Professor Peter Whorwell BSc MB BS MD PhD FRCP
Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology
- Email: peter.whorwell@manchester.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)161 291 5813
- Fax: +44 (0) 161 291 5806
Research
- Epidemiology, pathophysiology and treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders including irritable bowel syndrome, functional dyspepsia, chronic abdominal pain and non cardiac chest pain.
- Mechanisms and uses of hypnosis.
Key Words
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Hypnosis
- Functional gastrointestinal disorders
Methodological Knowledge
- Clinical trials
- Physiological measurement of gastrointestinal function
- Questionnaire studies
- Hypnosis
- Immunological aspects of gut physiology
Biography
Professor Whorwell graduated in biochemistry at the University of London and in medicine at Guy’s Hospital, London . After a series of residencies and fellowships, one of which was in the USA, he was appointed as Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of South Manchester in 1981 and was subsequently promoted to Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology. Over the years he has had a particular interest in the functional gastrointestinal disorders and now directs the South Manchester Functional Bowel Service. This unit undertakes research into the clinical, epidemiological and pathophysiological aspects of gastrointestinal disorders as well as caring for large numbers of these patients from all over the UK. It also undertakes a wide-ranging programme of research into new treatment options for these conditions including pharmacological, dietary and behavioural approaches.
Professor Whorwell has published over 280 papers and chapters in his fields of interest and serves on a number of advisory panels and working parties.
Selected publications
2009
- Agrawal A, Houghton LA, Reilly B, Morris J, Whorwell PJ. (2009). Bloating and Distension in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Role of Gastrointestinal Transit. Am J Gastroenterol, Full text doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.251 further details
- Agrawal A, Khan MH, Whorwell PJ. (2009). Irritable bowel syndrome in the elderly: An overlooked problem? Dig Liver Dis, Full text doi:10.1016/j.dld.2009.03.011 further details
- Beate Niesler, Johannes Kapeller, Catherine Fell, Wendy Atkinson, Dorothee Moller, Victoria Cox, Christine Fischer, Whorwell, PJ, Gudrun Rappold, Houghton, LA. (2009). 5-HTTLPR and STin2 polymorphisms in the serotonin transporter gene and irritable bowel syndrome: effect of bowel habit and gender. European J Gastroenterology and Hepatology, further details
- Carruthers H, Miller V, Morris J, Evans R, Tarrier N, Whorwell PJ. (2009). Using art to help understand the imagery of irritable bowel syndrome and its response to hypnotherapy. Int J Clin Exp Hypn, 57( 2), 162-73. Full text doi:10.1080/00207140802665401 further details
- Miller V, Whorwell PJ. (2009). Hypnotherapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders: a review. Int J Clin Exp Hypn, 57( 3), 279-92. Full text doi:10.1080/00207140902881098 further details
- Whorwell PJ. (2009). Behavioral therapy for IBS. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol, 6( 3), 148-9. Full text doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1361 further details
2006
- Jones H, Cooper P, Miller V, Brooks N, Whorwell PJ. (2006). Treatment of non-cardiac chest pain: a controlled trial of hypnotherapy. Gut, 55, 1403-8. Full text doi:10.1136/gut.2005.086694 further details
2004
- Atkinson W, Sheldon T, Shaath N, Whorwell PJ. (2004). Food elimination based on IgG antibodies in irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Gut, 53( 10), 1459-64. Full text doi:10.1136/gut.2003.037697 further details
2002
- Calvert E, Houghton LA, Cooper P, Morris J, Whorwell PJ. (2002). Long-term improvement in functional dyspepsia using hypnotherapy. Gastroenterology, 123( 6), 1778-85. Full text doi:10.1053/gast.2002.37071 further details