Services Provided
The gastroenterology service includes purpose built endoscopy suites and offers:- Direct access gastroscopy on receipt of letter or endoscopy request form. Protocol available. Please use referral proforma, available from the secretary
- Diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy
- Banding and sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices
- Oesophageal dilatation and stenting
- Injection of bleeding ulcers and ethanol necrosis of tumours
- Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP including sphincterotomy, stenting and biliary manometry
- Oesophageal function testing including manometry
- Breath testing for bacterial overgrowth and Helicobacter.
- Inflammatory bowel disease clinic.
- Liver and biliary clinic
Clinical Office
Tel: 01932 723431 / 722229
The Clinical Team
Dr Hussain AZIZ, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Sam De SILVA, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
Hepatology
Viral Hepatitis
Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
Dr Anton GUNASEKERA, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Clinical Lead for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
GI Endoscopy Trainer, Nutrition Support Team
Hepatology, luminal gastroenterology
Dr Neil IKIN, Consultant Gastroenterologist
GMC: 4719771
Tel: 01932 723431
Tel: 01932 722229
Clinical Lead for Functional GI Disorders
Endoscopy
Upper and lower GI physiology
Dr Debabrata MAJUMDAR, Consultant GI and Hepatobiliary Physician
GMC: 6057762
Tel: 01932 723117
PA: 01932 723431
Hepatobiliary medicine
ERCP
Endoscopic Ultrasound(EUS)
Capsule endoscopy
Therapeutic endoscopy
Inflammatory bowel disease
Dr Amitabh NAIK, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Tel: 01932 723431
Tel: 01932 722229
Clinical Lead for Upper GI Cancer
GI endoscopy trainer, capsule endoscopy
ERCP, interventional endoscopy
Dr Julia O’BRIEN, Consultant Gastroenterologist
01932 723431
Dr HJE ROBBINS, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Muhammad SAAD, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Tests Required
Inflammatory bowel clinic:
FBC and ESR
Liver and biliary clinic:
Liver function tests. INR.
Jaundiced patients should be referred urgently. Please do not delay referral whilst awaiting an abdominal ultrasound.
Please note that patients with Hepatitis B or C requiring treatment should be referred directly to Dr Christopher Tibbs at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey.
