Dr Dinkar Bakshi: Paediatrics

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Dr Dinkar Bakshi

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Overview

Specialises in

Neonatal medicine
Paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition

Paediatric immunology, infectious diseases & allergy
Paediatric nephrology

Paediatric neurology
Paediatric respiratory medicine

Offers

Video and telephone consultations

About me

Dr Bakshi qualified in medicine in 1996 and completed his specialist training in General Paediatrics in the London Deanery. He is one of the few formally trained Allergists in the UK. Dr Bakshi has worked in some of the best teaching hospitals in the UK, including the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital for children in London, St Mary’s Hospital Paddington and The Royal London Hospital.
In the Nhs, Dr Bakshi has previously held the post of Honorary Consultant in Allergy at Imperial College London. He has also been a substantive Consultant General Paediatrician for many years and clinical lead for Paediatric Allergy at Nottingham Children's Hospital. He is an expert in interpreting skin prick tests for allergic disorders in children, and offers sub-lingual immunotherapy (Grazax) for severe hay fever, cat and house dust mite allergy.
Dr Bakshi has participated in many clinical trials, published extensively in peer reviewed indexed journals, and presented in many national and international conferences. He is the editor of The Online Journal of Clinical Audits, www.clinicalaudits.com . Dr Bakshi is frequently invited to chair allergy training days and deliver talks in international conferences for eg. recent advances in allergy management, probiotics, wheat intolerance and eczema.

Areas of interest

• All acute and chronic children's problems
• expertise in food allergies, eczema, hay fever, hives, lip/ eye swelling in children and adults
• vaccine administration
• abdominal pain, constipation, nutritional disorders
• seizures, migraine, joint pains, chronic fatigue syndrome, anxiety, palpitations, respiratory & gastroenterology
• Initial assessment for ADHD, autism, child development and behavioural issues

Medical secretaries

About me

External resources

British Allergy Clinic

Current NHS consultant posts held

Previously held Nhs appointments:

1. Consultant Paediatrician and lead for Paediatric Allergy at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust till 2014 - 2018.

2. Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Allergy at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College London NHS Trust in 2013.

3. Consultant Paediatrician with expertise in Allergy at Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals Trust 2012-13.

Research interests

Adults and Children:
Food Allergy
Respiratory Allergy
Hives/ Urticaria
Eczema
Asthma
Wheat intolerance
Irritable bowel syndrome
IMMUNOTHERAPY

Personal interests

All acute and chronic children's problems
Constipation
Abdominal pain
Nutritional deficiency
Immunisation
ADHD, Autism screening
Seizures
Palpitations
Chronic fatigue syndrome

Awards received

Dr Bakshi was awarded a certificate of excellence for outstanding patient care in 2019, by the independent NHS accredited website www.iwantgreatcare.com

Dr Bakshi was awarded a certificate of excellence by Doctify for outstanding patient care in 2020.

Publications

PUBLICATIONS (Indexed Journals)
1. Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in Primary Care, Bakshi D, Pollock I. Clinical and Translational Allergy; 2011, 1(Supp 1):P40.
2. Randomisation across continents, could be a confounding factor for biased results, Bakshi D. Pediatrics; September 2005.
3. Selective Neonatal BCG Vaccination, Bakshi D, Sharief N. Acta Paed, 93; 9, 1207-9(2004) .
4. Oral vitamin B12 is effective in postsurgical patients, Bakshi D. Arch Dis Child, March 2004.
5. Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Thyroid Volume in Delhi Children, Bakshi D, Seth A, Narula S. J Paed Endo & Metab, 16, 843-849(2003) .
6. Impact of Allergic Rhinitis on examination performance, Pulse GP Journal.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS
1. Ara h2 is a useful marker for peanut allergy in diagnostic uncertainty. BSACI Meeting, Telford, UK, September 2016.
2. Stevens-Johnson syndrome induced by flucloxacillin hypersensitivity reaction. BSACI Meeting, Telford, UK, September 2016.
3. Audit of NICE guidelines on Anaphylaxis. British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) Meeting, Telford, UK, September 2015.
4. Management of cow's milk protein allergy in primary care in Hertfordshire. British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (BSACI) Meeting, Telford, UK, September 2014.
5. Analysis of changes in airborne pollutant levels in response to nocturnal temperature controlled laminar airflow treatment, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2014.
6. Modified skin prick testing to cod is a diagnostic marker for Bangladeshi fish allergy. Poster Discussion Presentation, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), Geneva, Switzerland, June 2012.
7. Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in Primary Care. Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting (FAAM), Venice, Italy, February 2011.

Courses offered to GPs

I frequently deliver talks in international conferences, and to UK health professionals on the following topics:
1.Identification and Diagnosis of allergic disorders
2 Recent advances in allergy management
3.Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Primary Care
4. Eczema
5. Allergic Rhinitis
6. Gluten Attack: The epidemic of wheat intolerance

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