Brief Profile

Dr Rakesh Sringeri is a well-known Gastroenterologist & Hepato-biliary pancreatic (HPB) Physician with over 9 years’ experience. He has gained a breadth of experience in General/Transplant Hepatology

Educational Qualifications

• MBBS, Sree Siddhartha Medical College, RGUHS
• MRCP ( Gastro), UK
• FESBGH, The European Section & Board of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
• FRCP ( General Medicine ), Royal College of Physicians

Experience

9+ years

• Consultant (Gastroenterologist & HBP ), University Hospitals, NHS Trust

Expertise

• Gastro - Intestinal Bleed cases
• Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy
• Upper and lower Gastrointestinal Procedures
• GI Bleed Emergencies
• Foreign Body retrieval
• Advanced Endoscopy
• ERCP & EUS
• Hepato-bilary pancreatic medicine including all forms of endoscopy
• Indigestion/Reflux Disease
• Liver Disease
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Pancreatic disease

Accomplishments

• Awarded “Poster of distinction” at BSG Annual meeting
• Best case presentation award at West Midlands Registrar Regional Meeting
• Gold Medal for the Faculty of Medicine (MBBS) awarded by The Provisional Vysya Education Fund

Research & Publications

• A Novel approach for removal of an impacted extraction balloon catheter in common bile duct during ERCP – A Case report Asp Biomed Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jun 08;4(2):103-106.
• Surgery for benign colorectal polyps: the impact of an advanced colonic endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) service in a large tertiary centre – R Sringeri et al Gut Jun 2015, 64 (Suppl 1) A176-A177.
• Needle knife mucosal incision to obtain deep biopsies of submucosal lesions along the GI tract – efficacy and safety – R Sringeri et al Gut Jun 2015, 64 (Suppl 1) A61.
• Incidental Portal Vein Thrombosis: does it impact the surgical outcomes following liver transplantation - R Sringeri* et al Liver Transplantation Vol.19 Pages S289.
• Post-Radiotherapy Pharyngeal/Proximal Oesophageal Strictures in Head and Neck Malignancy: Outcome of endoscopic bougie dilation - R. Sringeri* et al Gut 2012; 61: Suppl 2 A307.
• Impact of applying current BSG guidelines on colorectal cancer screening and surveillance colonoscopy procedures R. Sringeri* et al Gut 2012; 61: Suppl 2 A288.
• Pancreatic Pseudocyst Management: Experience form a DGH Centre J. Kavanagh* , R. Sringeri, S. Shetty Gut 2012; 61: Suppl 2 A115.
• Post-operative nutritional support through jejunostomy feeding Vs parenteral nutrition among upper gastrointestinal cancer patients R. Sringeri et al BAPEN Nov 2011.
• Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in patients with compound hiatus hernia and intra-thoracic stomach: A case series R. Sringeri * et al Gut April 2011; 60: Suppl 1 A98-A99.
• Audit on Barrett’s Oesophagus surveillance- R Sringeri et al Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Volume 69, Issue 5, April 2009, Page AB355.
• The National Bowel Cancer Screening Project; The First Two Years Experience in a District General Hospital (DGH) - G R Lipscomb, Elizabeth O’Brien, Rakesh Sringeri Gut 2009; 58 (Suppl II): A338.
• Colonoscopy for Bowel Cancer Screening in a DGH – The Patient’s View G R Lipscomb, Elizabeth O’Brien, Rakesh Sringeri, June Adams Gut 2009; 58 (Suppl II) A338.

Regional/National Oral Presentations:

• Endoscopic ligation techniques in the management of large symptomatic colonic lipomas: Case Series. Midlands Gastroenterology Society (MGS) Autumn Meeting 2014.
• Diagnostic challenges of IgG4 negative (Type 1) Autoimmune pancreatitis/cholangiopathy: Case Series. MGS Summer Meeting 2014.
• Case presentation and impact of portal vein thrombosis on liver transplantation, BASL School of Hepatology Meeting 2012.
• Post-operative nutritional support through jejunostomy feeding Vs parenteral nutrition among upper g.

Affiliations & Memberships

• Royal College of Physicians
• British Society of Gastroenterology
• British Association for study of Liver
• Midland Gastroenterological Society

Training & Academics

Training and Certifications

• Fellowship of Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
• Fellow of European Board of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (FESBGH)
• Certificate of Completion of Specialty Training (CCST)
• Specialty certificate examination (SCE)
• Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy (HPB),Royal Bournemouth &
• Christchurch Hospitals NHS Trust
• Foundation Programme Year 2 A&E, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation Medicine
• LATGastroenterology, Wycombe General Hospital, High Wycombe