Dr Ben Hope

Dr Benjamin Hope is a Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Gastroenterologist with over 20 years' experience.

Dr Hope completed his medical degree at University College London Medical School in 2001 followed by training in Scotland, New Zealand and Ireland at national referral centres. During this time, he became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Paediatrics before moving back to the UK. He became registered as a specialist in paediatrics with the General Medical Council (GMC) in 2012 and became registered as a specialist in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in 2014. He joined King's College Hospital as a GI Consultant in 2012.

Dr Hope's expertise covers the full range of childhood intestinal and nutritional disorders including:

• Coeliac disease, gluten intolerance and food allergies
• abdominal pain, diarrhoea, constipation, and vomiting
• Gastro oesophageal reflux disease and infant colic
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis)
• Disorders of gut brain axis (previously known as functional GI disorders) e.g. irritable bowel syndrome
• Intestinal failure, short gut syndrome, intravenous nutrition and complex enteral feeding

He is an accredited trainer in diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal endoscopy (gastroscopy and colonoscopy) and can carry out additional investigations when needed including capsule endoscopy and impedance tests.

In 2023 he broadened the scope of his practice by joining the Lewisham CAMHS neurodisability team looking after children with autism ADHD and learning difficulties. He also joined Harley Row Clinic, focusing on children with suspected ADHD.

Dr Hope's goal is quickly to establish the nature of his patient's problem, make sure the patient and their families understand it, and arrange the most suitable intervention.