Introduction
Dr Marcus Auth (MD, PD, FRCPCH) is a Consultant Paediatrician specialising in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, and is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Liverpool.
Using this website you can book an appointment at his private practice at the Nuffield Health Grosvenor Hospital, Chester.
Appointments are usually face to face. Video consultations and follow-up telephone consultations are possible upon discretion and agreement in advance.
Dr Auth sees patients predominantly from the North West of England, North Wales and Isle of Man via face to face or video consultations. Patients from further afield may be seen after individual consideration.
“NEWS 2024:
Dr Marcus Auth was invited to present at the Excellence in Paediatrics (EiP) international meeting in Barcelona.
Marcus was an invited expert speaker and UK representative at German Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology in Essen.
Dr Marcus Auth held presentations to specialists about the First Global Guidelines on Eosinophilic Gastro-Intestinal Diseases (EGID) to which he has been a senior co-author.
These have been published in the prestigious Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN) in the January issue of 2024.
Dr Marcus Auth was an invited expert speaker and UK representative at the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology (BSPGHAN) in Bristol in March. He has been nominated by his national colleagues for a distinguished BSPGHAN lifetime award.
Marcus held presentations to specialists about the First Global Guidelines on Eosinophilic Gastro-Intestinal Diseases (EGID) to which he has been a leading senior co-author, has overseen national surveys on the standards of treatment and transition from paediatric to adult services, and quality of life in children with Eosinophilic Oesophagitis.
Dr Auth is also a senior member of the European Guideline Group for EoE, EGID, endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease and endoscopy, World Guideline Group for EGID, and national adult and paediatric working group for EoE.
He has contributed to the brand new publications of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology (ESPGHAN) on EoE. These have been published in the prestigious Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (JPGN) in the January issue of 2024.
NEWS: Projects Dr Auth is involved in 2023
- Chief Investigator for BioEvocs study - testing the ‘poo sniffer’ in children with Eosinophilic oesophagitis
-Principle Investigator for FORTIS - evaluating a new oral suspension of ferric maltol compared to ferrous sulfate in children with iron deficiency anaemia
NEWS: November 2022
The University of Liverpool has awarded Dr Marcus Auth the title of Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the School of Medicine.
NEWS: May 2022
Dr Marcus Auth has been awarded the prestigious GutsUK/BSPGHAN Research award 2022 for studies on the gut microbiome in children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE).
Dr Marcus Auth, on behalf of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, has co-published the first guideline on management of paediatric and adult patients with EoE, which is published in the prestigious journal Gut in the May issue of 2022.
Dr Auth presented lectures about eosinophilic oesophagitis and nutritional support for the training programme of the British and Europan Society of Gastroenterology.
He has contributed to or led on new medical publications from 2020-2022 on eosinophilic oesophagitis, inflammatory bowel disease, food-related gastroenterological disorders, rare forms of bleeding from the gut, impact of COVID on children’s health, and transition of children to adult care.
NEWS: November 2021
Dr Marcus Auth was an invited expert and UK representative at the first European Symposium on Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases, (EGID) in Athens.
Marcus held presentations to specialists on Dietetic management in EGID, health related quality of life in EGIDs, management of Eosinophilic Colitis.
Dr Auth is also a member of the European Guideline Group for EoE, World Guideline Group for EGID, and national adult and paediatric working group for EoE.
NEWS: November 2020
Dr Auth completed a state of the art educational programme ‘Nutrition and Pediatric Care Programme” at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in October 2020, and participation in the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting in October 2020, devoting sessions on recognition and management of food allergies.
NEWS: July 2021
Dr Auth contributed to a national panel which assessed the effect of COVID on service provision and management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease , the results were published in Gut 2021.
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Patient satisfaction and feedback:
‘From the day we met Dr Auth he has cared for my daughter to highest standards, from the treatments, monitoring, diet, medication. His communication is excellent which always eases the pressure of worry. Dr Auth always informs us of the facts and always remains positive in his approach which I believe encouraged my daughter to complete her treatments with determination!’
‘We feel so lucky to have had Dr Auth looking after our daughter -we couldn’t ask for anything more. The hospital are extremely lucky to have such an amazing doctor and his team and we can’t thank them enough for everything.’
‘Dr Auth has been a fantastic doctor in providing care for my daughter. Dr Auth has listened, understood and been compassionate in all the care he has provided. Dr Auth has took all my concerns and worries and dealt with them in an appropriate manner and liaised with other teams to ensure my daughter is cared for in the most appropriate way. It is a pleasure to be treated by such a knowledgeable and supportive professional.’
‘Dr Auth has changed my baby’s quality of life - he is like a different baby. We can't thank him enough.’
‘Dr Auth treats my son with genuine care and respect. He listens well and has empathy to the wider family perspective. He has also displayed a gut instinct about my son’s health conditions which I appreciate and am truly grateful for. I do not take it for granted. Dr Auth seems to treat his colleagues as equals and works well with the dietician team to provide holistic care.’
‘Dr Auth is amazing at what he does for my daughter.’
‘Dr Auth had put me at ease straightaway, he listened and understood all of my symptoms. I'm very grateful that Dr Auth had seen me quickly. And I was relieved to have further investigation done in and now already have a diagnosis and started treatment.’
‘Always very helpful, and explains everything to my son in a way he understands.’
Dr Auth is a fantastic doctor! we as a family are so happy to have him treat our son, our son is 100% his total focus and explains everything so clearly that he puts us at ease even when it's quite a distressing situation for us as parents and our young son we always leave feeling safe and valued and most importantly positive that we will get the best outcome.
‘Very efficient and personable.’
‘Really reassuring, very polite and listened really good care.’
‘Doctor was amazing.’
‘Always clear communication, always thinks about the condition & wider impacts of drug treatment. Always answers questions, very knowledgeable in his field. Fully confident this is the best place for my son to be treated.’
‘He was very good with my son and made him feel at ease.’
‘Very caring, supportive and great overall experience.’
‘He really put me at ease and was very good with my daughter.’
‘Excellent and very reassuring.’
‘Very kind. Understanding and has fixed my baby.’
‘Supportive and positive.’
‘Dr Auth has put us at ease and explained things in details while listening to our worries. We have confidence in Dr Auth, his knowledge and the journey we are on together to understand our son’s needs. To us there is nothing more important than the health and happiness of our children. Dr Auth embodies this ethos.’
‘He is very polite and supportive and always willing to listen and care for my condition unlike some other doctors I have met. He asks me a lot of relative questions which shows his interest and how he is devoted to his job.’
‘Personal and friendly’
‘Explained issues clearly’
‘The whole experience was very reassuring for both daughter and I’
‘Excellent communication at every stage. Thank you’
‘My son has suffered from severe constipation and bowel incontinence since he was 2 1/2 years old. Having persevered for a further 3 years with 0% success of feeling a bowel movement, Dr Auth recommended using another medication daily as the next course of action. After 4 months of using this, my son has started feeling bowel movements with 87% success rate. His behavioural problems have now virtually disappeared and he is enjoying school and family life in a way not enjoyed before. We all thank Dr Auth for his professional advice and recommendations in helping my son.’
When asked what Dr Auth could improve in his service:
‘Our visits are fantastic nothing to improve.’
‘Nothing, very happy.’
‘Excellent!’
‘Nothing – it was very informative and excellent.’