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
Fee Assured