Endoscopy Unit
Endoscopy Unit
The Endoscopy Unit has four procedure rooms with state-of-the-art equipment. This unit provides endoscopic procedures to approximately 14,000 people per year and is a tertiary referral centre for patients from other hospitals for both Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary (HPB) and Oesophagogastric (OG) Endoscopic Ultrasound.
The unit provides endoscopy procedures to both inpatients and outpatients. A full range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are performed in the unit, and cutting edge instruments and accessories, combined with specialist endoscopy doctors and nurses, allow us to treat a wide variety of patients and conditions. The Endoscopy Unit also operates a National Bowel Cancer Screening service with three consultants and a clinical endoscopist leading this service.
If you are preparing to visit us, or just wish to learn more about endoscopy, please browse and use all the information provided below.
Learn about the different procedures we provide
Click here to view information about having a colonoscopy.
Click here for more information about having a colonoscopy (Easy read).
Click here to learn more about taking Picolax.
Click here to learn more about taking Moviprep
Click here to view information about having a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Click here to view information about having a flexible sigmoidoscopy (Easy read).
Click here to learn more about using an enema at home.
Click here to view more information about having an Endoscopic Ultrasound.
Click here to view more information about having an Endoscopic Ultrasound (Easy read)
Click here to view more information about having an Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS).
Click here to view more information about having a bronchoscopy
Click here to view more information about having a bronchoscopy (Easy read)
Click here to view more information about having a gastroscopy (Easy read)
Click here to view more information about having a varices assessment.
Click here to view more information about having an oesophageal dilatation.
Click here to view more information about having an oesophageal stenting.
Click here to view more information about having treatment for piles.
Click here to view more information about having a removal of colon polyps.
Where are you located?
The Endoscopy Unit is located on Level H next to Castle Outpatient Department.
Meet our endoscopists
Matron: Caroline Smith
Colorectal Endoscopists:
Mr Andrea Scala, Clinical Director for Endoscopy.
Mr Iain Jourdan, Clinical Director for Colorectal Surgery.
Hepato-Biliary Endoscopists:
Mr Tim Worthington, Clinical Director for HPB.
Miss Angela Riga, Chief of Service for Diagnostics and Clinical Support Services Directorate
Oesophagogastric Endoscopists:
Mr Shaun Preston, Clinical Director for OG Surgery.
Mr Anantha Madhavan, Training Lead.
Respiratory Endoscopists:
Dr William McAllister, Clinical Director for Respiratory Medicine.
Gastroenterology Endoscopists:
Dr Sanju Mathew, Chief of Service for Medicine Directorate.
Dr Kalliopi Alexandropoulou, Clinical Director for Gastroenterology.