This interview explores the pre-malignant stomach and covers the aetiology, histiogenesis, and risks associated with chronic atrophic gastritis. The endoscopic techniques required to diagnose and risk assess atrophy and intestinal metaplasia are discussed as well as optimising management.

Watch Dr Matthew Banks’ interview with Dr Anita Gibbons about his main talk on ‘Masterclass: The premalignant stomach – what to do?’.

Resources
Increase your familiarity with the premalignant stomach here: E-learning for improving endoscopic detection of Early Gastric Cancer

Biographies

Dr Anita Gibbons

Dr Gibbons is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Clinician Educator working at Hinchingbrooke Hospital (NWAFT) where is she is the Regional Sub-Dean, and at the School of Clinical Medicine and the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. She is a Bye-Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Her roles encompass teaching of undergraduates and postgraduates. For the last 2 years (up until June 2023) she has been the BSG mentoring lead setting up the current mentoring programme.

Dr Matthew Banks

Matthew is a consultant gastroenterologist at UCLH, with an academic appointment as an honorary associate professor at the National Medical Laser Centre, University College London (UCL). Main interests are early gastric cancer and cancer detection, Barrett’s oesophagus, acid reflux, achalasia and oesophageal motility disorders, and therapeutic endoscopy including ESD, RFA ablation, EMR and POEM.

He was director of endoscopy at UCLH from November 2007 to April 2014, and was the British Society of Gastroenterology Endoscopy committee secretary to January 2020 and sat on the BSG Research and Clinical Services and Standards Committee.

Achievements of these positions include JAG accreditation for Chelsea & Westminster in 2007 and provisional accreditation at UCLH in 2014. His current appointments include: 2010 to current – Endoscopy Section editor, Faculty of 1000 (F1000)

He helped develop endoscopic cancer techniques in the UK including RFA in 2007, ESD in 2007 having trained in Japan and POEM in 2014 having trained in Belgium. He has written chapters and reviews on endoscopy and edited the text book ‘Endoscopy in the Cancer Patient’. He has also written numerous original papers and general reviews.