Dr Farooq Rahman: Gastroenterology , General (internal) medicine

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Dr Farooq Rahman

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Endoscopy

Inflammatory bowel disease

About me

Dr Rahman is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at University College Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London. He is a luminal Gastroenterologist with extensive experience in general gastroenterology and hepatology.

He is strongly committed to furthering field of gastroenterology through translational research. He obtained his PhD investigating the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease and has multiple high impact publications in renowned peer-reviewed scientific journals including The Lancet and Gut. He remains actively involved in undergraduate/postgraduate teaching and research at UCLH/UCL.

This combination of education, research and tertiary clinical practice ensures Dr Rahman has the skills and expertise to provide the highest level of treatment and an excellent standard of care to his patients.

Areas of interest

Crohn's disease; Ulcerative colitis; Endoscopic procedures (Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy); Colonic polyps; Colon cancer; Coeliac disease; Bile acid malabsorption; Radiation enteropathy; Irritable bowel syndrome

Medical secretaries

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External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Gastroenterologist
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
University College London

Research interests

Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohns, ulcerative colitis), Clinical nutrition & Intestinal failure, Coeliac disease, Radiation enteropathy, Endoscopy (gastroscopy/ileo-colonoscopy).

Awards received

Clinical Excellence Award (Level 2)

Publications

Most recent publications:

Y Chen, M Ogundare, CM Williams, Y Wang, GW Sewell, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman, et al. Shotgun cholanomics of ileal fluid. Biochimie. 2013; 95(3): 461-3

GW Sewell, YA Hannun, X Han, G Koster, J Bielawski, V Goss, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman, et al. Lipidomic profiling in Crohn’s disease: abnormalities in phosphatidylinositols, with preservation of ceramide, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine composition. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2012; 44(11): 1839-46

FZ Rahman, GW Sewell, et al. Defective TNF release from Crohn’s disease macrophages in response to Toll-like receptor activation: relationship to phenotype and genome wide association susceptibility loci. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2012; 18(11): 2120-7

B Hayee, A Antonopoulos, EJ Murphy, FZ Rahman, et al. G6PC3 mutations are associated with a major defect of glycosylation: a novel mechanism for neutrophil dysfunction. Glycobiology. 2011; 21(7): 914-924

DJB Marks, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman, et al. Cryptogenic colitis due to occult cytomegalovirus infection. Frontline Gastroenterol. 2011; 2: 57-62

S Ghosh, FZ Rahman, et al. Survival following treatment of aortoesophageal fistula with dual esophageal and aortic intervention. Case Reports in Gastroenterol. 2011; 5(1): 40-44

B Hayee, FZ Rahman, et al. The neutrophil respiratory burst and bacterial digestion in Crohn's disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2011; 56(5): 1482-1488

FZ Rahman, et al. Henoch Schönlein Purpura complicating adalimumab therapy for Crohn’s disease. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. 2010; 1(5): 119-122

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My private practice

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Procedures completed

X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)

Princess Grace Hospital (5-50) London Clinic (5-50) King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) Princess Grace Hospital (5-50) King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)

Princess Grace Hospital (5-50) London Clinic (1-5) King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (5-50)

Princess Grace Hospital (1-5) London Clinic (1-5) King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (1-5)

Princess Grace Hospital (1-5) London Clinic (1-5)
H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - (1-5)
G4440
Therapeutic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) with insertion percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy/percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
G8083
Therapeutic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (1-5)

King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (1-5)
XR917
Peripherally inserted central venous catheters (PICCs) under x-ray guidance - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
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