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
Information about having a colonoscopy.
Information about having a colonoscopy (Easy read).
Learn more about taking Picolax.
Learn more about taking Moviprep
Information about having a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Information about having a flexible sigmoidoscopy (Easy read).
Learn more about using an enema at home.
Information about having an Endoscopic Ultrasound.
Information about having an Endoscopic Ultrasound (Easy read)
Information about having an Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS).
Information about having an Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Information about having an Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (Easy read)
Information about having a bronchoscopy
Information about having a bronchoscopy (Easy read)
Information about having a gastroscopy (Easy read)
Information about having a varices assessment.
Information about having an oesophageal dilatation.
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.