Dr Dinesh Lal

MB BS 1988 South Pacific; FRACP 2000

I am a senior New Zealand trained Gastroenterologist with more than 20 years comprehensive experience in all aspects of gastroenterology, hepatology and medical aspects of pancreatic disease. My endoscopic practice is patient centred based on quality, safety and practical patient outcomes. I have been a recent past Endoscopy Lead for CMDHB National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. My interest is also in Obesity Management encompassing lifestyle change, medical treatment and in very selected and suitable cases Endoscopic Bariatric Management with long-term follow up to ensure sustainable weight loss.

Dr Dinesh Lal has an interest in:

• General Gastroenterology and Hepatology
• Diagnostic & Therapeutic Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy and ERCP
• Interventional Endoscopy
• Medical & Endoscopic Management of Obesity
• AspireAssist approach to weight loss. Read more here

Dr Dinesh Lal is a member of the following organisations:

• NZGO
• AGA
• ASGE
• AASLD

Areas of subspecialty interest include:

• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, indeterminate colitis)
• Diagnosis & treatment of acute and chronic GIT bleeding & iron deficiency anaemia
• Liver diseases including Hepatitis B & C and investigation of liver dysfunction
• Dyspepsia, reflux disease & coeliac disease
• Hepato-pancreato-biliary diseases requiring ERCP
• Endoscopic treatment of bowel polyps and bowel cancer
   

Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist, Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist, Interventional Endoscopist, ERCPist, Lead Endoscopist

14 September 1995

Internal Medicine