Dr Amit Chattree

Consultant Gastroenterologist in Tyne and Wear

MBBS BMedSci (Hons) MD, MRCP(Gastro) FRCP

GMC: 6147572

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Dr Amit Chatree is an exceptionally skilled and renowned consultant gastroenterologist, currently practising in Newcastle upon Tyne. He holds expertise in a wide range of gastroenterological issues, with a particular focus on inflammatory bowel disease, bowel cancer, general liver disease, coeliac disease, dyspepsia, gastrointestinal cancer (upper and lower GI cancers), small bowel conditions, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, gastrointestinal polyps, bowel cancer screening and complex abdominal pain.

Dr Amit Chattree qualified from Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry and undertook specialist gastroenterology training on the North East Thames Gastroenterology Training Programme. He worked at world-leading centres gaining valuable expertise in treating the most complex gastrointestinal conditions.

He undertook an advanced endoscopy fellowship at the University Hospital of North Tees and completed an MD Thesis at Durham University with numerous publications. Dr Chattree is the lead author of the British Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines for the management of large colorectal polyps and also developed the world’s first framework for the management of large polyps. He was awarded a British Society of Gastroenterology prize for his work in 2015.

Dr Chattree specialises in advanced therapeutic endoscopy with high-quality outcomes. He is an accredited endoscopist for the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and is a nationally recognised expert in small bowel endoscopy. He leads the small bowel department at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, the main tertiary referral centre for double-balloon enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy for the North East and Cumbria. He is also the Course Director for the renowned Lumley Castle European Capsule Endoscopy Course and a faculty member of the Sheffield Capsule Endoscopy Course.

He is a nationally and internationally renowned gastroenterologist. He is an invited speaker at national and international conferences and remains active in teaching and research internationally. He is a national assessor for small bowel endoscopy and is the Royal College of Physicians’s national lead for the small bowel capsule endoscopy certification pathway. He is also a faculty member of the prestigious international teaching academy IRCAD.

Dr Chattree sees a wide variety of gastroenterology and hepatology cases and is often asked to provide a second opinion for complex cases.

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Credentials

GMC: ‍6147572

Professional experience

• More than 15 years of experience
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, Nuffield Health Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital (July 2018-present)
• Consultant Gastroenterologist, City Hospitals South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (2017-present)
• Lead for Small Bowel Disease, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
• Accredited colonoscopist, NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme

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Sub-specialties

• Luminal gastroenterology
• Small bowel endoscopy (single and double balloon enteroscopy)
• Small bowel medicine
• General liver disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Liver disease
• Coeliac disease
• Dyspepsia
• Rectal bleeding
• Weight loss
• Complex gastrointestinal bleeding
• Abdominal pain
• Swallowing difficulties
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Pancreatic disease
• Bowel cancer screening
• Gastrointestinal cancer
• Endoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic)
• Small bowel endoscopy
• Transnasal endoscopy

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Positions in public associations

• National Assessor for Small Bowel Endoscopy
• National Pathway Lead for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy Certification, Royal College of Physicians

Teaching posts

• JAG-certified endoscopy trainer- Regularly trains clinicians in upper and lower GI endoscopy, including consultant colleagues.
• Official educational supervisor and actively involved with clinical ward-based teaching sessions for medical students and junior colleagues.
• Faculty Member for JAG Official Endoscopy Training Courses
• Course Director of the Lumley Castle European Capsule Endoscopy Course
• Faculty Member of the Sheffield Capsule Endoscopy Course
• IRCAD International Endoscopy Academy Faculty Member

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Education

• Certificate of Completion of Training (Gastroenterology/General Internal Medicine), JRCPTB (Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board) (2017)
• MRCP (Gastro), Royal College of Physicians (2017)
• MD (Doctor of Medicine), University of Durham (2015)
• Specialty Certificate Examination in Gastroenterology, Royal College of Physicians, UK (2012)
• MRCP(UK), MRCP(London) (2009)
• MBBS, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London (2006)
• BMedSci (Hons) Molecular Therapeutics, Bart’s and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London (2005)
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians London (2022)

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Publications and conferences

