Dr Olga Kapellou, Paediatrician

Dr Olga Kapellou

Paediatrician

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Dr Olga Kapellou

Paediatrician

Dr Olga Kapellou

Paediatrician

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  • by Dr Mike Coren, Paediatrician

    I would take my child to see her and would see her personally.

  • by Dr Mike Coren, Paediatrician

    I would take my child to see her and would see her personally.

  • Address

    • The Portland Hospital

      205-209 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5AH

    About Dr Olga Kapellou

    GMC number: 4386562

    Year qualified: 1995

    Place of primary qualification: National Capodistrian University of Athens

    Dr Olga Kapellou is a consultant paediatrician and neonatologist based at Homerton Hospital. She also runs general paediatric clinics and baby follow-up clinics at the Portland Hospital, Harley Street, and The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth. Dr Kapellou offers her patients comprehensive care, including baby checks, assistance with feeding problems, colic, excessive crying, food aversion, food allergies, breathing problems, constipation, diarrhoea, and frequent infections. In her outpatient clinics, she utilises the Griffiths Neurodevelopmental Scales to monitor infant development. Additionally, she is a certified Neonatal Life Support instructor and a breastfeeding specialist, certified by UNICEF.

    Dr Kapellou received her training at several major London hospitals, including Great Ormond Street and University College London. She has particular expertise in preterm and term neonatal brain injury, as well as the follow-up of babies after complicated pregnancies and births. After qualifying in 1995, she conducted significant research on the impact of preterm birth on brain growth and development, with her work being widely cited in the medical community.

    In 2009, Dr Kapellou was appointed as a consultant at Homerton Hospital. She began working at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in 2010 and later joined the Portland Hospital for Women and Children. Dr Kapellou is a fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

    Dr Kapellou's dedication to her field is evident in her extensive experience and the range of conditions she treats. Her roles include providing neonatal care, conducting developmental assessments, and supporting breastfeeding mothers. Her interests lie in neonatal brain injury and the long-term development of infants born preterm or after complicated pregnancies.

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