Dr Akshay Batra

Dr Batra is an experienced Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, who works as part of the paediatric gastroenterology team in Southampton and manages children with various bowel conditions. His routine clinical work includes the care of paediatric gastroenterology inpatients, outpatient clinics, and diagnostic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Dr Batra looks after children with a wide range of bowel conditions including failure to thrive, feeding problems in infancy, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, recurrent abdominal pain and

intestinal failure. He also provides diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy for the region, and clinics at regional hospitals. As well as general gastroenterology, Dr Batra leads an intestinal failure and coeliac disease service.

Dr Batra has a special interest in intestinal failure and the management of complex nutritional needs. He also provides a regional service for diagnosis and management of children with gastrointestinal motility disorders.

Dr. Batra is also active in the field of research and works to actively recruit patients for clinical trials, knowing the importance of research in continuous improvement of care for his patients.