Waqas Gaba

Endoscopy Experience

Competent in performing diagnostic Upper Endoscopy (JAG certified)

Competent in performing diagnostic Lower Endoscopy (JAG certified)

Competent in performing Level 1 and 2 polypectomy

Competent in performing endoscopic Nasogastric (NG) and Nasojejunal (NJ) tube placement in complex nutrition and surgical patients

Competent in performing ‘pull through’ PEGs

Supporting courses:

Basic Skill in Oesophagogastroscopy (OGD)

Basic Skills in Colonoscopy

Therapeutic Upper GI Course

Multi-level Polypectomy course

EQIP Haemostasis Course

London Live Endoscopy Course

UEG Summer School – Prague

GIEQ Virtual Online Course

Hepatology Experience

Vast experience of conducting complex inpatient hepatology ward rounds

Vast experience of seeing patients in hepatology outpatient’s clinic of various aetiologies including Alcohol liver disease, NAFLD, HCC surveillance

Competent in variceal screening endoscopy

Experience of attendance in HCC and parenchymal liver MDT

Supporting Courses

Sheila Sherlock Hepatology Course

International Liver Congress

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) experience

Competent in managing complex IBD patients

Regular attendance weekly complex IBD MDTs

Regular Complex IBD Friday morning clinics with mixture of new, follow up and complex post-surgical cohort of patients requiring range of treatments including IP admission, optimising

Supporting Courses

BSG Live Annual Meeting

Northwest Annual Gastroenterology Conference

Nutrition Experience

Vast experience of looking after neuro gastro and brain gut axis disorders as inpatient as well as outpatient settings

Competent in managing patients with gastroparesis, long-term feeding tubes

Completed a dedicated Nutrition block of 4 months in nutrition tertiary hospital and attended PEG tube clinics, nutrition MDTs, assessment for PEGs

Competent in managing eating disorder patients including liaising with multiple specialities and discussion with psychiatrists

Competent in trouble shooting PEG tubes

Multidisciplinary discussions including medico-legal aspects in complex decision making regarding long-term feeding options with patients and families

Supporting Courses

Leeds Nutrition Course

London Upper GI Symposium

Hepatobiliary Experience

Vast experience in managing inpatient complex hepatobiliary patients including pre and post ERCP complications

Some experience of attending regional tertiary care hepatobiliary MDT

Experience of running complex hepatobiliary clinics in outpatient settings

Supporting Courses

Manchester Advanced Endoscopy Symposium

General Internal Medicine Experience

Over 6 years’ experience of managing and leading acute unselected medical take

Competent in managing general medical patients of varying complexities in different specialities including respiratory, cardiovascular, neurology, rheumatology, geriatric medicine and stroke medicine

Over 8 years’ experience of doing independent medical ward rounds and complex decision-making

Competent in assessing deteriorating patient and discussions around palliation with patient and families when appropriate

Supportive Courses:

Advanced Life Support

GIC potential ALS