About Aruchuna Ruban
Dr. Aruchuna Ruban is a consultant here at Welbeck. He completed his medical degree in 2007 at Imperial College London and also went on to complete a Master’s in Medical Education from University College London in 2014. He was awarded a PhD from Imperial College London in 2019 for his work on metabonomics, obesity and diabetes research.
He has been the lead author on several gastroenterology publications in renowned peer-reviewed journals. He has experience in running clinical research trials and was awarded the prestigious Integrated Healthcare Scholarship from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders in 2021.
Dr Ruban is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College and is the Training Programme Director for Foundation Year 1 Doctors at Imperial College Healthcare.
Expertise
- Bloating
- Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Rectal Bleeding
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Ruban A, Glaysher MA, Miras AD, Goldstone AP, Prechtl CG et al. Duodenal-jejunal Bypass Liner for the management of Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Surgery June 2021 doi:10.1097/SLA.0000004980
Temperley L, Sullivan A, Ruban A. Bariatric surgery and the endoscopist. Frontline Gastroenterology 2020. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101681
Ruban A, Glaysher MA, Miras AD, Goldstone AP, Prechtl CG et al. A duodenal sleeve bypass device added to intensive medical therapy for obesity with type 2 diabetes: a RCT.NIHR Journals Library 2020 Nov. PMID: 33211455.
Glaysher A, Ward J, Aldhwayan, Ruban A et al. The effect of a duodenal-jejunal bypass liner on lipid profile and blood concentrations of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Clinical Nutrition 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.10.026
Sullivan A, Temperley L, Ruban A. Pathophysiology, Aetiology and Treatment of Gastroparesis. Digestive Diseases Sciences 2020 DOI:10.1007/s10620-020-06287-2
- Professional memberships
British Society of Gastroenterology
Fellow of the Higher Education Authority
Royal College of Physicians
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £275
- Health insurance
- Self-pay available
- Health insurance
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
Conditions & symptoms
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