MBBS MSc(Paeds) MRCPCH DCH
30 years of experience
London, W1W 5AH
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by Dr Shankar Sridharan
30 years of experience
London, W1W 5AH
(+3 more)
9 connections in healthcare
Skill endorsed
by Dr Shankar Sridharan
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Dr Babu Vadamalayan, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, currently works within the Guy's and St Thomas's Trust in London in the King's College Hospital and Children's Hospital. He also sees patients privately in clinics across London. He is highly specialised in the diagnosis of paediatric gastroenterological issues, he can perform a wide range of endoscopies including gastroscopy, balloon enteroscopy, capsule enteroscopy, and colonoscopy. He also performs pH studies to diagnose reflux, food intolerance and allergy tests, and pancreatic function tests.
Dr Vadamalayan graduated with his MBBS in Medicine in 1996, before going on to do specialist training in paediatric health. During his training, he underwent a fellowship at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and completed a Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition. He has gained a wealth of experience from prestigious institutions around the world, in London he worked within King's College Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital, in Australia he trained in the Royal Children's Hospital and The Children's Hospital in Westmead, and finally, in Japan, he trained in the Jichi Medical Centre.
Dr Vadamalayan currently holds the position of Lead Gastroenterology Consultant in his NHS trust. He is also an active teacher, he runs an endoscopy course and he Chaired the endoscopy working group in the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
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General Medical Council
No. 4770839
Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Medicine
Graduated 1996
University College London, University of London
Child health
Graduated
University College London, University of London
Paediatrics and Child health
Graduated
University College London, University of London
Nutrition
Graduated
Primary Medical Qualification
MB BS 1996 Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Med University
Further Qualifications
FRCPCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London 2001
MSc Paediatrics UCL, London 2006
DCH Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London 2001
Diploma in Paediatric Nutrition Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, London 2006
FRACP (Part 1&2) Royal College of Paediatrics, Austra2006
Specialist Register entry date
Paediatrics From 27 Oct 2008
Professional Memberships
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
British Medical Association
American Gastroenterology Association
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
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£250Follow-up appointment
£200205 – 209 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5AH
40-42 Lee Terrace, London, United Kingdom, SE3 9UD
Bucks Cross Road Chelsfield, Orpington, United Kingdom, BR6 7RG
Denmark Hill, Brixton,, London, United Kingdom, SE5 9RS
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Dr Babu Vadamalayan is an experienced specialist who often listened to patients and explained medical plans in detail. He successfully diagnoses and treats various gastrointestinal conditions, including colitis, H pylori gastritis, EoE, and coeliac disease. Procedures like endoscopy are commonly used for diagnosis or polyp removal. Some patients mention feeling rushed during consultations and that their concerns were not fully addressed. Overall, Dr Vadamalayan often manages stomach and abdominal pain, using endoscopy and colonoscopy as key diagnostic tools.
Excellent consultant. Very calm and explains everything
Dr Vadamalayan is professional and caring. My son has been under his care for 3 years during which time we have seen significant improvement in his condition (of Crohns) such that he leads a fully normal life. We have been provided with clear information and instructions. He responds quickly to correspondance, and the administration from his office is exemplary. We are extremely grateful.
We consulted Dr Babu for my son with history of abdominal pain and bleeding . Doctor Babu listened to us, and after careful examination recommended further tests. He performed endoscopy and diagnosed colitis , and treated with medication. We are very pleased with his support and highly recommend him.
My child suffers from rare form of enteropathy and Dr Babu helped to make us the right decision & supported throughout to avoid the need for TPN. Dr Babu is very experienced and we highly regard this doctor. Excellent
Our one-year-old daughter needed an MRI and an gastroscopy,, both of which required general anaesthesia. We asked Dr. Vadamalayan if they could be performed together so she would only need to undergo general anaesthesia once. It was very difficult to arrange this, but Dr. Vadamalayan truly did his utmost and managed to get both procedures done in a single session
We were referred by our insurance, and Dr Vadamalayan helped to manage my son’s abdominal pain. He diagnosed H pylori gastritis and treated successfully with an improvement in symptoms. He did not put us through unnecessary investigations and always explained well & discussed the management plan with us in detail
Unfortunately, I'd not rate Dr Vadamalayan highly. My child and I were in and out in 10 minutes and I felt that he didn't listened to me much or took any notice of what I was telling him, even before we left the room he was checking his phone. Even my child commented " that was quick mummy, it took us 25 mins to get here and only a few mins to see the doctor!" Despite telling the doctor that my child did not suffer from constipation he prescribed tablets for a colonic transit study so my child had to take tablets for 3 consecutive days and on day 4 an x-ray of abdomen was done. He called us a couple of days after the x-ray, he didn't even have the results and asked us to tell him once again what our concerns were which I thought he'd have had noted down during our initial consultation. He then called a few days later to tell me that he had found the x-ray results and there was no sign of the tablets somy child did pass them and didn't have constipation which I had told him already. The only thing he could suggest was giving my child laxatives to make my child have diarrhea and clear out the intestines which again was unnecessary as the reason for our visit was to find out why my child throws up occasionally while feeling absolutely fine and well, without any sign or symptoms of any illness. My child did not suffer from constipation. I told him at the consultation that it could of course be psychological but I wanted to rule out any physiological problems and focusing on constipation was not helpful. Having had to pay the excess on our health insurance and other bills I'...
Read moreI highly recommend this doctor and he diagnosed reflux on our 8 weeks old. He did not recommend to exclude milk unnecessarily like 2 previous doctors and discussed the rationale for the treatment plan at every step
Dr Vadamalayan is a very smart and able Paediatric Gastroenterologist. He has a very caring manner and our patients have only ever conveyed confidence and gratitude for skilled and kind care
30 Aug 2020
Dr Shankar Sridharan
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Dr Babu Vadamalayan's overall patient rating is 4.7 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 22 reviews.
What languages does Dr Babu Vadamalayan speak?
Dr Babu Vadamalayan speaks English and Tamil
Where is Dr Babu Vadamalayan located?
Dr Babu Vadamalayan primarily practices at HCA Healthcare UK The Portland Hospital, located at 205 – 209 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5AH
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