Dr. Renato Caviglia

Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at the Department of Gastroenterology & Digestive Endoscopy, Barts Health University NHS Trust, London, UK.

Academic Qualifications:

Medical Degree with honors

Specialization in Gastroenterology & Digestive Endoscopy

PhD in Gastroenterology and Nutrition Science

Former external assessor for AIFA (Italian Medicines Agency)

Clinical Excellence Awards, tripartite agreement with NHS Employers and BMA, 2018-2021.

International Experiences:

English Literature course at the University of California, Berkeley, San Francisco, USA.

Clinical work in Inflammatory Bowel Disease units at the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA, under the direction of Prof. D. Sachar.

Clinical activity in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy departments at St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Homerton Hospital, London, UK, under the responsibility of Prof. Parveen Kumar.

Visiting physician at the Specialist Center for the Study and Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, under the supervision of Prof. Iris Dotan.

Curriculum and Professional Activity: I am a specialist in Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy with a PhD in Hepato-Gastroenterological Sciences; I have a special focus on digestive endoscopy (diagnostic and operative) and immunological disorders of the GI tract (e.g., Inflammatory Bowel Disease). Currently, I work as a consultant physician and gastroenterologist at the Department of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Barts Health University NHS Trust, London, UK; previously, I headed the outpatient clinic for inflammatory bowel disease and gastro-immunological diseases at the Jewish Hospital of Rome, Italy. I was appointed as a Young European Assessor at AIFA (Italian Drug Agency) for immunology and gastroenterology and served as an external consultant for pharmaceutical companies in the field of inflammatory/autoimmune diseases.

Conditions Treated:

Digestive Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Operative)

Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)

Autoimmune diseases of the digestive system (Celiac disease, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, Microscopic Colitis, food allergies, etc.)

Esophageal and extra-esophageal manifestations of GERD

Peptic diseases and Helicobacter pylori infection.