Dr Kesavan Kandiah
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopist
About Kesavan Kandiah
Dr Kandiah trained in the University of Manchester, qualifying in 2006. He undertook specialist training in gastroenterology in the North West London Deanery and completed an Advanced Endoscopy Research Fellowship in Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth in 2017. His research on advanced endoscopic detection and resection techniques has been presented in national and international conferences. His work on advanced resection of colonic polyps was awarded the Marsha Dreyer Award by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2016. He has widely published on advanced endoscopy and continues to participate in endoscopy research.
He is a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist in St George’s University Hospital NHS Trust. His main interests are advanced therapeutic endoscopy (which include resection of large/complex colonic polyps) and endoscopy training. He leads the Complex Polyp Multi-Disciplinary Team and performs advanced endoscopic resections of complex colonic polyps in St George’s Hospital. He is the current Training Lead for Endoscopy in St George’s, which is recognised as a National Endoscopy Training Centre.
Expertise
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Polypectomy
- Abdominal pain
- Change in bowel habit
- Rectal bleeding
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Barrett's oesophagus
- Acid reflux
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Qualifications
MBChB, MRCP
- Languages spoken
- English, Other
- Research highlights
Kandiah K, et al. Polypectomy and advanced endoscopic resection. Frontline Gastroenterol. 2017 Apr;8(2):110-114. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2016-100769. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28839894/)
Kandiah K, et al. Multicentre randomised controlled trial on virtual chromoendoscopy in the detection of neoplasia during colitis surveillance high-definition colonoscopy (the VIRTUOSO trial). Gut. 2021 Sep;70(9):1684-1690. (https://gut.bmj.com/content/70/9/1684.long)
Kandiah K, et al. International development and validation of a classification system for the identification of Barrett's neoplasia using acetic acid chromoendoscopy: the Portsmouth acetic acid classification (PREDICT). Gut. 2018 Dec;67(12):2085-2091. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28970288/)
Kandiah K, Early squamous neoplasia of the esophagus: The endoscopic approach to diagnosis and management. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2017 Mar-Apr;23(2):75-81. (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5385721/)
Qazi U, K Kandiah, et al Serrated polyposis syndrome: what you need to know Frontline Gastroenterology Published Online First: 28 April 2026. (https://fg.bmj.com/content/early/2026/05/29/flgastro-2024-103029)
- Professional memberships
Member of the Royal College of Physicians
British Society of Gastroenterology
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Consultations and services
Insurers covered
- +4 more
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Health Online (part of AXA)
Tests & treatments
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