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Child-sized doses and scopes Paediatric endoscopy uses narrower instruments and a different sedation protocol. An adult gastroenterologist works with adult tools — and that difference is not a detail.
Paediatric gastroenterology fellowship — Cleveland, USA
Specialised in the gut…the whole child in view.
Dr. Ahmed Elkhatib — Consultant in Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology. Digestive, nutrition and allergy problems in children diagnosed by examination, testing and endoscopy.
Khateeb Kids Clinic Gateway Mall — Al Rehab
ConsultantPaediatrics & paediatric GI
Al-AzharMBBCh, MSc and doctorate in paediatrics
MRCPCHRoyal College of Paediatrics, UK
US experienceCleveland and New York
Food allergyLong-standing experience and training
15+ yearsIn paediatrics since 2011
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What is worrying you about your child?
Parents arrive with a symptom, not a diagnosis. Pick what you are seeing — and find out what it usually is, and which signs need prompt review.
Colic and constant crying
What it usually is
Most infant colic settles on its own by around four months. But a share of it was never colic — it is reflux or cow’s-milk protein allergy, and telling them apart comes from examination and history, not from waiting.
Signs that need prompt review
- Crying with feed refusal or poor weight gain
- Green or blood-stained vomiting
- Blood or mucus in the stool
- Severe bloating or constipation from the first weeks of life
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
Full clinical examination, review of the growth curve, and a measured elimination trial where milk allergy is suspected.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Chronic constipation
What it usually is
Chronic constipation in children is rarely “not enough water”. It is usually a loop: pain → stool withholding → a stretched colon → more pain. Breaking that loop takes a plan of adequate length, not a softener for a week.
Signs that need prompt review
- Constipation starting in the first month of life
- Delayed passage of meconium after birth
- Blood with stool or a recurring fissure
- Soiling after toilet training
- Poor weight gain alongside the constipation
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
Assessment to rule out organic causes, a treatment plan at the right dose and duration, and behavioural follow-up for child and family.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Reflux and vomiting
What it usually is
Simple reflux in a baby who is gaining weight normally settles with time. What needs intervention is reflux that affects weight, sleep or breathing — and that is not diagnosed by looking.
Signs that need prompt review
- Poor weight gain or weight loss
- Projectile or green vomiting
- Chronic cough or wheeze with feeds
- Food refusal or clear pain on swallowing
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
A clear separation of physiological from pathological reflux, and endoscopic assessment where there is a real indication.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Poor weight gain and growth
What it usually is
Poor weight gain is not a diagnosis — it is a symptom. It may be malabsorption, coeliac disease, an inflammatory condition, or simply not enough calories. Telling them apart comes from tests and the growth curve, not from supplements.
Signs that need prompt review
- Crossing two or more centile lines downward
- Fatty or foul-smelling stools
- A distended abdomen with thin limbs
- Persistent pallor or fatigue
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
An accurate growth curve, malabsorption and coeliac screening, and a nutrition plan calculated in calories.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Food allergy
What it usually is
The commonest problem we see is children excluded from many foods without a confirmed diagnosis. Unjustified exclusion affects growth. The goal is to identify the trigger precisely — and give the rest of the diet back.
Signs that need prompt review
- Rash or swelling immediately after eating
- Repeated vomiting after one specific food
- Blood in an infant’s stool
- Severe eczema alongside poor growth
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
A precise history, allergy testing, and supervised food challenge where it is needed.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Recurrent abdominal pain
What it usually is
Most recurrent abdominal pain in children is functional — meaning real and genuinely painful, but without organic disease. That does not mean “there is nothing wrong”; it means the treatment plan is a completely different one.
Signs that need prompt review
- Pain that wakes the child from sleep
- Pain away from the navel or in the right side
- Accompanied by weight loss or fever
- Persistent vomiting or blood in the stool
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
Organic causes excluded first, then a clear plan for functional pain — instead of an endless cycle of tests.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Blood in the stool
What it usually is
Most blood in a child’s stool comes from a small anal fissure caused by constipation. But it is the one symptom where we do not advise waiting, because a small proportion needs prompt action.
Signs that need prompt review
- Heavy or repeated bleeding
- Black blood or black tarry stool
- With severe pain or distension
- Pallor or lethargy alongside the bleeding
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
Prompt examination, identifying the source, and endoscopy where needed. These are seen as a priority.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
Prolonged jaundice
What it usually is
Newborn jaundice is common and resolves. But jaundice persisting past two weeks — especially with dark urine and pale stools — is a situation measured in days, not weeks.
