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Website- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Not in Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Endoscopy
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Oliver Brain is a leading specialist in gastroenterology in Oxford. He is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital, Oxford. Dr Brain is a knowledgeable and empathetic physician. He will listen carefully to your problems and is a first-class diagnostician, ensuring that you will receive an outstanding holistic service. He is a skilled endoscopist for both upper (OGD) and lower (colonoscopy) gastrointestinal procedures.
Dr Brain completed his clinical training at St Bart's and The Royal London Medical School in 2000. His postgraduate training in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine was at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. His immunology research training and DPhil into the function of Crohn's disease susceptibility genes was undertaken at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine and Translational Gastroenterology Unit (TGU) in Oxford.
Dr Brain is a leading Gastroenterologist in the TGU, Oxford University Hospitals and has a practice encompassing all aspects of gastroenterology. Dr Brain runs an active research programme into the mechanisms of gastrointestinal inflammation including the pathogenesis of cancer immunotherapy-induced enterocolitis. He is also the primary investigator (PI) for clinical trials for new treatments. He has published more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks in the field of gastroenterology. Dr Brain is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and a member of both the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO). He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer with Oxford University and contributes regular University teaching sessions, as well as lecturing nationally and internationally. He is on the specialist register with the General Medical Council (GMC), and is accredited with all major UK health insurers.
Areas of interest
Clinical interests: Inflammatory bowel disease; irritable bowel syndrome; diarrhoea; dyspepsia; acid reflux; constipation; colonic polyps; immunotherapy-related colitis; abdominal pain.
Procedures: upper GI endoscopy; colonoscopy; flexible sigmoidoscopy; polypectomy.
Medical secretaries
- Karen Arevalo
- Nuffield Health Manor Hospital Beech Road Headington OXFORD OX3 7RP
- 07756 859468
- karen.arevalo@nuffieldhealth.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Simon J M Raby
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)
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H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (5-50)
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G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)
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H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)
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G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)
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