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James East, MD, FRCP, FJGES, FESGE

Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopist

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“I enjoy the application of science, but also that there is an art to medicine as well. My personal approach to patients is to try and take a holistic view and see the whole patient rather than focus just on individual symptoms or organs. One of the best parts about working in medicine is the relationships that we have with our patients. And seeing those develop over time so that we can offer high-quality personalised care.”

Expertise

Professor East is a leading colonoscopist in Europe. He is an associate professor in the Translational Gastroenterology Unit at John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, and wrote the endoscopy chapters for the "Oxford Textbook of Medicine," Sixth Edition.

James East, MD, FRCP, FJGES, FESGE, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopist: I'm Dr James East. I'm a consultant gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare London. My main areas of interest are endoscopy and GI tract cancer prevention. I became a physician in part because I enjoyed the application of science, but also that there is an art to medicine as well. Mayo Clinic has a reputation for being the best health care in the world. And I was very excited to have the opportunity to work with the best. One of the most exciting things about working in Mayo Clinic is our relationship with the teams at Rochester and across the US where we can access international level sub specialist expertise to give our patients the best level of care. My personal approach to patients is to try and take a holistic view and see the whole patient rather than focus just on individual symptoms or organs. One of the best parts about working in medicine is the relationships that we have with our patients. And seeing those develop over time so that we can offer high-quality personalized care.

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Areas of focus

Education

Professor East trained at The University of Edinburgh, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and at the Hammersmith and Charing Cross hospitals, London.

Research activities

  • Quality in endoscopy
  • Serrated polyps and polyposis
  • Endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Advanced endoscopic imaging and therapy

See Professor East's published articles

Honours

Professor East's research earned the British Society of Gastroenterology's Hopkins Prize. He is the inaugural chair of the Royal College of Physicians' Joint Advisory Group (JAG) research committee and has published more than 150 scientific papers and 10 international guidelines.

Professional memberships

  • Clinical lead for endoscopy and director of the Oxfordshire Bowel Cancer Screening Service
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
  • Committee member, British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy Committee
  • Advisor, the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)