and research. Notably, he was named the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) Young Gastroenterologist of the Year for Clinical & Translational Science in 2018. He has also received the St George’s Young Researcher of the Year Award twice and was a recipient of the RCP/NIHR CRN Award for Outstanding Research Leadership in the NHS.
Dr Samaan has demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing education in IBD, founding the London IBD SpR Training Group and serving as the trainee member of the UK Clinical Research Network: Gastroenterology National Specialty Group for three years. He was also Chair of the Young-ECCO (Y-ECCO) committee. As a clinical research fellow at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and part of an MD program at King’s College London, Dr Samaan conducted groundbreaking research on therapeutic drug monitoring for biologic agents in IBD.
His passion for advancing IBD care and his dedication to his patients and the wider gastroenterology community have firmly established him as a leading figure in his field.
Clinics
Cleveland Clinic London Hospital
Central London, 33 Grosvenor Place, SW1X 7HY,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- Consultant gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic London Hospital (Present)
- Consultant Gastroenterologist at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (Present)
Subspecialties
- Crohn's disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelor of Science
Publications and conferences
- Dr. Samaan has authored scientific publications and frequently participates in professional conferences where he shares his insights into the latest developments in gastroenterology.
Languages spoken
- English