We are delighted to welcome to the team Professor Rajat Gupta, Paediatric Neurologist from Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Professor Gupta graduated from Manchester Medical School and completed his National Grid training in paediatric neurology in the Mersey Deanery. He was appointed consultant paediatric neurologist at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in October 2004.
He leads the Paediatric Neurorehabilitation Service at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The neurorehabilitation team at Birmingham Children’s Hospital was pleased to be announced the winner of the Hospital Team Award of The Child Brain Injury Trust Diamond Awards this year.
In addition to neurorehabilitation, Professor Gupta’s areas of special interest include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, headache, neuro-ophthalmology and the neurological complications of Wolfram Syndrome. He has conducted research, published and presented on these topics.
He is a medical advisor for a number of charities - Corpal, Wolfram Syndrome UK, PANS PANDAS UK, and EXPAND.
Professor Gupta is also passionate about medical education and training and is a faculty member of numerous courses. He is the head of The Specialist Clinical Teaching Academy for The University of Birmingham Medical School and Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He is deputy lead for paediatrics for The University of Birmingham Medical School and is the medical director for the Independent Pharmacy Prescriber Course at Aston University.
He is the chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for the Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment at Aston University and was appointed honorary professor of paediatric neurology at Aston University in 2011. He was appointed honorary professor at The University of Birmingham in December 2021. He is a regional co-lead and an area officer for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and is a deputy chair for the Medical Academic Staff Committee of The British Medical Association.
Professor Gupta has considerable experience as a paediatric neurology medical expert in medical negligence cases. #neurology #paediatrics #privatehealthcareuk
