Mark Samaan
Consultant gastroenterologist
Biography
Mark Samaan is a consultant gastroenterologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
He has worked as a clinician and researcher at specialist inflammatory bowel disease centres in England, The Netherlands, Canada and the United States of America.
Education and training
- MD, King's College London, 2022
- Speciality certificate in gastroenterology, 2012
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, 2009
- Medicine and surgery (MBBS) with certificate of merit, University College London Medical School, 2006
- BSc pharmacology first-class degree with Honours, University College London, 2003
Research interests
- New agents for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
Mark has participated in and led a broad spectrum of original inflammatory bowel disease research projects and has been published in several high-impact journals.
Awards
- South London principal investigator greenshoots initiative award, National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Research Network, 2021
- Award for outstanding NHS research leadership, Royal College of Physicians National and National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Research Network, 2018
- Young gastroenterologist of the year, British Society of Gastroenterology, 2018
- Award for outstanding NHS research leadership, Royal College of Physicians National and National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Research Network, 2017
- Travel award, European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, 2017
- Shortlisted for Alistair McIntyre prize for improving training, British Society of Gastroenterology, 2016
- St George's young researcher of the year, 2016
- St George's young researcher of the year, 2015
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Specialist interests
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
Last updated: April 2024