Dr Assad Butt

 Professional experience

• More than 35 years of experience
• Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Spire Gatwick Park Hospital (present)
• Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Nuffield Brighton Hospital (present)
• Lead Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Head of Dept., Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals and Medical School, The Royal Alexandra Childrens’ Hospital, Brighton (2002 - present)

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 Sub-specialties

• Abdominal pain
• Diarrhoea
• Vomiting
• GI bleeding
• Constipation
• Weight loss/poor weight gain
• Nutritional deficiencies, e.g. iron deficiency, anaemia, vitamin D, etc.
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) - Crohn's & ulcerative colitis
• Coeliac disease & enteropathies
• Gastroesophageal reflux (acid reflux)
• Oesophagitis
• Peptic ulcer disease
• Food intolerances/allergy
• Eosinophilic disease
• ​Functional GI disease, e.g. irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Endoscopy - diagnostic & therapeutic upper and lower GI endoscopy
• Capsule endoscopy
• 24 h pH/impedance study
• Breath hydrogen tests

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 Positions in public associations

• Sussex Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Clinical Network
• Multidisciplinary Nutritional Support Group and contributor to National Intestinal Failure Rehabilitation Forum
• National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) UK Ulcerative Colitis guideline development group – ongoing advisory role, clinical evidence surveillance
• Coeliac U.K. and British Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) joint working group
• Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman – governmental expert advisor for gastroenterology-related clinical complaints arising within the U.K

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 Teaching posts

• Educational supervision of general and specialist Paediatricians and allied healthcare professionals
• Awarded the Kent, Surrey, Sussex (KSS) Deanery certificate in educational supervision and training (2010)
• Medical students of Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
• Educational events for patients and parents including collaboration with National patient organisations e.g. Crohn’s Colitis U.K. / Crohn’s in Childhood Research Association

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 Education

• MB BS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Primary Medical Degree), Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, University of London (1987)
• DCH (Diploma of Child Health), The Royal College of Physicians, London (1994)
• MRCP UK (Paed) (Member of The Royal College of Physicians, London) (1995) 
• CCST UK (Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training Specialist Register, Paediatrics, 3260324) (2000)
• Postgraduate Fellowship in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (2001)

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 Publications and conferences

• See the PDF below for a selection of Dr Butt's publications

 Prizes and awards

• Clinical Excellence – Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals trust, UK (2013)
• Service innovation and development, UK – specialised clinical investigation unit and clinical database for the Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition service (2009 -2012)
• Young Investigator - 1st World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston, MA, USA - in recognition of outstanding quality of scientific contributions in the early years of career/training.  (2000).
• Poster of Distinction - 1st World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Boston, MA, USA – (2000).
• Research Development – GI research fellowship grant, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Hospital for Sick Children and Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto, Canada.(1999 – 2000)

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 Professional membership

• British Medical Association (BMA)
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)
• British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN)

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