Dr Prem Premchand
Consultant Gastroenterologist
MBBS, MD, FRCP
I am a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Spire Hartswood private hospital in Brentwood, Essex, offering private gastroenterology care in our clean and comfortable hospital.
I have performed over 10,000 colonoscopies and 15,000 gastroscopies and have one of the largest series of colonic stent placement in the UK.
I set up the UK's first white cell apheresis service for refractory inflammatory bowel disease attracting referrals nationally and internationally. I qualified from Kerala University, India and started training in the UK in 1994, completing my gastroenterology specialist training at St Thomas Hospital London in 2005.
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Prem Premchand at Spire include:
Gastroenterology
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Bowel disorder test
Other treatments
Gastrointestinal intervention in upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, pancreato-biliary interventions, colonic stents including biodegradable stents, enteroscopy, white cell apheresis (WCA) for inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
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Important information about COVID-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Hartswood Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Bowel disease
Colonoscopy
Inflammatory bowel disease
Special clinical interests: Gastrointestinal intervention in upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, Sigmoidoscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP, Pancreato-biliary interventions, Colonic stents including biodegradable stents, Enteroscopy, White cell apheresis (WCA) for inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Member of Royal College of Physicians
Current NHS posts
Consultant Gastroenterologist, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Personal profile
I am trilingual – in addition to English, I speak Hindi and Malayalam.