Dr Vinay Sehgal

 Professional experience

• More than 15 years of experience
• Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist, The London Clinic Consulting Rooms
• Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist, The Riverside Clinic Consulting Rooms, West London

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 Sub-specialties

• Heartburn and acid reflux

Changes to lifestyle, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), and hiatus hernia-directed therapies. Endoscopic diagnosis, which includes BRAVO capsule insertion and endoscopic therapies for reflux, including STRETTA.

 
• Barrett’s Oesophagus endoscopic therapy

Endoscopic removal (EMR) and ablation (RFA, APC, Cryotherapy). These are used for early neoplasia and cancer, which would otherwise require major surgery.

 
• Major Upper Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

Investigation and endoscopic treatment of major motility disorders such as achalasia and OGJ-outflow obstruction. Treatments such as Botox™ or dilatation.

 
• Eosinophilic oesophagitis

Endoscopic diagnosis such as long-term dietary, medical and endoscopic therapies.

 
• Oesophago-gastric cancer

Endoscopic therapy, which includes stenting, laser and cryotherapy.

 
• Colonoscopy Endoscopic treatment of pre-malignant colorectal lesions.

Diagnosis of chronic lower gastrointestinal inflammatory disorders such as Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Endoscopic treatment of colonic strictures, which may otherwise require surgery.

 
• Trans-nasal endoscopy

Trans-nasal endoscopy and minimally-invasive imaging and monitoring for the upper GI tract.

 
• Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Investigation and novel lifestyle modifications combined with medical therapies.

 
• Functional gastrointestinal disorders

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), cyclical vomiting syndrome and disorders of the gut-brain axis.

 

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 Teaching posts

• Faculty member, British Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Training Committee, The Royal College of Physicians
• Live endoscopy and hands-on training courses, University College London Hospital

 Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (2013 - 2019)
• MBChB, University of Liverpool (2002 - 2007)

 Publications and conferences

• Sehgal, Vinay et al. “Measuring Quality in Barrett's Esophagus: Time to Embrace Quality Indicators.” Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America vol. 31,1 (2021): 219-236.
• Sanagapalli, Santosh et al. “The Clinical Relevance of Manometric Esophagogastric Junction Outflow Obstruction Can Be Determined Using Rapid Drink Challenge and Solid Swallows.” The American journal of gastroenterology, 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000988. 28 Oct. 2020
• Alzoubaidi D, Hussein M, Sehgal V, Makahamadze C, Magee C, Everson M, Graham, D, Sweis R, Banks MR, Sami S, Novelli M, Lovat LB, Haidry RJ. Cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of patients with refractory esophageal neoplasia after first line endoscopic eradication therapy. Endoscopy International Open. 2020; in press
• Sehgal V, Rosenfeld A, Graham DG, Lipman G, Bisschops R, Ragunath K, Rodriguez-Justo M, Novelli M, Banks MR, Haidry RJ & Lovat LB. Machine Learning Creates a Simple Endoscopic Classification System that Improves Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s Oesophagus amongst Non-expert Endoscopists. Gastroenterology Research and Practice. 2018 Aug 29;2018:1872437.
• Pye H, Butt MA, Funnell L, Reinert HW, Puccio I, Rehman Khan SU, Saouros S, Marklew JS, Stamati I, Quarashi M, Haidry RJ, Sehgal V, Oukrif D, Gandy M, Whitaker HC, Rodriguez-Justo M, Novelli M, Hamoudi R, Yahioglu G, Deonarain MP, Lovat LB. Using antibody directed phototherapy to target oesophageal adenocarcinoma with heterogeneous HER2 expression. Oncotarget. 2018 May 1;9(33):22945-22959.
• Puccio I, Khan S, Butt A, Graham D, Sehgal V, Patel D, Novelli M, Lovat LB, Rodriguez-Justo M, Hamoudi RA. Immunohistochemical assessment of Survivin and Bcl3 expression as potential biomarkers for NF-κB activation in the Barrett metaplasia-dysplasia-adenocarcinoma sequence. Int J Exp Pathol. 2018 Feb;99(1)10-14.
• Bekkali NLH, Murray S, Winter L, Sehgal V, Webster GJM, Chapman MH, Bandula S, Amin Z, Read S, Pereira SP, Johnson GJ. The role of multidisciplinary meetings for benign pancreatobiliary diseases: a tertiary centre experience. Frontline Gastroenterol. 2017 Jul;8(3)210-213.
• Lipman G, Bisschops R, Sehgal V, Ortiz-Fernandez-Sordo J, Esteban JM, Banks MR, Ragunath K, Lovat LB, Haidry RJ. Systematic assessment with I-SCAN magnification endoscopy and acetic acid improves dysplasia detection in patients with Barrett’s esophagus. Endoscopy. 2017 Dec;49(12):1219-1228.
• Kohoutova D, Haidry R, Banks M, Bown S, Sehgal V, Butt MA, Graham D, Thorpe S, Novelli M, Rodriguez-Justo M, Lovat L. Esophageal neoplasia arising from subsquamous buried glands after an apparently successful photodynamic therapy or radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's associated neoplasia. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2015;50(11):1315-21.

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 Prizes and awards

• Abstract of Distinction, The British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting (2021)
• Best Abstract Prize in the Spotlight Session on Malignant and Premalignant Upper GI Lesions at UEGW Week (2019)
• Best Poster Presentation in the Education and Training Category, The British Society of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, London. (2019)
• Best Poster Presentation at The National Barrett’s Symposium, London (2016)

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 Professional membership

• The Royal College of Physicians
• British Society of Gastroenterology
• The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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