Dr Farooq Rahman
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Digestive Health
Sub-specialties: Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colonoscopy, Intestinal Failure, Coeliac Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Gastroscopy, Polypectomy, Short Bowel Syndrome.
Overview
Dr Rahman has extensive experience in general gastroenterology and hepatology. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor at University College London, allowing him to remain actively involved in undergraduate/postgraduate teaching and clinical research at UCLH/UCL.
About Dr Farooq Rahman
Dr Farooq Rahman is a Consultant Gastroenterologist practising at OneWelbeck. As a luminal Gastroenterologist, Dr Farooq Rahman is concerned with conditions affecting the lining of the GI tract (e.g. gastric ulcers, coeliac disease, etc.).
His interests include inflammatory bowel disease, clinical nutrition & intestinal failure, and endoscopy. In addition to this, he is regularly consulted by patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, bile acid malabsorption, and radiation enteropathy as well as a whole host of other conditions.
Dr Rahman qualified from the Royal Free School of Medicine in 1997. Subsequently, he completed his Gastroenterology specialist training on the North East London Rotation and went on to obtain a PhD from UCL investigating the immuno-pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease.
His Education included:
- MB BS 1997 University of London
- Gastroenterology from 17 Nov 2010
- General (internal) medicine from 17 Nov 2010
- PhD in immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (UCL)
Areas of Expertise
Dr Farooq Rahman is an experienced gastroenterologist who treats a range of conditions including:
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis)
- Short bowel syndrome
- Intestinal Failure
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Coeliac disease
- Gastrointestinal (stomach) cancer
Dr Farooq Rahman also performs a range of treatments including:
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Polypectomy
Research Highlights
Dr Rahman conducts extensive research into diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel diseases). This has led to extensive publication in many high impact peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as The Lancet, Gut, Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Crohn’s & Colitis and Inflammatory bowel disease.