Dr. Tim Ambrose

Dr Tim Ambrose (MBChB, FRCP, DPhil) is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Nuffield Health, The Manor Hospital, Oxford.

Dr Ambrose has expertise in all aspects of general gastroenterology including anaemia, diarrhoea, constipation, abdominal pain, reflux, swallowing difficulties, nausea/vomiting and weight loss. His subspecialty interests lie in inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) and clinical nutrition (including coeliac disease, short bowel syndrome and stoma dysfunction). He is accredited for diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy.

Dr Ambrose provides patient-focused consultations with shared agreement on investigations and treatment strategies. Politeness, communication and explanation have been consistent themes in patient feedback.

Dr Ambrose qualified in medicine from The University of Edinburgh and completed his training in Gastroenterology in Oxford and the wider Thames Valley region. He undertook a Fellowship in Intestinal Rehabilitation at St Mark’s Hospital, London, and in Intestinal Transplantation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge (2014-2015). He was awarded his DPhil from The University of Oxford (2018) and for his thesis, he was awarded a Letter of Commendation.

Dr Ambrose has ongoing academic interests related to his areas of practice and has peer-reviewed for a number of relevant journals. He enjoys teaching and training others and has been the Training Lead for gastroenterology trainees in Oxford since 2019. He lectures on the graduate entry medical student teaching programme for Gastroenterology.

Dr Ambrose sits on the Small Bowel & Nutrition committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology and on the committee of the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Medical section. He is also a member of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation. He is on the specialist register with the General Medical Council (GMC).