Consultant Gastroenterologist at St George’s Hospital & St George’s University of London specialist in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and gastrointestinal infection
Joined July 2020
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Timely IBD diagnosis critical-clock ticking from symptom onset which may precede diagnosis by years doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jja… #IBD #GItwitter #MedTwitter
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Thanks for highlighting our review of dietary guidelines in GI 👇🏼
Nutrition & dietary guidelines in GI disorders have increased since 2010 to fill the gap between evidence and bedside
@EiriniDimidi, @ProfWhelan & S. Mark Scott comment on advances and methodological issues
@NatRevGastroHep
tinyurl.com/8ps2zhbd
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Mark Tully was a giant among journalists and the greatest Indophile of his generation. He was also a uniquely warm, generous, gentle, kind and helpful man, at whose feet I was honoured to sit for many years as he patiently explained the subtleties & nuances of India. As the voice of BBC India he was irreplaceable, a man prepared to stand up to power and to tell the truth, however uncomfortable. Both privately and professionally, he will be much, much missed.
Looks like a robust RCT in moderate/severe colitis well done m. Trouble is there are so many different tapering regimens-the findings feel right when I think of my clinical practice. I give 40mg pred 2/52 then reduce 5mg/wk. What do others do?
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10 breakthroughs in medicine in 2025
Read it here: breakingground.substack.com/…
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Our latest video in our partnership with @DGlaucomflecken summarizes the final analysis of 23 years of follow-up to evaluate the long-term effects of PSA screening. Read the full analysis for free: nej.md/DrG32
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Please share this important study with your patient groups/networks. All welcome but we need to few more men in the study! @IBDBOOST @ProfChrisNorton @WladziaC @IBD_gastro @richardpollok @StMarksHospital @CrohnsColitisUK @IBD_BioResource @BritSocGastro
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It shouldn’t be taboo!
Let’s talk #SUD Substance use disorders in #IBD, raise awareness, understand its impact on IBD & address it
🗳️CMEpolls👇🏽
🆓#CME👉🏽 mnibd.short.gy/25-26
🧵#Back2Basics 12/15
Support by edu grants @abbvie @JNJInnovation @TakedaPharma
📌Your career?
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35 votes • Final resultsGreat reflection on a very successful academic career
Delighted to have been asked to write this article by @PhilSmithIsBack for @FrontGastro_BMJ
Hopefully useful for residents and some familiar themes for career academics.
Reflecting on a career as a clinical academic in gastroenterology fg.bmj.com/content/early/202…
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Delighted to have been asked to write this article by @PhilSmithIsBack for @FrontGastro_BMJ
Hopefully useful for residents and some familiar themes for career academics.
Reflecting on a career as a clinical academic in gastroenterology fg.bmj.com/content/early/202…
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70 years ago today, Rosa Parks took a seat and started a revolution. By refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks ignited the Civil Rights movement.
RETWEET to honor her historic legacy! 💙
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5 medical breakthroughs this week
You can read the full version on Substack: breakingground.substack.com/…
5 medical breakthroughs this week (🧵)
1. A pill to prevent dengue
Tested in a human challenge trial, Mosnodenvir was very effective to prevent dengue infection
This still needs to be tested in the field, but it could add to the 3 licensed vaccines – and prove very useful as dengue territory expands into Europe and the US...
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Well done!
For decades I’ve been obsessed by science.
It's therefore unbelievable to me to be a @Clarivate #HighlyCited2025
Nutrition and dietetics has been amazing to me! The interaction of science, health and food and caring that good nutrition is a human right
linkedin.com/posts/kevin-whe…
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🚨 Thanks to @lukelikeslivers @bhmullish @heatherilewis @salihacooks
for this fantastic article giving clinicians a practical approach to nutrition in cirrhosis 👏
The 🔑 messages are:
1️⃣ Malnutriton and sarcopaenia are common and associated with worse outcomes
2️⃣ Patients should eat 3-5 meals a day with a late evening snack
3️⃣ Micronutrient deficiencies and osteoperosis should be screened for
4️⃣ A high protein diet can protect against HE
👀 Check out the full article below ⬇️
fg.bmj.com/content/early/202…
@PhilSmithIsBack @OTavabie @dr_aditi_kumar @TrevorTabone @eathar_s @IrenePerezMD @KGananandan @zare_benjamin @medicalreg @dtleiberman @BASLedu @BSGtrainees @WorldGastroOrg @ulstergastro @pancreatitis_nl @SEEDendoscopia @EASLedu @AmCollegeGastro @Aegastro @SAGES_updates @UHSEndoscopy @WAGE_media
#GITwitter #livertwitter #gastroenterology #Endoscopy #EUS #MedEd #ALD
#liverhealth #EASL #cirrhosisawareness #alcoholism #gastroenterology #medicine #nutrition
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5 science breakthroughs this week (🧵)
1. Lupus remission with cell therapy
18 patients with longstanding, treatment-resistant lupus were treated with B cell-depleting natural killer cells (CD19 CAR NK-cells)
There results were pretty amazing: every patient was able to stop conventional immunosuppressants and taper steroids; 13/18 had lupus remission (‘DORIS’)
This approach seems to be roughly as effective as using CAR-T cells — with a gentler safety profile
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Podcast in the making going through the great paper from @ShahidaDin1 @ross_j_porter regarding colorectal cancer screening in IBD and the @BritSocGastro latest guideline on surveillance
@dr_aditi_kumar @eathar_s @PhilSmithIsBack thanks for the outstanding organization. Honored to work always with friends 🙏🏻❤️
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