Paediatrics

Tammy Goldwasser is a paediatrician who trained at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. She manages a broad range of common and complex conditions from birth to adolescence including neurodevelopmental and behavioural conditions such as developmental delays, autism, attention difficulties, anxiety, sleep issues, and learning difficulties. She also manages medical conditions including hay fever, asthma, eczema, constipation and toileting problems.

Tammy enjoys working collaboratively with children and their families and a wider network of allied health professionals, maternal and child health nurses, teachers and general practitioners.

Tammy has a special interest in Infant Mental Health. She provides care to infants and young children with a focus on promoting healthy social and emotional development. She is experienced in the understanding and care of babies and children with poor growth, feeding difficulties, settling and sleep issues, with an emphasis on supporting the relationship between the child and their caregivers.

Tammy is an honorary consultant with the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Debbie Lenko is a General Paediatrician who is experienced in managing both complex medical conditions as well as common paediatric problems. Debbie has a strong interest in helping families navigate and work through developmental problems such as learning difficulties, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, difficult behaviour and anxiety.

Debbie graduated with honours at Monash University, Melbourne. She undertook most of her training in Paediatrics through The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Melbourne as well as Monash Children’s Hospital Clayton. In 2018, Debbie travelled to the Northern Territory and spent a year working at The Royal Darwin Hospital. During this time, she further developed her skills in medical areas such as infectious diseases, respiratory problems and growth issues as well as developmental issues such as learning and attention problems.

Debbie understands that every child has unique strengths to nurture and she is passionate about caring for children in order to help them reach their potential and grow into confident and happy adults. Debbie understands that Paediatric care requires a holistic, team-oriented approach where doctors, allied health, families and schools work together in order to achieve best outcomes.

In addition, Debbie believes that human health is dependent on the health of the environment and advocates for a safe, stable and healthy environment as a necessity for present and future generations.

Debbie is an honorary consultant with the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children’s Hospital.