Dr. Karmo specializes in Gastroenterology Hepatology
7 May 2019
| Last updated on 7 May 2019
Dr Mazn Karmo is committed to delivering a professional and personal high quality service at all times. He has over 18 years of experience in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Dr Mazn Karmo received his Gastroenterology specialist training in the United Kingdom and had worked at major teaching centres in Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield in the United Kingdom. He completed his subspecialty in Hepatology and was awarded CCT in General Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2008.
On completion of his training Dr Mazn Karmo was appointed as consultant Physician Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Mazn Karmo was appointed as the head of Gastroenterology and Hepatology department at the Countess of Chester Hospital. He worked hard to develop a liver service and to improve the gastroenterology service in order to deliver high quality of care to his patients.
Special Interests
- Gastroenterology
- Anaemia, investigation and management of iron deficiency anaemia
- Abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation and rectal bleed
- Gastro-esophageal reflux disease Irritable bowel syndrome Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis and microscopic colitis)
- Food intolerance and Coeliac disease Helicobacter Pylori management
- Hepatology
- Investigation of abnormal liver function tests Alcoholic liver disease and alcoholic Hepatitis/cirrhosis
- Fatty liver and other metabolic disease
- Haemochromatosis (diagnosis and management)
- Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C infections including antiviral therapy
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Investigation and treatment of jaundice
- Cirrhosis and liver cancer
- Digestive endoscopy
- Diagnostic and therapeutic upper Gastro-intestinal Endoscopy (OGD)
- Management of oesophageal and gastric varices
- Barrett’s oesophagus surveillance
- PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) feeding tube insertion
- Colonoscopy (accredited as screener in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Program)
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Qualifications
- FRCP Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London 2014
- CCT Certificate of Completion of Training Gastroenterology Hepatology UK 2008
- MRCP Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians 2002
- M.D. ( Medicine Diploma) (Damascus University) 1996
Specialty
- Gastroenterology Hepatology
Nationality
- British
Languages Spoken
- English
- Arabic
Dr. Mazn Karmo
Specialist of Gastroentology Hepatology
Mediclinic Airpiort Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi
