Dr Farooq Rahman
Consultant Gastroenterologist
About Farooq Rahman
Dr Farooq Rahman is a Consultant Gastroenterologist practising at OneWelbeck. As a luminal Gastroenterologist, Dr Farooq Rahman is concerned with conditions affecting the lining of the GI tract (e.g. gastric ulcers, coeliac disease, etc.).
His interests include inflammatory bowel disease, clinical nutrition & intestinal failure, and endoscopy. In addition to this, he is regularly consulted by patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, bile acid malabsorption, and radiation enteropathy as well as a whole host of other conditions.
Dr Rahman qualified from the Royal Free School of Medicine in 1997. Subsequently, he completed his Gastroenterology specialist training on the North East London Rotation and went on to obtain a PhD from UCL investigating the immuno-pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
Expertise
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis)
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Intestinal Failure
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Coeliac Disease
- Gastrointestinal (Stomach) Cancer
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Qualifications
MB BS 1997 University of London
Gastroenterology from 17 Nov 2010
General (internal) medicine from 17 Nov 2010
PhD in immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (UCL)
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Dr Rahman conducts extensive research into diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel diseases). This has led to extensive publication in many high impact peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as The Lancet, Gut, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Crohn’s & Colitis and Inflammatory bowel disease.
Consultations and services
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
Conditions & symptoms
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