Signs that need prompt review
- Jaundice persisting beyond two weeks of age
- Pale or chalky-white stools
- Dark urine
- A distended abdomen or poor feeding
If you can see any of these, book an appointment as soon as you can. And if none of them are present but the symptom has lasted more than a month, the child still needs assessment by a paediatric gastroenterologist. These signs set the priority; they don’t decide whether you need a doctor.
Book an appointment By prior appointment — call or message us on WhatsApp.
What we do
Immediate liver function and conjugated bilirubin testing, and urgent referral where indicated.
The steps we follow- Assessment of the symptoms and the medical history
- Review of growth and nutrition
- Deciding whether the cause is functional or needs investigation
- Setting a treatment and follow-up plan
The sub-specialty
A child’s gut is not a small adult’s gut
In Egypt, most of what handles children’s digestive problems is either a general paediatrician or an adult gastroenterologist. Four practical differences separate them from the sub-specialty.
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Growth is part of the diagnosis In a child, the weight and height curve says more about the gut than most tests do. It is a measure that does not exist in adult medicine.
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Conditions that only present in childhood Biliary atresia, cow’s-milk protein allergy, eosinophilic oesophagitis — conditions where the timing of the diagnosis changes the whole of a child’s life.
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A frightened child is not a compliant patient Half the examination is the child letting you near them. That is a skill built over years, not a line on a certificate.
Scope
Conditions we manage
Well-child care
- Routine follow-up from birth
- Vaccinations and scheduling
- Weight and height tracking
- Development and milestones
- Feeding and weaning
- Coughs, colds and fevers
Gastroenterology
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux
- Chronic constipation
- Chronic diarrhoea
- Recurrent abdominal pain
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Endoscopy and colonoscopy
Liver & nutrition
- Prolonged jaundice
- Raised liver enzymes
- Poor weight gain
- Malabsorption
- Feeding difficulties
- Nutritional assessment
Allergy
- Cow’s-milk protein allergy
- Coeliac disease
- Wheat allergy
- Eosinophilic oesophagitis
- Food challenge testing
Parent articles
Read about your child’s condition
Short Arabic articles on coeliac disease, eosinophilic oesophagitis and inflammatory bowel disease — each under two minutes, each answering one question.
السيلياك
التشخيص: متبدأش نظام خالي من الجلوتين قبل التحاليل
أكتر غلطة بتضيّع التشخيص — إن الأهل يمنعوا الجلوتين قبل ما الفحص يخلص.
1:28 read التهاب الأمعاءعلامات الخطر: إمتى تتصل بالعيادة وإمتى تروح الطوارئ
صفحة للحفظ — الفرق بين اللي يستنى ميعاد واللي مايستناش.
1:25 read التهاب المريء الإيوزينيالطفل بقى كويس… ليه محتاجين منظار تاني؟
اختفاء الأعراض مش دايمًا معناه إن الالتهاب هدأ.
1:23 read Routine care
One clinic, from the first vaccination to the last follow-up
The sub-specialty is not a replacement for routine care — it is added to it. We follow your child from the first week: vaccinations, growth, development and feeding. And if a digestive problem does appear, the specialty is already here — you don’t start over with another doctor.
Book a routine visitFirst check, feeding, jaundice and birth weight — with weekly review in the first month if needed.
Weight, height and head circumference on one continuous curve — recorded in the app and visible any time.
The full schedule with a reminder before every dose, and follow-up of any reaction.
You won’t start over with another doctor — the file and the whole history are already here.
Endoscopy
What parents ask before an endoscopy
The procedure that frightens parents most, and the one nobody explains. Here are the direct answers — and the room and the team your child will actually meet.
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Will my child feel anything?
No. Endoscopy is done under full anaesthesia supervised by a paediatric anaesthetist. The child is asleep before it starts and wakes after it finishes.
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How long does it take?
An upper endoscopy is usually 10–15 minutes. Preparation and recovery take longer than the procedure itself.
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Do we go home the same day?
Usually yes, after a period of observation. Most children are back on their normal diet the same day.
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When is endoscopy actually necessary?
When there is bleeding, difficulty swallowing, unexplained weight loss, or suspicion of coeliac or inflammatory disease. Not for every tummy ache.
The doctor
Dr. Ahmed Elkhatib
Consultant in Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology, and founder of Khateeb Kids Clinic in Al Rehab City.
