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Current NHS consultant posts held

none any more

Research interests

Several research projects were undertaken in sensitivity/allergy to food with publications in "Gastroenterology" and other peer-reviewed journals. She won major prizes for reasearch in neurogatroenterology and endoscopy.

This is in addition to earlier extensive research in endoscopic ultrasound
She published more that 100 papers in renouned gastrointestinal journals such as:

Fritscher-Ravens et al: Many patients with irritable bowel syndrome have atypical food allergies not associated with immunoglobulin E. Gastroenterology 2019. 157: 109-118

Fritscher-Ravens A et al: Confocal endomicroscopy shows food-associated changes in the intestinal mucosa of patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterology. 2014; 145:1012-1020.


New techniques in advanced endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound , NOTES (see publications)

Personal interests

patients with abdominal pain, bloating and change of bowel habits when routine tests are not leading to a satisfactory result

food allergy/sensitivity

Awards received

German Endoscopy award 2022 (Nordwestdeutesche Gesellschaft)

Ray Clouse Prize for best paper in Neuro-Gastroenterology 2020

Endoscopy AWARD of the German Society of Gastroenterology 2019 (first female)

Ray Clouse Prize for best paper in Neuro-Gastroenterology 2015

ASGE award for Ambassador for Myanmar, USA

Publications

Fritscher-Ravens A. EUS-guided NOTES interventions. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2008;18:297-314

Fritscher-Ravens A, Fox S, Swain P, Milla P, Long G. CathCam guide-wire directed colonoscopy - First pilot study of patients with a previous incomplete colonoscopy. Endoscopy 2006, 38:209-13

Fritscher-Ravens A, Broering DC, Knoefel WT, Rogiers X, Swain CP, Thonke F, Bobrowski C, Topalidis T, Soehendra N. EUS guided fine needle aspiration of suspected hilar cholangiocarcinoma in potentially operable patients with negative brush cytolology. Am J Gastroenterol 2004; 99:45-51.

Fritscher-Ravens A, Davidson BL, Hauber HP, Bohuslavizki KH, Lund C, Bobrowski C, Lund C, Knoefel WT, Soehendra N, Brandt L, Pepe M, Pforte A. Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound, positron emission tomography, and computerized tomography

for determining operability of lung cancer. Am J Resp Crit Care Med. 2003; 168:1293-7

Mylonaki M, Fritscher-Ravens A, Swain CP. Wireless capsule endoscopy: A comparison with push enteroscopy in patients with gastroscopy and colonoscopy negative gastrointestinal bleeding. Gut 2003; 52:1122-1126

Courses offered to GPs

publication of interest for patients:

Fritscher-Ravens A, et al: Many patients with irritable bowel syndrome have atypical food allergies not associated with immunoglobulin E
Gastroenterology 2019. 157: 109-118