Consultant Gastroenterologist & Physician
Honorary Associate Professor
Dr Ajay M Verma
MD FRCP (London) MRCP (Gastro) FEBGH
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Physician
Honorary Associate Professor
I am a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Physician who qualified at the University of Leicester medical school and trained in the Midlands. I started my Consultant role at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) in 2015.
In addition to my Consultant role, I am the Director of Research & Innovation at KGH and the East Midlands Gastroenterology Speciality lead for the National Institute National Institute for Health and Care Research. I am the chair of the colorectal section committee for the British Society of Gastroenterology, a member of the IBD section committee and endoscopy clinical research group.
I am an active clinical researcher. I am a Honorary Associate Professor for the Leicester Cancer Research Centre, and chief investigator for the CRUK funded COLO-PREVENT study - run by the University of Leicester, as well as chief investigator of the BRACE-1 study.
I am also a chief clinical information officer at KGH and an elected councillor at the Royal College of Physicians.
My Services
In Pursuit of Good Gastrointestinal Health
Private Consultations
Assessing & managing your Gastrointestinal health needs
I offer a specialised private consultation (insured or self-pay) to anyone in need of a Gastroenterologist they can trust. I am available to do this by telephone, zoom video call, or face-to-face at Glendon Wood hospital in Northamptonshire.
I specialise in diagnosing and treating:
General gastroenterology disorders, iron deficiency anaemia, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional gastroenterology disorders, coeliac disease, early bowel cancer, and hepatobilliary disorders
Endoscopy examinations
A high quality, comfortable and safe endoscopic examination
In Glendon Wood hospital's modern endoscopy unit, you can have a high quality, comfortable and safe endoscopic examination.
I am an experienced JAG accredited endoscopist, and accredited bowel cancer screening colonoscopist. I can perform the following high quality endoscopic examinations; OGD (examination of the inner lining of gullet, stomach, and duodenum), sigmoidoscopy (rectum and sigmoid segment of the bowel) and colonoscopy (entire bowel). I can also perform polypectomy (removal of bowel polyps).
Twitter @UKGastroDr
Gastroenterology education
I love being a Gastroenterologist. I tweet #GastroTwearls - short tweeted pearls or tweetorials on Gastroenterology topics for GPs and non-Gastroenterology colleagues. I hope you like them
Media
Discussing and educating on issues related to Gastroenterology, Hospital services, and general healthcare.
I am an accomplished speaker with the ability to explain medical topics in a clear and simple way. I am comfortable doing this live or recorded, and via radio and video broadcast. Please contact me for media enquiries.