For the youngest members of your family, Somerset Clinic’s paediatric services include premature baby care, newborn care and general paediatrics with a subspeciality in cardiology, endocrinology and respiratory medicine.
Paediatrics deals with the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of childhood diseases from birth to 18 years of age. A paediatrician is a primary doctor of your child, so choosing a doctor who will know all the characteristics of your baby is very important. It is better to choose and get acquainted with the paediatrician even before the birth of your child.
The paediatrician, together with the obstetrician-gynaecologist, will give the mother recommendations on proper nutrition and the daily routine of the expectant mother, taking into account her health characteristics, and will also begin to observe your child from the first hours of life.
Paediatric services signify health care provided to infants and children, including sickness related visits, recommended vaccines and immunizations. For newborn babies, Somerset Clinic offers aspects of neonatal care. This means that from the moment your baby is born they will have a doctor caring and looking after their health. Whether your baby is born prematurely or presents with feeding difficulties, reflux or jaundice or you simply need assistance with routine vaccinations and developmental assessments, you have access to some of the best paediatric consultants in Dubai.
Our Team
Dr Talal Farha
Consultant Paediatrician;
Special Interest in Paediatric Cardiology
Dr Sam Hassan
Consultant Paediatrician, Special Interest in Child Development & Hemangioma
Dr Kowshik Gupta
Consultant Paediatrician, Special interest in Paediatric Endocrinology
Dr Hadi Abdelhadi
Consultant Neonatologist, Training Supervisor for Neonatology
Meet our team of paediatricians, each with their own areas of expertise and years of experience in treating children and babies.
- Dr Talal Farha is an Oxford-trained paediatrician and cardiologist who is renowned for his knowledge and skills in general paediatrics. He is experienced in treating a wide range of paediatric cases, from routine vaccinations and common illnesses to more complex conditions such as asthma, abdominal pain, headache, chest pain, persistent fever, cystic fibrosis, constipation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and cardiac-related cases. He provides care for families with children of all ages, from premature newborns to teenagers.
- Dr Sam Hassan is a senior consultant and associate professor of paediatric medicine with 40 years of vast experience in childhood diseases, children’s health, and newborn diseases. He has treated more than 100,000 children and babies with a number of illnesses and diseases. His interests include general paediatric diseases and child health, paediatric infections, respiratory diseases, bed wetting and urine problems, skin diseases in children, ADHD, autism, neurodevelopment, feeding difficulties, and newborn problems.
- Dr Kowshik Gupta is a specialist in paediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolic medicine, with extensive history working in reputed tertiary centres in the UK, including Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Leeds University Hospital, and University Hospital of Wales Cardiff. He previously headed the paediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolic medicine services at Taunton & Somerset NHS Trust in the UK, and worked as a consultant at John Radcliffe University Hospital Oxford.
- Dr Hadi Abdelhadi is a consultant neonatologist and specialist paediatrician and has 25 years of experience in neonatology, 20 of which were spent as a consultant neonatologist in UK tertiary neonatal units. He is an authority in all modalities of respiratory support for newborns, including conventional ventilation, high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide application, and non-invasive modalities. He has great knowledge in the management of perinatal brain compromise and has successfully treated babies as young as 23-24 weeks of gestational age.
All patients requiring hospital care can be admitted under Dr Talal’s care as the nominated consultant at the Mediclinic City Hospital Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC).
Dr Sam Hassan also admits patients at Mediclinic City Hospital and can provide inpatient care for your child.