Dr Ray Shidrawi

MBBS, MD, FRCP, FACP, FEBG

Gastroenterology

32 years of experience

22 years as a specialist

Subspecialties

Hepatology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Neuro-Gastroenterology
Pancreaticobiliary Medicine (Bile Ducts & Pancreas)

Languages spoken

English
French
Arabic

Registered with

Royal College of Physicians: 42802
General Medical Council: 3202331

Consultation fees

New appointment: £250

Follow-up appointment: £175

Practices worked at

The Wellington Hospital

St Johns Wood, London, United Kingdom, NW8 7JA

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About

Dr Ray Shidrawi is a consultant gastroenterologist at The Wellington Hospital with special interests in interventional endoscopy including therapeutic upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion. He has also has a wide experience in the management of general gastrointestinal, hepatic and pancreatico-biliary diseases, including the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease), coeliac disease and food intolerances.

Dr Shidrawi has practiced in the NHS for over 30 years. As a consultant gastroenterologist at the Homerton University Hospital in London since 2000, Dr Shidrawi has acquired a large experience in the endoscopic treatment of bariatric surgical complications working within the Homerton Bariatric Centre, and has a special interest in the non-invasive management of obesity. In collaboration with colleagues at La Sapienza University in Rome, he has promoted the Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition (KEN) diet in the UK since 2011.

Dr Shidrawi has published widely in peer-reviewed journals on a wide variety of subjects including interventional endoscopy, nutrition, viral hepatitis and coeliac disease. He is considered a key opinion leader in many fields, and is invited to participate in international meetings including live endotherapy sessions.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Gastric stenting
Duodenal stenting
Biliary stenting
Pancreatic endotherapy
EUS-guided cyst-gastrostomy
Double lumen percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with a jejunal extension (PEG-J)
Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ)
Endoscopic mucosal resection of large colonic polyps
OVESCO clipping of mucosal defects
Endoscopic treatment of entero-cutaneous fistulas
EUS-guided drainage of pelvic collections

Interventional endoscopy
Therapeutic upper GI endoscopy
Colonoscopy
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
The treatment of chronic viral hepatitis
Inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)
Coeliac disease
Endoscopic management of bariatric complications
Non-invasive management of obesity

Colonic Stent
Colonoscopy
ERCP Procedure
Endoscopic Ultrasonography (EUS)
Endoscopy
Enteral Feeding
Gastroscopy
Oesophageal Stent Insertion
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
Sigmoidoscopy

Achalasia
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Barrett's Oesophagus
Bloating
Cholestasis
Cirrhosis
Constipation
Crohn’s Disease
Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
Fatty Liver Disease
Functional Bowel Disease
Gallstones
Gastric (Stomach) Ulcers
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) or Reflux
Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)
Gastroparesis
Haemochromatosis
Heart Burn
Hepatitis
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Hiatus Hernia
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Jaundice
Liver Disease
Oesophageal Spasm
Oesophagitis
Pancreatitis
Primary Billiary Cholangitis (PBC)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Pyloric Stenosis
Swollen Stomach
Upper Gastrointestinal Conditions (Oesophagus & Stomach)
Wilson's Disease

MBBS: qualified from Guy's Hospital Medical School in 1987
MRCP(UK): post graduate certification awarded by the Royal College of Physicians 1990
MD: awarded by the University of London on submission of a thesis covering original research investigating the molecular immunology of coeliac disease carried out at the Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital 1993-1996
FEBG: on completion of his certificate of specialist training, awarded Fellowship of the European Board of Gastroenterology 1999
FRCP: nominated by the Royal College of Physicians of London for the Fellowship of the College 2004
FACP: nominated by the American College of Physicians for the Fellowship of the College 2005
Membership of the British Society of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the British Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.