Dr David Reffitt is the Clinical Director of Gastroenterology at Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust. He qualified in 1990 from Bristol University and moved to London in 1993 after completing his General Medical Training at Bristol Royal Infirmary. Dr Reffitt then joined the Specialist Registrar and trained in Gastroenterology and Hepatology over the next seven years at St Thomas' Hospital and King's College Hospital. He spent three years in research and completed an MD thesis in Gastroenterology at The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital, University of London.

Since 2009, Dr Reffitt has been the Training Programme Director for Gastroenterology registrars in the South Thames, Kent, Surrey, and Sussex regions. He organises a comprehensive training programme for 75 Gastroenterology registrars.

Dr Reffitt maintains a comprehensive gastroenterology practice, dealing with a complete range of diseases of the upper and lower digestive tract. He also serves as a General Physician, managing all medical patients.

His areas of expertise include colorectal cancer, bleeding and bowel cancer screening, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), bloating, diarrhoea, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulceration, coeliac disease, and hepatology. Dr Reffitt is proficient in diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy, and he treats diseases of the biliary duct and pancreas. He is skilled in performing ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound.

Dr Reffitt's dedication to his field and his extensive experience make him a highly respected specialist in gastroenterology.