Dinesh Lal

Areas of expertise:

• Endoscopy – therapeutic and interventional, specialising in all aspects of gastroscopy, colonoscopy , ERCP and EUS
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis)
• Diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic GIT bleeding and iron deficiency anemia
• Liver diseases including Hepatitis B & C and investigation of liver dysfunction
• Dyspepsia, reflux disease and coeliac disease
• Hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases requiring ERCP
• Endoscopic treatment of bowel polyps
• Bowel cancer screening
• Special interest in endoscopic bariatric therapy (for overweight and obesity) including Orbera balloon, Spatz balloon and Aspire therapy

Qualifications:

• MBBS, FRACP

Current employment:

• Specialist Gastroenterologist and General Physician Middlemore Hospital since 2002

Training:

• Trained in New Zealand in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NZ Liver Transplant Unit and Internal Medicine

Overseas Experience:

• Sydney and Brisbane – Endoscopic Bariatric Therapy
• Montreal, Canada – Endoscopic Ultrasound