Dr. Ashwini Kumar Banerjee

About the Doctor

Dr. Ashwini Kumar Banerjee is a Consultant in Gastroenterology at Medcare Medical Centre. He completed his MBBS from the University of Calcutta in India and a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Gastroenterology & General Internal Medicine from the UK. He is a Fellow of the European Board...

Area of Expertise

Dr. Banerjee has extensive experience in general Gastroenterology with a special interest in pancreatobiliary medicine and advanced interventional endoscopy. He performs diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, including capsule endoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, push enteroscopy, ERCP, EUS, feeding tube placement, stricture dilatations, enteral stent placements and FibroScan. He treats dyspepsia, heartburn, bloating, abdominal pain, difficulty in swallowing, SIBO, coeliac disease, chronic diarrhoea, constipation, rectal bleeding, haemorrhoids, colonic polyps, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, fatty liver, hepatitis, cirrhosis, viral hepatitis, pancreatic disorders, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and malabsorption. Besides being involved in education and training for medical students and junior doctors in gastroenterology, Dr. Banerjee has presented papers at conferences at a global level. He has conducted high-quality endoscopy audits that have led to changes in endoscopy practices in the hospitals where he has worked. He is fond of reading and speaks Bengali, English and Hindi fluently.

Education & Qualifications

• MBBS from the University of Calcutta, India,
• Certificate of Completion of Training in Gastroenterology & General Internal Medicine (UK),
• Fellowship of European Board of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (EUMS),
• MBA in International Healthcare Management from the University of Cumbria, UK,
• FRCP (UK),
• Certification in Diagnostic UGI Endoscopy, Level 1&2 Colonoscopy from the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on GI Endoscopy,
• Certification in Advanced Life Support (ALS) from Resuscitation Council, UK,
• Certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association