Biography
I am a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Advanced Interventional Endoscopist in Milton Keynes providing care for adults (16 years and above). My practice combines a tailored assessment with evidence-based treatment, with a focus on continuity from initial consultation to follow-up, and beyond.
Following my MBBS, I completed an MD Internal Medicine, and higher speciality training in Gastroenterology. I chose advanced therapeutic endoscopy as my area of interest and completed a fellowship training in ERCP, EUS, luminal stent placements for benign and malignant disease, and feeding-tube placements. My training gathers experience from around the world, notably the Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, a leading European centre for EUS.
I keep practice up to date with current American (AGA, ASGE), British (BSG, NICE) and European (ESGE) guidance. My endoscopic outcomes are audited every six months against the BSG and Joint Advisory Group (JAG) standards.
I lead the Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) service at Milton Keynes University Hospital, which I established in 2022, to improve decision-making in suspected pancreatic and biliary disease. I introduced EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy in Milton Keynes to aid early diagnosis of cancers and other disorders, allowing local access to these complex procedures but importantly, early cancer diagnosis.
I am UK JAG-accredited as an endoscopist and trainer in upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy and ERCP. I am also an Educational Supervisor for Oxford Deanery registrars training them in Gastroenterology and Advanced Endoscopy. I also hold the position of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Buckingham Medical School.
My research interests include early cancer diagnosis. Aside from multiple peer-reviewed publications, I am currently a Principal Investigator (PI) in the PANACEA trial and a co-PI from Milton Keynes in the VAPOR trial, studying breath tests for early cancer detection in partnership with Imperial College, London. I have also been the Trust lead for national audits, such as the National Upper GI Bleed Audits and the missed upper GI cancer audit.
My professional memberships include the Royal College of Physicians, the British Society of Gastroenterology and the UK & Ireland EUS Society, among others.
Special interests
Hepato-pancreato-biliary medicine, ERCP, EUS, advanced endoscopy, reflux, bloating, SIBO, abnormal liver tests and general gastroenterology.
Languages spoken
English (fluent), Malayalam (fluent), Hindi (able to converse)
Insurance
Bupa, AXA Health, Vitality Health, Allianz Worldwide Care, Aviva, WPA and Healix, subject to pre-authorisation for the named consultant.