Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic
This is a specialised clinic for patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, running for over 30 years, and one of the largest in the country.
The clinic provides review for patients with established inflammatory bowel diseases or evaluation of patients with suspected IBD.
The ward base for the service is also supported by an investigation unit for day-case administration of biological therapies such as Infliximab and Adalimumab.
The team also has extensive experience in the use and monitoring of drugs such as azathioprine and methotrexate. In addition to clinics, the Department provides a nurse –led telephone help line and extensive access to information leaflets. A Transition Clinic for patients transferring from paediatric care runs on a regular basis, in conjunction with the Sheffield Children’s Hospital .
There are close working relationships with the Department of Colorectal Surgery, who have considerable expertise in surgical aspects of these conditions as well as state of the art options for x-rays and imaging.
The Inflammatory Bowel Disease clinic at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital runs every Thursday afternoon.
Clinics times
General Gastroenterology (Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning)
Inflammatory bowel disease (Thursday afternoon)
Consultants
Dr Alan Lobo, Lead for Gastroenterology and Consultant Gastroenterologist
Alan Lobo qualified from Guy’s Hospital in 1984. After hospital posts in Cambridge and Oxford, he undertook clinical and research Gastroenterology posts in Leeds and Bristol before appointment to a consultant post in Sheffield in 1994.
His practice includes inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and he was a lead author of the British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines for the management of IBD in 2004. The Department has a strong track record in research in this area. His other interests include upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy, and gastrointestinal haemorrhage.
