Dr Laith Alrubaiy

Honorary Chair, Medicine Health and Life Science

+44 (0) 1792 602435

l.alrubaiy@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6340-8244

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About

Professor Laith Alrubaiy is a consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. He is an Honorary Professor at Swansea University Medical School. After winning two highly competitive scholarships to complete his post graduate medical studies at the State University of New York in the USA and then at King’s College London in the UK, he moved to Wales to pursue his clinical academic trainings in Wales in Hepatology, Gastroenterology and General Medicine. He was awarded a PhD from Swansea University School of Medicine for his work in applying health informatics in Gastroenterology research and clinical trials. He is an expert in patients’ reported outcome measures (PROMs) related research. He has won several national and international awards. In 2017, he was named the “Young Gastroenterologist of the Year” by the British Society of Gastroenterology in the UK.

In addition to his academic work at Swansea University Medical School, Dr Alrubaiy continues his clinical work as an Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at St Mark’s Hospital in London, one of the biggest GI specialised hospitals in Europe.

Areas Of Expertise

Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Patient Reported Outcome Measures ( PROMS)
Clinical Trials
Global Health
Medicine in Low Income Countries

Career Highlights

Award Highlights

Staff Excellence Award nominee: Quality and Improvement. London North West NHS University Healthcare Trust 2022
St David’s Award finalist: Welsh Government 2019
Staff Recognition award from going the extra mile to help patients. University Hospital of Wales 2018.
Young Gastroenterologists of the year 2017 – Emerging Leader award- by the British Society of Gastroenterology http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40462073
Finalist for the NHS Wales Awards 2014 “Developing new outcome measures to assess the quality of life and disease severity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease”

Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

McFarlane, M., Bhala, N., China, L., Alrubaiy, L., Chedgy, F., Disney, B., Farmer, A., Fogden, E., Sadler, G., Hull, M., McLaughlin, J., Ellison, H., Solomon, J., & Brookes, M. (2019). Attitudes to out-of-programme experiences, research and academic training of gastroenterology trainees between 2007 and 2016. Frontline Gastroenterology, 10(1), 57-66.
https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-100993, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48018
Alrubaiy, L., Khan, A., & Alrubaiy, L. (2011). Horner syndrome following internal jugular vein cannulation. Emergency Medicine Journal, 28(4), 343-343.
https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.081679, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30540
Alrubaiy, L. & Rehman, H. (2010). Broken heart syndrome. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 71(2), 112-113.
https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2010.71.2.46493, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30541
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2010). Images in Clinical Medicine: Vertebral Artery Dissection. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090706, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30542
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2010). Images in Clinical Medicine: Vertebral Artery Dissection. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090706, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30543
Alrubaiy, L., Sutton, J., Ahmed, W., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm presenting with haematemesis. Case Reports, 2009(dec07 1), bcr0820092143-bcr0820092143.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.08.2009.2143, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30544
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Night sweat and fever with liver mass on the CT scan. Case Reports, 2009(feb04 1), bcr0720080365-bcr0720080365.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0365, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30545
Alrubaiy, L., Ahmed, W., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). A complication of sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices. Case Reports, 2009(mar08 1), bcr0720080465-bcr0720080465.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0465, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30546
Alrubaiy, L., Sutton, J., Ahmed, W., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Doctor, I hear hissing sounds coming from my chest!?. Case Reports, 2009(may25 1), bcr0720080466-bcr0720080466.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0466, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30547
Alrubaiy, L., Ahmed, W., Sutton, J., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Benign endoscopic biopsies may be a red herring. Case Reports, 2009(jun01 1), bcr0920080894-bcr0920080894.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0894, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30548
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Images in Clinical Medicine: Lost in Communication. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 4(4)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090704, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30549
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Images in Clinical Medicine: A Case of Ruptured Abdominal. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 4(3)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090702, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30550
Corrigan, M., Alrubaiy, L., & China, L. (2016). Hepatology training in the UK. The Lancet, 387(10023), 1055
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00662-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30528
Al-Rubaye, A., Tariq, Z., & Alrubaiy, L. (2016). Prevalence of hepatitis B seromarkers and hepatitis C antibodies in blood donors in Basra, Iraq. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, e000067
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2015-000067, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30529
Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Hutchings, H., & Alrubaiy, L. (2013). Protocol for a prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate two new outcome measures for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. BMJ Open, 3(7), e003192
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003192, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15208
Seagrove, A., Alam, F., Alrubaiy, ., Cheung, ., Clement, ., Cohen, D., Grey , M., Hilton, M., Hutchings, H., Morgan, J., Rapport, F., Roberts, S., Russell, D., Russell, I., Thomas, L., Carter, K., Watkins, A., Williams, J., Clement, C., & Alrubaiy, L. (2014). Randomised Controlled Trial to Compare Infliximab and Ciclosporin in Steroid Resistant Ulcerative Colitis: trial design and protocol. BMJ Open, 4:e005091
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005091, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18249
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/4/e005091.abstract
Alrubaiy, L., Cheung, W., Dodds, P., Hutchings, H., Russell, I., Watkins, A., & Williams, J. (2014). Development of a Short Questionnaire to Assess the Quality of Life in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 9(1), 66-76.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jju005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19094
Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Hutchings, H., & Alrubaiy, L. (2014). Assessing patient reported outcome measures: A practical guide for gastroenterologists. United European Gastroenterology Journal
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640614558345, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19097
Alrubaiy, L., Rikaby, I., Dodds, P., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Hutchings, H., Alrubaiy, L., & Williams, J. (2015). Systematic review of the health related quality of life (HRQoL) measures for inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 9(3), 284-292.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20154
Alrubaiy, L., Rikaby, I., Sageer, M., Hutchings, H., & Williams, J. (2015). Systematic Review of the Clinical Disease Severity Indices for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 1
https://doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000438, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20252
Hutchings, H., Cheung, W., Russell, I., Durai, D., Alrubaiy, L., & Williams, J. (2015). Psychometric development of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Questionnaire (GSRQ) demonstrated good validity. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.03.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20510
Hutchings, H., Cheung, W., Alrubaiy, L., Durai, D., Russell, I., & Williams, J. (2015). Development and validation of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Satisfaction Questionnaire (GESQ). Endoscopy
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1392547, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21439
Williams, J., Alam, F., Alrubaiy, L., Clement, C., Cohen, D., Grey, M., Hilton, M., Hutchings, H., Longo, M., Morgan, J., Rapport, F., Seagrove, A., Watkins, A., & Alam, F. (2016). Comparison Of iNfliximab and ciclosporin in STeroid Resistant Ulcerative Colitis: pragmatic randomised Trial and economic evaluation (CONSTRUCT). Health Technology Assessment, 20(44), 1-320.
https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20440, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23619
Carter, K., Alrubaiy, L., Akbari, A., Samuel, D., Morrison-Rees, S., & Roberts, S. (2016). Colectomy rates in patients with ulcerative colitis following treatment with infliximab or ciclosporin. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 28(4), 369-382.
https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000000568, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25188
Williams, J., Alam, F., Alrubaiy, L., Arnott, I., Clement, C., Cohen, D., Gordon, J., Hawthorne, A., Hilton, M., Hutchings, H., Jawhari, A., Longo, M., Mansfield, J., Morgan, J., Rapport, F., Seagrove, A., Sebastian, S., Shaw, I., Travis, S...., & Williams, J. (2016). Infliximab versus ciclosporin for steroid-resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis (CONSTRUCT): a mixed methods, open-label, pragmatic randomised trial. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 1(1), 15-24.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-1253(16)30003-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29773
Rapport, F., Clement, C., Seagrove, A., Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., & Williams, J. (2019). Patient views about the impact of ulcerative colitis and its management with drug treatment and surgery: a nested qualitative study within the CONSTRUCT trial. BMC Gastroenterology, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1085-y, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52510
Alrubaiy, L., Mells, G., Flack, S., Bosomworth, H., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., & Jones, D. (2019). PBC-10: a short quality of life measure for clinical screening in primary biliary cholangitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 50(11-12), 1223-1231.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15554, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.15554
Alrubaiy, L., Mells, G., Flack, S., Bosomworth, H., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., & Jones, D. (2020). Editorial: rapid assessment of health-related quality of life in primary biliary cholangitis-no excuse not to ask. Authors' reply. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 51(1), 183-183.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15601, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53066
Alrubaiy, L., Sikafi, R., Hutchings, H., Arnott, I., & Williams, J. (2022). Further Validation of the Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Questionnaire-32 (CUCQ-32) to Measure the Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Biologics Therapy. Clinics and Practice, 12(3), 436-448.
https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract12030048, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60169
Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Louca, A., Rapport, F., Watkins, A., Sebastian, S., & Williams, J. (2022). Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Long-Term Follow-Up Results from the CONSTRUCT Trial. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(12), 2039
https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12122039, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62152
Alam, M., Longo, M., Cohen, D., Groves, S., Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Watkins, A., Sebastain, S., & Williams, J. (2023). Infliximab versus ciclosporin in steroid resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis: a model-based cost-utility analysis of data from CONSTRUCT pragmatic trial. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09233-w, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09233-w
Grant, R., Jones, G., Plevris, N., Lynch, R., Brindle, W., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Alrubaiy, L., Watkins, A., Lees, C., Arnott, I., & Williams, J. (2024). Validation of the ACE [Albumin, CRP, and Endoscopy] Index in Acute Colitis: Analysis of the CONSTRUCT dataset. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 18(2), 286-290.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad148, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad148

