Dr Maxton Pitcher : Gastroenterology

Bupa Platinum consultant
Fee assured
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Open Referral network

Overview

Specialises in

Endoscopy

Hepatobiliary

Offers

Face-to-face consultations
Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a highly-experienced Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist and specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of digestive disorders. My NHS base is at St Mark’s Hospital, an Internationally-respected hospital specialising in diseases of the intestine, situated on the campus of Northwick Park Hospital, the flagship of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. I see patients referred from all over the UK and abroad and am happy to give a second opinion on difficult cases. I have been practicing independently since 1998 and have a well-established private practice at The Clementine Churchill Hospital and TrustPlus at Northwick Park in Harrow. Over the past two years I have also been seeing patients at OneWelbeck Digestive Health in central London.

Areas of interest

Colonoscopy; Gastro-intestinal oncology; Abdominal pain; Malabsorption; Peptic ulcers; Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); Rectal bleeding; Constipation; Hepatobiliary(medicine); Gastrohepatology; Coeliac disease (celiac disease / gluten sensitive enteropathy); Colitis; Crohn's disease; Dyspepsia (indigestion); Anaemia; ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography); Liver disease; Bowel disease including inflammatory (IBD); Endoscopic procedures; diarrhoea; suspected cancer; vomiting and sickness (nausea); swallowing problems (dysphagia); jaundice; abnormal liver function tests; bloating; gas

Medical secretaries

Claire Colwill
Trust Health Ltd Park House North Street Horsham RH12 1RN
01403 241484
01403 241654
colwillc@trusthealth.co.uk

Melinda Ziff (PA)
Medicalsec Services Bloxham Mills Adderbury OXON OX15 4FF
020 3198 9826
07717 741734
01295 983031
drmaxtonpitcher@medicalsecservices.co.uk

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist
Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospital
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Research interests

Inflammatory Bowel Disease clinical research
Eosinophilic oesophagitis
Therapeutic upper GI endoscopy & ERCP

Personal interests

Violinist and Concertmaster of the European Doctors Orchestra
SCUBA diving
Golf
Horse riding

Awards received

NACC Research Fellowship 1994
University of Cambridge MD Thesis prize 1996
Guts and Glory Award 2021 - Primary Care Society of Gastroenterology

(Additional) Languages spoken

Publications

Clinical Guide to Gastroenterology, published by Wiley, March 2019 https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Clinical+Guide+to+Gastroenterology-p-9781119189183

Courses offered to GPs

Gastroenterology topics by request

About my work

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

MA University of Cambridge 1989
MD University of Cambridge 1996
BMBCh University of Oxford 1988

GMC registration

Reference number 3284212

Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)

FRCP Royal College of Physicians of London 2001

Details of entry to specialist register

General Medical Council , 1998

Affiliations / memberships

British Society of Gastroenterology
European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation
British Medical Association
Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital, HA1 3RX
Wednesday
14:00 - 19:00
020 8872 3838

BMI The Clementine Churchill Hospital, HA1 3RX
Friday
14:30 - 17:30
020 8872 3838

OneWelbeck Digestive Health
Tuesday
13:00 - 17:00
020 3653 2004

Trust Plus, Northwick Park Hospital, HA1 3UJ
Thursday
12:00 - 13:00
020 8869 3112

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

Amanda Jolly (secretary)
Telephone 020 3327 6350

Switchboard, Clementine Churchill Hospital
Telephone 020 8872 3872 - ask for Dr Pitcher

Switchboard, Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospital
Telephone 020 8864 3232 - ask for Dr Pitcher

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (1-5)
G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (1-5)
H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (1-5)
H2510
Rigid sigmoidoscopy (including proctoscopy and biopsy) - (5-50)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (1-5)
H2350
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) of colorectal polyp - (1-5)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (1-5) Northwick Park Hospital (1-5)
G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (1-5)
H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - (1-5)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (1-5)
G8083
Therapeutic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (1-5)
G4430
Therapeutic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) with dilatation - (1-5)
G8084
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate flexible sigmoidoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

Clementine Churchill Hospital (The) (1-5)
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