Dr Mayur Kumar

Gastroenterologist in Orpington, Beckenham & London

MB BS MRCP (Gastroenterology) FRCP

GMC: 6058813

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Dr Mayur Kumar is a leading Consultant Gastroenterologist specialising in Endoscopy; Acid reflux; Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Hepatobiliary diseases; Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic and Colon cancer. He also has a special interest in diseases of the liver, oesophagus, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatic diseases and coeliac disease.

After completing his specialist training in Internal medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology in London and at the South-East, he was awarded his Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST) in 2014. He later trained as a fellow of University College London Hospital where he practised advanced endoscopy and ERCP. He was awarded the prestigious Peter Cotton International Travel Fellowship to visit USA for ERCP training .He is a JAG accredited endoscopist and performs all endoscopic procedures including ERCP and Therapeutic endoscopy.

Dr Kumar is currently the Clinical Lead for the Endoscopy service and GI cancer service at Princess Royal University Hospital, part of King's College Hospital NHS Trust. He also practises privately in various clinics in South London. He is also actively involved in medical students, junior doctors and specialty registrar teaching and training and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London and is a faculty member for various training courses in medicine and endoscopy.

During his career, Dr Kumar has presented research papers at both national and international conferences and published many papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has also been involved in clinical research and has ongoing research interests in Pancreato-biliary disease, Hepatology and Endoscopy and is a Principal Investigator for several research studies. He is an active member of British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Royal College of Physicians London, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO).

Dr Kumar is very helpful and has very pleasant bedside manners and excellent communication skills. He is trained in advanced communication skills and is empathetic towards his patients and families as reflected from his patients feedback.

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GMC: ‍6058813

Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, BMI Chelsfield Park Hospital, Chelsfield (present)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, London Bridge Hospital, London (present)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, BMI The Sloane Hospital, Beckenham (present)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, LycaHealth - Orpington, Kent (present)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, Maidstone and Tunbridgewells NHS Trust (2014 - 2015)
• Clinical Research Fellow, Pancreatobiliary Medicine/ERCP - UCLH (2012 - 2013)
• Specialty Registrar (Gastroenterology), London/KSS Deanery (2008 - 2012)

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Sub-specialties

• GI cancer
• Hepatobiliary
• Liver disease
• Colonoscopy
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Advanced endoscopy
• Pancreato-biliary diseases
• Oesophageal
• Coeliac disease

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Teaching posts

• Actively involved in training junior doctors and specialist trainees
• Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London
• Faculty member for various endoscopy courses

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Education

• FRCP Royal College of Physicians, London (2019)
• Advanced Endoscopy / ERCP Fellowship University College London Hospital (2012)
• MRCP (Gastroenterology) Royal College of Physicians (2011)
• MRCP (UK) Royal College of Physicians (2007)
• MB BS Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (2001)

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Publications and conferences

• Investigation and management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency - M Kumar, M Wilkinson; Prescriber journal; May 2013
• Khat induced hepatitis-a case series and review of literature; M Jenkins, M Kumar, R Hairslip, U Mahadeva, S Lucas, T Wong, P Dargan; Frontline Gastroenterol ; published online May 10, 2013 doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2013-100318
• Huggett MT, Culver EL, Kumar M, et al. Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis is associated with extrapancreatic organ failure, malignancy, and mortality in a prospective UK cohort. Am J Gastroenterol. 2014;109(10):1675-1683. doi:10.1038/ajg.2014.223
• Kumar M, Sweis R, Wong T. Eosinophilic oesophagitis: investigations and management. Postgrad Med J. 2014 May;90(1063):273-81. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2013-131843. Epub 2014 Mar 24. PMID: 24664254
• Suppression of tumour-specific CD4+ T cells by regulatory T cells is associated with progression of human colorectal cancer. Gut, 61(8), 1163–1171. http://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl2011-300970 Betts, G., Jones, E., Junaid, S., El-Shanawany, T., Scurr, M., Mizen, P. Kumar,M. Godkin, A. (2012)
• Keane MG, Kumar M, Cieplik N, et al. Paediatric pancreaticobiliary endoscopy: a 21-year experience from a tertiary hepatobiliary centre and systematic literature review. BMC Pediatr. 2018;18(1):42. Published 2018 Feb 9. doi:10.1186/s12887-017-0959-9
• Ananthan K, Yusuf GT, Kumar M. Intrahepatic and intra-abdominal splenosis: A case report and review of literature. World J Hepatol. 2019;11(12):773-779. doi:10.4254/wjh.v11.i12.773

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Prizes and awards

• Clinical Excellence Award, Kings College Hospital NHS Trust

Professional membership

• British Society of Gastroenterology
• Royal College of Physicians
• European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• World Endoscopy Organisation
• Medical Defence Union
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• World Endoscopy Organisation

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Languages spoken

English
Hindi
Punjabi
Urdu