Dr Parth Paskaran

Dr Parth Paskaran is a consultant gastroenterologist and interventional endoscopist in London. He specialises in endoscopic procedures, particularly endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), and therapeutic endoscopy, alongside performing polypectomy, colonoscopy, and abnormal liver function tests, and treating reflux and inflammatory bowel diseases.

Dr Paskaran qualified from the University of Dundee in 2001 and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2004 and latterly a Fellow in 2016. He also holds an MBA from London Business School which was awarded in 2012. Dr Paskaran is an accredited in endoscopy by the Joint Advisory Group. He leads the Complex Polyp Team at Croydon University Hospital which is a tertiary level service receiving referrals from across Southwest London for patients with very large GI polyps and early cancers. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr Paskaran has served as a member of the Training Board for South Thames Gastroenterology tutor and is also a representative for the Royal College of Physicians.

Dr Paskaran is consistently involved in endeavours that improve treatment outcomes and patient comfort. In 2016, he partook in launching the ScopePilot navigation system (Pentax Medical) which allows endoscopists to see the shape of the scope in the patient’s body in real time. In 2019, along with collaborators, he was a founding member of the Pentax Forward Programme, an initiative that operates in the UK and Europe to train and develop skills in ESD. He has worked with colleagues across Europe and beyond to develop ESD services in order to establish it as the standard for treating colorectal polyps and early cancers.