Dr. Farooq Rahman
With over 20 years’ experience, Dr Farooq Rahman has extensive expertise in the fields of gastroenterology and general medicine and works at a number of London’s top hospitals, including UCLH and the prestigious King Edward VII’s Hospital. Dr Rahman treats a range of conditions including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, gastrointestinal cancers and irritable bowel syndrome. An accomplished endoscopist, he remains actively involved in medical education and research.
Specialities CV & PublicationsEducation & Qualifications
2015
FRCP (UK)
Royal College of Physicians, London
2010
CCT in Gastroenterology & General (Internal) Medicine
2010
PhD
University College London
2001
MRCP (UK)
Royal College of Physicians, London
1997
MB BS (London)
Royal Free Hospital & School of Medicine
1994
BSc (Hons) Immunopathology & Basic Medical Sciences
Royal Free Hospital & School of Medicine
Work History
Jul 11- present
Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist
UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London
Honorary Associate Professor, University College London
Mar 02 – Jun 11
Specialist Registrar training in Gastroenterology & General (Internal) Medicine
North East Thames Rotation
Membership of Learned Bodies
British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
British Society of Gastroenterology
European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation
Royal College of Physicians, London
Grants & Prizes
2005
NPS Pharma Ltd Clinical Research Grant
2007
Chronic Granulomatous Disease Research Trust
2006
National Association for Colitis & Crohn’s Disease
1994
Goldberg Schachmann Award for Intercalated BSc
Publications
T Kumagai, F Rahman, A Smith. The microbiome and radiation-induced bowel injury: evidence for potential mechanistic role in disease pathogenesis. Nutrients 2018
A Miles & METRIC investigators. Magnetic resonance enterography, small bowel ultrasound and colonoscopy to diagnose and stage Crohn’s disease: patient acceptability and perceived burden. Eur Radiol. 2018
S Burden, D Jones, M Gittins, J Ablett, M Taylor, C Moutford, J Tyrell-Price, C Donellan, F Leslie, T Bowling, S Gabe, F Rahman et al. Needs-based quality of life in adults dependent on home parenteral nutrition. Clin Nutr. 2018
Y Wouters, M Theilla, P Singer, S Tribler, P Jeppesen, L Pironi, L Vinter-Jensen, H Rasmussen, F Rahman, G Wanten. Randomised clinical trial: 2% taurolidine versus 0.9% saline locking in patients on home parenteral nutrition. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2018
F Pantoja, K Fragkos, P Patel, N Keane, M Samaan, I Barnova, S DiCaro, S Mehta, F Rahman. Refeeding syndrome in adults receiving total parenteral nutrition: An audit of practice at a tertiary UK centre. Clin Nutr. 2018
SA Taylor & METRIC study investigators. Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance enterography and small bowel ultrasound for the extent and activity of newly diagnosed and relapsed Crohn’s disease (METRIC): a multicentre trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018; 3(8): 548-558
N Keane, K Fragkos, P Patel, F Bertsch, S Mehta, S Di Caro, F Rahman. Performance status, prognostic scoring and parenteral nutrition requirements predict survival in patients with advanced cancer receiving home parenteral nutrition. Nutr Cancer. 2018; 70(1): 73-82
MA Samaan, D de Jong, S Sahami, S Morgan, K Fragkos, S Subramaniam, K Kok, J Makanyanga, I Barnova, H Saravanapavan, I Parisi, S Di Caro, R Vega, F Rahman, et al. Incidence and severity of prepouch ileitis: A distinct disease entity or a manifestation of refractory pouchitis? Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2016; 22(3):662-8
Y Chen , M Ogundare , CM Williams , Y Wang , GW Sewell , PJ Smith , FZ Rahman , et al . Shotgun cholanomics of ileal fluid. Biochimie . 2013; 95 (33): 461 – 63
GW Sewell, YA Hannun, X Han , G Koster, J Bielawski,,V Goss, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman , et al.. Lipidomic profiling in Crohn’s disease: abnormalities in phosphatidylinositols, with preservation of ceramide, phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine composition . Int J Biochem Cell Biol . 2012 ; 44 (111): 1839 – 46
FZ Rahman , * GW Sewell , * et al.. Defective TNF release from Crohn’s disease macrophages in response to Toll – like receptor activation: relationship to phenotype and genome wide association susceptibility loci. Inflamm Bowel Dis.. 2012 ; 18 (111): 2120 – 7
B Hayee, A Antonopoulos , EJ Murphy,, FZ Rahman , et al. G6PC3 mutations are associated with a major defect of glycosylation:: a novel mechanism for neutrophil dysfunction. Glycobiology. 2011 ; 21 (77): 914 – 24
DJB Marks, PJ Smith, FZ Rahman , et al.. Cryptogenic colitis due to occult cytomegalovirus infection. Frontline Gastro enterol. 2011 ; 2 : 57 – 62
S Ghosh, FZ Rahman , et al.. Survival following treatment of aortoesophageal fistula with dual esophageal and aortic intervention. Case Reports in Gastroenterol.. 201 1 ; 5(11): 40 – 44
B Hayee, F Z Rahman , et al.. The neutrophil respiratory burst and bacterial digestion in Crohn’s disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2011; 56 (55): 1482 – 88
FZ Rahman , et al.. Henoch Schönlein Purpura complicating adalimumab therapy for Crohn’s disease . World J Gastro intest Pharmacol Ther. 2010; 1 (55) : 119 – 22
DJB M arks, CR Seymour, GW Sewell, FZ Rahman , et al . Do adaptive or complement immunodeficiencies predispose to inflammatory bowel disease? A critical review.
