Dr Andy Li

Clinical interests

• Bowel disease
• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopy
• Inflammatory bowel disease

Current memberships

• British Society of Gastroenterology 
• Fellow of The Royal College of Physicians 
• European Crohns and Colitis Organisation

Professional Profile

Dr Li completed his undergraduate medical training at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in 1993. and during this time, obtained a BSc in Biochemistry funded by a Medical Research Council Award.

After general medical training, underwent specialist training in Gastroenterology in around London and the South East. The final years of specialist training were at Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals and Kings College Hospital. Several years were spent at the Rayne Institute at St Thomas' Hospital in research on intestinal iron absorption and microscopy. Dr Li also received training in the care of complex inflammatory bowel disease and the conduct of clinical trials which I still participate in. I was appointed as a Consultant Gastroenterologist in Worthing Hospital in 2004. I sit on the specialist training committee for Gastroenterology for Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery and is actively involved in the training of junior doctors, medical students and specialist nurses.

He has extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of most gastrointestinal disorders of the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine. The nature of his NHS and private practice workload means that he is experienced in seeing patients with a wide range of complaints not limited to indigestion, swallowing issues, acid reflux, abdominal pain or bloating, constipation, diarrhoea and rectal bleeding. Dr Li is also a very experienced endoscopist who performs upper gut endoscopy (OGD), flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. His subspecialty interest are in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease including Crohns disease, ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis.

Dr Li has been practising upper and lower GI endoscopy for over 22 years at consultant level and heavily involved in endoscopy training. In an average year, Dr Li completes between 120-150 colonoscopy procedures and 200 upper GI endoscopy (OGD) procedures. He also practices in both NHS and private hospitals.

Dr andy Li founded and is the clinical lead for inflammatory bowel disease services for Worthing Hospital and lead endoscopy trainer for Worthing Hospital.

Personal Profile

Dr Li has a very young family as well as 2 dogs and lots of pet fish. When he gets a chance he enjoys being a member of Worthing Astronomers. Dr Li takes photographs of distant galaxies, nebulae and sometimes planets with telescopes either at home or on the South Downs. His work has been published in astronomy magazines.