He graduated from Al-Azhar with first-class honours and completed his Master’s and doctorate in paediatrics there, spending close to five years as an assistant lecturer in the department — three of them in the gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition unit.
In the United States he trained clinically and in research in paediatric gastroenterology at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s in Cleveland, then as a paediatric resident at NYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst in New York.
Alongside gastroenterology he has long-standing experience in food allergy and immunology — the combination the overlap between gut symptoms and food allergy actually needs.
A deliberate focus on avoiding unnecessary diets and unnecessary diagnoses.
Every food we take away from a child should rest on a reason, not a suspicion.
Dr. Ahmed believes half of treatment is a child feeling safe — which is why the clinic, and the app, are built around the family rather than around the file.
- 2026 Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child HealthMRCPCH — United Kingdom
- 2024 PALS certificationPediatric Advanced Life Support — September 2024
- 2023 Consultant paediatric gastroenterologist and founderTo date — Khateeb Kids Clinic, paediatric gastroenterology, Al Rehab
- 2023 Resident — paediatricsNYC Health + Hospitals / Elmhurst — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
- 2023 Doctorate in PaediatricsAl-Azhar University — thesis on the effect of diet elimination on psychobehavioural disorders in children with gastrointestinal food allergy
- 2022 Clinical observer — paediatric gastroenterologyUniversity Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s, Cleveland — Aerodigestive clinic, advanced endoscopy and motility studies
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- 2022 Visiting research associateUniversity Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s — Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- 2021 Best Teacher AwardVoted by intern physicians and paediatricians, Sayed Galal University Hospital
- 2018–2023 Assistant Lecturer, Department of PaediatricsAl-Azhar University — three of the years in the GI, Hepatology and Nutrition unit as clinical-fellow equivalent
- 2017 Allergy & immunology training coursePan American Allergy Society — training course and seminar
- 2015 Founder, Khateeb Kids ClinicTo date — private paediatric practice: allergy, chest and digestive care
- 2014–2018 Paediatric specialistEl Shorouk Hospital
- 2014 MSc, PaediatricsAl-Azhar University — third in the cohort
- 2011–2014 Paediatric residencyAl-Azhar University Hospitals — Al-Hussein and Sayed Galal
- 2011 MBBCh, Medicine and SurgeryAl-Azhar University — first-class honours, top 10% of the year
- — Professional membershipsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) · American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) · American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) · Egyptian Society of Allergy and Immunotherapy
- — ResearchForeign-body ingestion in children — poster, NASPGHAN 2022 · Food allergy as a cause of unexplained chronic cough in infants — poster, ACAAI 2018 · Dupilumab in eosinophilic oesophagitis — lecture, Rainbow / Case Western 2022 · Contributed to a research database of eosinophilic GI disorders covering more than 1,000 patients
The team
A multidisciplinary team
So your child gets the best medical care, to international standards. We do more than follow the gut. The team includes specialists in nutrition, general paediatrics, breastfeeding and paediatric gastrointestinal surgery, working with the latest techniques.
The core team
Dr. Asmaa Ismail El-Sharawy
Paediatrician and neonatologistMSc Paediatrics — Ain Shams University · International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Dr. Mohamed Maged Ismail
Consultant paediatric and laparoscopic surgeonMD Paediatric, Neonatal and Laparoscopic Surgery — Al-Azhar University · Consultant, Al-Azhar University Hospitals
Dr. Aya Hisham
Paediatrician and neonatologistMSc Paediatrics — Kasr Al-Ainy · Pediatric GI Fellow, Abu El Reesh Children’s Hospital
Dr. Samar El-Feky
Paediatrician and neonatologistMSc Paediatrics and Neonatology — Ain Shams University · 7+ years’ experience
Dr. Mahmoud Rabie
Consultant dermatologistLecturer in Dermatology — Al-Azhar University Hospitals
Specialties we work with
Some conditions overlap with the gut far more than parents expect. Rather than sending a family round separate clinics, we look at the case together.
Dr. Amr Omar
Consultant in endocrinology and diabetesMember of the international endocrinology and diabetes societies
Endocrine disease is not a set of numbers to be adjusted. Thyroid, growth and puberty, childhood diabetes — each needs a specialist view and a follow-up plan, not just a dose.
Dr. Ibrahim Fawzy
Consultant rheumatologist — children and adultsPhD and Lecturer in Rheumatology — Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University · Member, American College of Rheumatology (ACR) · Member, European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
Immune disease does not stop at the gut. Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis often arrive with joint inflammation and rheumatic signs, and a case like that needs both specialties at once rather than one after the other.
