- Bupa Platinum consultant
- 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
Dr John O'Donohue is a Consultant Gastroenterologist in London, UK. He has over 20 years' experience and expertise in gastroenterology at consultant level.
What is important to him in his Practice
'Communication skills are particularly important to me. I pride myself on being a good listener, first developing a rapport with patients before making a diagnosis and agreeing a treatment plan with them. I also enjoy performing endoscopy well and making it a comfortable and not an off-putting experience. It gives me great satisfaction to see patients get the best treatment, and I take great pride in my excellent feedback from my patients'.
Training and Qualifications
Dr O'Donohue qualified from University of Dublin, Trinity College, in 1987. He was awarded the Blaney Gold medal for First in Medicine, St James' Hospital, in the final medical examinations in 1987.
Dr O'Donohue completed pre-registration training in Dublin before he moved to London in 1990 to undertake his specialist Registrar training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the world-famous King's College Hospital Liver Unit and at St. Bartholomew's/Homerton Hospital, London. He undertook laboratory and clinical research in King's College Hospital resulting in numerous original publications and his post-graduate MD thesis, awarded for original research including numerous original publications in the field of primary biliary cholangiopathy. After this he completed his specialist training as a Senior Registrar at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, gaining expensive experience in inflammatory bowel disease.
He then returned to London as a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist in the NHS in 1998, at Lewisham and King's College Hospital, practising both in General Medicine and Gastroenterology. He started private practice in 2000.
Clinical Experience and Practice
Dr O'Donohue is dual trained as a physician in General Medicine as well as his specialty of gastroenterology. He has a comprehensive gastroenterology practice, both in the NHS and in private practice, and deals with a wide range of diseases of both the upper and lower digestive tract, including irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis), investigation of iron-deficiency anaemia, indigestion and heartburn.
Performing high-quality and comfortable endoscopy is a particular interest of his. He has extensive experience in endoscopy and receives referrals for advanced procedures from other doctors, including complex (large) colonic polyps. He performs a comprehensive range of endoscopic procedures, including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, ERCP and video capsule endoscopy of the small bowel. He offers patients a choice between local anaesthetic, conscious (mild) sedation, or deep sedation depending on their preference and expectations.
Management Interests
He is involved in improving and developing endoscopy services nationally and internationally, and in assessing and accrediting endoscopy in the UK and internationally. His is deputy Chief Medical Officer at his NHS Trust where ihe also leads on digital change and innovation, and in outpatient services.
Teaching and Training
He has been actively involved in teaching and training at both undergraduate and post-graduate level. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College London and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He teaches, trains and examines medical students and post-graduate doctors, and contributes to the writing and quality assurance of post-graduate examinations for UK physicians (MRCP examinations) and the gastroenterology specialist exit examinations (European Specialty Examination in Gastroenterology and Hepatology).
Personal
When he's not being a gastroenterologist, he enjoys hiking, skiing and most of all spending time with his family. This includes four children, three of whom are now taller than him, and three dogs, two of whom are well behaved.
Areas of interest
Indigestion; heartburn; Reflux; Barrett's Oesophagus; Dyspepsia; Abdominal pain; capsule endoscopy; Bloating; Constipation; Diarrhoea; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); food intolerances; bowel cancer screening; inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; coeliac disease; endoscopy; OGD gastroscopy; colonoscopy; sigmoidoscopy; pancreatitis; pancreatic cancer; liver diseases; jaundice; fatty liver; cirrhosis; ERCP; bile duct and gallstones; polyps; polypectomy, rectal bleeding; video capsule endoscopy
Medical secretaries
- Appointments: London Bridge Hospital
- 020 7234 2009
- contact@hcahealthcare.co.uk
- Blackheath Hospital
- 0808 296 4607
- Video Consultations
- 01353 863240
- 07855 629381
- pamela.bond@circlehealthpartners.co.uk
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Ravishankar Jakkala Saibaba
Fee Assured
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (>50)
London Bridge Hospital (>50) Blackheath Hospital (The) (>50)
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G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (>50)
London Bridge Hospital (5-50) Blackheath Hospital (The) (5-50)
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H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)
London Bridge Hospital (5-50) Blackheath Hospital (The) (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) - (5-50)
London Bridge Hospital (5-50) Blackheath Hospital (The) (5-50)
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H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (5-50)
London Bridge Hospital (5-50) Blackheath Hospital (The) (1-5)
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