Dr Phillips, Frank

Dr. Frank Phillips is an experienced Consultant Gastroenterologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, with subspecialty expertise in both advanced clinical nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). As part of his clinical practice in general gastroenterology, he offers advanced diagnostics and treatments for a range of conditions, including: gastrointestinal cancers, acid reflux, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), coeliac disease, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bile acid malabsorption (BAM), and constipation. As part of his subspecialty expertise, he receives tertiary centre referrals and manages patients from hospitals throughout the East Midlands region for complex IBD, complex feeding tube complications and intestinal failure. Dr Phillips performs over 500 diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopies a year, including a regional service for advanced techniques relating to feeding tube complications. He prioritises quality, safety and comfort, using water-assisted insertion techniques for colonoscopy and the highly effective underwater technique for removing larger polyps.  His comprehensive training and diverse clinical practice enables him to provide his patients with the highest quality care. He holds degrees in Biochemistry (University of Bristol) and Medicine (St George’s, University of London), achieving a Distinction in Medical Sciences. He remains one of the only gastroenterologists to have completed their specialty exit examination in the first year of training, and to have achieved triple fellowship training in advanced clinical nutrition (St Mark’s Hospital, London; and Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge), inflammatory bowel disease (St Mark’s Hospital, London), and advanced endoscopy (Nottingham University Hospitals).  Dr Phillips continues to be actively involved in research, having delivered important evidence on the risks and safety of endoscopy in the COVID era. He has a number of first author publications in high impact journals and have presented my research findings internationally, earning recognition with a British Society of Gastroenterology Research Prize. He continues to be dedicated to medical training at all levels, and has organised and sponsored medical electives in Nottingham for medical students affected by war and conflict.  

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical Nutrition Endoscopy  Irritable bowel disease Gastrointestinal cancer diagnosis Acid reflux