Dr Aathavan Loganayagam

About

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  Dr Aathavan Loganayagam is a leading London gastroenterologist who trained in medicine at Guy’s, King's and St Thomas’ medical schools. He underwent rigorous structured specialty training in gastroenterology and general internal medicine in the well respected South London training programme.
  
  Dr Loganayagam spent two years during postgraduate training as a research and endoscopy fellow at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London. His research was in the fields of pharmacogenetics, inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal malignancy.
  
  He has received many awards and grants for outstanding research work, including the prestigious NHS Innovation London Award. Dr Loganayagam has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals on all aspects of gastroenterology. He is actively involved in clinical research.
  
  Currently, Dr Loganayagam is the lead clinician for Endoscopy at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich. Diagnostic and advanced therapeutic endoscopy remains a major part of his clinical expertise, including assessment and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, strictures, polyps and cancers.
  
  Dr Loganayagam is an approachable doctor who takes pride in his communication skills with patients and he is keen to ensure that patients are fully informed and involved in all aspects of their care.

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  • Colonoscopy
  • Endoscopy
  • Bowel cancer
  • Oesophageal cancer
  • Stomach cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Dyspepsia

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  Winner in open competition, for the development of pre-treatment testing for patients about to start chemotherapy to predict efficacy and toxicity, of the NHS Innovation London Award (2008).

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  GMC; BMA; RCP

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  All major insurers