Dr Edward J Despott, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist
Dr Edward J Despott
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist
Dr Edward J Despott MD FRCP FEBGH FASGE FJGES MD(Res)
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist
Dr Edward J Despott
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist MD FRCP FEBGH FASGE FJGES MD(Res)
Dr Despott is a Consultant Gastroenterologist & Interventional Endoscopist
2019 August Author Interview - Dr Edward J. Despott
The International Advanced Endoscopy Masterclass (AEM) London
Endoscopy during the Covid-19 pandemic: Simple construction of a single-use, disposable face-shield
Areas of expertise
- Double-balloon enteroscopy
- Capsule endoscopy
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Therapeutic colonoscopy
- Dyspepsia
Make an appointment
Address
-
Royal Free Hospital | Initial (new) consultation for 30 minutes - £325 | Follow-up for 15-20 minute slot - £225
Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG
-
The Wellington Hospital | Initial (new) consultation for 30 minutes - £325 | Follow-up for 15-20 minute slot - £225
Wellington Place, St Johns Wood, London, NW8 9LE
-
Telephone consultation | Initial (new) consultation for 30 minutes - £325 | Follow-up for 15-20 minute slot - £225
Available for patients
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust
Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG
About Dr Edward J Despott
GMC number: 6095124
Year qualified: 1999
Place of primary qualification: University of Malta
Dr Edward Despott is a consultant gastroenterologist and advanced gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopist. He is the Clinical Head at the Royal Free Unit for Endoscopy, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Hon. Associate Professor at University College London (UCL) Institute for Liver & Digestive Health in London. He is a pioneering world-renowned expert in small-bowel endoscopy and minimally invasive endoscopic resection. Edward is also the first Maltese specialist to be awarded a post-graduate research doctorate in advanced endoscopy (Imperial College London) and is an elected Fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (FASGE). He is the co-founder and director of the International Advanced Endoscopy Masterclass (AEM), a high-quality educational meeting held annually in central London with >350 participants from >40 countries.
His specialist interests and clinical expertise include device-assisted capsule endoscopy (CE), enteroscopy, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), therapeutic colonoscopy, endoscopically mucosal resection (EMR) and transnasal upper GI endoscopy. He has comprehensive experience in management of inflammatory bowel disease. It is due to his efforts that the Royal Free Unit for Endoscopy is one of the only two centres in London to offer end-to-end small bowel endoscopy service.
Dr Despott qualified in medicine from the University of Malta in 1999. He then moved to the UK to pursue higher specialist training in GI endoscopy and gastroenterology. He has undertaken specialist, sub-specialist and advanced GI endoscopy training in the North East Thames rotation of the London Deanery School of Medicine. He has also been trained at the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute, London as well as in Japan.
Dr Despott has received multiple national and global scholarships and bursaries relating to advanced GI endoscopy. He has also been awarded MD (Res) by Imperial College London. He is currently pursuing research in GI endoscopy, and has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in addition to many book chapters and reviews. He is a referee for several global GI endoscopy journals of high impact. He is regularly invited to perform live endoscopy demonstrations at international meetings. He is also part of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guidelines committee for small bowel endoscopy. He is a Fellow of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (FEBGH) since 2012.
In his spare time, Dr Despott likes to paint seascapes in oils, expand his photography portfolio or do some deep-sea fishing. He is fluent in English, Italian and Maltese.
Areas of expertise
- Advanced gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy
- Altered bowel habit
- Bowel disease
- Capsule endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Complex polypectomy
- Crohn's disease
- Device assisted enteroscopy
- Double-balloon enteroscopy(DBE)
- Dyspepsia
- Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
- Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD)
- Endoscopy
- Enteroscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gastrointestinal endoscopy
- Gastroscopy OGD
- General gastroenterology
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Polyps
- Reflux disease (GORD or GERD)
- Therapeutic colonoscopy
- Transnasal endoscopy
- Transnasal upper GI endoscopy
- Ulcerative colitis
- Video capsule endoscopy
Professional memberships
Articles by Dr Edward J Despott
Outcomes from an international multicenter registry of patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding
Small bowel endoluminal imaging (capsule and enteroscopy)
Performance measures for small-bowel endoscopy
Double-balloon enteroscopy-facilitated cyanoacrylate-injection endotherapy of small-bowel varices
A prospective randomised study comparing double-balloon colonoscopy
Small-bowel capsule endoscopy and device-assisted enteroscopy for diagnosis and treatment of small-bowel disorders
A prospective comparison of performance during back-to-back, anterograde manual spiral enteroscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy
Anti-tumour necrosis factor agent and liver injury
Factors associated with reduced insertion depth at double balloon enteroscopy
Favorable long-term outcomes of repeat endotherapy for small-intestine vascular lesions by double-balloon endoscopy
Improved clinical outcomes and efficacy with a nurse-led dysphagia hotline service
Provision of service and training for small bowel endoscopy in the UK
