Dinesh Lal

Qualifications

MB BS FRACP

Areas of Specialisation

General Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Diagnostic & Therapeutic Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and ERCP
Interventional Endoscopy
Medical & Endoscopic Management of Obesity

Subspecialisation

Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis)
Diagnosis & treatment of acute and chronic GIT bleeding & iron deficiency anaemia
Liver diseases including Hepatitis B & C and investigation of liver dysfunction
Dyspepsia, reflux disease & coeliac disease
Hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases requiring ERCP
Endoscopic treatment of bowel polyps and bowel cancer

Memberships and Positions Held

Gastroenterologist, Middlemore Hospital
Member, American Gastroenterology Association
Member, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Member, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
NZGO

Referral Expectations

At your appointment, we will take a history of your symptoms and review any medications you may be taking (please bring these with you).

Depending on your complaints, we may give you a rectal examination and may refer you for additional tests. These tests may include a gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ultrasound scan, CT scan or MRI.