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London Digestion is a Partnership of five consultants with speciality interests in gastrointestinal conditions whose practices are at these locations:

London Bridge Hospital
St Thomas Hospital
HCA at The Shard

OneWelbeck
BMI Syon

Parkside Hospital



Gastroenterologists

Professor Jeremy Sanderson

Jeremy Sanderson is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals where he was appointed in 1995.  He is Professor of Gastroenterology at Kings College London.

He qualified at Charing Cross Hospital, London in 1984 and undertook his postgraduate training in London and in Australia. Professor Sanderson has extensive experience and expertise in the management of upper and lower GI tract disease and in gastrointestinal endoscopy. His specialist expertise is in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially Crohn’s disease and irritable bowel syndrome and has particular expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy. 

He is a recognised opinion leader in the field of IBD and has published extensively in this area. He has a specific interest in the role of bacteria in Crohn’s disease, oral Crohn’s and tailoring the use of drug treatments to individual patients to maximise benefits and reduce risks. He is also interested in the interaction of diet and bacteria in IBS. 

Clinic Times:
Monday PM
Tuesday PM
Wednesday PM
Thursday PM
Friday AM

Dr Jason Dunn

Dr Jason Dunn is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust Hospitals. He studied at GKT medical school, graduating in 2000. He was awarded MRCP (London) in 2005 and appointed as a consultant in 2012.

He has a special interest in Barrett’s oesophagus, early Upper GI cancer and oesophageal endoscopic therapy. He is proficient in Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) techniques. He is the Early Diagnosis Lead for the London Cancer Alliance (LCA) and has written guidelines for the management of Barrett’s oesophagus for the LCA.

Dr Dunn also has an interest in Nutrition, and he is the Nutrition Lead for the Guy’s Hospital site, specialising in parenteral nutrition in oncology/palliative care and PEG tube insertion

He was awarded a CRUK clinical fellowship at UCL and studied use of optical diagnostics and minimally invasive therapies for the treatment of Barrett’s oesophagus. He gained his PhD in 2011 and has presented his work at national and international meetings. His work on treatment of Barrett’s oesophagus with RFA, and the use of biomarkers to predict cancer progression, has won prizes. He has published in high impact factor journals and book chapters. He currently holds Honorary Senior Lecturer posts at Kings College London and Oslo University in the Institute of Medical Informatics.

Dr Dunn is a member of the British Society of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

Special Interests
Gastroenterologist; Bowel disease including inflammatory (IBD); Crohn’s Disease; ulcerative colitis; high-quality colonoscopy; Colon polyps; Lynch Syndrome; diarrhoea; abdominal pain; indigestion; dyspepsia; constipation; irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); Reflux; Barrett’s Oesophagus; HALO Radiofrequency Ablation; Endoscopic mucosal resection; Inlet patch; globus; Eosinophilic Oesophagitis; Trans Nasal Endoscopy; general gastroenterology; nutrition


Doctify
Bupa
BBC The One Show

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3914832/When-acid-reflux-sign-sinister-Brian-lost-brother-cancer-discovered-condition.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7598463/Years-hiccups-heartburn-lead-cancer-exposing-cells-stomach-acid-doctors-warn.html


Clinic Times:
Monday PM
Wednesday PM

Dr Phil Berry

Dr Philip Berry is a liver specialist with expertise in fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, alcohol related liver disease, autoimmune disease, liver tumours, pancreatic tumours, and the treatment of gallstones. He performs advanced endoscopic procedures to remove stones from the bile duct and pancreatic duct where required, as well as bowel and stomach endoscopies. Philip has triple accreditation in hepatology, general gastroenterology and general medicine.

Philip studied in Bristol and obtained a higher degree at Kings College Hospital liver unit, where he undertook research into cirrhosis. He also worked in Royal Free and UCLH liver units.

