Dr. Ian Shaw

Dr Ian Shaw has been a Gastroenterology Consultant in Gloucestershire since 2003. He qualified from the University of Bristol in 1994 and completed specialist training in the South West of England and via a fellowship at St Mark's Hospital in London.

Dr Shaw recently spent 3 years as the Chief of Service for Medicine at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, having previously served as Clinical Lead for Gastroenterology.

His practice includes all areas of luminal gastroenterology (conditions that affect the gut) and endoscopy. He has a particular interest in the treatment and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and helped lead on the implementation of National Standards for IBD care during his time as director for IBD quality improvement at the Royal College of Physicians. He remains passionate about improving care for patients and serves as the local medical adviser to Crohn's and Colitis UK (the patient charity for inflammatory bowel disease).