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An initial consultation with Dr Asish Bassi is from £210.
Dr Asish Bassi
Consultant Gastroenterologist
MBBS, MD, MPhil, FRCP
Specialises in
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Liver and kidney test
Also available for:
Virtual consultations:
I am a Medical Gastroenterologist and have gained vast experience in luminal gastroenterology and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, ERCP). I trained in the leading units in Wales, London and Liverpool and was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) degree from Liverpool University.
I perform nearly 1,000 endoscopic procedures per year and I'm an accredited colonoscopist for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. I perform advanced therapeutic endoscopy including removal of polyps, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (a procedure to remove large polyps which would otherwise require surgical resection), dilatation of narrowing in the gullet or bowel (strictures), placement of feeding tubes (PEG insertion) and stent placement in obstructing cancers. Besides Whiston Hospital, I also conduct advanced endoscopy sessions at Aintree University Hospital as a visiting consultant.
I am the core member gastroenterologist of the colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team, which specialises in prevention and management of bowel cancer. I provide the gastroenterology lead for lower GI services. My other clinical interests include management of conditions such as diarrhoea, constipation, irritable bowel, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, coeliac disease, indigestion, reflux disease, abdominal pain, indigestion, weight loss and anaemia.
I am the clinical director (CD) for gastroenterology at St Helens and Knowsley NHS Hospitals Trust, where I was appointed as a Consultant in 2005. As CD I managed all aspects of the expanding department with particular onus on quality improvement, work force planning, finances, governance and national accreditation of the unit (JAG approval).
I am an accredited trainer for endoscopy and a honorary senior lecturer at Liverpool University. I enjoy my role as a Royal College tutor at Whiston Hospital - where I am responsible for the education and training of the junior medical doctors attached to the hospital.
I continue to have an active research portfolio, resulting in publications in peer reviewed journals, national and international presentations, awards and lecture invites. My main research interest is in pharmaco-economics and my research has been presented at national and international meetings.
General Medical Council Number: 4559948
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Asish Bassi at Spire include:
Gastroenterology
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Capsule endoscopy (pillcam)
- Liver and kidney test
- Liver disease
- Virtual colonoscopy
Other treatments
- Anaemia
- Endoscopy
- ERCP
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Management of gastrointestinal conditions like constipation, diarrhoea and indigestions
- Reflux disease
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy
Gastroenterology
Gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal cancer
Gastrointestinal pathology
Gastrointestinal surgery
Inflammatory bowel disease
Liver disease
Motility disorder
Nutrition
Special clinical interests: Bowel cancer screening.
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS / Calcutta University / 1994
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MPhil (Medical Law and Ethics) / Glasgow University / 2003
Master of Philosophy, Medical Ethics
MD / Liverpool University / 2009
Doctor of Medicine
FRCP / London / 2011
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Professional memberships
British Society of Gastroenterology
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Accredited Colonoscopist for National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme
Member of British Medical Association
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Professional leadership
Royal College of Physicians tutor
Audit Lead - medical directorate
Clinical Director - Gastrointestinal Services
Current NHS posts
St Helens and Knowsley NHS Hospitals Trust.
Whiston Hospital.