Achalasia is a rare but increasingly identified condition that is associated with marked morbidity and nutritional compromise. Urgent and appropriate testing and therapy is required as it can dramatically transform patients' quality of life and halt progression, as delay can lead to advanced disease that becomes difficult or impossible to treat.

Biographies

Dr Rami Sweis

Rami Sweis acquired his medical degree in 1999 from University of Edinburgh. He completed his PhD from Kings College in 2012. He was appointed as Consultant in Upper GI Medicine and Physiology at UCLH in 2014 and is the Upper GI Physiology Lead. He is also President of the Association of GI Physiologists (AGIP) and Associate Editor for Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 

Rami Sweis’ research is focused on advancing the methodology and utility of the technology used to investigate reflux and swallowing disorders. He has a particular interest in investigating and managing complex benign as well as malignant/pre-malignant upper GI disorders. He offers an array of endoscopic therapies including endoscopic mucosal resection, Radiofrequency ablation, dilatation, per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM), Zenker’s diverticulotomy (Z-POEM) and Trans-oral incisionless fundoplication (TIF).

Professor Anjan Dhar

Professor Dhar is a Consultant Luminal Gastroenterologist at County Durham with research interests in IBD and Oesophageal Diseases. He is Chair of Education for the BSG and a Council Member. He has over 150 publications in peer reviewed journals.