Dr Simon Ralphs
Dr Simon Ralphs is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Oaks Hospital, Essex
Based At
NHS base
Colchester Hospital
GMC Number
4642772
Clinic Timetable
Thursday PM
Clinical interests
Symptoms
Stomach and abdominal pain
Heartburn
Nausea / Vomiting
Indigestion
Bloating
Change in bowel habit
Rectal bleeding / positive FIT tests
Diarrhoea and urgency
Constipation
Jaundice / Abnormal liver tests
Weight loss
Diseases / diagnoses
Coeliac disease
Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
Stomach Ulcers
Gastritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) or Reflux
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease (LPR)
Barrett’s oesophagus
Ulcerative Colitis (Colitis) and Crohn’s disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Bowel Cancer Screening and prevention
Functional Gut Disturbances
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Anaemia
Pancreatic disease
Procedures
Gastroscopy / Upper GI endoscopy
Colonoscopy including bowel cancer screening
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Professional Memberships
British Society of Gastroenterology
European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation
British Medical Association
Academic Background
Dr. Simon Ralphs is a highly experienced gastroenterologist with a focus on high quality endoscopy and early cancer detection. He graduated from Newcastle Medical School in 1999. After completing his registration in 2001 he worked in Australia until 2002 before returning to the UK.
He has been specialising in gastroenterology since 2005 beginning with a fellowship at the renowned gastrointestinal unit at St. Mark's hospital in London where he gained specialist experience in inflammatory bowel disease, nutrition and intestinal failure.
He went on to complete his training in North West Thames working at St. Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital amongst others. He took two years out researching novel diagnostic techniques for early cancer detection at Imperial College London.
He gained a consultant post in Colchester in 2014 where he quickly took an interest in improving the endoscopy services becoming Clinical Lead for endoscopy in 2015. He became a Bowel Cancer Screening endoscopist shortly afterwards and has been the Clinical Director of the North Essex Bowel Cancer Screening centre since 2017 overseeing screening for the patients from both the Colchester and Ipswich Hospital Catchment areas.
He manages a wide range of GI problems and offers the highest quality endoscopy procedures for his patients at the Oaks Hospital.
Based at
NHS base
Colchester Hospital
GMC Number
4642772
Clinic Timetable
Thursday PM
Clinical interests
Symptoms
Stomach and abdominal pain
Heartburn
Nausea / Vomiting
Indigestion
Bloating
Change in bowel habit
Rectal bleeding / positive FIT tests
Diarrhoea and urgency
Constipation
Jaundice / Abnormal liver tests
Weight loss
Diseases / diagnoses
Coeliac disease
Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
Stomach Ulcers
Gastritis
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) or Reflux
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux Disease (LPR)
Barrett’s oesophagus
Ulcerative Colitis (Colitis) and Crohn’s disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Bowel Cancer Screening and prevention
Functional Gut Disturbances
SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Anaemia
Pancreatic disease
Procedures
Gastroscopy / Upper GI endoscopy
Colonoscopy including bowel cancer screening
Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Professional Memberships
British Society of Gastroenterology
European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation
British Medical Association
Academic Background
Dr. Simon Ralphs is a highly experienced gastroenterologist with a focus on high quality endoscopy and early cancer detection. He graduated from Newcastle Medical School in 1999. After completing his registration in 2001 he worked in Australia until 2002 before returning to the UK.
He has been specialising in gastroenterology since 2005 beginning with a fellowship at the renowned gastrointestinal unit at St. Mark's hospital in London where he gained specialist experience in inflammatory bowel disease, nutrition and intestinal failure.
He went on to complete his training in North West Thames working at St. Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital amongst others. He took two years out researching novel diagnostic techniques for early cancer detection at Imperial College London.
He gained a consultant post in Colchester in 2014 where he quickly took an interest in improving the endoscopy services becoming Clinical Lead for endoscopy in 2015. He became a Bowel Cancer Screening endoscopist shortly afterwards and has been the Clinical Director of the North Essex Bowel Cancer Screening centre since 2017 overseeing screening for the patients from both the Colchester and Ipswich Hospital Catchment areas.
He manages a wide range of GI problems and offers the highest quality endoscopy procedures for his patients at the Oaks Hospital.