Gastroenterology

Paediatric gastroenterologists specialise in the digestive system in children and associated diseases and conditions, and are accredited to undertake paediatric endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures.

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About Independent Gastroenterologists Consulting at Adelaide Paediatrics

A paediatric gastroenterologist is a doctor who specialises in the digestive system in children and associated diseases and conditions. They are accredited to undertake endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures in children.

Adelaide Paediatrics is very pleased to have Dr Charmaine Chai and Dr Michael Couper consulting in private practice at our Wayville and Ashford locations respectively.

How does a Gastroenterologist help?

Your doctor might refer your child to see a gastroenterologist for further assessment or treatment of:

  • reflux

  • constipation

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD)

  • tummy pain

  • food intolerances (lactose, sucrose, fructose)

  • coeliac disease

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis)

Meet Consulting Gastroenterologists

  • Independent Paediatric Gastroenterologist
    ABN 45 301 191 890

    Qualifications: MBBS FRACP

    Charmaine is an Adelaide local who completed her medical degree at the University of Adelaide in 2012 and underwent her paediatric basic training through the Women's and Children's Health Network. An unexpected interest in Gastroenterology and a love of travel took her overseas in 2018, where she worked for two years at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children in London, where she specialised in the area of neurogastroenterology and motility (disorders involving movement of the gut). She returned to Australian shores in 2020 and embarked on further training at the Children's Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, learning skills in liver disease and transplantation management, followed by a short stint in Queensland Children's Hospital as the inaugural gastroenterology motility fellow.

    Charmaine returned to Adelaide in 2022 to become a consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist at Women's and Children's Hospital, where she continues to hold a public appointment. She manages a wide range of gastroenterology disorders from reflux and constipation to inflammatory bowel diseases, intestinal failure and complex liver disorders.

    Charmaine consults in her private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics Wayville location on Fridays.

    Make an appointment:

    Adelaide Paediatrics Wayville
    The Terraces
    4-6 Goodwood Road
    Wayville SA 5034
    T: 08 7123 6177
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Independent Paediatric Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
    ABN 35 478 771 613

    Qualifications: FRACP, MBChB

    Michael consults in his private practice every Tuesday at Adelaide Paediatrics Ashford rooms.

    More details coming soon.

    Make an appointment:

    Adelaide Paediatrics Ashford
    Suite 15, Level 3 Ashford Specialist Centre
    57-59 Anzac Highway
    Ashford SA 5035
    T: 08 7123 6171

Make a booking

Independent Medical Specialists consulting in private practice at Adelaide Paediatrics triage incoming referrals and aim to accommodate urgent referrals as soon as possible, offering the earliest available appointment
with a paediatrician

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Ashford
    Suite 15, Level 3 Ashford Specialist Centre
    57-59 Anzac Highway
    Ashford SA 5035

    T: 08 7123 6171
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Bedford Park
    Mark Oliphant Building
    8/5 Laffer Drive
    Bedford Park
    SA 5042

    T: 08 7123 6149
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Elizabeth Vale
    32 Oldham Road
    Elizabeth Vale
    SA 5112

    T: 08 7123 6148
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Kensington Park
    360 Magill Road
    Kensington Park
    SA 5068

    T: 08 7123 6176
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End
    SuperGym Therapy & Rehab Centre
    71 Henley Beach Road
    Mile End SA 5031

    T: 08 7123 6147
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Morphett Vale
    221-223 Main South Road
    Morphett Vale SA 5162

    T: 08 7123 6163
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Mount Barker
    2/50 Victoria Road
    Mount Barker SA 5251

    T: 08 7123 6175
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics North Adelaide
    Calvary Hospital
    89 Strangways Terrace
    North Adelaide SA 5006

    T: 08 7123 6173
    F: 08 7123 0821

  • Adelaide Paediatrics Wayville
    The Terraces
    4-6 Goodwood Road
    Wayville SA 5034

    T: 08 7123 6177
    F: 08 7123 0821