Inflamm Bowel Dis.. 2010 ; 16 (111): 1984 – 92
B Hayee, FZ Rahman , et al.. Perspective article:: Crohn’s Disease as an Immunodeficiency.
Expert Review of Clinical Immunology 2010 ; 6 (44): 585 – 96
FZ Rahman ,* AM Smith,,* et al.. Delayed resolution of acute inflammation in ulcerative colitis is associated with elevated cytokine release downstream of TLR4. PLoS One 2010; 5 (33): e9891
DJB M arks, FZ Rahman , GW Sewell , AW Segal.. Crohn’s disease: an immune deficiency state. Crit Rev Allergy Immunol.. 2010 ; 38 (11): 20 – 31
CD Palmer,, FZ Rahman , et al .Multiple PMA – induced macrophage PKC signalling abnormalities in Crohn’s disease.. PLoS One 2009 ; 4 (111): e7787
FZ Rahman , et al.. Impaired macrophage function following bacterial stimulation in chronic granulomatous disease. Immunology 2009;; 128 (22): 253 – 59
FZ Rahman ,* AM Smith,,* et al.. Disordered macrophage cytokine secretion underlies impaired acute inflammation and bacterial clearance in Crohn’s disease . J Exp Med..2009; 206 (99): 1883 – 97
R Rajkariar, J. Newson, EK Jackson, P Sawmynaden, A Smith, F Z Rahman , MM Yaqoob,, DW Gilroy. Non-resolving inflammation in gp91phox -/- mice,, a model for human Chronic Granulomatous Disease , is associated with lower adenosine and cAMP levels . J Immunol . 2009;; 182 (55): 3262 – 69
DJB Marks, K Miyagi, FZ Rahman , et al.. Inflammatory bowel disease in CGD reproduces the clinicopathological features of Crohn’s disease.. Am J Gastroenterol.. 200 9 ; 104 (11): 117 – 24
FZ Rahman , DJB Marks,, et al . Phagocyte dysfunction and Inflammatory bowel disease.. Inflamm Bowel Dis.. 2008 ; 14 (110): 1443 – 52
W Rahman, F Z Rahman , et al.. Progression of retinopathy during pregnancy in type 1 diabetes mellitus. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2007 ; 35 (33): 231 – 36
DJ Marks, FZ Rahman , et al.. An exuberant inflammatory response to E.ccoli: implications for the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis and pyoderma gangrenosum. Gut 2006; 55 (111):
1662 – 63
DJ Marks, M Harbord, R MacAllister, FZ Rahman , et al . Defective acute inflammation in Crohn’s disease: a clinical investigation. Lancet 2006 ; 367 (99511): 668 – 78
S Rahman,, G Bhattee,, W Rahman,, F Z Rahman . INTERESTING CASE: Wegener’s granulomatosis – a cause of eyelid swelling. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005 ; 43 (66): 510
W Rahman, FZ Rahman . Giant cell (temporal) arteritis: an overview and update. Surv Ophthalmol.. 2005 ; 50 (55): 415 – 28
FZ Rahman , et al.. Pregnancy outcome in lupus nephropathy. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2005 ; 271 (33) : 222 – 26
S Rahman,, W Rahman,, F Z Rahman . A case of facial swelling and proptosis. Dent Update. 2004 ; 31 (99): 553 – 54
W Rahman , F Z Rahman . Sudden visual loss in GCA – a brief review of the current treatment. Saudi J Ophthalmol.. 2004; 18 (11): 25 – 27
J Rahman, FZ Rahman , et al.. Obstetric and gynaecologic complications in women with Marfan’s syndrome . J Reprod Med. 2003 ; 48 (99): 723 – 28
A Izmeth, SS Al – Dujaily, F Rahman , DR Osborne. Right pelvic ectopic kidney with pelviureteric obstruction causing contralateral obstruction to kidney and ureter: a novel presentation of pelvic ectopic kidney . BJU Int.. 1999 ; 84 (77): 875 – 7 6
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