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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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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101 reviews
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Dr Olga has been amazing! We were not taken seriously by our local GP in respect of concerns about our 4 year old. We found Dr Olga and visited her for a consultation. She has been so reassuring and carried out a thorough examination of our son. She made the appropriate referrals as necessary. Our son is thriving and a lot of it is down to Dr Olga carrying out the necessary investigations and helping us through various processes and procedures. She has been proactive and I would not hesitate to recommend her. Dr Olga has a wonderful bedside manner with children and made both my son and myself feel at ease.
5
Dr Olga was very friendly, put the patient at ease, explaining well what she was examining, was very clear in describing the illness and causes, responding well to our questions and ultimately her assessment and suggested treatment was spot on.
5
Olga was super responsive and helpful at a very stressful time for us. She could see us promptly, order the appropriate tests and talk us through the results. All in all a great experience.
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Great experience
5
Dr Kapellou is very experienced and has a very friendly way with children. She is very clear in her communication and very approachable. The medical advice that we got for our daughter was spot on and we even follow it to this day. This is clearly a testament of Dr Kapellou's experience and understanding of children's needs.
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 !!!!!
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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.
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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.
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6 endorsements
Dr. Simmy Kaur
A lovely colleague and an extremely competent neonatologist.
Dr Sanjay Wazir
Dr Kapellou is an outstanding neonatologist and paediatric consultant. I am proud to collaborate with her to make babies and children's better.
Mr Stefano Giuliani
Dr 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.
Professor George Du Toit
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Dr Olga Kapellou's overall patient rating is 4.88 out of 5 stars on Doctify. This is based on 101 reviews
What languages does Dr Olga Kapellou speak?
Dr Olga Kapellou speaks English
Where is Dr Olga Kapellou located?
Dr Olga Kapellou primarily practices at London Medical, located at 49 Marylebone High Street, London, United Kingdom, W1U 5HJ
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