Dr Chris Lamb is a consultant gastroenterologist at Newcastle Hospitals. Dr Lamb graduated from medical school at Newcastle University with Distinction in 2004. He undertook higher specialist training in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine in the North East.
Chris treats a broad range of gastroenterology conditions and has a specialist interest in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis).
Chris is a previous recipient of the British Society of Gastroenterology ‘Young Gastroenterologist of the Year: Emerging Leader’ award and was a recipient of the President’s Medal.
The lead author of the British Society of Gastroenterology national guidelines for the management of IBD, he is also an investigator for several national and international clinical trials.
Chris leads a research programme in the Translational and Clinical Research Institute at Newcastle University. His research focuses on the intestinal immune system, how this maintains health or can drive inflammation, and how our immune system interacts with, and is shaped by intestinal microbes (bacteria, viruses and fungi).
During Chris’s research training he was awarded funding from the Wellcome Trust to undertake a Master’s Degree and PhD in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics. He was subsequently awarded a four-year National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Academic Clinical Lecturership completed in 2019.
He is the Chief Investigator for the national IBD-RESPONSE and CD-metaRESPONSE studies funded by the Medical Research Council and Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Dr Chris Lamb's Newcastle University profileChris works closely with the Crohn’s and Colitis UK charity supporting people with these and other forms of inflammatory bowel disease. You can find out more about the charity on their website below and watch a presentation from Chris on ‘Defining microbial predictors of responsiveness to biological therapies below:
Crohn's and Colitis UK website
