Dr Chris Wadsworth
Consultant Gastroenterologist
About Chris Wadsworth
Dr Chris Wadsworth is a consultant gastroenterologist at Welbeck, specialising in endoscopy and hepatobiliary medicine. He is the clinical director of specialist medicine at Hammersmith Hospital, London; and honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College London.
Dr Wadsworth was awarded a PhD by Imperial College London, in 2013, for his research into improved diagnosis of bile duct and pancreatic disease. He then completed a senior fellowship in advanced therapeutic endoscopy.
His current research focuses on improving national standards in complex endoscopy and the challenge of cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis and a multimodality approach to improve diagnosis.
“My ambition is that Welbeck becomes the first choice for informed patients undergoing endoscopy. We’ll achieve this through a combination of our first-class clinical team, an exceptional, premium patient experience and the best clinical outcomes in the sector.”
Following his graduation in 2001, Dr Wadsworth went on to complete his specialist training, which included posts at St Mary’s, Hammersmith and St Mark’s hospitals. He undertook a short travelling fellowship at the Liver Unit at the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota. He then completed a year-long senior fellowship in advanced endoscopy in Liverpool. Having taken up his consultant position in 2014, Dr Wadsworth has become lead clinician for endoscopy at Hammersmith Hospital, and clinical director of specialist medicine.
Expertise
- Abnormal Liver Tests
- Abdominal Pain
- Change in Bowel Habit
- Liver
- Bile Duct and Pancreatic Disease
- including Cancer Gallstone Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Research highlights
Dr Wadsworth’s current research activity includes developing new endoscopic techniques to ablate (destroy) tumours of the bile duct and pancreas, new technologies to improve the endoscopic imaging of GI disease, and investigation of new biomarkers (blood tests) to improve the early diagnosis of liver and pancreas tumours.
Dr Wadsworth has contributed to six book chapters, and 50 peer reviewed articles. He is author of the pancreatobiliary chapter in Kumar and Clark’s Textbook of Medicine.
- Professional memberships
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians London
Member of British Society of Gastroenterology
Member of Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Medical Advisory Board Member, AMMF – The UK’s Cholangiocarcinoma Charity
Consultations and services
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
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