All Research

Journal Articles

Grant, R., Jones, G., Plevris, N., Lynch, R., Brindle, W., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Alrubaiy, L., Watkins, A., Lees, C., Arnott, I., & Williams, J. (2024). Validation of the ACE [Albumin, CRP, and Endoscopy] Index in Acute Colitis: Analysis of the CONSTRUCT dataset. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 18(2), 286-290.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad148, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad148
Alam, M., Longo, M., Cohen, D., Groves, S., Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Watkins, A., Sebastain, S., & Williams, J. (2023). Infliximab versus ciclosporin in steroid resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis: a model-based cost-utility analysis of data from CONSTRUCT pragmatic trial. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09233-w, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09233-w
Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Louca, A., Rapport, F., Watkins, A., Sebastian, S., & Williams, J. (2022). Quality of Life in Patients with Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Long-Term Follow-Up Results from the CONSTRUCT Trial. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(12), 2039
https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12122039, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62152
Alrubaiy, L., Sikafi, R., Hutchings, H., Arnott, I., & Williams, J. (2022). Further Validation of the Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis Questionnaire-32 (CUCQ-32) to Measure the Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Biologics Therapy. Clinics and Practice, 12(3), 436-448.
https://doi.org/10.3390/clinpract12030048, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa60169
Alrubaiy, L., Mells, G., Flack, S., Bosomworth, H., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., & Jones, D. (2020). Editorial: rapid assessment of health-related quality of life in primary biliary cholangitis-no excuse not to ask. Authors' reply. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 51(1), 183-183.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15601, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53066
McFarlane, M., Bhala, N., China, L., Alrubaiy, L., Chedgy, F., Disney, B., Farmer, A., Fogden, E., Sadler, G., Hull, M., McLaughlin, J., Ellison, H., Solomon, J., & Brookes, M. (2019). Attitudes to out-of-programme experiences, research and academic training of gastroenterology trainees between 2007 and 2016. Frontline Gastroenterology, 10(1), 57-66.
https://doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-100993, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48018
Rapport, F., Clement, C., Seagrove, A., Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., & Williams, J. (2019). Patient views about the impact of ulcerative colitis and its management with drug treatment and surgery: a nested qualitative study within the CONSTRUCT trial. BMC Gastroenterology, 19(1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1085-y, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52510
Alrubaiy, L., Mells, G., Flack, S., Bosomworth, H., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., & Jones, D. (2019). PBC-10: a short quality of life measure for clinical screening in primary biliary cholangitis. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 50(11-12), 1223-1231.
https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15554, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/apt.15554
Corrigan, M., Alrubaiy, L., & China, L. (2016). Hepatology training in the UK. The Lancet, 387(10023), 1055
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)00662-0, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30528
Al-Rubaye, A., Tariq, Z., & Alrubaiy, L. (2016). Prevalence of hepatitis B seromarkers and hepatitis C antibodies in blood donors in Basra, Iraq. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, e000067
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2015-000067, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30529
Carter, K., Alrubaiy, L., Akbari, A., Samuel, D., Morrison-Rees, S., & Roberts, S. (2016). Colectomy rates in patients with ulcerative colitis following treatment with infliximab or ciclosporin. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 28(4), 369-382.
https://doi.org/10.1097/MEG.0000000000000568, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25188
Williams, J., Alam, F., Alrubaiy, L., Arnott, I., Clement, C., Cohen, D., Gordon, J., Hawthorne, A., Hilton, M., Hutchings, H., Jawhari, A., Longo, M., Mansfield, J., Morgan, J., Rapport, F., Seagrove, A., Sebastian, S., Shaw, I., Travis, S...., & Williams, J. (2016). Infliximab versus ciclosporin for steroid-resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis (CONSTRUCT): a mixed methods, open-label, pragmatic randomised trial. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 1(1), 15-24.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-1253(16)30003-6, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29773
Williams, J., Alam, F., Alrubaiy, L., Clement, C., Cohen, D., Grey, M., Hilton, M., Hutchings, H., Longo, M., Morgan, J., Rapport, F., Seagrove, A., Watkins, A., & Alam, F. (2016). Comparison Of iNfliximab and ciclosporin in STeroid Resistant Ulcerative Colitis: pragmatic randomised Trial and economic evaluation (CONSTRUCT). Health Technology Assessment, 20(44), 1-320.
https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20440, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23619
Alrubaiy, L., Rikaby, I., Sageer, M., Hutchings, H., & Williams, J. (2015). Systematic Review of the Clinical Disease Severity Indices for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 1
https://doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000438, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20252