Alongside clinical work, Philip has particular interests in patient safety, clinical governance and medical ethics. He has published over 50 articles and commentaries and has written on medical matters The Guardian newspaper and the British Medical Journal. He is departmental governance/patient safety lead at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital and a specialist assessor for the General Medical Council.

Links:
BMJ
Guardian
Radio

Conditions treated:
Alongside common digestive complaints such as pain, bloating, diarrhoea and dyspepsia, Dr Berry has expertise in a wide range of liver and pancreatic conditions.

Liver disease: 
Conditions treated include fatty liver disease, alcohol related damage, viral hepatitis, autoimmune and hereditary conditions, as well as several forms of cancer.

Clinic Times:
Tuesdays PM

Dr JOEL MAWDSLEY

Dr Joel Mawdsley is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Guys and St Thomas's NHS trust where he is clinical lead for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease team and joint clinical lead for the gastro department.  In this role his focus is on delivering first class care to his patients with service innovation and research driven practice.  He specialises in luminal gastroenterology, endoscopy (having been an accredited Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopist) and inflammatory bowel disease.

Joel studied medicine at Cambridge University where he was awarded a first-class honours degree and the Max Bull Prize for medicine.  He gained a broad training in gastroenterology as a registrar in the North West Thames region, spending time at Imperial College Healthcare and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital.  Joel was a clinical research fellow at the Royal London from 2005-2007 where he completed a Doctorate of Medicine on the role of stress and psychoneuroimmunology in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, publishing several high impact papers.  He has maintained an active research interest being involved in clinical research studies in IBD and with a particular interest in the brain-gut axis.

Between 2014-2017 he was a Colonoscopist in the National Bowel Cancer Screening program, having passed a rigorous assessment process and being continually audited to Key Performance indicators.  More recently he has taken up the role of joint Training Programme Director for Gastroenterology in South East London, being responsible for ensuring high quality training for the gastroenterology trainees across the Sector.

Joel is also President of the Gastroenterology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and joint lead for the organising committee of the London IBD forum.

Dr Joel Mawdsley performs a range of treatments, including:

• Upper and lower GI endoscopy

Some of the common conditions he treats are:

• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Indigestion and reflux

• Abdominal pain

• Change in bowel habit

• Gastric and oesophageal cancer

• Colorectal cancer

Clinic Times:
Monday AM

Gastrointestinal Surgeons

Mr James A. Gossage

James Gossage BSc (Hons) MBBS MS FRCS is a Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Guy’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.  

His private practice is based at the London Bridge Hospital in London. Patients are also seen and treated privately at St Thomas's Hospital and consultations sessions are held in central London and at the Sevenoaks Medical Centre in Kent.

Specialist Training
His specialist surgical training was based in leading London teaching hospitals and the South-East of England.  He was awarded a laparoscopic surgical fellowship and a HCA Foundation grant to study surgical techniques in the Professorial Unit in Adelaide, Australia. He also received a Royal College of Surgeons grant to study trauma surgery in South Africa. Recently, he has spent time in Japan training in robotic cancer surgery. 

Current Practice
At St Thomas's Hospital he performs a high volume of complex procedures for cancer of the oesophagus and stomach. He also treats benign conditions of the oesophagus and carries out surgery for more common conditions including gallstones and hernias. He is part of national and international specialist groups to improve the quality and outcomes from surgery. 

Leadership Roles
He has been leading the Upper Gastrointestinal Service at St Thomas's Hospital for the last 5 years. He was Chair of the Regional Cancer network and is currently National Lead for Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery on the AUGIS (Association for Upper GI Surgeons) Council. 

Academic Profile
He has a strong academic background and was awarded a Hunterian Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons for his research towards his higher degree. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Kings College, London and an affiliated researcher with the Upper Gastrointestinal Research Unit at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles on his specialist area, two book chapters and a textbook on surgery. 

Personal Profile
His outside interests include coaching hockey, golf and spending time with his
family.

www.londonsurgeon.org.uk


Clinic Times:
Thursday PM