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Jeff Kao is a Paediatric Endocrinologist who specialises in the care of children and adolescents with hormone-related diseases, such as thyroid dysfunction, adrenal, pituitary, growth, pubertal disorders, and bone health issues.

Jeremy is an experienced paediatric neurologist who trained in general paediatrics and neurology at the Royal Children’s Hospital. He completed his training at Northwestern University in Chicago. Jeremy has been a Consultant Neurologist at the Royal Children’s Hospital since 2005 and is an Honorary Fellow in neuroscience research at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.

Doctor Tam is an experienced general paediatrician looking after a wide range of Paediatric medical conditions from birth to Adolescence. He studied Medicine at the University of New South Wales and underwent Paediatric specialist training at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (RAHC) in Sydney and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead (CHW) when RAHC relocated to Westmead. Dr Tam has practiced in Victoria for over 20 years. He is also an Honorary Paediatrician with the RCH.

Julian is an experienced paediatrician who currently holds appointments as a general paediatrician in the department of General Medicine at the Royal Children’s Hospital and as a research fellow in the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics.

His areas of interest include acute general paediatrics, learning and behavioural disorders and lymphoedema.

Julian also has experience in international child health, working as a WHO consultant in the People’s Republic of China and the Solomon Islands.

Dr Kate Milner is a developmental and general paediatrician with specific expertise in assessment and care of children with a wide range of general medical, developmental, learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties. She takes a strengths-based approach to her developmental practice, working in partnership with families and community service providers to support every child to reach their unique potential.

Kathryn is a Paediatric Rheumatologist with experience caring for children and young people with a wide range of rheumatological conditions. Her clinical interests include juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), juvenile dermatomyositis, vasculitis, uveitis and periodic fever syndromes.

Katie is a General Paediatrician who enjoys working with children and their families to achieve excellent outcomes. She has particular interests in eczema, asthma, constipation, encopresis, enuresis, infectious disease, developmental and behavioural issues, autism, ADHD, anxiety, growth and adolescent medicine. 

**Dr Morpeth not taking on new patients for the time being. Thank you for your understanding**

Melinda is a skilled paediatrician who sees children with a range of medical, behavioural and developmental problems from birth to 18 years. She has a particular interest in unsettled babies, developmental and behavioural concerns, ADHD, autism, sleep issues and learning differences. She also has experience in a range of common paediatric conditions including constipation, asthma, eczema, and toileting concerns.

Michaela trained as a Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s and The Mercy Hospitals in Melbourne.

During her training Michaela specialised in developmental and behavioural paediatrics, but since then she has continued to work both acute and outpatient settings, seeing children of all ages, including babies.

Michaela’s areas of interests include developmental delay, speech delay, failure to thrive and growth concerns, Autism, ADHD, constipation, encopresis and enuresis, behavioural problems, anxiety, eczema, asthma and urinary tract infections.

Natasha is a Consultant Clinical Geneticist who completed her training in Paediatrics and Clinical Genetics at the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS).  She completed her PhD through the University of Melbourne in 2015.  Natasha has previously worked as a Consultant Clinical Geneticist in paediatric, adult and prenatal genetics services through Austin Health, the Mercy Hospital for Women and Northern Health.  In 2017, Natasha returned to Parkville when she was appointed as a Consultant Clinical Geneticist at the VCGS and an honorary C