Dr. Hannah Lorking
General Paediatrician
MBBS, BN, DCH, FRACP
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Hannah is a General Paediatrician and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She enjoys working with children of all ages, with a holistic approach to their health and wellbeing to ensure they reach their future potential. She has experience across all areas of child health, with additional specialty training in neonatal care and neurodevelopmental conditions including diagnosis and management of autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), developmental delay and behavioural concerns. In addition to these special interests, Hannah has experience in general paediatric conditions including, but not limited to, management of asthma, eczema constipation, nocturnal enuresis, sleep difficulties, and growth concerns.
Hannah completed her medical degree at the University of Sydney before completing her speciality training in paediatrics based at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
She gained extensive experience working across NSW in tertiary, metropolitan and rural hospitals across greater Sydney, Shoalhaven, and NETS NSW (neonatal and paediatric medical retrieval service).
She gained experience in neonatal intensive care including advanced neonatal resuscitation, management of all complex neonatal conditions, prematurity and developmental follow up, whilst working as the neonatal fellow at Royal North Shore Hospital. She was also the paediatric fellow at Shoalhaven and Nepean hospitals gaining valuable acute and community paediatric experience.
Hannah grew up in the Macarthur region and is passionate about ensuring all children from all diverse backgrounds have the best opportunities and healthcare in childhood and adolescence. Hannah practices holistic paediatric care, using a family-centred approach, collaborating closely with families, educators and health professionals to provide the best outcomes for children to ensure they thrive in childhood, adolescence and beyond.
She has worked as a specialist paediatrician at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in the FASD service and as a clinical associate lecturer at the School of Medicine at the University of Sydney.
Hannah has completed further qualifications in general and developmental paediatrics including a Diploma in Child Health from The University of Sydney, and training in the Bayley-4 scales and Griffiths-III developmental assessments and ADOS-2 autism diagnostic assessment. She is a member of the Developmental Paediatric Society of Australasia.
Hannah is a busy mum to two energetic preschoolers, and enjoys outdoor adventures with her husband and children.