- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
- Accredited endoscopist
Specialises in
- Endoscopy
- Hepatobiliary
- Inflammatory bowel disease
Bupa specialist
- Accredited endoscopist
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I graduated from King's College, London in 1997 with a BSc (Hons) in Pharmacology and Leicester University Medical School in 2003. I completed my postgraduate specialist training in the East of England (Cambridge) deanery training rotation and am dual accredited in both Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine. I was awarded with an MRCP Gastroenterology) in 2011 and a certificate of completion of training in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine in March 2015. In 2019 I was awarded with a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP).
Throughout my training I acquired extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of a wide spectrum of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders including complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Barrett’s Oesophagus, upper and lower GI cancer, pancreaticobiliary, functional and GI dysmotility disorders. I have a subspecialty interest in Endoscopy and was awarded and undertook a Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge. It was during this time that I further developed my endoscopic skills in several areas, including resection of large benign polyps, ERCP and balloon enteroscopy.
I was the Clinical Director and Lead for Endoscopy for 7 years and have been working as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and General Physician at the Luton and Dunstable Hospital since 2015. In 2019, I led the Trust Endoscopy Department through the Royal College of Physicians ‘JAG Accreditation’ process and visit, achieving outstanding reviews from the assessors and awarded the Trust ‘Team of the Month’.
I chaired the quarterly Endoscopy Clinical Governance meeting and am a core member of the Colorectal Multidisciplinary Team. I was the lead for JETS Endoscopy training (training endoscopists of the future) and regularly act as an external faculty member on JAG accredited training courses, in other Trusts, around the country.
I have performed more than 7000 endoscopic procedures, with an unadjusted colonoscopy completion rate of 95%, a polyp detection rate of 66%, with a low sedation and excellent comfort scores; this is despite undertaking difficult and complex endoscopic procedures, including those patients referred to me by other consultant colleagues. I am proficient in diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy (including all modalities for emergency UGI bleeds), flexible sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy and ERCP (for gallstones, jaundice and bile duct exploration). I am accredited as a National Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopist and have a twice weekly dedicated therapeutic list for EMR (Endoscopic Mucosal Resection); allowing the removal of large polyps without the need for surgery. In addition, I also introduced and undertake a regular deep sedation list for prolonged therapeutic procedures as well as for those who are unable to tolerate endoscopic investigations under conscious sedation.
My private practice reflects my NHS practice and includes investigating and managing general and complex gastroenterology disease, including acid reflux and indigestion, Barrett’s oesophagus, abdominal pain, food intolerances and allergies as well as autoimmune conditions (eg Coeliac disease), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (constipation and/or diarrhoea) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Areas of interest
General Gastroenterology; Diagnostic and Interventional Endoscopy; Barrett's oesophagus, Dysphagia, dyspepsia (indigestion), Anaemia, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (constipation and/or diarrhoea), Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer; Coeliac disease/Gluten sensitive enteropathy; Abdominal pain
Medical secretaries
- Cheryl Cohen
- 07312 115207
- Clinic@TheGastroConsult.com
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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20365
Follow-up out-patient consultation - remote - (5-50)
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Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)
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Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)
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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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