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Rajendra Mahendrakar

Consultant Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician
Child and Adolescent
MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH, CCT in Paediatrics
Rajendra Mahendrakar

Dr Rajendra Mahendrakar is a consultant paediatrician with a special interest in neurodevelopmental paediatrics, neuro disability and neurorehabilitation with over 20 years of clinical experience in NHS.

He has worked for the NHS since 2003. Over the last two decades, Dr Mahendrakar has worked at several NHS Trust hospitals, including Great Ormond Street Hospital and Evelina children’s Hospital in London. He works as a Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Dr Mahendrakar has extensive training in neurology, neurorehabilitation and neurodisability and works with children with complex needs. In his role at Epsom Hospital, he manages ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy and developmental issues.

His expertise is in diagnosing and managing children with autism, ADHD, developmental delay, speech and language delay, learning disabilities, emotional and behavioural disorders, and cerebral palsy. He also works closely with children with special educational needs, providing medical advice and education and health care plans. 

His colleagues have described Dr Mahendrakar as an excellent doctor. He is always reliable and helpful and is a skilled clinician with experience in both acute and neurodevelopmental paediatrics.

Areas of expertise

  • ADHD
  • Developmental Delay/ Learning Difficulties
  • Autism
  • Child Behavioural Issues
  • Dyspraxia (Developmental Coordination Disorder)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Acquired Brain Injury and rehabilitation 
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Social and Emotional Behavioural Difficulties

Therapeutic approaches used

  • Advice and behavioural management
  • Medications
  • Multidisciplinary model of management

Qualifications and Education

  • MBBS -Mysore Medical College, Karnataka, India

  • Diploma in Child Health (DCH) - Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, India

  • MRCPCH - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

  • Certificate of completion of Training (CCT) in Paediatrics - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 

Professional Bodies and Membership

  • General Medical Council

  • Royal College of paediatrics and child health

  • British Association for Community Child Health