Saista Asif Amin

Dr. Saista Amin is a Consultant Pediatrician and Specialist Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at American Hospital Dubai and Al Barsha satellite clinics. She was previously based at the Ministry Hospital, the Al Qassimi Women and Children Hospital, as an acting consultant and interim head of department. She has previously worked at Kings College Hospital, London, one of the largest centers for pediatric liver transplants, and at the Hospital for Sick Kids, Toronto. With a passion for medical education, Dr. Saista was part of the core committee of the pediatric residency training program. An examiner for the prestigious clinical exams for the Royal college UK-MRCPCH in UAE and Emirati board exams She is also a member of the ILTS (International Liver Transplant Society).

Spoken Languages :	English, Hindi, Urdu
Types of Physician :	Full-time
DHA License :	Specialists Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Branches :	American Hospital Dubai Al Barsha Clinic

Credentials:

FRCPCH, RCPCH, United Kingdom,
Fellowship Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UK, Royal college
Fellowship Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Toronto
DNB – MUHS, India
MBBS, Mumbai University, India

Professional Associations:

International Liver Transplant Society – Committee Member
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Sharjah
Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, London, UK: Fellow

Professional Experience:

Acting Consultant/Interim Head of Department Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Al Qassimi Women and Children Hospital, UAE
Specialist Pediatrician, Prime Hospital and Medical Center, UAE
Fellow Pediatric Gastroenterology, The Hospital for Sick Kids, Canada
Fellow Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kings College Hospital, UK
Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Hepatologist, Kokilaben Hospital, India

Clinical Expertise & Services Offered:

All aspects of Pediatric gastroenterology hepatology
Pediatric gastroenterology problems including chronic diarrhea, recurrent abdominal pain, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac, severe constipation, Gastroesophageal Reflux, Feeding problems, eosinophilic gut disease and allergy
Nutritional problems including faltered growth, parenteral nutrition,
Pediatric upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopies, foreign body removal, polypectomy
Children with liver problems jaundice, liver failure, hepatitis, congenital problems like biliary atresia, Wilson disease, autoimmune hepatitis
Children needing liver transplant – pre- and post-transplant care

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