Dr Gautam Kulkarni, Consultant Paediatrician
Dr Gautam Kulkarni
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr Gautam Kulkarni MD FRCPCH MBBS Dip Allergy
Consultant Paediatrician
Dr Gautam Kulkarni
Consultant Paediatrician MD FRCPCH MBBS Dip Allergy
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About Dr Gautam Kulkarni
GMC number: 5206080
Year qualified: 1996
Place of primary qualification: Poona
Initial consultation fee: £200
Follow up consultation fee: £150
Dr Gautam Kulkarni is a Consultant Paediatrician at St Thomas' Hospital and St Mary's Hospital in the UK. He qualified in Medicine in 1996 from the University of Poona, India, and subsequently moved to the UK to complete his training.
Dr Kulkarni has a particular interest in allergy and neurological conditions in paediatrics. He also covers general paediatric conditions, including asthma, constipation, and growing conditions. He is passionate about healthcare innovation and patient safety, having helped to set up 'Isabel Healthcare', a support system aimed at reducing errors in patient diagnoses. Additionally, he is a fellow for the NHS Institute of Innovation and Improvement.
Dr Kulkarni's areas of expertise include allergen desensitisation, allergy blood tests, and allergy shots (immunotherapy). He treats a variety of conditions such as headaches, stomach aches, allergic rhinitis (hayfever), food allergies, learning difficulties, drug allergies, weight gain, weight loss, asthma, constipation, and growing pains.
Since his appointment, Dr Kulkarni has been dedicated to providing high-quality care and advancing medical practices in paediatrics. His commitment to patient safety and healthcare innovation continues to make a significant impact in the field.
Areas of expertise
- Acute paediatric disorder
- Allergies
- Allergy blood tests
- Angioedema (swelling)
- Assessment for acquired head & skull deformity
- Asthma
- Ataxia
- Balance problems & disorders
- Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis)
- Blood in stool / rectal bleeding (haematochezia)
- Blood in vomit (haematemesis)
- Bronchitis
- Cerebral palsy
- Chest infection
- Chest pain
- Childhood obesity
- Children's allergies
- Children's joint problems
- Chronic cough
- Chronic paediatric disorder
- Coeliac disease
- Colic
- Concussion
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Constipation
- Cow's milk protein allergy
- Craniosynostosis
- Delayed puberty
- Diarrhoea
- Dizziness
- Drug allergies
- Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
- Epilepsy
- Facial palsy
- Fainting (syncope)
- Flat head syndrome (plagiocephaly)
- Food allergies
- Food intolerance
- Gait abnormalities
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
- Growing pains
- Hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
- Headache
- Health check (screening)
- Heart murmurs
- Heartburn (acid reflux)
- Hives (urticaria)
- Infant feeding issues
- Lactose intolerance
- Loss of consciousness
- MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan)
- Napkin dermatitis (nappy rash)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Newborn feeding issues
- Noisy breathing
- Nutrition
- Paediatric consultation
- Paediatric epilepsy (initial management and follow-up)
- Paediatric imaging
- Palpitations
- Pneumonia
- Positional skull deformity
- Rash
- Reflux and colic
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
- Rickets
- Scoliosis
- Seizures
- Sleep disorders
- Sleep disturbance
- Stomach / abdominal pain
- Tic
- Troublesome cough
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Weight gain
- Weight loss
- Wheezing
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