Professional statement
Professor Raj Srirajaskanthan is a consultant gastroenterologist based in London. He specialises in irritable bowel syndrome, bloating, blood in stool, fatty liver, neuroendocrine tumours, screening colonoscopy and acid reflux, and abnormal liver function tests. He is a nationally certified bowel cancer screening colonoscopist.
Professor Srirajaskanthan qualified from Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas' School of Medicine in 2001, and completed postgraduate training across Oxford, London, and the South East. He was awarded an MD (Res) in 2010 from University College London for clinical research undertaken on gastrointestinal tumours such as neuroendocrine tumours. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and British Society of Gastroenterology. He sits on the executive committee of the United Kingdom and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (UKI NETS) and the European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS).
Professor Srirajaskanthan is the director of the Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit at King’s Health Partners, which is an ENETS Centre of Excellence, and the deputy director of the King’s College bowel cancer screening service. Currently, he is serving on the Executive Committee of UKI NETS and is a trustee of Neuroendocrine Cancer UK.
Professor Srirajaskanthan, in addition to his clinical practice, is involved in education and research. He is an honorary Professor of Gastroenterology at King's College London, and has taught on various advanced endoscopy courses. Alongside several publications in peer-reviewed journals, he has written and edited five textbooks on liver diseases and neuroendocrine tumours, and has co-authored book chapters within eight books, as well as developed educational modules.
Clinics
London Bridge Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare
Central London, 27 Tooley St,Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 24 years of experience
- Consultant gastroenterologist, HCA Healthcare UK London Bridge (20215 – present)
Professional memberships
- United Kingdom and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society
- European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society
Education
- Bowel Cancer Screening Accreditation, Joint Advisory Group (2012)
- Diploma in Management, Oxford College (2010)
Teaching posts
- Honorary Professor of Gastroenterology, King's College London (2024 – present)
- Reader, King's College London (2020 – 2024)
Positions in organisations
- Head of the Neuroendcrine Tumour Unit, King's Health Partners (present)
- Executive Committee Member, European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (2024 – present)
Publications and conferences
- A selection of Professor Srirajaskanthan's published research is available to access on his ResearchGate profle.|https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rajaventhan-Srirajaskanthan
- A selection of Professor Srirajaskanthan's published research is available to access on Google Scholar.|https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JGiQl8kAAAAJ&hl=en
Languages spoken
- English
- Tamil
Reviews
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- Absolutely fantastic care from Professor Raj at London Bridge both pre and post op. At all times I was kept well informed and I fully understood the nature of my illness and more importantly what needed to happen in order to fix it. Can’t recommend highly enough.
- Dr Raj is a really kind, capable and effective Consultant. He took the time to explain all of the options available, was very caring and kind. The procedure was far better than expected and I would highly recommend him to my friends and family. I was incredibly nervous and he made the whole ordeal far easier than expected. Thank you.