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About Dr Vikramjit Mitra
Personal Profile
Dr Vikramjit Mitra is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Woodlands Hospital in Darlington.
He has been a Consultant Gastroenterologist since March of 2014. He also practices at the University Hospital of North Tees, with a specialist interest in Pancreatico-biliary (PB) Medicine and Advanced Endoscopy (EUS, ERCP, EMR and enteral stenting).
He completed his gastroenterology training in the Northern Deanery, followed by a fellowship in PB Medicine at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. He has also been involved in the development of HPB services in Teesside.
His other interests include:
- Medical education
- Endoscopy training
- Research in pancreatico-biliary medicine
He is a core member of the Northern School of Endoscopy and has been a faculty in JAG approved training courses. He is the course director of JAG Basic Skills ERCP and EUS courses at North Tees Hospital. In 2018, he joined as a member of the Pancreas Section of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and currently chairs the Pancreas Clinical Section in the BSG (2025-2027). He was also the ex-chair of Pancreas Clinical Research Group of the BSG (2019-2025). Additionally, Dr Mitra is a Visiting Professor at the School of Medical Sciences, located at Sunderland University, and a Medical Assessor for Joint Advisory Group (JAG).
He has been the co-chair of the HPB endoscopy sub-group (part of the North East & North Cumbria network) since 2021. He is active clinical researcher and has multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals in gastroenterology.
Clinical Interests
- Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP and EUS)
- Dysphagia
- Dyspepsia (indigestion)
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and chronic diarrhoea (including irritable bowel syndrome)
- Management of pancreato-biliary conditions (acute & chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts, gallstones and common bile duct stones, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction)
Professional Memberships
- British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)
- Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- British Medical Association
- General Medical Council
- Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow
- Northern Endoscopy Training Academy (NETA)
- Chair, Pancreas Clinical Section, British Society of Gastroenterology (2025-2027)
- Ex-chair, Pancreas Clinical Research Group, BSG (2019-2025)
- Committee Member for Pancreas Society of Great Britain and Ireland (2019-2025)
