Richard C Pollok

Prof. Richard Pollok is a British gastroenterologist and academic. He is a Professor of Practice in Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Infection at St George's, University of London. He also serves as a consultant physician at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a visiting professor at Imperial College London. His research primarily revolves around inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gastrointestinal infection.

Education

Pollok went to school at King's School, Canterbury, graduated from St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School in 1989. He has a BSc in Immunology (Imperial College) and Diploma of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (Liverpool University). He trained in gastroenterology in north east London and received his PhD (Queen Mary University of London) for his work on gastrointestinal immunology. He was a Wellcome Trust clinical research fellow at St Bart’s before joining St George’s as a consultant in 2002. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London) and member of the British Society of Gastroenterology and European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation.

Research work Pollok’s research work is extensive and influential. He has over 200 peer-reviewed publications in high impact journals like The Lancet, JAMA, and Gastroenterology.

As a clinician, Pollok undertakes consultation, endoscopy, service development and education at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He focuses on IBD, including the care of adolescents and young people with IBD who are moving from the paediatric service. He also has an interest in irritable bowel syndrome/ disorders of gut brain interaction and gastrointestinal-associated lymphoedema.