Dr Simon Anderson graduated from the University of Cape Town 1990. He underwent higher specialist training at King's College Hospital (Liver Diseases and Intensive Care) and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital (Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine). His research was conducted at St Thomas' Hospital and he was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of London in 2004. He is dual accredited in Gastroenterology and General (Internal) Medicine and was appointed as Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist to Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in 2006. He heads an acute general medicine firm at St Thomas' Hospital where he is actively involved in teaching under- and post-graduates. His interests are general gastroenterology, therapeutic endoscopy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's disease).