We also have consultants in paediatric dermatology, plus oral physiotherapy for children with swallowing and feeding difficulties.
Parent reviews
What parents say
Real reviews published on Google, translated from the Arabic the parents wrote.
“Two years going round the biggest gastroenterologists in Alexandria and Cairo, and you were the one who got to my son in time. Your conscience, and your kindness to whoever is in front of you, are enough.”
“I am grateful I went for a second opinion on my daughter’s diagnosis after months of going in circles. The earlier diagnosis turned out to be wrong. We tried the treatment he recommended and she genuinely began to improve.”
“My daughter has a food allergy. He listens very carefully and pays attention to the details — he told me which symptoms should worry me, and that he was there any time. She has improved a great deal.”
“I searched a long way from home and nobody could diagnose or treat him properly except him. He spared my son the endoscopy.”
“Dr. Ahmed is the only one I trust with either of my children. He reassures you, he is straight with you, and he does not order or do anything unless it is necessary.”
“An excellent doctor — skilled, and humane with both children and parents. He settles the child, takes the edge off any anxiety, and always explains. The whole team is courteous and calm, and the child’s comfort is what they put first.”
Locations & hours
Where to find us
Inside Gateway Mall in Al Rehab — minutes from the Fifth Settlement and New Cairo. By prior appointment.
Al Rehab branch
Closed nowAl Rehab City — Gateway Mall
Clinics Building D1, 2nd floor, Clinic 212
Enter through Gate 12 of Al Rehab City, then the Clinics Building D.
| Saturday | 16:00 – 21:00 |
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| Sunday | 16:00 – 21:00 |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 16:00 – 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 16:00 – 21:00 |
| Thursday | 16:00 – 21:00 |
| Friday | Closed |
Hours unconfirmed — please call to check.
FAQ
Before you book
My child already saw a paediatrician — why come to you?
A general paediatrician is first-line care and handles most cases. We see what needs a narrower focus: digestive symptoms lasting more than a month, unexplained poor weight gain, suspected food allergy or coeliac disease, or a case that needs endoscopy.
When does constipation or diarrhoea stop being ordinary?
Most constipation and diarrhoea in children settles with a general paediatrician. A few specific things call for the sub-specialty: symptoms lasting beyond a month despite treatment, blood in the stool, weight falling or stuck, repeated vomiting, or diarrhoea that wakes a child from sleep. These are not diagnoses — they are the thresholds at which we would rather see the child.
Is a cow’s-milk protein allergy permanent?
Usually not. Most children outgrow it, and the point of following the case is to work out when milk can be reintroduced safely — rather than leaving it excluded for years with nobody revisiting the decision. Reintroduction is done to a plan and under supervision, not by trial at home.
Should I take my child off gluten before coeliac testing?
No — and this is one of the commonest ways the diagnosis gets missed. Both the blood tests and the biopsy depend on gluten still being in the diet. Stop it beforehand and the result can come back negative while the child stays undiagnosed, which then means either months of eating gluten again to retest, or never knowing. Keep eating normally until the tests are done.
Does an endoscopy need anaesthesia, and is it safe?
Paediatric endoscopy is done under full anaesthesia, so the child feels nothing and stays still, in a properly equipped setting with an anaesthetist present. The procedure itself takes a few minutes; the child wakes shortly after and goes home the same day. And it is never the first step — we reach for it when the diagnosis needs us to look and take a sample.
Should I have tests done before the first visit?
No. Bring any previous tests or imaging you already have, but we would not advise ordering new ones yourself. The examination is what decides which test is worth doing, and tests chosen at random cost money and cloud the picture more than they clear it.
What should I bring to the first visit?
Any previous tests, imaging or prescriptions, the vaccination card, and the growth chart if you have one. If the complaint is constipation or diarrhoea, log the frequency and description for a week beforehand — it makes a real difference to the diagnosis.
Do I need an appointment?
The clinic works by appointment rather than a walk-in queue, so every case gets its full time and nobody waits hours for it. Book by phone or on WhatsApp: +20 112 380 0501.
Do you offer online consultations?
Yes. They work best for following up stable cases and reviewing test results. For a new case we prefer to examine the child in person.
Where exactly is the clinic?
Gateway Mall, Al Rehab City — Clinics Building D1, second floor, Clinic 212. Enter via Gate 12. The clinic is minutes from the Fifth Settlement and New Cairo.
If it has lasted more than a month — don’t wait it out
Call or message us on WhatsApp to book. We’ll confirm the time and give you full directions.