Paediatrician
Paediatrician
London, W1W 5AH
Paediatrician
London, W1W 5AH
96 patient reviews
4 professional endorsements
Consultant paediatrician and neonatologist, Dr Olga Kapellou specialises in preterm and term neonatal brain injury, as well as baby follow-up after difficult pregnancies and births. She has NHS appointment at Homerton Hospital in London and consults privately at the Portland Hospital, Harley Street, and The Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth. Dr Kapellou runs general paediatric clinics and baby follow-up clinics and uses the Griffiths Neurodevelopmental Scales to measure developmental progress in her outpatient clinics. She also provides baby checks, assistance with feeding issues, colic, excessive crying, food aversion, food allergy, breathing problems, constipation, diarrhoea, and recurring infections. Dr Kapellou is a breastfeeding specialist and a UNICEF-certified Neonatal Life Support instructor.
Dr Kapellou received her medical training at a number of prestigious London institutions, including Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London. She went on to undertake research on the effects of preterm birth on brain growth and development with her work in the area widely acknowledged amongst her peers.
Dr Kapellou began working at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth in 2010 after becoming a consultant at Homerton Hospital in 2009. She later joined the Portland Hospital for Women and Children.
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Qualifications
Athens University Medical School (1995)
Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) , Diploma in Child Health (DCH) (2000)
Greek Board Paediatric accreditation (2002)
Greek Board Neonatal Medicine accreditation (2005)
Certificate of completion of training UK (CCT) Paediatrics/Neonatal Medicine (2009)
Doctor of Medicine (MD thesis, Effects of prematurity on brain growth and development) University of London, Imperial College London (2010)
Neonatology accreditation, Athens University (2005),
Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, FRCPCH (2010)
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96 reviews
5
Olga kapellou is the best doctor I have ever known .Extremely impressed & delighted with consultation. Very pleasant and helpful doctor. I felt well informed on the benefits .Very helpful nice manner.Always caring , understanding and very kind! She is really the best !!!!!
4.5
I was out of my mind with worry for my newborn who was a poor eater loosing weight and dropping off the growth curve, who had poos roughly once a week and was in clear abdominal distress throughout the week. Our paediatrician reassured us the poo frequency was a bit odd (we were combo feeding both breast and formula to stem the weight loss) but totally fine and left it at that. We went to another paediatrician with the same diagnosis. We slogged on following every bit of grandmotherly advice about how to encourage poos with no change. Baby was happy one minute and howling in pain the next. It was awful. I sought out Dr. Kapellou's advice based on her reputation. She suggested we try 'extensively hydrolysed formula' as his symptoms might be due to an infant milk allergy. No one had mentioned this possibility before. Once we made the swap, his poos became regular, his appetite increased, his weight increased, his distress melted away, and I became Dr. Kapellou's biggest fan--what would we have done without her ability to diagnose what others missed/ignored/didn't know about?? What a blessing to have had her skill and experience to turn around what was a terrifying experience of early motherhood into the ease that comes with a healthy, happily eating, pooing baby!
5
Our experience with Dr Olga Kapellou has been great. She has seen our daughter for over a year now. Our first consultation happened when our daughter was only 3 months and Dr. Kapellou immediatialy identified tongue tie (which was missed by doctors in the NHS despite us asking about it several times). She answered all our questions, gave us advise, and referred us with the right specialist for the necessary treatment. Since then, we have seen Dr Olga several times. She is very professional, friendly, and caring. She makes the examination process as fun as possible and our baby loves it! Beside, she is always happy to hear our concerns and answer as many questions as we have. We highly recommend Dr Olga Kapellou.
5
Dr Olga is phenomenal. She is astute and diligent in her treatment methods. She observed subtle symptoms we weren’t even aware of in our daughter. Dr Olga’s investigations led us to discover celiac, which would have had seriously damaging effects on our daughter’s health. We are eternally grateful.
5
We are very happy with Dr Olga Kapellou as our daughter's pediatrician. She helped us take care of our daughter's skin and allergy issues. Very grateful for Dr Olga's kind care and responsiveness.
5
Dr Kapellou has been our paediatrician for 7 years. She is very professional, knowledgable and compassionate. She listens carefully and with the same attention no matter how minor or major my daughters’ symptoms are; always takes prompt and appropriate action. Despite the fact she is one of the top doctors in her field, we never have had to wait long for appointments. My daughters see their visits to Dr Kapellou as a treat because she has managed to built a relationship of trust with them which I consider priceless.
5
I cannot speak highly enough of Dr Kapellou. Outstanding. After being messed around by health visitors and GP’s for months on end, I took my daughter to see Dr Kapellou and straight away her expertise were able to help my daughter. Dr Kapellou was great with my daughter and tried her best to make her at ease through playing peekaboo with her, which in turn helped me relax. I would highly recommend Dr Kapellou.
5
I have consulted with Olga several times now about my 9 year-old son. Each experience has been very informative, caring and professional. I found her responsiveness and calm attitude with the right level of explanation very comforting.
5
Dr Kapellou is very thorough and reassuring. She explains everything in a very calm way and answers all our questions. But most importantly she is very gentle with our child and makes sure our daughter is comfortable in the clinic. We are so grateful to have her as our doctor.
5
Dr Kapellou has helped us so much! We had a problem with my son’s weight during his two first months of life and she gave us really clear and to the point instructions. He regained his lost weight fairly quickly. The doctor also helped us save our breastfeeding journey as well! Super nice and sweet with kids.
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4 endorsements
Dr Kapellou is an outstanding neonatologist and paediatric consultant. I am proud to collaborate with her to make babies and children's better.
13 Oct 2022Mr Stefano Giuliani
Paediatric SurgeryDr Kapellou is a most caring and skilled Neonatologist and General Paediatrician. My patients are always happy to have been under her care and I am fortunate to be able to refer on to her.
19 Oct 2021Professor George Du Toit
PaediatricsOlga is a fantastic paediatric consultant . She is a pleasure to work with and a valued clinical opinion. Our shared patients have only ever expressed delight.
30 Aug 2020Dr Shankar Sridharan
CardiologyDr Kapellou is a very caring, clever, holistic doctor. She is dynamic and charismatic. Dr Kapellou is popular with patients and families and well respected by her peers. I am very happy to recommend her.
04 Sep 2018Dr Nitha Naqvi
PaediatricsWhat are Dr Olga Kapellou's reviews like?
Dr Olga Kapellou's overall patient rating is 4.88 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 96 reviews
Where is Dr Olga Kapellou located?
Dr Olga Kapellou primarily practices at The Portland Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK, located at 205 – 209 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5AH
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