Dr Matthew Foxton
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
About Matthew Foxton
Dr Foxton holds clinical posts as a Consultant Hepatologist and Clinical Lead at Chelsea & Westminster NHS Trust and is an Honorary Consultant at the renowned Institute of Liver Studies at Kings College Hospital, London as well as being an honorary consultant at the Royal Marsden Hospital where he has a special interest in the management of the liver complications of cancer therapy. He is the Co-Lead for the Hepatology Clinical Research Network in West London and actively participates in both commercial and portfolio studies.
Dr Foxton, qualified in medicine from St George’s Hospital, London. He completed his training in general internal medicine and gastroenterology at South-East London, with sub-specialty accreditation in hepatology. He obtained his MD from the University of London with his thesis on HCV recurrence post-liver transplantation. He was appointed as a consultant at QEH Woolwich in 2007 where he developed one of the first NHS-funded Fibroscan services within the country. He was appointed to a consultant post at Chelsea & Westminster in 2010.
Clinical Posts:
Consultant, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Honorary Consultant, Kings College Hospital
Honorary Consultant, Royal Marsden Hospital
Expertise
- Abnormal LFTs
- Early Detection of Liver Disease
- Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
- Viral Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Fibroscan
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Dyspepsia
- Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- and Endoscopy
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Notable Publications:
- Professional memberships
British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL)
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD)
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
- Certifications and Awards
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
BSc
M.D. (University of London)
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