• Chattree A, Howat A, Green AT, Saravanan R. ‘A Rare Cause of Oesophageal Pigmentation’ BMJ Case Reports 2010; doi:10.1136/bcr.03.2010.2816
• Wright G, Chattree A, and Jalan R, “Management of Hepatic Encephalopathy,” International Journal of Hepatology, vol. 2011, Article ID 841407, 10 pages, 2011. doi:10.4061/2011/84140
• Chattree A, Lee T, Gupta S and Rutter MD. ‘Management of Colonic Polyps and the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.’ Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2015 Mar; 76(3):132-7. Doi: 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.3.132
• Rutter MD, Chattree A*, Barbour JA, et al. British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Guidelines for the Management of Large Non- Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps. Gut 2015; 0:1-27. Doi10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309576 * Co first name author and I am formally acknowledged as lead author
• Chattree A, Barbour JA, Dolwani S, Rutter MD. PTU-253. The Development of a BSG/ACPGBI Minimum Dataset Proforma for the Multidisciplinary Assessment and Management of large Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps. Gut 2015; 64:A172-173 doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309861.368
• Chattree A and Rutter MD. PTU-022. Caecal Location is Associated with Increased Lesion Recurrence Following Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Large Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps. Gut 2015; 64:A67-68 doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015 309861.137
• Chattree A and Rutter MD. PTU-023. The Use of Argon Plasma Coagulation to Prevent Colorectal Polyp Recurrence Following Piecemeal Endoscopic Mucosal Resection. Gut 2015; 64:A68 doe: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309861.138
• Chattree A, Barbour JA, Dolwani S, Rutter MD. UEG15-ABS-2333. The Development of A BSG/ACPGBI Minimum Dataset Proforma for the Multidisciplinary Assessment and Management of Large Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2015; 2015: (Supplement 1)
• Chattree A and Rutter MD. UEG15-ABS-2332. Caecal Location is Associated with Increased Lesion Recurrence Following Endoscopic Mucosal Resection of Large Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2015; 2015: (Supplement 1)
• Chattree A, Nylander D, Silcock J, Painter J, Rutter MD. UEG15-ABS-1601. Increased Procedure Volume Leads to Improved Endoscopic Management of Large Non-Pedunculated Colorectal Polyps. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2015; 2015: (Supplement 1)
• Chattree A, Nylander D, Silcock J, Painter J, Rutter MD. UEG15-ABS-1622. Marked Variation in Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Outcomes Within the UK Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2015; 2015: (Supplement 1)
• Chattree A, Barbour J, Rutter M, et al. OC-046 The ACPGBI/BSG Complex Colorectal Polyp Minimum Dataset: An Update. Gut 2016;65:A27.
• Chattree A, Barbour JA, Dolwani S, et al. Report of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland/British Society of Gastroenterology Colorectal Polyp Working Group. The Development of a Complex Colorectal Polyp Minimum Dataset. Colorectal Disease 2017; 19(1):67-75
• Chattree A and Rutter MD. UEG17-ABS-3035. Results from the First UK Complex Polyp Multidisciplinary Team Meeting. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2017: Article in Press
• Li W and Chattree A. Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 May;17(6)
• 14) Chattree A and Rutter MD. UEG17-ABS-3035. Results from the First UK Complex Polyp Multidisciplinary Team Meeting. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2017: Supplement 1
• 15) Li W and Chattree A. Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Strongyloides Stercoralis Infection. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 May;17(6)
• Shiha M, Sidhu R, Chattree A et al. Device-assisted enteroscopy performance measures in the United Kingdom: DEEP-UK quality improvement project. Endoscopy 2023 ; DOI: 10.1055/a-2199-7155
• McAlindon M, Sidhu R, Chattree A, Humphries A, Murion A, Despott E. O3 Artificial intelligence-assisted small bowel capsule endoscopy reading in patients with suspected small bowel bleeding. Gut 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2023-BSG.3

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Prizes and awards

• British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Dragon’s Den Winner 2015
• 'Poster in the Spotlight' Award. United European Gastroenterology Week 2015

Professional membership

• British Society of Gastroenterology
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Royal College of Physicians, London

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Languages spoken

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