Dr Michael FitzPatrick

Dr Michael FitzPatrick is a specialist who provides compassionate, high-quality, rapid and personalised gastroenterology care for his patients in Oxfordshire and the surrounding regions. He practices privately at the Manor Hospital, Headington, Oxford (Nuffield Health), providing twice weekly clinics and weekly specialist endoscopy for patients with a wide range of gastrointestinal conditions. He and his team will ensure you are seen rapidly (most new appointments within one week of enquiry) and will make the process is as smooth and streamlined as possible. Dr Michael FitzPatrick is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and scientific researcher based in Oxford, UK. He also practices as a consultant in gastroenterology and complex nutrition in the NHS at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. Dr FitzPatrick practises across all areas of general gastroenterology. This includes the assessment and management of heartburn and acid reflux, swallowing problems, abdominal pain, coeliac disease and other food allergies and intolerances, bloating, diarrhoea and incontinence, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, anaemia, and rectal bleeding. He is an accredited and experienced endoscopist and performs diagnostic procedures including gastroscopy (OGD) and colonoscopy, with a focus on safe, comfortable patient experience during these procedures. Dr Michael FitzPatrick has a particular specialist interest in coeliac disease, clinical nutrition, reflux, and functional gastrointestinal disorders including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Dr FitzPatrick leads the Oxford coeliac service at the John Radcliffe Hospital and is a consultant in the complex nutrition team in Oxford, which provides tertiary care to patients in the region. His medical education and academic training has spanned several institutions, including Jesus College, University of Cambridge, Barts and The London School of Medicine, and Lincoln College, University of Oxford. He has worked at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford since 2015 and completed his DPhil research (PhD) in 2020, where he studied the immunology of coeliac disease, intestinal transplantation, and fundamental aspects of T-cell biology. Dr FitzPatrick is a scientific researcher at the Translational Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University of Oxford, leading a research group studying the role of the gut immune system in GI disease, including coeliac disease. He supervises doctoral students, teaches undergraduate medical students, publishes in peer-reviewed journals, and presents his research internationally. He lives in North Oxford with his wife and 3 sons.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2006–2012
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

2. 2012–2016
   Residency · Gastroenterology

   Universidad de Sevilla (GB)

3. 2016–2017
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Cleveland Clinic, US

1. 2016-09–2017-08
   Junior consultant

   UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Gastroenterology

1. 1 Choose a slot
2. 2 Brief pre-consult form
3. 3 Consultation
4. 4 Follow-up note & plan

Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 7 · i10: 4

Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Gastroenterology outcomes

   Dr Michael FitzPatrick, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.5307/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 54

2. Outcomes of Gastroenterology in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Dr Michael FitzPatrick, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.2400/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 124

3. European registry analysis of Gastroenterology outcomes

   Dr Michael FitzPatrick, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.1945/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 114

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