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Dr Kush Rupasinghe

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Dr Kush is a caring and attentive children's doctor and expert Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist at King's College Hospital (KCH), London.

He trained at UCL Medical School, obtaining an MBBS qualification with an intercalated BSc in Medical Sciences and Psychology. he subsequently completed an MSc In Advanced Paediatrics at the UCL Institute of Child Health with distinction. He holds Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) and is a member of both the European and British Societies of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN and BSPGHAN). He currently sits as a Board Member of BSPGHAN Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EoE) working group committee.

Dr Kush is highly involved in the training of doctors. He sat on the College Special Advisory Committee (CSAC) for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (PGHAN) and held responsibility for UK. PGHAN trainees' training and assessment. He is a trainer in Paediatric Endoscopy, and is part of the team that runs one of the only JAG accredited gastroscopy courses in the UK. He is the current Undergraduate Lead for Paediatric Gastroenterology teaching for King's College London (KCL) at KCH. Previously he has been an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London with formal qualifications in teaching and education (GIC, MSc).

 

Dr Kush is involved in the cutting edge of treatment advances and serves as a sub-investigator for clinical trials in Paediatric Gastroenterology including numerous novel biologic interventions in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease.

He is also the Child Health medical lead for the EPIC digital healthcare system at King's College Hospital and is interested in transforming healthcare information systems to improve patient outcomes, satisfaction and optimise efficiency. He has a special interest in using artificial intelligence in real healthcare settings.

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Mission

Dr Kush is an experienced endoscopist who can perform gastroscopy, ileocolonoscopy, video capsule placement, pH impedance studies and various therapeutic endoscopic procedures. He is a certified trainer in paediatric endoscopy and trains doctors from all over the U.K. in the performing the procedure. He also helps run one of only two Royal College of Physicians (RCP JAG) accredited paediatric endoscopy courses in London. 

Vision

Dr Kush is an expert in treating constipation and has set up the paediatric anorectal manometry service in King's College Hospital. 

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