Paediatrics & Child Health

Established in 1879 the Children's Hospital is the major paediatric specialist hospital in NSW delivering health care in all of the medical and surgical sub-specialities, as well as providing diagnostic, paramedical and technical supporting services for neonates, children and adolescents.

The Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health is entirely based at The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School (Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children) and uses the laboratory and office facilities provided by the hospital.

The Clinical School encompasses diverse graduate training areas including: epidemiology of childhood disorders, social and psychological aspects of child development, genetics research encompassing morphologic, biochemical and molecular genetic investigation of disorders in children.

Academic disciplines

• Paediatrics & Child Health

Research units and associated units

• Children's Medical Research Institute
• National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
• Institute of Neuromuscular Research
• Institute of Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
• James Fairfax Institute of Paediatric Clinical Nutrition

Contact details

Mrs Leigh Smith
Executive Officer

Phone: +61 2 9845 1903
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