Dr Olga Kapellou is a Consultant Paediatrician in London with extensive experience in her field. She became a Member of the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health in 2000 and a Fellow in 2010. She specialises in newborn babies and infants, including follow up of babies after complex pregnancies and deliveries. She follows up children throughout childhood.

She worked in a number of major London teaching hospitals including Great Ormond Street, Hammersmith, St Mary’s Paddington, Queen Charlotte’s, Chelsea & Westminster and University College London.

She holds a Doctor of Medicine postgraduate degree from Imperial College London, awarded in 2010. Her publications on effects of prematurity on brain growth and development have been cited extensively. She is an expert on preterm and term neonatal brain injury with numerous publications including coauthorships in the New England Journal of Medicine.

She provides Paediatric services for all ages. She uses Griffiths Neurodevelopmental Scales to track infant development in outpatient clinics. She is a Neonatal Life Support instructor and Unicef trained breast feeding specialist.

She was appointed as NHS Consultant at the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2009. She established her private practice in 2010.

Dr Olga Kapellou is a Consultant Paediatrician in London with extensive experience in her field. She became a Member of the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health in 2000 and a Fellow in 2010. She specialises in newborn babies and infants, including follow up of babies after complex pregnancies and deliveries. She follows up children throughout childhood.

She worked in a number of major London teaching hospitals including Great Ormond Street, Hammersmith, St Mary’s Paddington, Queen Charlotte’s, Chelsea & Westminster and University College London.

She holds a Doctor of Medicine postgraduate degree from Imperial College London, awarded in 2010. Her publications on effects of prematurity on brain growth and development have been cited extensively. She is an expert on preterm and term neonatal brain injury with numerous publications including coauthorships in the New England Journal of Medicine.

She provides Paediatric services for all ages. She uses Griffiths Neurodevelopmental Scales to track infant development in outpatient clinics. She is a Neonatal Life Support instructor and Unicef trained breast feeding specialist.

She was appointed as NHS Consultant at the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2009. She established her private practice in 2010.

Vaccines
Newborn problems
Early Jaundice
Prolonged jaundice after 14 days from birth
Cord separation, umbilical granuloma
Suboptimal weight gain after birth
Establishing breast feeding
Noisy breathing in babies
Growth and development
Follow up of babies following high risk pregnancies and deliveries, ie pregnancy complications, IVF
Intrauterine growth restriction babies
Tracking of milestones
Full neurodevelopmental assessments 0-2 years.
Poor weight gain and faltering growth
Behavioural issues, food aversion
Nutrition
Weaning timing and advice
Vitamin D and iron status in babies
General problems
Excessive crying
Sleeping problems
Plagiocephaly, flat head syndrome, abnormal head shape
Airway/Respiratory
Floppy airways, inspiratory noises
Noisy breathing, gagging, coughing, wheezing
Bowel/ Gastrointestinal symptoms
Gastroesophageal reflux, Cow’s milk protein allergy, colics, diarrhoea and vomiting, constipation
Early weaning advice, general solid introduction food and options
Kidney problems
Antenatal diagnosis of renal pelvis dilatation
Skin disorders
Early eczema, baby rashes, dry skin, lumps, bumps, glands
Neurology
Abnormal movements
Term and preterm brain injury
Infection
COVID 19 related questions in infants, bronchiolitis, early infections
Frequent infections
Fever
Vaccinations
Routine check ups, newborn and 6 week checks