Dr. Pragathi L K

Dr Pragathi L K is a Paediatric Gastroenterologist in Bangalore with 11 years of experience, currently practising as an Associate Consultant at the Group of Manipal Hospitals.

She specialises in neonatal cholestasis, acute and chronic paediatric liver diseases, paediatric endoscopy, and liver transplantation care.

Dr Pragathi previously served as a Junior Consultant at Motherhood Hospital and as a Registrar at B J Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Pragathi L K's practice includes:

• Paediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplantation: Manages neonatal cholestasis, autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson's disease, and metabolic liver conditions, alongside participating in pre-transplant evaluations and post-operative paediatric liver transplant care.
• Diagnostic and Therapeutic Paediatric Endoscopy: Performs upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, colonoscopy, emergency foreign body removal, and gastrointestinal polyp resections in paediatric patients with complex digestive disorders.
• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Motility: Evaluates and treats childhood constipation, chronic diarrhoea, inflammatory bowel disease, and paediatric functional motility disorders using specialised motility studies and real-time elastography.
• Neonatal and Metabolic Liver Disease Management: Specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal and infantile cholestasis, glycogen storage disorders, and complex hepatobiliary anomalies affecting growth and development in children.

Educational Background

Dr Pragathi L K completed her Fellowship of the National Board (FNB) in Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology from B J Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai.

She holds memberships with the Indian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ISPGHN) and the Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP).

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