Professor Andrew Veitch

Dr Andrew Veitch is one of the UK's leading gastroenterologists, with a national and international reputation in teaching, and development of guidelines for better clinical practice. He has been practicing gastroenterology as a consultant for more than 20 years. In Wolverhampton. He has been instrumental in developing a centre of excellence in endoscopy, and has a general gastroenterology and hepatology practice. He set up and runs the first bowel cancer screening centre in the UK, and helps lead the programme at a national level.

He is a prominent member of the British Society of Gastroenterology and has recently been appointed President Elect of the organisation. Elsewhere he is leading on quality improvement in endoscopy services for the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and he has a global leadership role as a member (former chair) of the endoscopy committee of the World Gastroenterology Organisation.

endoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, ERCP, bowel cancer screening

gastroenterology, liver disease, abnormal liver blood test, acid reflux, heartburn; irritable bowel syndrome, change in bowel habit, colitis; Crohn's disease, coeliac disease, bowel cancer diagnosis, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy. diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal pain, indigestion, dyspepsia, anaemia, rectal bleeding;