Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by
Dr Laurence Maiden at Spire include:
Gastroenterology
at Spire Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Other treatments
Gastroenterology: Nutrition, Inflammatory bowel disease, Gastrointestinal surgery, Endoscopy, Bowel disease, Gastro-intestinal
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Professional profile
I trained at University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London, gaining a BSc in anatomy and neurosciences before graduating in 1993. I completed my general medical training in Poole, Dorset, and returned to London and South East Thames to complete my specialist training at the Kent & Sussex, Guy's & St Thomas's, Kings College and Lewisham Hospitals. I am dual accredited in general (internal) medicine and gastroenterology. My research into non-invasive investigation of small bowel pathology, including capsule endoscopy and faecal calprotectin, culminated in the award of Doctor of Medicine in 2008.
I have been a consultant at the Tunbridge Wells hospital since December 2008 where I head a department of eight gastroenterologists and am happy to receive referrals on all aspects of gastroenterology and hepatology, including small bowel pathology and nutrition. I am one of only two consultants in Tunbridge Wells accredited to perform colonoscopy on the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. I also offer a new pain free investigation of the bowel using a pill-size camera to investigate internal problems. Capsule endoscopy is available to both insured and uninsured patients.
Clinical Interests
Gastroenterology
Bowel disease
Colonoscopy
Endoscopy
Gastrointestinal pathology
Inflammatory bowel disease
Liver disease
Specialties: Reflux. Nutrition. Gastro-intestinal. Colonoscopy including complex polyp removal. Special clinical interests. Accredited colonoscopist on National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Capsule endoscopy . Small bowel diseases. Push and balloon enteroscopy.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
British Medical Association
British Society of Gastroenterology
Royal College of Physicians
Medical Defence Union
General Medical Council
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Current NHS posts
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Clinical Lead, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
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