Dr Alberto Murino
MDGastroenterology
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17 years of experience
11 years as a specialist
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Dr Alberto Murino is a Consultant Gastroenterologist & Gastrointestinal Endoscopist at the Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust.
Dr Murino is a luminal gastroenterologist and Honorary Associate Professor with a special interest in diagnostic and advanced therapeutic endoscopy, including endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) and small bowel capsule endoscopy. His practice cover such areas as general gastroenterology including irritable bowel syndrome, dyspepsia, gastroesophageal reflux, coeliac disease and gastrointestinal dysmotility disorders, colonic and gastric lesions management, small bowel diseases and bloating.
Dr Murino qualified in Medicine and surgery at University of Sassari becaming a specialist in gastroenterology and gastrointestinal endoscopy (MRCP gastro equivalent) in 2009 with the final score of 60/60 cum laudae.
Between 2010-2014 he completed three prestigious research fellowships in gastroenterology with a special focus in advance endoscopy in three internationally well known and recognised academic Institutions:
1. Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy. St. Mark’s Institute and Academic Centre, Imperial College, London. May 2010 – September 2012
2. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepato-Pancreatology, and Digestive Oncology, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. October 2012 – November 2013
3. Department of Gastroenterology. Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology. Nagoya University Hospital. Nagoya, Japan. December 2013-July 2014
He then worked as Consultant Gastroenterologist in Italy until 2016 when he finally joined the Gastroenterology department at the Royal Free Hospital becoming a permanent consultant.
Dr Murino can be booked privately in the private departments of the Royal Free Hospital and at the Wellington Hospital.
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD)
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
- Double balloon Enteroscopy
- Single balloon Enteroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Flexiblesigmoidoscopy
- Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
- Endoscopy Baloon Dilatation
- Transnasal endoscopy
- General gastroenterology
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Dyspepsia
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Coeliac disease
- Bloating
- Gastrointestinal dysmotility disorders
- Diarrhoea & Constipation
- Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)
- Colonic and gastric lesions management
- Small bowel diseases
Procedures
- Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Bowel Cancer Screening
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Double Balloon Enteroscopy
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
- Enteroscopy
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Video Consultation
Special interests
- Stomach / Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
- Heart Burn
- Bloating
- Coeliac Disease
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- Functional Bowel Disease
- Gastric (Stomach) Ulcers
- Gastritis
- Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) or Reflux
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Hiatus Hernia
- Iron Deficiency Anaemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Oesophageal Spasm
- Oesophagitis
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Upper Gastrointestinal Conditions (Oesophagus & Stomach)
Education
Dr Alberto Murino is Honorary Associate Professor at UCL and has authored more that 30 peer reviewed publications on international gastroenterology journals. He is member of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), British society of Gastroenterology, American society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and Italian Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (SIED). He is a reviewer of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Journal and Endoscopy Journal.
He is part of the educational committee of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE).
He was awarded with a research prize during UEG Week 2014 (one of the largest gastroenterology congress) for a research project developed during his fellowship in Japan: Oral Free Paper Prize UEG Week 2014. Poster in the spothlight “Effectiveness of endoscopic ultrasonography during double balloon enteroscopy for suspected small bowel tumors.” Murino A, et al. UEG Week, Vienna, October 2014
Dr Alberto Murino is co-director of a large international endoscopy congress: the Royal Free International Advanced Endoscopy Masterclass (www.londonendoscopymasterclass.com) and he has attended several national and international congresses as faculty member.
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