Hutchings, H., Cheung, W., Alrubaiy, L., Durai, D., Russell, I., & Williams, J. (2015). Development and validation of the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Satisfaction Questionnaire (GESQ). Endoscopy
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1392547, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21439
Hutchings, H., Cheung, W., Russell, I., Durai, D., Alrubaiy, L., & Williams, J. (2015). Psychometric development of the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Questionnaire (GSRQ) demonstrated good validity. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.03.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20510
Alrubaiy, L., Rikaby, I., Dodds, P., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Hutchings, H., Alrubaiy, L., & Williams, J. (2015). Systematic review of the health related quality of life (HRQoL) measures for inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 9(3), 284-292.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv002, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20154
Seagrove, A., Alam, F., Alrubaiy, ., Cheung, ., Clement, ., Cohen, D., Grey , M., Hilton, M., Hutchings, H., Morgan, J., Rapport, F., Roberts, S., Russell, D., Russell, I., Thomas, L., Carter, K., Watkins, A., Williams, J., Clement, C., & Alrubaiy, L. (2014). Randomised Controlled Trial to Compare Infliximab and Ciclosporin in Steroid Resistant Ulcerative Colitis: trial design and protocol. BMJ Open, 4:e005091
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005091, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18249
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/4/e005091.abstract
Alrubaiy, L., Cheung, W., Dodds, P., Hutchings, H., Russell, I., Watkins, A., & Williams, J. (2014). Development of a Short Questionnaire to Assess the Quality of Life in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 9(1), 66-76.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jju005, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19094
Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Hutchings, H., & Alrubaiy, L. (2014). Assessing patient reported outcome measures: A practical guide for gastroenterologists. United European Gastroenterology Journal
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050640614558345, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19097
Alrubaiy, L., Hutchings, H., Williams, J., Hutchings, H., & Alrubaiy, L. (2013). Protocol for a prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate two new outcome measures for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. BMJ Open, 3(7), e003192
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003192, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15208
Alrubaiy, L., Khan, A., & Alrubaiy, L. (2011). Horner syndrome following internal jugular vein cannulation. Emergency Medicine Journal, 28(4), 343-343.
https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2009.081679, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30540
Alrubaiy, L. & Rehman, H. (2010). Broken heart syndrome. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 71(2), 112-113.
https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2010.71.2.46493, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30541
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2010). Images in Clinical Medicine: Vertebral Artery Dissection. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090706, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30542
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2010). Images in Clinical Medicine: Vertebral Artery Dissection. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 5(1)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090706, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30543
Alrubaiy, L., Sutton, J., Ahmed, W., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm presenting with haematemesis. Case Reports, 2009(dec07 1), bcr0820092143-bcr0820092143.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.08.2009.2143, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30544
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Night sweat and fever with liver mass on the CT scan. Case Reports, 2009(feb04 1), bcr0720080365-bcr0720080365.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0365, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30545
Alrubaiy, L., Ahmed, W., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). A complication of sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices. Case Reports, 2009(mar08 1), bcr0720080465-bcr0720080465.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0465, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30546
Alrubaiy, L., Sutton, J., Ahmed, W., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Doctor, I hear hissing sounds coming from my chest!?. Case Reports, 2009(may25 1), bcr0720080466-bcr0720080466.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0466, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30547
Alrubaiy, L., Ahmed, W., Sutton, J., & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Benign endoscopic biopsies may be a red herring. Case Reports, 2009(jun01 1), bcr0920080894-bcr0920080894.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0894, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30548
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Images in Clinical Medicine: Lost in Communication. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 4(4)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090704, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30549
Alrubaiy, L. & Alrubaiy, L. (2009). Images in Clinical Medicine: A Case of Ruptured Abdominal. Libyan Journal of Medicine, 4(3)
https://doi.org/10.4176/090702, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa30550

