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Professor Richard Pollok, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Professor of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Infection, is highly respected in the medical field. He sees patients privately at Parkside (53, Parkside, SW19 5NX) and is fully registered with the GMC with specialist certification in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine.
Professor Pollok completed his training at St Bartholomew's Hospital and received a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship, where he did his PhD in the field of gut immunology and intestinal infection. He is internationally recognised for his research in the field of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and colitis) diagnosis and treatment and has more than 200 publications.
His clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), investigating diarrhoea, gut infections, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other functional GI disorders, indigestion and heartburn, and screening for bowel cancer. He sees patients from the age 16 years upwards. He is an experienced endoscopist, having performed many thousand colonoscopies and gastroscopies, and is dedicated to providing the highest level of care for his patients.
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01 / 09 / 2021
Depression in individuals who subsequently develop inflammatory bowel disease: a population-based nested case–control study
Published in Gut
29 / 09 / 2022
Systematic review with meta-analysis: Time to diagnosis and the impact of delayed diagnosis on clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease
Published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics
07 / 04 / 2022
Global, regional, and national burden of colorectal cancer and its risk factors, 1990-2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Published in Lancet
15 / 07 / 2020
Prevalence and Duration of Gastrointestinal Symptoms Before Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Predictors of Timely Specialist Review: A Population-Based Study
Published in Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
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Professor Pollok is a lovely man. Kind, professional, thorough and tenacious despite some of the investigations being difficult to perform on me. He was determined to get to the root of my issues and was super accommodating in setting up a second investigation - a different type from the first. He kept me informed throughout both procedures and his analysis of the findings were clear and concise. He was quick to refer me on to a dietician whom he feels sure can help me with controlling my symptoms. He was talkative and chatty, and I enjoyed my discourse with him as we (and everyone else in the country) faced the usual challenges of the family Christmas!
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Very supportive and experienced with expert knowledge and advice
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Prof Pollock was professional and very reassuring he explained the procedures and my tests went smoothly.
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Dr Pollock is very professional, empathetic and has a great way of explaining things clearly.
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An excellent general gastroenterologist and endoscopist with a particular expertise in IBD.
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Kind compassionate gastroenterologist respected by colleagues
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In the year following IBD diagnosis individuals are significantly more likely to start antidepressants compared with controls, but treatment duration fell short of recommendations in the majority. Better integration of services may benefit individuals with IBD and psychiatric comorbidity.
11 August 2023
pubmedncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The combination of infliximab and immunosuppressant therapy is a standard management strategy for patients with Crohn's disease. Concerns regarding the implications of long-term combination therapy provided the rationale for a formal clinical trial of ...
11 August 2023
ncbinlm.nih.gov
Summary Background The impact of diagnostic delay on the clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains uncertain. Aim To perform a systematic review of time to diagnosis and the impact of delayed diagnosis on clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Methods We searched EMBASE and Medline from inception to 30th November 2022 for studies reporting diagnostic interval, from symptom onset to IBD diagnosis. We calculated the median, interquartile range (IQR) and pooled weighted median, of median diagnostic intervals of eligible studies. We defined delayed diagnosis as individuals above the 75th centile of longest time to diagnosis in each study. Using random effects meta-analysis, we pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for studies reporting clinical outcomes, according to delayed diagnosis. Results One hundred and one studies representing 112,194 patients with IBD (CD = 59,359; UC = 52,835) met inclusion criteria. The median of median times to diagnosis was 8.0 (IQR: 5.0–15.2) and 3.7 months (IQR: 2.0–6.7) in CD and UC, respectively. In high-income countries, this was 6.2 (IQR: 5.0–12.3) and 3.2 months (IQR: 2.2–5.3), compared with 11.7 (IQR: 8.3–18.0) and 7.8 months (IQR: 5.2–21.8) in low-middle-income, countries, for CD and UC respectively. The pooled weighted median was 7.0 (95% CI: 3.0–26.4) and 4.6 (95% CI: 1.0–96.0) months, for CD and UC respectively. Eleven studies, representing 6164 patients (CD = 4858; UC = 1306), were included in the meta-analysis that examined the impact of diagnostic delay on clinical outcomes. In CD, delayed diagnosis was associated with higher odds of stricturing (OR = 1.88; CI: 1.35–2.62), penetrating disease (OR = 1.64; CI: 1.21–2.20) and intestinal surgery (OR = 2.24; CI: 1.57–3.19). In UC, delayed diagnosis was associated with higher odds of colectomy (OR = 4.13; CI: 1.04–16.40). Conclusion Delayed diagnosis is associated with disease progression in CD, and intestinal surgery in both CD and UC. Strategies are needed to achieve earlier diagnosis of IBD.
11 August 2023
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Professor Richard Pollok's overall patient rating is 4.93 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 5 reviews
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Professor Richard Pollok primarily practices at Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital, located at 53 Parkside Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, SW19 5NX
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