Designation / Specialization
Dr. Rajaratnam Rameshshankar MD(Res), MBBS, MRCP (Lon), MRCP (Gastro)Consultant Gastroenterologist
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary
Dr Rameshshanker practices as a Gastroenterologist and specialist Endoscopist in West London. He completed his specialist training in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine within the North West London region. He has completed Doctorate in Medicine degree from Imperial college London in 2020. He spent four years at the Wolfson Academic Medical Institute, St. Marks Hospital, to attain advanced skills in Endoscopy including enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy and advanced colonoscopy. He had the opportunity to complete one year fellowship in ERCP at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust. He was appointed as a full time NHS Consultant at Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London in 2018. He leads the advanced endoscopy services for the NHS Foundation Trust including advanced colonoscopy resections and ERCP. He has a wealth of experience of managing a wide range Gastrointestinal, Hepatology and pancreato biliary problems. He provides outpatients and inpatients services at his NHS Trust. He is part of the emergency gastrointestinal bleed services team at his trust and neighbouring Harefield Hospital. He has published extensively on interventional endoscopy and quality assurance in endoscopy in peer reviewed articles for international journals. He is committed to promote endoscopy research and training. He has given lectures on endoscopy practice at national and international conferences. He is an active memberEducational Experience
CURRENT TEACHING POSTS Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College London. Dr Rameshshanker is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Specialist Endoscopist. He has a special interest in the following areas: Advanced colonoscopy and polypectomy; Interventions using fluoroscopy including stent placements, dilatation and ERCP; Complex inflammatory bowel diseases; Upper GI disorders; Pancreato biliary disorders; Complications of post cancer therapy.He has given lectures on endoscopy practice at national and international conferences. He is an active member of British Society of Gastroenterology and American and European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.Websites
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
SpyGlass® cholangioscopy
Advanced colonoscopy and polypectomy
Small bowel enteroscopy
Previously Lectured Topics
Advanced endoscopy therapy