Our Consultants

Clinic: Wednesday pm and Friday am

Clinic:Tuesday evening

Clinic: By arrangement

I graduated from University of Leicester Medical School. I gained postgraduate experience in a number of London teaching Hospitals including St Georges Hospital in Tooting. I carried out my research for a higher MD degree at Hammersmith Hospital in London. My research focused on mechanisms of gut repair following injury, such as in Inflammatory Bowel Disease or following the use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. I have published several original papers in peer reviewed journals.

I currently hold a position as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Epsom & St Helier NHS Hospitals. I have extensive experience in all aspects of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as well as Endoscopy.

My particular interests and expertise are in the management of patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease , acid related disorders, functional gut disorders and chronic liver disease. My interests in endoscopy are both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy of the upper and lower GI tract. This includes dilatation of strictures, luminal stent insertion, variceal band ligation and photo-coagulation. I am also fully trained in therapeutic ERCP.

Clinic: Wednesday evenings

Interests: General Gastroenterology, acute and chronic liver and pancreatic disease. Reflux and functional bowel disease. Therapeutic upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy.

My present post is based at St. George’s Hospital, London where I am involved in the Departments of Gastroenterology and Intensive Care Medicine. My post includes out-patient clinics, care of in-patients, teaching and also performing endoscopic procedures (endoscopy, colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy) at the National Endoscopy Training Centre based at St. George’s Hospital.

With regards to my previous training, I completed my PhD in liver disease at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. My further specialist training was based at St. Thomas’ London, where I was involved in new and innovative treatments of complex Barrett’s oesophagus and reflux disease, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis and functional bowel disease.

I am able to offer investigations  and management for oesophageal, gastric, colonic and liver cancers. I have particular expertise in the management of acute and chronic liver diseases, pancreatic disease, irritable bowel syndrome and other functional bowel disorders.

My interests in endoscopy are both diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy of the upper and lower gastro-intestinal tract. This includes most modalities of dilatation, stent insertion, variceal banding, photo-coagulation and laser therapy.

Clinic: Friday Mornings

Antony Chilvers was, until recently, senior surgeon at St Helier Hospital. He now practices exclusively at St Anthony’s Hospital, where he has worked ever since the new hospital first opened.

In 1989, he introduced laparoscopic general surgery into St Helier and St Anthony’s. He performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy in both hospitals.

Having worked at the Mayo Clinic with Professor Code in the Department of Gastro-intestinal Physiology, he has a considerable interest in the treatment of hiatus hernia and, in particular, the laparoscopic correction of this condition.

He has performed over 4,000 laparoscopic cholecystectomies and 2,000 laparoscopic hernia repairs. His interests also include the laparoscopic repair of rectal prolapse. Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) and excessive blushing can also be treated, in certain cases, by laparoscopic surgery and he has longstanding  experience in this field.

Clinic: Thursday PM

Clinic: Alternate Friday afternoons & Tuesday afternoons.

Procedures performed:

• Gastroscopy 
• Colonoscopy
• Therapeutic endoscopy including polypectomies, dilatations and stent insertions.
• Enteroscopy
• Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) of precancerous lesions
• Capsule endoscopy
• Liver biopsies

Conditions treated:

• All aspects of emergency medicine and general internal medicine
• All aspects of Gastroenterology and Hepatology including:
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis)
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Bowel cancer screening
• Acid related disorders
• Functional gut disorders
• Chronic liver disease
• Gastrointestinal cancers
• Pancreatobiliary disorders
• Acute and chronic liver disease
• Viral hepatitis 
• Iron deficiency anaemia
• Weight loss
• Chronic constipation
• General medicine
• Clinical nutrition.

University College London (MBBS; BSc 1st Hons in Immunology)
MD London (King’s) 2011
General Medical Council - CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in both Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine 2011
South West Thames Specialist Registrar rotation
Hammersmith Hospitals SHO Medical Rotation

Research was carried out at King’s College London and Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. This was based in the Nutritional Sciences and Immunobiology departments. Potential causes and novel treatment options in oral Crohn’s disease were examined in detail. Alongside this, the role of allergy in inflammatory bowel disease was looked at. Numerous abstracts at National meetings and publications in peer reviewed journals.

Tertiary centre experience in the inpatient and outpatient care of complex inflammatory bowel disease patients. Also enteral and parenteral nutrition experience in teaching Hospitals.

Member of the British Medical Association, British Society of Gastroenterology and Royal College of Physicians (London). 

BSG selection to attend the 8th ECCO IBD intensive advanced course
Research grants from National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s disease (NACC) and Foundation for Allergy Information and Research (FAIR)
Poster prize at British society of Gastroenterology national meeting 2011.

Clinics: Alternate Thursday afternoons