Dr Zinu Philipose is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with sub-speciality training in liver diseases. He works for both the National Health Service and the private sector. Dr Philipose qualified in Medicine in 1995 and underwent specialist registrar training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the South Thames London Deanery. During his training, he worked at the King's Liver Unit, the largest liver transplant centre in the UK. His training also included a research period at Croydon University Hospital and two years of sub-specialty training in liver diseases.

He completed a Senior Clinical Fellowship at St Mark's Hospital, a renowned centre for gastroenterology academics and a tertiary centre for intestinal failure and inflammatory bowel disease. In 2009, Dr Philipose was appointed as a Consultant Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist at Worthing Hospital, where he played a key role in establishing several service developments. He was the only ERCP endoscopist at the hospital for a period in time and led the set-up of the newly built ERCP endoscopy room. Since 2016, Dr Philipose has been working at Croydon University Hospital, focusing on setting up liver disease services. He successfully established the Hepatology Subspeciality with many new acquisitions like appointment and training up and supervision of a Hepatology nurse, acquiring a Liver Fibroscan amongst many other things he has started at Croydon University Hospital.

He chairs the once monthly benign GI Xray meeting and is a core member of the Upper GI cancer and Hepatobiliary medicine service at Croydon University Hospital . He joined South West London Hepatology Network and continues to serve as the Lead for Hepatology services at Croydon University Hospital.

He improved the ERCP services In 2023, he was offered the job to work as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at newly opened Endoscopy unit at Oaks Cancer Care centre at Royal Marsden Hospital , Sutton branch to specifically bring in his expertise in Endoscopic Ultrasound for the disorders of the pancreas, gall bladder, and biliary tract including microlithiasis, in addition to providing other endoscopic procedures for patients with complex cancer conditions .He covers diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies for the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract. He believes in patient-tailored care, with a focus on improving patient well-being, and is dedicated to sharing his expertise in gastroenterology and liver diseases.

Dr Philipose believes in a thorough history taking and coming to the correct diagnosis with supportive investigations which helps with a specific management plan. With over 16 years of experience at a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist level, Dr Philipose has managed all aspects of gastroenterology and has treated a wide variety of gastroenterological and liver disorders.