Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Posted date [2026-08-06]
(ID: 49150)
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Allocation Assist Middle East was founded by Emilie Davies in 2015, after she recognised a gap in the market for assisting highly skilled Western-trained doctors to find rewarding and fulfilling opportunities in top-tier hospitals in the UAE and other Gulf countries. We are now the fastest growing medical consulting company in the Middle East, having helped hundreds of senior consultant doctors from various specialties and backgrounds advance their careers and lifestyle while contributing to the dynamic and growing healthcare sector in this progressive and dynamic region of the world.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Consultant Pediatric GastroenterologistJob Snapshot
Role: Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Medical Practice
Function: Medical Practitioner
Experience: Minimum 5 years at Consultant level
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
The Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist position in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Medical Practice opportunity focused on diagnosing and managing gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic, feeding, and nutritional disorders affecting infants, children, and adolescents. A leading healthcare facility is hiring an Arabic-speaking consultant with American Board certification to provide advanced pediatric digestive care, perform endoscopic procedures, and support family-centered treatment within a multidisciplinary clinical environment.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Medical Practice
Function: Medical Practitioner
Salary: 60000-85000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Dubai; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
This consultant appointment provides specialist care for pediatric patients with acute, chronic,
inflammatory, functional, congenital, and nutritional gastrointestinal conditions. The physician will evaluate symptoms, interpret diagnostic findings, perform approved procedures, and develop individualized medical and nutritional management plans.
The role requires close collaboration with pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, dietitians, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other specialists. Arabic fluency will support clear communication with children and families, stronger treatment understanding, and culturally sensitive long-term care.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage gastrointestinal, hepatology, pancreatic, feeding, and nutritional disorders in infants, children, and adolescents.
* Treat inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic abdominal pain, constipation, and related digestive conditions.
* Assess and manage pediatric liver disease and abnormal liver function.
* Evaluate feeding difficulties, poor growth, nutritional deficiencies, and gastrointestinal symptoms affecting development.
* Conduct comprehensive medical assessments and review growth, nutrition, symptoms, family history, and previous treatment.
* Request and interpret laboratory tests, imaging studies, pathology findings, and other gastrointestinal investigations.
* Perform pediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy within approved clinical privileges.
* Conduct pediatric colonoscopy for appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic indications.
* Obtain biopsies and review findings with pathology and multidisciplinary teams.
* Develop individualized medical, procedural, and nutritional treatment plans.
* Prescribe and monitor medications used in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology.
* Monitor treatment response, nutritional status, growth, symptoms, and potential complications.
* Provide inpatient consultations for complex and acute pediatric gastrointestinal cases.
* Lead outpatient clinics for chronic digestive, liver, and nutritional conditions.
* Collaborate with pediatricians, surgeons, dietitians, radiologists, pathologists, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Educate patients and families about gastrointestinal health, medication, nutrition, preventive care, and long-term management.
* Communicate diagnoses, procedure findings, treatment options, and follow-up requirements clearly and compassionately.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, endoscopy reports, pathology records, treatment plans, and follow-up documentation.
* Ensure compliance with Dubai Health Authority requirements, international clinical standards, and hospital policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, research, departmental meetings, and continuing medical education.
* Remain current with advances in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, and endoscopic practice.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold a recognized medical degree and have completed specialist training in Pediatrics followed by subspecialty training in Pediatric Gastroenterology.
American Board Certification in Pediatric Gastroenterology is preferred. Candidates with an equivalent recognized qualification may also be considered where licensing requirements are satisfied.
A minimum of five years of consultant-level experience in Pediatric Gastroenterology is required. Strong expertise in pediatric endoscopy, colonoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology, nutritional disorders, and advanced gastrointestinal care is essential.
A valid Dubai Health Authority Consultant licence, eligibility letter, or confirmed eligibility to obtain one is preferred.
Fluency in Arabic is mandatory. Strong English communication is also required for clinical documentation and multidisciplinary collaboration.
The successful consultant will demonstrate excellent clinical judgment, procedural competence, leadership, family communication, and patient-management skills.
Skills Set
* Pediatric gastroenterology
* Pediatric hepatology
* Pediatric endoscopy
* Pediatric colonoscopy
* Inflammatory bowel disease
* Celiac disease
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease
* Chronic abdominal pain
* Constipation management
* Pediatric liver disease
* Pancreatic disorders
* Feeding disorders
* Pediatric nutrition
* Growth monitoring
* Nutritional assessment
* Gastrointestinal diagnostics
* Laboratory interpretation
* Imaging review
* Biopsy procedures
* Pathology coordination
* Medication management
* Inpatient pediatric consultation
* Outpatient gastroenterology
* Multidisciplinary care
* Dietitian collaboration
* Family counseling
* Preventive gastrointestinal care
* Clinical documentation
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Clinical research
* Continuing medical education
* Arabic communication
* Dubai Health Authority licensing
Why Join Us
This opportunity allows an experienced pediatric gastroenterologist to manage complex digestive, liver, feeding, and nutritional conditions within a modern multidisciplinary healthcare environment. The consultant will have access to advanced diagnostic resources and will directly contribute to improved growth, symptom control, nutrition, development, and quality of life for children and families.
