Consultant Gastroenterologist
Dr Evangelos Russo is a consultant gastroenterologist and Partner at Welbeck, specialising in therapeutic colonoscopy and inflammatory bowel disease. He is also an honorary clinical lecturer at Imperial College London. Dr Russo has a particular research interest in inflammatory bowel disease and has contributed to a number of scientific papers on the subject.
He previously completed his specialist training in north west Thames, and a PhD degree at Imperial College London with a focus on Inflammatory Bowel Disease. He has a strong interest in colonoscopy and polypectomy and is a core member of the lower GI cancer multidisciplinary team. He has a wide portfolio of endoscopic procedures, including diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy and polypectomy, diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy, BRAVO pH monitoring as well as endoscopic full-thickness resection.
In addition to endoscopy, his other clinical interest is in inflammatory bowel disease as well as microscopic colitis, a common but often under-diagnosed cause of chronic diarrhoea. He also has wide experience in the investigation and management of a wide range of GI conditions including abdominal pain, dyspepsia and reflux, change in bowel habit, GI bleeding and irritable bowel syndrome.
Dr Evangelos Russo partnered with Welbeck in 2018 to collaboratively develop the Welbeck Digestive Health Centre.
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
United European Gastroenterology
British Society of Gastroenterology
Royal College of Physicians
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