- Bupa Platinum consultant
 - Fee assured
 - Verified account
 - Open Referral network
 
Specialises in
- Paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition
 
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
 - Video and telephone consultations
 
About me
I am a Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust with more than 14 years’ experience of working with children. I obtained specialist grid training in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition from King’s College Hospital and Southampton Children’s Hospital. 
I have extensive experience in managing wide variety of gut related symptoms in children including, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, weight loss, and food allergies. 
I am experienced at managing various gastro-intestinal conditions including Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, Coeliac disease, Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Eosinophilic oesophagitis and disorders of gut and brain dysfunction.  I have extensive experience in performing and interpreting pH/impedance studies and diagnostic endoscopies. 
I am a member of British, European and North American Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and nutrition societies (BSPGHAN, ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN). I am an educational supervisor for students from King’s college and regularly teach medical students, paediatric trainees and allied health professionals. I am actively involved in research and presented at various national and international conferences around the world.
Areas of interest
Abdominal pain; vomiting, chronic diarrhoea, Constipation, Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; Inflammatory bowel disease, Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease; non IgE food allergy.
Medical secretaries
- Andrea Sinclair
 - Paediatric Diagnostics The Stables Westfield House Bonnetts Lane Ifield Crawley RH11 0NY
 - 01622 224723
 - kentpaedgastro@gmail.com
 
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Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr Claire Mearns
                                                                                                                                    
 Not Fee Assured
                                                                                                                                                         
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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                                                G6500
                                                
Diagnostic oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD) includes forceps biopsy, biopsy urease test and dye spray - (1-5)