Key Grants and Projects

Swansea Trials Unit Infrastructure Funding Call. 2020 - 2023

, with Hayley Hutchings, Greg Fegan Alan Watkins Claire O’Neill Kym Thorne Gail Holl and Julie Hepburn, £1,053,377
Comparison of infliximab and ciclosporin in steroid-resistant ulcerative colitis (CONSTRUCT) 2008 - 2014

, with John Williams, Ian Russell, Hayley Hutchings, et al., £2,774,635
The BSG International grant. Setting Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in Iraq 2020

, £10,000
Prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate a new mobile phone application to assess quality of life in patients with IBD. 2016

, £20,000
Prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate a new mobile phone application to assess quality of life in patients with perianal and fistulating Crohn’s disease 2010

, £10,000

Public Engagements

Professor Alrubaiy has led and/or presented at public engagement events at Cardiff and Vales University Hospital, Swansea, London North West NHS trust , among others. He was also featured in several radio and TV programmes on BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Local newspapers on matters related to health and well being, including COVID-19 for example:

Coronavirus: Northwick Park Hospital doctor advises how to help NHS https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/18337969.coronavirus-northwick-park-hospital-doctor-advises-help-nhs/
Doctor warns of high risk of liver disease in Harrow https://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/18932567.doctor-warns-high-risk-liver-disease-harrow/
Cardiff-based doctor sees health progress in Iraq https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47542351
Cardiff doctor helps Iraqis hit by Basra water crisis illness https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45657120

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Key Grants and Projects

Swansea Trials Unit Infrastructure Funding Call. 2020 - 2023

Comparison of infliximab and ciclosporin in steroid-resistant ulcerative colitis (CONSTRUCT) 2008 - 2014

The BSG International grant. Setting Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in Iraq 2020

Prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate a new mobile phone application to assess quality of life in patients with IBD. 2016

Prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate a new mobile phone application to assess quality of life in patients with perianal and fistulating Crohn’s disease 2010

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