Dr Mark Furman

Dr Furman is a Paediatric Gastroenterology Consultant. He qualified at the University of Cape Town in 1991. He moved to the UK in 1994 where he went on to specialise in Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology in an exclusive National Treasure Training programme through the main London Paediatric Gastroenterology Centres, including Great Ormond Street Hospital, Bart's and The London Hospital, King's College Hospital and The Royal Free Hospital. He has been a consultant for over 20 years, and is the Clinical Lead at the Centre for Paediatric Gastroenterology at The Royal Free Hospital, having moved there from Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2008. His main areas of interest are Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis), Coeliac Disease, Food Allergy and Intolerance and Eosinophilic Oesophagitis and his research interests are concentrated in these areas. He also is an expert in Gastro-oesophageal Reflux, Constipation and children with Feeding Issues, having served on the National Feeding Steering Group until 2018. He is experienced in diagnostic Paediatric Endoscopy and Colonoscopy, all performed under General Anaesthetic with expert Paediatric Anaesthetists. He worked with NHS England to develop national clinical standards for paediatric gastroenterology for the United Kingdom. He has also been an active member of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) where he has served on both the PIBD and the Coeliac Working Groups, and continues to sit on the Eosinophilic Oesophagitis Workging Group for BSPGHAN. He is also an active member of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and is on the European Working Group for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EoE). In 2018 he was also appointed to the position of Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO) at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, where he is involved in the digitisation projects for the Trust, and since 2022 has also been the Deputy Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) for the Trust, with additional leadership roles.

Coeliac Disease. Food Allergy / Intolerance. Gastro-oesophageal Reflux. Constipation. Eosinophilic Oesophagitis. Paediatric Endoscopy. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's / Ulcerative Colitis).