Doctor Detail

Overview

• Dr. Srikanth K P is a respected and highly-educated Paediatrician in Bangalore with a specialisation in Paediatrics Gastroenterology, i.e. field related to diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in children. A very small number of doctors are qualified in this field in India, and he has an experience of over 14 years in such a unique field. He is working as the Paediatrics Gastroenterology Consultant at the Manipal Hospital located in Whitefield, Bangalore. He has worked as an Observer at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, United States, in the field of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. He won the 'Young Investigator Award' at the conference held by The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition in Geneva in 2018. He has worked as an Observer in the field of Paediatric Liver Transplant and Paediatric Hepatology at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences. He won a Presidential Poster Award for his poster presentation at the conference of the Indian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition held at Kolkata in 2016. He is an expert in treating cholestatic liver diseases in infants and neonates. He has performed surgical procedures like Polypectomy, Paediatric Endoscopy, Neonatal Endoscopy, Endoscopic gastrostomy tube (G tube) placement, etc. He has talked about topics like Biliary atresia disease in kids, Inflammatory bowel disease in city kids, and the rise of Alopecia cases with leading newspapers and news channels like the Times of India, the Deccan Herald, and the Bangalore Mirror. Dr. Srikanth is an acclaimed pediatric gastroenterologist in Bangalore.

• His opinions about mindful eating and attentive eating were published by News9 in their article titled 'Give Your Food the Attention It Needs'. He has worked with Rela Hospital as an apprentice in Paediatric Hepatology. He has done his MBBS from the University Of Mysore, graduating in the year 2009. He pursued his Doctor of Medicine (DM) in the field of Paediatric Gastroenterology from the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research located in Chandigarh. He also has an MD in Paediatrics from the same institute. Dr. Srikanth has expertise in performing paediatric liver transplantations, a complex and intricate surgery. He has also performed the procedure of gastrointestinal foreign body removal and has treated several paediatric inflammatory bowel disorders. He has helped many patients in managing chronic Pancreatitis, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis, and Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis in their children and infants. He has worked on the nutritional rehabilitation of children along with counselling for short bowel syndrome. He has performed Paediatric gastrointestinal manometry and other such surgeries. He has tried to create awareness about various child issues like swallowing magnets from toys, symptoms of kidney diseases in kids, and rising cases of Alopecia and inflammatory bowel disease in kids.

Field of Expertise

• Neonatal/Infantile Cholestatic liver disease

• Metabolic Liver Disease

• Pediatric Liver Transplantation

• Neonatal and Paediatric Endoscopy

• Gastrointestinal Foreign Body removal

• EVL

• EST

• Polypectomy

• Endoscopic gastrostomy tube (G tube) placement

• Esophageal & Pyloric dilation

• Evaluation and management of Idiopathic Acute, Acute Recurrent Pancreatitis, and Chronic Pancreatitis

• Pediatric Function GI Disorders

• Pediatric inflammatory bowel disorders

• Pediatric gastrointestinal manometry

• Short Bowel Syndrome and Nutritional Rehabilitation

Fellowship & Membership

• IAP

• ISPGHAN

• ISG

• INASL

Languages Spoken

• English

• Kannada

Awards & Achievements

• Young Investigator Award(YIA), Geneva ESPGHAN 2018.

• ISPGHAN Presidential Poster Kolkata Award - 2016.

• Talks & Publications

• Boy, 3, Swallows Ganesha idol, Survives - Dr. Srikanth KP, pediatric gastroenterologist, Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road.Click Here

• Alopecia cases are on the rise, say doctors - Dr. Srikanth V, Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road.Click Here

• Dr. Srikanth K P on Give your food the attention it needs — all you need to know about mindful eating | News9.Click Here

• Dr. Srikanth K P on Toy threat: Rise in cases of kids swallowing magnets | Deccan Herald.Click Here

• Dr. Srikanth KP on Biliary atresia disease in kids: Signs, symptoms and everything else you need to know | The Indian Express.Click Here

• Dr. Srikanth KP on Inflammatory bowel disease on the rise among city kids | Deccan Herald.Click Here

• Dr. Srikanth K.P on Health Care: Increase in cases of viral hepatitis in children; What doctor saying? | News 18 Kannada.Click Here

• Dr. Srikanth KP on Experts study whether 'adenovirus' is the cause of hepatitis disease that spreads rapidly in children..! | News 18 Tamil.Click Here