Dr Charmian Banks

Qualifications

BSc, BM, FRCP, PG, DIP, NUT, MED

GMC number: 4717250

Practising since: 2000

Specialties

Gastroenterology, General (internal) Medicine

Consultation times

  • Wednesday afternoons
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About

Dr Banks is a consultant gastroenterologist who has worked as a specialist consultant at the Royal Surrey since 2012.  She is currently the lead for Inflammatory Bowel Disease seeing adults and adolescents transitioning from paediatrics. She specialises in luminal gastroenterology, meaning any part of the gut from the oesophagus, stomach, and small and large bowel. She also specialises in nutrition being a core member of the nutrition support team at the Royal Surrey. 

She read medicine at the University of Southampton between 1994 and 2000 achieving & a first class Honours in her intercalated BSC and a Batchelor of Medicine. During specialist training, she rotated through London Teaching Hospitals including, Kings College Hospital, University College London Hospital and St George’s Hospital. During this time, she also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Nutritional Medicine from the University of Surrey.

She is an experienced endoscopist and endoscopy trainer and performs gastroscopy, colonoscopy and polypectomy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and placement of artificial feeding tubes. She recently qualified as a capsule reader to aid diagnosis of small bowel conditions and runs the breath test service at Royal Surrey diagnosing small bowel intestinal overgrowth.  She is also an expert at treating bile salt malabsorption. 

Personal interests

Dog walking, reading, swimming and running.

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Related experience

Research

Post graduate diploma in Nutritional Medicine.

Memberships

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
  • Member of the British Society of Gastroenterology

Other posts held

  • Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust, Consultant Gastroenterologist

Insurers Dr Charmian Banks works with

Dr Charmian Banks works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • Exeter Family Friendly
  • Vitality Health (Pru Health)
  • Westfield Health WPA

Declaration

Dr Charmian Banks does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Dr Charmian Banks does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Dr Charmian Banks does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.