Gastroenterology

Our team consists of nine gastroenterology consultants, plus nurse specialists in endoscopy, viral hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease and upper and lower gastrointestinal cancer. We also have one full-time consultant in paediatric gastroenterology. 

Key staff

Consultants

• Dr Pritash Patel, Clinical lead for general gastroenterology and upper GI cancer Epsom General Hospital
• Dr A Guan Lim, Consultant and Division Medical Director for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust
• Dr Asif Mahmood, Consultant Gastroenterologist and clinical lead for upper GI cancer, St Helier Hospital
• Dr Andras Fenyvesi, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Helier Hospital.
• Dr Simon Moodie, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Epsom General Hospital
• Dr Philippa Youd, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Epsom General Hosppital
• Dr Sameer Zar, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Helier Hospital.
• Dr Irfan Hussani, Locum Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Helier hospital
• Dr Sanju Mathew, Consultant Gastroenterologist (special interest in hepatology)
• Dr Derek Chan, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Helier Hospital
• Dr Vivek Chhaya, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Helier Hospital
• Dr Amir Halim, Consultant Gastroenterologist, St Helier Hospital

Nurses

• Lai Ting Tan, Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD, Viral Hepatitis, Fibroscan), Epsom General Hospital
• Preeja Kugathasan, Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD), St Helier Hospital
• Nova Delos Santos, Clinical Nurse Specialist (IBD, Breath Test), Epsom General Hospital
• Nazira Moore, Clinical Nurse Specialist (viral hepatitis, Fibroscan)
• Maria Angela Fallera - Junior Gastroenterologist Nurse (Fibroscan)

Management team

• Service Manager- Luiza Peries
• Assistant Service Manager- DAn Sharpling

8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

Welcome to the Hepatology department of Epsom and St Helier Hospital. The team comprises of three consultant hepatologists looking after patients with liver disease. Our consultants are supported by our hepatology/viral hepatitis specialist nurses. We run dedicated outpatient clinics for viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, liver cirrhosis, vascular liver disease and alcohol-related liver disease and manage all aspects of metabolic liver disease including non-alcohol fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hereditary haemochromatosis and Wilson's disease. We provide support to the acute and general internal medicine service in the care of inpatients with liver disease.

The hepatology specialist nurses provide fibro scanning within an outpatient setting as an integral part of the liver service.

 

Meet the Team

The team comprises of three consultant hepatologists looking after patients with liver disease.

Consultants

Dr Guan Lim

Dr Sanju Mathew

Dr Amir Halim

Clinical Nurse Specialists

Nazira Moore- Based at St Helier Hospital

Laiting Tan- Based at Epsom General Hospital

Administration Team

Our administration team comprises of 4 members of staff, providing support to all our Hepatology and Gastroenterology consultants on each of hospital sites.

Our Administration team are contactable on the below email addresses and contact numbers:

Epsom
ugi-egh@nhs.net
01372735129

St Helier
ugi-sth@nhs.net
02082962340

 

Patient Information

https://alcoholchange.org.uk/

https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/

https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/information-and-support/liver-health-2/love-your-liver/

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/

https://wellnesstoolbox.ca/cirrhosis/

https://www.haemochromatosis.org.uk/

http://www.hepctrust.org.uk/about-us

https://www.hepbpositive.org.uk/

 

Non Fatty Liver disease: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease/

Pancreatic Cancer: https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/

Wilson’s disease: https://www.wilsonsdisease.org.uk/

Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC): https://www.pbcfoundation.org.uk/ https://www.pscsupport.org.uk/

Clinics

St Helier Hospital

• Dr Howard: Wednesday, 9am-11.45pm,
• Dr Mahmood: Monday, 2pm-5pm, and Tuesday, 3pm-5pm,
• Dr Chan: Tuesday, 3pm-5pm, and Thursday, 2pm-5pm,
• Dr Fenyvesi: Tuesday, 9am-12.30pm. and Friday, 9am-12.30pm,
• Dr Hussaini: Tuesday 9am-12.30pm and Friday 9am-12.30pm
• Dr Mathew: 3^rd Wednesday of the month 2 –4 pm

Epsom Hospital

• Dr Lim: Tuesday, 9am-12.30pm and Wednesday, 2pm-5pm
• Dr Moodie: Monday, 9am-12.45pm, and Thursday, 1.30pm-5.15pm
• Dr Patel: Monday 8.30am-11.30am and Wednesday 9am-12.00pm
• Dr Youd: Tuesday, 9am-12.45pm and Thursday, 9am-12.45pm
• Dr Mathew: 1^st Wed of the month 2pm-4pm
• Dr Al-Mayahi, Wednesday 9am-5pm
• Dr Vivek Chhaya, Friday 9.15am to 12.15pm

St Helier

Appointments
0208 296 2968

Gastro pod
Tel: 020 8296 2340

IBD patient helpline
07831120969 (Opening hours- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8am-2pm)

Patient Email: esth.ugi-sth@nhs.net

 

Epsom

Appointments
0208 296 2968

Gastro pod
Tel: 01372 735129

IBD patient helpline
01372 735363 (opening hours: Monday to Friday 9am-3pm)

Patient Email: esth.ugi-egh@nhs.net

Irritable bowel syndrome - food fact sheet [pdf] 35KB

BASL Decompensated Cirrhosis Care Bundle

Dietary advice leaflet

Repeat prescriptions and blood monitoring information leaflet - Epsom site

BSG-BASL NAFLD Care Bundle

BSG-BASL PBC Care Bundle

Fibroscan Referral Algorithm for MASLD

 

 

We also do prison clinics in Highdown and Downview Prison - referrals from prisons for viral hepatitis go to sister Laiting Tan (clinical nurse specialist, Tel: 01372 735363 or 01372 735129 or email).