Dr. Neil Philip Galletly

Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology &
GCAA Specialist Aeromedical Examiner in Gastroenterology

Specializations

• Painless upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy
• Colon cancer screening and removal of colonic polyps
• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Diagnosis and treatment of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease.
• Liver disease including fatty liver and abnormal liver function tests
• Gastritis and diagnosis and treatment of H pylori infection
• Diagnosis and management of food intolerances and SIBO
• Evaluation and treatment of gas and bloating
• Evaluation and treatment of constipation, diarrhea and rectal bleeding
• Celiac disease
• Digestive and liver health checks

Experience

Dr. Neil Galletly is a UK-trained senior Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology with over 25 years’ experience of investigating and treating GI and liver problems. He graduated with an MA in Medical Sciences from Cambridge University and obtained his medical MBBS degree with distinctions from the University of London. He then trained in gastroenterology, hepatology and general medicine in a number of London’s top teaching hospitals. He also spent three years in clinical and academic research at Imperial College London. He worked as an NHS Consultant in southwest London for over ten years where he was Clinical Director for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy at Kingston Hospital, as well as running a successful private practice at several top private hospitals in southwest London and Surrey. Before moving to Dubai in late 2019, he spent one and a half years as the Chief of the Digestive Diseases Center at the flagship Beijing United Family Hospital in China.

Dr. Neil performs a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic GI endoscopy including gastroscopy, colonoscopy, polyp removal and flexible sigmoidoscopy.

Dr. Neil is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians UK (FRCP), a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG) and a Fellow of the European Section and Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (FESBGH). He serves on the International Relations Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. He is accredited by the GCAA as a Specialist Aeromedical Examiner in Gastroenterology

Qualifications

• BA (Hons), University of Cambridge, 1989
• MA, University of Cambridge, 1993
• MBBS, University of London, 1993
• UK CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in Gastroenterology and General (Internal) Medicine, 2007
• FRCP(UK), Royal College of Physicians, 2013
• Fellow of the European Section and Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
• FACG, American College of Gastroenterology, 2018
• Membership of the British Society of Gastroenterology, Royal Society of Medicine, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Emirates Medical Association
• GCAA Specialist Aeromedical Examiner in Gastroenterology