Dr Simon HC Anderson MRCP, MD
Simon is a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. He also leads an acute general medicine team at St Thomas' Hospital.
Away from professional practice, Simon puts his in-depth knowledge to further good use as a head tutor for undergraduates at King's College London University. He is also a regular teacher and clinical examiner of their postgraduate programme.
Timetable of Dr Simon HC Anderson
As one of the foremost practitioners in his field, Simon set up and leads the wireless capsule endoscopy service and balloon enteroscopy service at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital.
His interests include all therapeutic endoscopy and colonoscopy, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease,) wireless capsule endoscopy, balloon enteroscopy and general liver disease.
Further interests include research into techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of small-intestinal disease and ulcerative colitis. He is also breaking new ground as lead investigator in a trial of a new treatment for Crohn's disease, and is a co- investigator into the genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7188 8508
Email: s.anderson@londongiassociates.com
Qualifications & Accreditations
Dr Anderson graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1990. He then underwent higher specialist training at King's College Hospital (Liver Diseases and Intensive Care) and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital (Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine.) He was awarded a Wellcome Institute Research Fellowship and moved on to conduct full-time research at St Thomas' Hospital. He was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of London in 2004.
