Dr Ruchit Sood

Dr Sood is now offering video and telephone appointments. Dr Ruchit Sood is a private Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Leeds Nuffield Hospital and Spire Leeds Hospital, as well an NHS Consultant Gastroenterologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. His expertise is in all areas related to the gullet, stomach, bowel and liver. His particular expertise is in the assessment and endoscopic treatment of non-cancerous and cancerous lesions involving the gullet, stomach and bowel, as well as in the treatment of IBD and IBS. Dr Sood qualified from the University of Sheffield and then moved to Leeds to pursue his gastroenterology training, during which time he completed an advanced interventional endoscopy fellowship at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. He was awarded a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) research degree from the University of Leeds for his contribution towards work in differentiating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from other bowel disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In 2019, he was elected as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He is a National accredited Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) colonoscopist and is the Clinical Lead for the BCSP in Leeds. He is also the Clinical Lead for Gastrointestinal Bleed Service delivery at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and Governance Lead for the Gastroenterology department. Dr Sood is passionate about teaching and is involved in the training of gastroenterologists and surgeons at regional, national and international conferences and workshops.He has designed and run several endoscopy and gastroenterology workshops in the UK and abroad.  Dr Sood has a wide range of research interests, resulting in more than 45 peer-reviewed publications in endoscopy, IBS, IBD and gastrointestinal bleeding, as well as more than 30 presentations at national and international conferences. Dr Sood is married with two children. He enjoys cycling, running and walks in the countryside with his family. Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments • Endoscopy • Gastroscopy • Colonoscopy • Endoscopic Ultrasound • Polypectomy • Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) • Bowel cancer screening

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

1. 2000–2006
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Sevilla

2. 2006–2010
   Residency · Gastroenterology

   Universitat de Barcelona

1. 2010-09–2011-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Sevilla 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: 5 · i10: 15

Selected publications

1. Long-term follow-up of Gastroenterology across

   Dr Ruchit Sood, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2026

   DOI: 10.8433/euroclin.2026.0 · cited by 30

2. Validation of clinical scoring in Gastroenterology

   Dr Ruchit Sood, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.7121/euroclin.2025.1 · cited by 156

3. Long-term follow-up of Gastroenterology across

   Dr Ruchit Sood, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.4584/euroclin.2024.2 · cited by 162

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