Peter Irving is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with an interest in IBD at Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals in London. He graduated with distinction from Cambridge University and The London Hospital Medical College in 1995. His training in gastroenterology was mostly in London, at St Bartholmew's and The Royal London Hospitals, and at University College Hospital. He was awarded an MD from the University of London in 2006 for his thesis on platelet-leucocyte interaction in IBD based on his time in research at Queen Mary College with Professor David Rampton. Subsequently, he moved to Melbourne, Australia to work with Professor Peter Gibson to conduct further research and do an IBD fellowship.
Dr Irving has published widely in IBD. In addition to authoring articles, he has edited two books on IBD and co-authored another. He continues to be active in research through his links at King's College London.