Muscat Private Hospital offers paediatric endocrinology services

Their latest offering of paediatric endocrinology is yet another feather in its cap. A new service, paediatric endocrinology offers paediatric health care services to children with endocrine problems in a specialised paediatric care facility.

Paediatric endocrinology deals with endocrine-related conditions in children, including type1 and type2 diabetes, growth disorders, obesity, thyroid, adrenal and pituitary gland disorders, problems of puberty, hypoglycaemia, calcium and metabolic bone disease, sexual ambiguity and menstrual disorders, endocrine tumours and other conditions related to hormones.

Headed by Dr Hala al Shaikh, a Senior Consultant, Paediatric Endocrinologist. MBBS, DCH, FRCP (London), pediatric endocrinologists generally care for patients from infancy to late adolescence. Dr Hala has obtained her fellowship in Paediatric Endocrinology from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in 1999 and has been working as the Head of Paediatric Endocrinology at the Royal Hospital since. She has wide clinical experience in paediatric endocrinology and has a number of scientific papers published in that field.

Gary Dorahy, OMPC and Hospital Director, Muscat Private Hospital says, "The paediatric endocrine clinic offers diagnostic laboratory and radiology services in addition to clinical and treatment facilities, ensuring that children with endocrine disorders grow up healthy and strong. In addition, an Insulin Pump Program is available for diabetic children who would benefit from this modality of treatment, which is known to improve glucose control and improve quality of life. At MPH, we are very conscious of our patients needs and believe in offering the best."

Muscat Private Hospital is Muscat's premier private medical facility. Strategically located in Baushar, the Hospital provides first-class out-patient and in-patient facilities and all the diagnostic and treatment capabilities of an acute care hospital, including CT and MRI. The CT scan is a 64 slice volume CT which has capability for CT Cardiac Angiography, CT Colonoscopy, Lung Imaging, and Neurological Imaging. Our new range of services includes Women's Health Services, Executive Health Screening, Critical Care Unit and ER, making the hospital a one-stop shop, convenient and accessible to our patients.

The hospital is the first facility in Oman to provide cardiac surgery services. The hospital is managed by UME Group, an international hospital management group with more than 27 years experience in the Middle East and the UK.