Dr Farooq Rahman

Gastroenterologist in London

BSc (Hons) MBBS PhD FRCP

GMC: 4415819

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Dr Farooq Rahman is a leading Consultant Gastroenterologist who practices at various reputable London clinics including the London Digestive Centre, The London Clinic and Parkside Hospital. He is also an Honorary Associate Professor at University College of London. He is a luminal gastroenterologist with extensive experience in general gastroenterology, hepatology and colonoscopy. Dr Rahman's subspecialty interests include inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), clinical nutrition and intestinal failure, and pelvic radiation disease. He also regularly sees patients with irritable bowel syndrome and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

Dr Rahman maintains a strong commitment to teaching and training both undergraduates and postgraduates and is actively involved in clinical and translational research. He is committed to furthering the field of gastroenterology through conducting research into diseases such as Crohn’s disease and has published this research in renowned scientific journals such as Gut, Cell Biology and The Lancet. He presents at national and international meetings and has multiple high impact peer-reviewed publications.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍4415819

Professional experience

• More than 25 years of experience
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Honorary Associate Professor, University College London

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Sub-specialties

• Crohn's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Coeliac disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Colonoscopy
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Pelvic radiation disease
• Intestinal failure / Short bowel syndrome
• Colonic polyps / polypectomy

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Teaching posts

• Honorary Associate Professor, University College London

Education

• FRCP Royal College of Physicians (2015)
• PhD University College London (2010)
• MRCP Royal College of Physicians, London (2001)
• MBBS University of London (1997)
• BSc(Hons) University of London (1994)

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Publications and conferences

• T Kumagai, F Rahman, A Smith. The microbiome and radiation-induced bowel injury: evidence for potential mechanistic role in disease pathogenesis. Nutrients 2018
• A Miles & METRIC investigators. Magnetic resonance enterography, small bowel ultrasound and colonoscopy to diagnose and stage Crohn’s disease: patient acceptability and perceived burden. Eur Radiol. 2018
• S Burden, D Jones, M Gittins, J Ablett, M Taylor, C Moutford, J Tyrell-Price, C Donellan, F Leslie, T Bowling, S Gabe, F Rahman et al. Needs-based quality of life in adults dependent on home parenteral nutrition. Clin Nutr. 2018
• Y Wouters, M Theilla, P Singer, S Tribler, P Jeppesen, L Pironi, L Vinter-Jensen, H Rasmussen, F Rahman, G Wanten. Randomised clinical trial: 2% taurolidine versus 0.9% saline locking in patients on home parenteral nutrition. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018
• F Pantoja, K Fragkos, P Patel, N Keane, M Samaan, I Barnova, S DiCaro, S Mehta, F Rahman. Refeeding syndrome in adults receiving total parenteral nutrition: An audit of practice at a tertiary UK centre. Clin Nutr. 2018
• SA Taylor & METRIC study investigators. Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance enterography and small bowel ultrasound for the extent and activity of newly diagnosed and relapsed Crohn’s disease (METRIC): a multicentre trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018; 3(8): 548-558
• N Keane, K Fragkos, P Patel, F Bertsch, S Mehta, S Di Caro, F Rahman. Performance status, prognostic scoring and parenteral nutrition requirements predict survival in patients with advanced cancer receiving home parenteral nutrition. Nutr Cancer. 2018; 70(1): 73-82
• Y Chen, M Ogundare, CM Williams, Y Wang, GW Sewell, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman, et al. Shotgun cholanomics of ileal fluid. Biochimie. 2013; 95(3): 461-3
• GW Sewell, YA Hannun, X Han, G Koster, J Bielawski, V Goss, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman, et al. Lipidomic profiling in Crohn’s disease: abnormalities in phosphatidylinositols, with preservation of ceramide, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine composition. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2012; 44(11): 1839-46
• FZ Rahman, GW Sewell, et al. Defective TNF release from Crohn’s disease macrophages in response to Toll-like receptor activation: relationship to phenotype and genome-wide association susceptibility loci. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2012; 18(11): 2120-7
• MA Samaan, K Forsyth, JP Segal, D de Jong, J Vleugels, S Elkady, M Kabir, S Campbell, K Kok, DG Armstrong, L Penez, AP Arenaza, E Seward, R Vega, S Mehta, F Rahman et al. Current Practices in Ileal Pouch Surveillance for Patients with UC: A Multinational, Retrospective Cohort Study. JCC. 2018
• K Fragkos, S DiCaro, S Mehta, F Rahman. Response to letter re: Refeeding syndrome in adults receiving total parenteral nutrition: An audit of practice at a tertiary UK centre. Clin Nutr. 2019: 38(2): 968
• S DiCaro, K Fragkos, K Keetarut, HF Khoo, G Sebebos-Rogers, H Saravanapavan, J Barragry, J Rogers, S Mehta, F Rahman. Enteral nutrition in adult Crohn’s disease: toward a paradigm shift. Nutrients. 2019

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Prizes and awards

• Clinical Excellence Award (Level 2)

Professional membership

• Member of Small Bowel & Nutrition committee, 2
• Fellow Royal College of Phyicians 2015
• Member of the British Society of Gastroenterology
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians
• Member of the British Medical Association

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Languages spoken

English