Dr Faidon Laskaratos

Dr Laskaratos is a consultant gastroenterologist and specialist endoscopist in the Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy at St Mark’s hospital.

Dr Laskaratos completed his gastroenterology training in the North Central/North East Thames rotation in London and worked in several tertiary hospitals, including the Royal Free and University College Hospital. He then completed an advanced endoscopy fellowship at St Mark’s Hospital, where he trained in advanced colonoscopy techniques, polyp resection and small bowel enteroscopy, before his substantive appointment as a consultant gastroenterologist and specialist endoscopist at St Mark’s.

His clinical interests include general and luminal gastroenterology. He specialises in diagnostic and therapeutic luminal and small bowel endoscopy, including advanced colonoscopy, polypectomy, video capsule endoscopy and small bowel enteroscopy. He is an accredited colonoscopist for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. He is also a specialist member of the NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) advisory committee for colon capsule endoscopy. Additionally, he has a clinical and research interest and expertise in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours.

Dr Laskaratos completed a PhD in Gastroenterology at University College London (UCL), which investigated the biology of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours and has published widely in this field. He also has a strong interest in teaching and has completed a Masters degree (MSc) in medical education at UCL. He is an accredited trainer for medical students, gastroenterology trainees and fellows.

Dr Laskaratos specialises in:

• endoscopy
• bowel cancer screening
• capsule endoscopy
• colonoscopy
• gastroscopy
• transnasal endoscopy
• double-balloon enteroscopy
• polypectomy

Awards/Prizes:

1) Rising Star: Gastroenterology 2021. Frontiers in Medicine (2022)
2) NETRF Accelerator Award ($1.2 m) (Collaborator, UCL) (2020)
3) Certificate of Recognition for Basic Science oral lecture at Digestive Disease Week (DDW), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), USA (2020)
4) IPSEN research grant (£96,500) (Collaborator, UCL) (2019)
5) European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS) Travel Grants (2017 and 2019)
6) Distinction award for Clinical Poster at DDW, AGA, USA (2017)
7) Academy of Athens prize (awarded to top medical student of the University of Athens) (2009)
8) Dean’s Award (awarded in recognition of outstanding performance in the Medical School of the University of Athens) (2008)