Dr Kunal Thacker works as a paediatric gastroenterologist and hepatologist at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW), Sydney. At Children’s hospital, he is also involved in regular educational and research activities especially focusing on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Eosinophilic Oesophagitis. He was working as a senior consultant in Perth children’s hospital, Western Australia prior to his move to Sydney.
Kunal earned a gold medal while completing specialist Paediatrician training in India. After moving to Australia, he specialised in paediatric gastroenterology and hepatology from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney. Additional training included a year of clinical fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada.
He is accredited by the Conjoint Committee for Recognition of Training in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Australia) to perform endoscopic procedures (Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy) for children of all ages. He specialises in all gastrointestinal issues affecting the well-being of children from birth to adolescence.