Professor Andrew Veitch
Qualifications
BSc MBBS , MD, FRCP
GMC number: 3289114
Practising since: 1988
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Consultation times
- Weekly Monday morning (Cheltenham)
- Overview
About
Professor Andrew Veitch is a leading gastroenterologist, with a national and international reputation in teaching and developing guidelines for better clinical practice. He has been practicing gastroenterology as a consultant for more than 25 years.
His NHS practice is in Gloucestershire. He was instrumental in developing a centre of excellence in endoscopy, and set up the first bowel cancer screening centre in England, while in Wolverhampton.
He has a general gastroenterology and hepatology private practice and is a specialist therapeutic endoscopist.
Professor Andrew Veitch works with all of the major medical insurance providers.
Teaching and research
Professor Veitch is an Honorary Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Wolverhampton and has more than 80 academic publications.
Leadership
Professor Veitch is a past President of
the British Society of Gastroenterology. He has led on quality improvement in
endoscopy services for the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and
he has a previous global role as Chair of the Endoscopy Committee of the World
Gastroenterology Organisation.
Special interests
All aspects of general gastroenterology and liver disease, including:
- Acid reflux
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Colitis and Crohn's disease
- Coeliac disease
- Bowel cancer diagnosis and prevention
- Abnormal liver blood tests
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.
Treatments and tests offered by Professor Andrew Veitch at Nuffield Health
- Colonoscopy
- Gastroscopy (or gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
- Diagnostic endoscopy
Locations Professor Andrew Veitch works with
Related experience
Research
He is actively involved in research and guideline development in endoscopy and publishes numerous articles every year.
Memberships
- British Society of Gastroenterology
- European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Other posts held
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Consultant Gastroenterologist
Insurers Professor Andrew Veitch works with
Professor Andrew Veitch works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- WPA
- Healix
- Bupa
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- The Exeter
- Benenden Health
- APRIL
- CS Healthcare
- Freedom Health
- ESMI
- InterGlobal
- Health-on-Line
- HealthFund
- Medical Care Direct
- Simplyhealth
- Universal Provident
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
Declaration
Professor Andrew Veitch does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Professor Andrew Veitch does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Professor Andrew Veitch does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.