Dharmaraj Durai
WAGE Vice President
Dr Dharmaraj Durai MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FRCP
Dr Dharmaraj Durai is a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, and a senior clinical leader with expertise in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), advanced therapeutics, endoscopy, clinical research and service transformation. He has served as a Consultant Gastroenterologist since 2006 and has held his current post in Cardiff since 2011. He completed a PhD at the University of Wales and was the coordinating research fellow for the UK multicentre HTA-funded MINuET trial. He remains actively engaged in national and international clinical research, particularly in IBD and healthcare innovation.
Dr Durai is the Gastroenterology Specialty Lead for Health and Care Research Wales and plays a key role in supporting the management of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related colitis across South Wales through multidisciplinary collaboration with oncology services. He is committed to developing research capacity and improving patient outcomes through evidence-based practice.
A passionate educator, he delivers teaching on IBD and gastroenterology for Cardiff University, supervises undergraduate medical students, and mentors trainees through advanced specialist training, including post-CCT Advanced IBD Fellowships.
As Vice President of WAGE, he is committed to providing strategic leadership for gastroenterology and endoscopy services in Wales, promoting excellence in education, research, innovation and high-quality patient-centred care.
