Dr Shiva T Radhakrishnan is a consultant gastroenterologist at St Mark’s Hospital and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

He completed his undergraduate medical training at Imperial College London whilst intercalating with a BSc in Gastroenterology & Hepatology. He undertook his higher specialist clinical training in the prestigious North-west Thames Deanery working at tertiary centres such as St Mary’s, Hammersmith and St Mark’s Hospital.

Dr Radhakrishnan has a strong background in translational research, being awarded a PhD at Imperial College London, investigating the interaction of the gut microbiota and the human host in IBD. His academic contributions have been recognised nationally and internationally, where he has presented at major conferences and received prizes for his work. He continues to drive clinical innovation as an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Imperial and is an active recruiter to clinical trials, previously serving as Sub-principal investigator for the landmark PROFILE trial recruitment at Imperial.

A dedicated medical educator, Dr Radhakrishnan holds a Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma in Medical Education from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). He actively shapes the training of future clinicians as the undergraduate firm lead for gastroenterology at St Mary’s Hospital and as faculty on the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) basic skills endoscopy courses at St Mark’s Hospital.

He contributes significantly to national gastroenterology governance and advancing patient care through active roles within the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), serving on both the new consultant committee and the IBD Clinical Research Group (CRG).