Dr Nowlan Selvapatt
Consultant Gastroenterologist
- Available from
- London
About Nowlan Selvapatt
Dr Nowlan Selvapatt is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Welbeck Digestive Health and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Dr Selvapatt completed his specialist training in London including an Advanced Training Programme at King’s College Hospital Liver Transplant and Intensive Care Unit. In 2017, he gained a PhD at Imperial College for his research in Health Economic Analyses for Viral Hepatitis Screening Programmes.
He has specialist interests in chronic liver disease, particularly cirrhosis and he is Lead for Inpatient Liver Care and provides liaison to intensive care.
In 2016 he was involved in writing the World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines on Management of Hepatitis C. He has published numerous peer review journals and research papers including in complications of cirrhosis, and book chapters on Acute on Chronic Liver Failure. Additionally, he regularly presents at international conferences.
Expertise
- Liver Disease and Fatty Liver Disease
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Cirrhosis
- Cholestasis
- Stomach Ulcers
- Viral Hepatitis
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- FibroScan
- Colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy (OGD)
- and Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Qualifications
PhD
MRCP (Gastro)
MRCP
MBBS
BSc
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Dr Selvapatt has published numerous research papers and original research in peer review journals:
. 2020 PLoS One.
. 2020 Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol
Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with chronic hepatitis C infection. World Health Organization 2016; ISBN: 978 92 4 154961 5 (guideline writer)
Liver decompensation and Acute on Chronic Liver Failure. Liver Disease in Clinical Practice (Springer) – ISBN 978-3-319-43126-0
2015 Journal of hepatology
Early diagnosis and treatment: the goal of hepatitis C screening
2015 British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Abdominal pain and weight loss: an uncommon outcome to a common referral.
2012 Frontline Gastroenterol
- Professional memberships
European Association of the Study of the Liver
British Association of the Study of the Liver
British Society of Gastroenterology
Royal College of Physicians
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £350
- Health insurance
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
Conditions & symptoms
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