Dr Amar Wahid
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
MBBS MRCPCH PGCME
Specialises in
Virtual consultations:
Having completed core paediatric training across leading centres in the UK, I was selected competitively for national sub-specialty training in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in 2015. I commenced my consultant career in Cardiff in 2018 and have been working in a substantive capacity since 2019.
I specialise in paediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (pIBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and paediatric clinical nutrition, particularly intestinal failure. I also have experience in the diagnosis and management of coeliac disease, eosinophilic oesophagitis, gastritis, and functional gastrointestinal disorders.
I have performed over 500 endoscopic procedures, including 300 upper GI endoscopies and 200 colonoscopies over the past 5 years.
I am the lead consultant for paediatric IBD in South Wales and represent paediatrics in IBD Wales. I am lead for paediatric endoscopy at the University Hospital for Wales, where I also founded and run the current paediatric Nutrition Support Team.
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Amar Wahid at Spire include:
Gastroenterology
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Cardiff Hospital.
MBBS / King's College London / 2008
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MBBS is a degree given to physicians on completion of medical school
Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH), 2013
I am currently lead for paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in South Wales, and lead for Paediatric Endoscopy and the Nutrition Support Team at the University Hospital for Wales, Cardiff.
University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Away from work I am married with three young children. I take a keen interest in learning languages, world cultures and philosophy, and enjoy painting and playing chess for leisure.
Telephone | 01226 735 515 |
Private secretary | Ms Kiran Iqbal |
Private secretary email | kiran_iqbaluk@hotmail.co.uk |