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External resources

• My patient feedback website

Current NHS consultant posts held

- Consultant appointment Broomfield Hospital since 2009
- Clinical lead for Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust since 2012
- Clinical lead for Gastroenterology for Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust since 2013
- Medical Advisor for the Mid Essex Group of Crohn’s and Colitis UK (formerly NACC) since 2014
- JAG accredited endoscopist and endoscopy trainer since 2009

Research interests

I undertook research in IBD (specifically Crohn's disease) at St Mark's Academic Institute, London between 2004 and 2006. Projects included:
1.Analysis of clinical and anatomical factors contributing to the healing of enteral fistulae.
2.Development of a clinical trial to investigate the effect of matrix metalloproteinase inhibition in the treatment of perianal fistulae in Crohn’s disease.
3.The role of growth factors in the pathology and healing of Crohn’s fistulae.

Personal interests

I play the piano - passing Grade 8 with merit in 2019

I rarely sacrifice an opportunity to spend time with my 16 year old son, the challenge here being taking him from his computer games onto a nearby tennis court.....

Travelling with my partner - unfortunately not as much as she nor I would like!

Awards received

Clinical Excellence Award - Mid Essex Hospitals

Amulree and Slater Award for undergraduate elective work in Malaysia

MRC Scholarship for BSc Course

Anatomy (undergraduate): Certificate of Merit

Physiology (undergraduate): Certificate of Merit

Publications

Shah R, Hine K. Influence of sleep position on symptoms in adult patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology Today 2007; 13(3)

Shah R, Hine K, Wheatley T. Case Report: Pregnancy in a woman with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis – does it affect foetal outcome and progression of maternal disease? Gastroenterology Today 2007; 15(2)

Shah R, Gould S, Henderson H, Cartwright-Taylor L. Diabetic control is not disturbed by an oral corticosteroid (prednisolone metasulfobenzoate) designed to treat colitis. Gut 2007; 56(4):a114

Shah R, Forbes A. 5-ASA drugs: is monitoring necessary? Clinical Dilemmas in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Edited by Irving, Rampton and Shanahan
Published by Blackwell publishing 2006

Shah R, Day R, Forbes A. Proteomics and its potential applications to gastroenterology. CME Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition 2004; 6(1): 3-7

Shah R, Lim G, Jones S. Inserting expandable metal oesophageal stents without x-ray. Gut 2002; 50(4):a120