Abhishek Sharma
Job Title: Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist
Department: Medicine
Telephone Number: 01772 522336
Primary Medical Qualification: MB ChB 1998 University of Manchester
Other qualifications: MRCP (UK), PhD (University of Manchester 2008)
Year of Registration: 1999
GMC Number: 4537320
Career history:
Aug 2010 – Present: Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, LTH
Jul 2002 – Aug 2010: Specialist Registrar Gastroenterology & General Medicine, NW Deanery
Aug 1999 – Jul 2002: Senior House Officer training rotation, Royal Preston Hospital
Aug 1998 – Aug 1999: House Officer training, Medicine & surgery, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wigan)
Specialist areas:
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Clinical nutrition and Endoscopy
- Lead for the multidisciplinary Hospital Alcohol Liaison Service
- Management – Associate Clinical Director & Infection Control Lead (Directorate of Medicine)
Specialist interests:
Diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy; endoscopy training; Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Nutrition, Neurogastroenterology & Motility, and the management of acute & chronic hepato-pancreatobiliary diseases. Advanced Life Support Instructor.
Research interests: Mechanisms of visceral pain sensitivity in functional bowel disorders
Clinics: General Gastroenterology and Hepatology clinics at the Royal Preston Hospital
Languages spoken: English, Hindi