Career
I was educated at St Olave's Grammar School in Kent before obtaining a place at the University of Southampton to read Medicine. I went on to undertake my paediatric training in London, at Great Ormond Street and Barts Hospitals, as well as the Bristol and Birmingham Children's Hospitals. I gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians, and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, before undertaking a number of academic studies.
Consultant Paediatrician
I consult two days a week at the Homerton Hospital where I look after children with a wide range of problems including critically ill emergency cases admitted through a busy accident and emergency department.
I also practice two days a week at Moorfields Eye Hospital which is Europe's largest specialist paediatric eye hospital. Here, I help to care for children with complicated opthalmological disorders.
Honorary Senior Lecturer (University College London)
I have presented at many national and international symposia. I have contributed to both national and international research and am an author of various guidelines.
Qualifications, Registration and Indemnity
CCST |
Certificate of completion of Specialist Training: (1) General Paediatrics & (2) Paediatric Gastroenerology | 2002 |
MRCPCH |
Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health | 1997 |
MRCP |
Member of the Royal College of Physcians | 1991 |
BM |
Bachelor of Medicine, University of Southampton | 1987 |
Registration |
General Medical Council | Registration no: 3253698 |
Indemnity |
Medical Protection Society | Registration no: 151988 |
Publications (selected)
Latest
Bell's Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: Recommendations for Management of Pediatric Cases.Manzouri B, Shankar V, Sawczenko A, Ali N. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2011 Feb 15;48:e13-5. |
Others
| Wilson D, Thomas A, Croft N, Newby E, Akobeng A, Sawczenko A, Fell J, Murphy M, Beattie R, Sandhu B, Mitton S; and the IBD Working Group of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Systematic Review of the Evidence Base for the Medical Treatment of Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jan 13. | |
| Sawczenko A, Ballinger AB, Savage MO, Sanderson IR (2006), Clinical features affecting final adult height in Patients with Pediatric-onset Crohn’s Disease Pediatrics ;118;124-129 | |
| Sawczenko A, Azooz O, Paraszczuk J, Idestrom M, Croft NM, Savage MO, Ballinger AB, Sanderson IR (2005) Intestinal inflammation-induced growth retardation acts through IL-6 in rats and depends on the -174 IL-6 G/C polymorphism in children Proc Nat Acad Sci 102; 13260-13265 | |
| Newby EA, Sawczenko A, Wilson DC, Thomas AG (2005) Interventions for growth failure in childhood inflammatory bowel disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD003873 | |
| Escher JC, Amil Dias J, Bochenek K, Buderus S, Bueno de Mesquita M, Bujanover Y, Büller HA, Chong SKF, Cucchiara S, Fell JME, Henker J, Hildebrand H, Hugot J-P, Jedynak U, Jenkins H, Kolacek S, Koletzko S, Lazowska I, Levine A, Lionetti P, Maly J, Montgomery SM, Murch SH, Murphy MS, Paerregaard A, Sandhu BK, Sawczenko A (2005) Inflammatory Bowel Disease in children and adolescents: Recommendations for Diagnosis - The Porto criteria. J Ped Gastro Nutr 41(1):1-7 | |
| Sawczenko A, Lynn R, Sandhu BK (2003) Variations in initial assessment and management of inflammatory bowel disease across Great Britain and Ireland Arch Dis Child: 88;990–994 | |
| Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK (2003) Presenting features of inflammatory bowel disease in Great Britain and Ireland Arch Dis Child ; 88;995–1000 | |
| Sawczenko A, Ballinger A, Savage MO, Croft N, Sanderson IR (2003). Adult height in patients with early onset Crohn's disease Gut 52 (3):454-455 | |
| Sawczenko A, Protheroe S (2003) Jaundice – causes and investigation. A Paediatric Vade Mecum, Edward Arnold | |
| Card TR, Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK, Logan RFA. (2002) No seasonality in month of birth of inflammatory bowel disease cases: a prospective population based study of British under 20 year olds Gut 2002; 51: 814-815 | |
| Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK, Logan RFA, Jenkins H, Taylor CJ, Mian S, Lynn R (2001) Prospective survey of childhood inflammatory bowel disease in the British Isles. Lancet : 357 ; 1093-4 | |
| Nason GP, Sapatinas T, Sawczenko A. (2001) Wavelet packet modelling of infant sleep state using heart rate data. Ind J Statistics Series B, 63: 199-217 | |
| Fleming P, Blair P, Sawczenko A. (2000) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - modifiable risk factors and the window of vulnerability in Sleep and Breathing Disorders in Children - a developmental approach. In Sleep and breathing in Paediatrics Ed, 443-57 : J Loughin, J Carroll, C Marcus and S Bebmarn. Marcel Dekker | |
| Sawczenko A, Gray G, Sandhu BK (2000) Reproducibility of 24-Hour intra-eosphageal pH monitoring in Pediatric Patients. Pediatrics. 105(6):1371-2 | |
| Pollard K, Fleming P, Young J, Sawczenko A, Blair P. (1999) Night-time non-nutritive sucking in infants aged 1 to 5 months. Relationship with infant state, breast feeding and bed-sharing versus room-sharing. Early Hum Dev 56, 2-3:185-204 | |
| Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK. (1999) New diaorrheal syndromes. Ind J Paed :66 S46-51, | |
| Sandhu B K, Sawczenko A. (1999) Management of acute diarrhoea and vomiting in children. Pulse (7):40-41 | |
| Sandhu B K, Sawczenko A. (1999) Gastroesophageal reflux. Ind J Paed : 66; S52-55 | |
| Sawczenko A, Sandhu B K. (1998) The role of the GP in the first six months of life The Practitioner 242 (7); 528-36 | |
| Fleming PJ, Sawczenko A, Young J. (1998) Infant sleep physiology; does mum make a difference? Ambulatory Child Health 4: 153-4 | |
| Sawczenko A, Fleming P J. (1996) Thermal stress, sleeping position and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Sleep 19(10); S267-270 |