The employment package may include a competitive tax-free salary, comprehensive family benefits, annual airfare allowance, medical insurance, and professional development opportunities. The position also offers meaningful scope for research, service development, quality improvement, and long-term career growth in Dubai.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, specialist clinics, and medical institutions across the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East. The company supports consultant-level candidates through vacancy matching, licensing guidance, relocation coordination, and recruitment assistance.
The role requires close collaboration with pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, dietitians, radiologists, pathologists, nurses, and other specialists. Arabic fluency will support clear communication with children and families, stronger treatment understanding, and culturally sensitive long-term care.
Key Responsibilities
* Diagnose and manage gastrointestinal, hepatology, pancreatic, feeding, and nutritional disorders in infants, children, and adolescents.
* Treat inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, chronic abdominal pain, constipation, and related digestive conditions.
* Assess and manage pediatric liver disease and abnormal liver function.
* Evaluate feeding difficulties, poor growth, nutritional deficiencies, and gastrointestinal symptoms affecting development.
* Conduct comprehensive medical assessments and review growth, nutrition, symptoms, family history, and previous treatment.
* Request and interpret laboratory tests, imaging studies, pathology findings, and other gastrointestinal investigations.
* Perform pediatric upper gastrointestinal endoscopy within approved clinical privileges.
* Conduct pediatric colonoscopy for appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic indications.
* Obtain biopsies and review findings with pathology and multidisciplinary teams.
* Develop individualized medical, procedural, and nutritional treatment plans.
* Prescribe and monitor medications used in pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology.
* Monitor treatment response, nutritional status, growth, symptoms, and potential complications.
* Provide inpatient consultations for complex and acute pediatric gastrointestinal cases.
* Lead outpatient clinics for chronic digestive, liver, and nutritional conditions.
* Collaborate with pediatricians, surgeons, dietitians, radiologists, pathologists, and multidisciplinary teams.
* Educate patients and families about gastrointestinal health, medication, nutrition, preventive care, and long-term management.
* Communicate diagnoses, procedure findings, treatment options, and follow-up requirements clearly and compassionately.
* Maintain accurate consultation notes, endoscopy reports, pathology records, treatment plans, and follow-up documentation.
* Ensure compliance with Dubai Health Authority requirements, international clinical standards, and hospital policies.
* Participate in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, research, departmental meetings, and continuing medical education.
* Remain current with advances in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition, and endoscopic practice.
Ideal Profile
Applicants must hold a recognized medical degree and have completed specialist training in Pediatrics followed by subspecialty training in Pediatric Gastroenterology.
American Board Certification in Pediatric Gastroenterology is preferred. Candidates with an equivalent recognized qualification may also be considered where licensing requirements are satisfied.
A minimum of five years of consultant-level experience in Pediatric Gastroenterology is required. Strong expertise in pediatric endoscopy, colonoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology, nutritional disorders, and advanced gastrointestinal care is essential.
A valid Dubai Health Authority Consultant licence, eligibility letter, or confirmed eligibility to obtain one is preferred.
Fluency in Arabic is mandatory. Strong English communication is also required for clinical documentation and multidisciplinary collaboration.
The successful consultant will demonstrate excellent clinical judgment, procedural competence, leadership, family communication, and patient-management skills.
Skills Set
* Pediatric gastroenterology
* Pediatric hepatology
* Pediatric endoscopy
* Pediatric colonoscopy
* Inflammatory bowel disease
* Celiac disease
* Gastroesophageal reflux disease
* Chronic abdominal pain
* Constipation management
* Pediatric liver disease
* Pancreatic disorders
* Feeding disorders
* Pediatric nutrition
* Growth monitoring
* Nutritional assessment
* Gastrointestinal diagnostics
* Laboratory interpretation
* Imaging review
* Biopsy procedures
* Pathology coordination
* Medication management
* Inpatient pediatric consultation
* Outpatient gastroenterology
* Multidisciplinary care
* Dietitian collaboration
* Family counseling
* Preventive gastrointestinal care
* Clinical documentation
* Clinical governance
* Quality improvement
* Clinical research
* Continuing medical education
* Arabic communication
* Dubai Health Authority licensing
Why Join Us
This opportunity allows an experienced pediatric gastroenterologist to manage complex digestive, liver, feeding, and nutritional conditions within a modern multidisciplinary healthcare environment. The consultant will have access to advanced diagnostic resources and will directly contribute to improved growth, symptom control, nutrition, development, and quality of life for children and families.
The employment package may include a competitive tax-free salary, comprehensive family benefits, annual airfare allowance, medical insurance, and professional development opportunities. The position also offers meaningful scope for research, service development, quality improvement, and long-term career growth in Dubai.
About the Company
Allocation Assist Middle East is a medical recruitment consultancy connecting experienced physicians and healthcare professionals with hospitals, specialist clinics, and medical institutions across the United Arab Emirates and the wider Middle East. The company supports consultant-level candidates through vacancy matching, licensing guidance, relocation coordination, and recruitment assistance.
