Anton Emmanuel obtained his medical degree from London University. He is a senior lecturer in neuro-gastroenterology at University College London and consultant gastroenterologist at University College Hospital (UCH) at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (Queen Square) and the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. His clinical work encompasses being director of the GI Physiology Unit at UCH as well as providing a general gastroenterology service. His research includes basic gut neurophysiology and the study of the aetiology and management of functional gastrointestinal disorders of the upper and lower gut. He currently supervises six post-graduate research fellows undertaking higher degrees. He is the chairman of the neuroGastroenterology (NGM) section of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and chairs the Clinical Studies Group of the NGM section of the BSG. He is the medical director of Core, the largest UK gastrointestinal charity, and is editor in chief of Frontline Gastroenterology, a specialist clinical journal.