Dr. Gautam Ambegaonkar

Dr. Gautam Ambegaonkar is a UK-trained Pediatric Neurologist working as a Consultant at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust (CUHFT), UK. During his Speciality Grid training in Pediatric Neurology, Dr. Ambegaonkar worked at hospitals such as Great Ormond Street Hospital and The Royal London Hospital (London), Bristol Children’s Hospital, and Heartlands Hospital (Birmingham).

Dr. Ambegaonkar specializes in the diagnosis and management of children (up to 16yrs age) with various neurological disorders such as Headaches, Childhood epilepsy, Tic disorder and Tourette’s, Cerebral palsy, Movement disorders, Childhood Multiple Sclerosis, and Neurodegenerative disorders. He has a special interest and expertise in pediatric neuromuscular disorders and childhood MS and is the lead for both pediatric services in East Anglia.

Since his appointment at CUHFT in 2011, Dr. Ambegaonkar single-handedly established the Pediatric Neuromuscular Service in the East of England which was awarded status as a "Centre of Excellence" in 2014. Dr. Ambegaonkar also established, and to date chair, the Eastern Muscle Group Network for pediatric neuromuscular disorders in the East of England. Moreover, he has set up a Tertiary Pediatric Headache service at CUHFT catering to the East of England.