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 Evelina 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 BSc 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 Chairs the endoscopy working group in the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
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General Medical Council
No. 4770839
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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15 reviews
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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'm very unsatisfied.
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Poor, no solution and overbooked. Would not use again
5
I 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
5
Dr Babu was very nice to our son and he has helped with his bowel issues successfully, no further accidents or embarrassing situations. I would highly recommend.
5
My teenager was referred to Dr V by our paediatrician. He performed blood tests, stool tests then endoscopy and diagnosed as having mild inflammation in large bowel. He was prescribed medications with an improvement in his condition. Dr V was nice and explained everything and made a treatment plan together
5
I highly recommend this doctor
5
We learned a lot about EoE ( Eosinophillic Esophagitis) after meeting Dr Vadamalayn. He made this diagnosis after performing endoscopy on our child, We never heard of this before and our son is a lot better on treatment. No further choking.
5
Best gastro doctor for children, and he helped my 3 years with vomiting.
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Dr Vadamalayan is an experienced and skilled endoscopist. He was recommended to us by our paediatrician. He performed special capsule endoscopy and diagnosed small bowel Crohn's disease on our 6 years old, who is now growing taller with no gastro issues. Highly recommend.
5
Very experienced gastro doctor for children, he does not perform unnecessary tests. He helped our 4 years old with constipation and soiling with systematic treatment plan.
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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
Dr Shankar Sridharan
What are Dr Babu Vadamalayan's reviews like?
Dr Babu Vadamalayan's overall patient rating is 4.55 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 15 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 The Portland Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK, located at 205 – 209 Great Portland Street, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5AH
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