Dr Andrew Sawczenko BM MRCP MRCPCH
I am London born and educated, and am a Consultant Paediatrician with a passion for caring for children. I have over 30 years of practice as a children’s doctor and am one of the few specialists who are dually accredited in both General Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology.
I trained at leading hospitals including Great Ormond Street and Barts Hospitals, as well as Bristol and Birmingham Children's Hospitals, with the finest practitioners in the UK. I gained membership of both the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and have published world class research in leading medical journals.
Consultant Paediatrician (Private)
Private patients are seen at the Portland and Cromwell Hospitalsand at London Medical.
Consultant Paediatrician (NHS)
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.
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Papers
- Jones R , Al-Hayouti A, Oladiwura D, Karim R, Sawczenko A, Dahlmann-Noor A (2020). Optic atrophy in children: Current causes and diagnostic approach. Eur J Ophthalmol . Jan 1
- Manzouri B, Shankar V, Sawczenko A, Ali N (2011). Bell's Palsy in a 3-Month-Old Infant: Recommendations for Management of Pediatric Cases.J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. Feb 15;48:e13-5.
- 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
- 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:
- Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK (2003). Presenting features of inflammatory bowel disease in Great Britain and Ireland; Arch Dis Child ; 88;995–1000
- 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
- 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
- Fleming PJ, Sawczenko A, Young J. (1998). Infant sleep physiology; does mum make a difference? Ambulatory Child Health 4: 153-4
Reviews
- IBD Working Group of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (2010). Systematic Review of the Evidence Base for the Medical Treatment of Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 Jan 13.
- IBD Working Group of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (2010). Guidelines for the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children in the United Kingdom J Ped Gastro & Nutr. 50:S1-S13
- 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
- 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
- Sawczenko A, Fleming P J. (1996) Thermal stress, sleeping position and the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Sleep 19(10); S267-270
Chapters & Letters
- Sawczenko A, Protheroe S (2003); Jaundice - causes and investigation. A Paediatric Vade Mecum, Edward Arnold
- 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, Probert C, Sandhu BK (2003) Incidence and prevalence of ulcerative colitis in Punjab, North India Gut http://gut.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/52/11/1587
- 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
- Card T R, Sawczenko A, Goncalves M, Sandhu BK, Logan RFA (2001) Research pointer to a blind alley? http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/323/7318/907#18259
- Sawczenko A, Gray G, Sandhu BK (2000) Reproducibility of 24-Hour intra-eosphageal pH monitoring in Pediatric Patients. Pediatrics. 105(6):1371-2
Abstracts
- Sawczenko A, Idestrom M, Ballinger AB, Croft NM, Sanderson IR (2005) The -174 G/C Interleukin-6 polymorphism determines growth failure in pediatric onset Crohn's disease. Gut;54 (supp 11);A97
- Sawczenko A, Croft NM, Sanderson IR (2004). Final adult height of childhood Crohn's disease: mean height deficit is 3-4 cm, but 25% do not reach their genetically determined height range. J Ped Gastro Nutr 39:S314-S315
- Sawczenko A, Ballinger AB, Savage MO, Croft NM, Sanderson; (2003) Delay in diagnosis and jejunal involvement predispose to growth failure in Crohns disease Arch Dis Child 2003: 88 (Supl 1) A8
- Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK, Logan RFA. (2002) Relationship between presenting symptoms, site of disease activity, and height/weight Z Score at diagnosis of Crohns disease in children aged < 16 years Gut 2002; 50 Suppl 2
- 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; 50 Suppl 2 A17
- Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK, Logan R, Jenkins H, Taylor C, Mian, S, Lynn R. (2000) Prospective national data on inflammatory bowel disease in children aged less than five years Arch Dis Child 2001 ; 84 (Suppl 1): A21 and J Ped Gastro Nutr 32: 3, 372
- Sawczenko A, Logan R, Jenkins H, Sandhu BK. (2000)Results of the first prospective survey of the incidence, presentation and management of inflammatory bowel disease in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. J Ped Gastro Nutr 31: Supl 2, S273and ;Arch Dis Child 83, Suppl 1, A3 2000
- Sawczenko A, Sandhu BK. (1999)Interim results of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit's 1998/9 survey of the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease. J Ped Gastro Nutr 28:5,567
- Nason G, Sapatinas T, Sawczenko A. (1998) Statistical modelling of time series using non-decimated wavelet representations http://www.wavelet.org/cm/ms/what/wavelet/digest_06/digest_06.10.html
- Young J, Polard K S, Blair P S, Fleming P J, Sawczenko A. (1998) Night-time behaviour and interactions between mothers and infants of low SIDS risk: a longitudinal study of room-sharing and bed-sharing. Ped Pulmonol 26(6): 447
- Sandhu B K, Moultrie J, Dunham M, Dinning A, Vegoda H, Erangey L, Sawczenko A. (1997) Gray G, Silent Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) may be a common cause of food refusal and failure to thrive. Arch Dis Child 80, Suppl 1, A62
- Nason G, Sapatinas T, Sawczenko A. (1997) Statistical Modelling of Time Series Using Stationary Wavelet Representations http://www.stat.duke.edu/conferences/BV97/elpro.html
- Young J, Sawczenko A, Fleming PJ. (1998) Observations of night-time behaviour between low SIDS risk infants and their mothers: a longitudinal comparison of room-sharing and bed-sharing Early Hum Dev 50(2):224
- Sawczenko A, Fleming PJ. (1997) Night-time behaviour between low SIDS risk infants and their mothers : a longitudinal study of room sharing and bed sharing. J. Young,. Ped Pulmonol 22(6):429
- Pollard KS , Leach CEA., Blair P S, Sawczenko A, Young J, Fleming PJ. (1997) Does failure to use a soother increase the risk of SIDS ? Epidemiological and Physiological studies. Ped Pulmonol 24(6): 451.
- Sawczenko A, Fleming P J and Young J. (1996) Variation of night-time infant body temperature associated with diurnal rhythm and sleep state. Early Hum Dev ;49(3):207-8
- Sawczenko A, Galland B, Young J, W Ring and Fleming P J. (1995) Interactive Behaviour and Physiology: A longitudinal comparison of room sharing and bed sharing ("co-sleeping"). Ped Pulmonol;20 (5):341
