Meet our team

At Cotton Tree Gastroenterology, we pride ourselves on creating a caring environment for our patients. We are committed to excellence. Every patient is treated with the utmost respect and understanding. We engage and communicate effectively with our patients, GPs and other specialisties, ensuring that every patient is informed, and able to make confident decisions about their gastrointestinal health journey. 

Cotton Tree Gastroenterology Reception Team

Our reception team

We have a very experienced reception team, who know about the stresses associated with the medical consultations and procedures. We are here to help!

We provide a friendly and efficient service covering all aspects of your experience with us: from making an appointment, to preparing for a procedure. You can be assured of confidentiality and that we will do everything in our power to ensure that you are informed about the process every step of the way.

Cotton Tree Gastroenterology Dr Johan

Dr Johan van den Bogaerde

Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist
MBChB, MMed, PhD, FRACP, FCP, MRCP

Service Focus

A very broad focus on interventional gastroenterology including particular interest in:

  • interventional endoscopy
  • inflammatory bowel disease 
  • motility disturbances of the gut and oesophagus
  • FMT – Faecal Microbiota Transplant, and
  • Hepatobiliary diseases as well with ERCP functionality

We follow a team approach in our practice and offer a broad range of expertise, recommendations, and interventions. I have a particular interest in the gut microbiome, and we have extensive experience in faecal transplantation and the natural approach to gastrointestinal pathology.

Post Graduate Studies

  • PhD from Cambridge University 
  • Post-doctoral studies in the Hammersmith Hospital, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Saint Marks, and Northwick Park Hospital

Awards & Fellowships

  • Bradlow Scholarship
  • Welcome Fellowship
  • Postdoctoral Fellowships at Hammersmith Hospital, University College London, and St Mark’s Hospital

Appointments

Current:

  • Interventional Gastroenterologist in pricate practice
  • Ongoing teaching and lectures as a commitment to continuing medical education.

Previous:

  • Associate Professor of the University of Queensland, and New South Wales
  • Professor of the University of Pretoria, chair of Physiology

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Faecal transplantation, the microbiome and the treatment of ulcerative colitis, recently published in the Lancet 
  • Interest and publication in the fields of endoscopy, motility disorders inflammatory bowel disease and transplantation immunology.

What our clients say

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    Danny Rivers
    a week ago
    Doctor johan and staff are amazing. great service highly recommend
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    Marianne Mattingly
    a year ago
    I was absolutely blown away by Dr. Johan and his team. They are all so kind, compassionate and positive. From start to finish I was handled with respect and patience. I absolutely reccommend him with the highest regard. His sta...
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    guy darmenia
    a year ago
    Could not be happier with the service and how professional the whole staff are. Would recommend to anyone out there.
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    Adam Shelly
    a year ago
    I had a recent day surgery. Very comfortable experience, staff were friendly & attentive.