Professional experience
• More than 20 years of experience• Consultant gastroenterologist, London Digestive Centre (2015 - present)
• Consultant gastroenterologist, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
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Sub-specialties
• Therapeutic gastroscopy• Difficulty swallowing
• Peptic ulcer disease• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)• Gastrointestinal cancers• Bloating• Stomach/abdominal pain• Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)• Coeliac disease• Diarrhoea• Gallstones• Ulcerative colitis• Crohn's disease• Gastritis• Hiatus hernia• LPR reflux• Oesophagitis• Achalasia• Cholestasis• Colorectal cancer• Dyspepsia• Functional bowel disease• Gastric ulcers• Gastrointestinal bleeding• Gastroparesis• Heartburn• Iron deficiency anaemia• Jaundice• Liver disease• Oesophageal cancer• Oesophageal spasm• Pancreatitis• Pyloric stenosis• Rectal bleeding• Swollen stomach
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Positions in public associations
• Oesophageal committee member, British Society of Gastroenterology• Editorial board member, Neurogastroenterology & Motility Journal
• Peer reviewer of research proposals, Bowel and Cancer Research Grants committee• Peer reviewer of research proposals, The National Institute of Health Research
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Teaching posts
• Honorary senior lecturer, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust (2015 - present)• Clinical lecturer in gastroenterology, Queen Mary University of London (2013 - 2015)
• Clinical research fellow in Gastroenterology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry (2010 - 2013)
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Education
• PhD, Digestive Diseases, Queen Mary University of London (2010 - 2013)• MBBS, Medicine, University College of London (2003)
• BSc, Pharmacology, University College of London (2000)
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Publications and conferences
• P. Woodland, F. Batista-Lima, C. Lee, S.L. Preston, P. Dettmar, D. Sifrim. Topical protection of human esophageal mucosal integrity. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol In Press Apr 2015• Nikolaos Koukias, Philip Woodland, Etsuro Yazaki, Daniel Sifrim. Supragastric belching: prevalence and association with gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal hypomotility. J Neurogastro Motil, In press Apr 2015
• P. Woodland, R. Aktar, E. Mthunzi, C. Lee, M. Peiris, S.L. Preston, L.A. Blackshaw, D. Sifrim. Distinct afferent innervation patterns within the human proximal and distal esophageal mucosa. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. Epub ahead of print 8th Jan 2015• Woodland P, Sifrim D. GERD: Body position affects infant GER but not symptoms. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 11: 397-8• Woodland P, Sifrim D. Oesophageal mucosal mucosal barrier: a key factor in the pathophysiology of non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) and a potential target for treatment. Gut 2014; 63: 705-6• Yazaki E, Woodland P, Sifrim D. Uses of esophageal function testing: dysphagia. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2014; 24: 643-54• Woodland P, Lee C, Duraisamy Y, Farré R, Dettmar P, Sifrim D. Assessment and protection of esophageal mucosal integrity in patients with heartburn without esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2013; 108: 535-43• Bravi I*, Woodland P*, Gill RS et al. Increased Prandial Air Swallowing and Postprandial Gas-Liquid Reflux Among Patients Refractory to Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 11: 784-9• Woodland P, Al-Zinaty M, Yazaki E et al. In vivo evaluation of acid-induced changes in oesophageal mucosal integrity and sensitivity in non-erosive reflux disease. Gut 2013; 62: 1256-1261• Woodland P, Sifrim D et al. The neurophysiology of the esophagus. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2013; 1300: 53-70 Woodland P, Amarasinghe G, Sifrim D. Emerging therapeutic options in GERD. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2013; 27: 455-67• Woodland P. Sifrim D. Management of gastroesophageal reflux symptoms that do not respond to proton pump inhibitors. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2013; 29: 431-6• Triadafilopoulos G, Woodland P et al. Barrett's esophagus: proton pump inhibitors and chemoprevention. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011 Sep;1232(1):93-113.
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Patient reviews
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13/09/2024
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I’d recommend Dr Woodland without any shadow of a doubt! The best Dr I’ve ever encountered and there’s been a few. The hospital setup is great too as is his secretary.