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Professor Brian Saunders

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Accredited endoscopist

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2020

Bupa specialist

Accredited endoscopist

About me

Consultant Gastroenterologist and specialist Endoscopist, St. Mark's Hospital, NW London University Hospitals Trust and Professor of Endoscopy Practice, Imperial College. Director of Bowel Cancer screening for NW London and Director of the Kennedy-Leigh Academic Endoscopy Centre at St. Mark's Hospital. I have personally performed >30,000 colonoscopies and receive referrals from throughout the UK and Internationally for colonoscopy procedures, particularly endoscopic resection of large colorectal polyps and surveillance of patients at higher risk for developing colorectal cancer (family history, ulcerative colitis, polyposis syndromes).

Areas of interest

Diagnostic and therapeutic Colonoscopy; EMR; ESD; bowel cancer prevention; gastroscopy; capsule enteroscopy; luminal gastroenterology including inflammatory (IBD); polyposis syndromes

Medical secretaries

Katie Scarfe
Northwick Park ST Marks Hospitals Watford Road Harrow HA1 3UJ
020 8869 5418
07415 711846
katie.scarfe@nhs.net

Marie Gun
120 Harley Street London W1G 7JW
07719 475971
07719 475971
M.Gun@thelondonclinic.co.uk

Anaesthetists worked with

Dr Peter Amoroso Not Fee Assured
Dr Aynkaran Dharmarajah Fee Assured
Dr Rita Russai Fee Assured
Dr Mark Sacks Not Fee Assured

Dr Imran Mohammad Fee Assured
Dr John Anderson Not Fee Assured
Dr Vivian Sathianathan Fee Assured
Dr Andrew Castello-Cortes Fee Assured

About me

External resources

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Gastroenterologist
St. Mark's Hospital
Northwick Park
Harrow, Middlesex
HA1 3UJ

Research interests

I have authored or co-authored >160 peer-reviewed papers on colonoscopic practice, written > 20 book chapters and am editor of the book "Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy"

Personal interests

Trail running
Tennis, cricket
Fishing

Awards received

British Society of gastroenterology Hopkins prize 1996
BSG Video prize 1999
BSG Foundation Lecturer 2002
J Edward Berk Award, American College of Gastroenterology 2004
Oration Award - Indian Society of Gastroenterology 2006
Danish Society Surgeons Medal of honour 2012
ESGAR certificate of Merit 2012
BSG Foundation lecture 2015
Honorary FRCS by election 2016
St. Mark's Innovation award 2019

Publications

Cross AJ, Robbins EC, Pack K, Stenson I, Kirby PL, Patel B, Rutter MD, Veitch
AM, Saunders BP, Duffy SW, Wooldrage K. Long-term colorectal cancer incidence
after adenoma removal and the effects of surveillance on incidence: a
multicentre, retrospective, cohort study. Gut. 2020 Jan 17.

Rameshshanker R, Tsiamoulos Z, Wilson A, Rajendran A, Bassett P, Tekkis P,
Saunders BP. Endoscopic cuff-assisted colonoscopy versus cap-assisted colonoscopy
in adenoma detection: randomized tandem study-DEtection in Tandem Endocuff Cap
Trial (DETECT). Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 Apr;91(4):894-904.

Rutter MD, East J, Rees CJ, Cripps N, Docherty J, Dolwani S, Kaye PV, Monahan
KJ, Novelli MR, Plumb A, Saunders BP, Thomas-Gibson S, Tolan DJM, Whyte S,
Bonnington S, Scope A, Wong R, Hibbert B, Marsh J, Moores B, Cross A, Sharp L.
British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great
Britain and Ireland/Public Health England post-polypectomy and post-colorectal
cancer resection surveillance guidelines. Gut. 2020 Feb;69(2):201-223.

Elliott TR, Tsiamoulos ZP, Thomas-Gibson S, Suzuki N, Bourikas LA, Hart A,
Bassett P, Saunders BP. Factors associated with delayed bleeding after resection
of large nonpedunculated colorectal polyps. Endoscopy. 2018 Aug;50(8):790-799.

Rees CJ, Rajasekhar PT, Wilson A, Close H, Rutter MD, Saunders BP, East JE,
Maier R, Moorghen M, Muhammad U, Hancock H, Jayaprakash A, MacDonald C, Ramadas
A, Dhar A, Mason JM. Narrow band imaging optical diagnosis of small colorectal
polyps in routine clinical practice: the Detect Inspect Characterise Resect and
Discard 2 (DISCARD 2) study. Gut. 2017 May;66(5):887-895.

Saunders BP, Tsiamoulos ZP. Endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic
submucosal dissection of large colonic polyps. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol.
2016 Aug;13(8):486-96.

Pimentel-Nunes P, Dinis-Ribeiro M, Ponchon T, Repici A, Vieth M, De Ceglie A,
Amato A, Berr F, Bhandari P, Bialek A, Conio M, Haringsma J, Langner C, Meisner
S, Messmann H, Morino M, Neuhaus H, Piessevaux H, Rugge M, Saunders BP,
Robaszkiewicz M, Seewald S, Kashin S, Dumonceau JM, Hassan C, Deprez PH.
Endoscopic submucosal dissection: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
(ESGE) Guideline. Endoscopy. 2015 Sep;47(9):829-54.

Courses offered to GPs

Colon cancer update

My outcomes

My qualifications & training

My private practice

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

H2002
Diagnostic colonoscopy, includes forceps biopsy of colon and ileum - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) OneWelbeck (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (5-50)
X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (5-50)
H2003
Therapeutic colonoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) OneWelbeck (5-50)
H2502
Diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy (including forceps biopsy and proctoscopy) - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) Northwick Park Hospital (5-50) OneWelbeck (1-5)
G6500
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (5-50)

London Clinic (5-50) OneWelbeck (1-5) Northwick Park Hospital (1-5)
G8082
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) and immediate colonoscopy includes forceps biopsies, biopsy test and dye spray (as sole procedure) - (5-50)

Northwick Park Hospital (1-5) London Clinic (1-5) OneWelbeck (1-5)
H2503
Therapeutic sigmoidoscopy with snare loop biopsy or excision of lesion - (1-5)

London Clinic (1-5)
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