Consultant Paediatrician

Dr. Mithran Coomarasamy

MBBS., Diploma in Paediatrics(NSW), FRACP, FAFRM

Dr Coomarasamy has provided paediatric service in the Western Sydney region over the last 25 years.

He has been working as a specialist paediatrician covering the area from Auburn to Nepean/Blue Mountain. He continues to provide services to the Nepean Public, Nepean Private and Auburn Hospitals. He is also an Associate Physician with the Children’s Hospital, Westmead.

His Paediatric training in Australia commenced at Royal Darwin Hospital with an exposure to a wide range of paediatric diseases including Aboriginal health.

He then moved to Sydney and joined the Children’s Hospital, Westmead where he successfully completed the general paediatric training.

He then completed his fellowship in Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine followed by completing advanced training in developmental and behavioural paediatrics as a Fellow at the Child Development Unit attached to the Royal Northshore Hospital.

He initiated and ran a multidisciplinary child development assessment team in the Auburn LGA for 15 years. He continues to provide care for newborn babies. This is in addition to the general paediatric service. His interest remains in Child development and related issues.

Dr Coomarasamy has provided paediatric service in the Pacific Islands over the last eight years and has been involved in administrative roles giving innovative and culturally sensitive solutions to the changing challenges of health care in NSW and globally.