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Professor John Hunter

Name:
Professor John Hunter MA, MD, FRCP, AGAF, FACG
Practising at:
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Specialties:
  • Gastroenterology
    • Nutrition
Special clinical interests:

Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Intestinal and gastric disorders
Nutrition

Research interests:

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Bacteriology of the gut
Colonic fermentation
Food intolerance and nutrition

Current NHS and /or university posts:

Hon consultant physician
Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge
Visiting Professor of Medicine, Cranfield University

Year of first medical qualification:
1965
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Fellow of the American Gastroenterological Association
Fellow of American College of Gastroenterology
Member of the Nutrition Society
Fellow of Higher Education Academy

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
01223 890376
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Qualified from Caius College Cambridge & St Mary’s Hospital London.  Consultant Physician at Addenbrooke’s since 1975.

I have particular expertise in the management of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.  I am the author of two books for patients with these conditions – Solve your Food Intolerance, (5th edition 2005) and Irritable Bowel Solutions (2007) both published by Vermilion (Ebury Press) London.  I have published over 200 scientific articles and currently lead an active research team running studies of the gut microflora at Addenbrooke’s hospital together with Cranfield, Liverpool and Birmingham universities and the Open University.

Personal profile:

Outside interests include walking, ski-ing, salmon fishing and English & French Literature.

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