Comprehensive Paediatric Care for Children and Families

Specialist multidisciplinary care in a welcoming, child-centred environment.

Expert care, all in one place.

Welcome to Brighton Health Clinic for Kids, where children and families are at the heart of everything we do. We provide comprehensive care by bringing together leading paediatricians, paediatric specialists, and allied health professionals, all working collaboratively to deliver expert healthcare in a warm and supportive setting.

General Paediatrics

Our dedicated paediatricians are experts in diagnosing and managing a wide range of conditions, with experience caring for children from newborns through to adolescence.

Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrics

We provide holistic care for children and adolescents experiencing developmental, learning, social or behavioural challenges.

Child and Adolescent Gynaecology

Our child and adolescent gynaecology services provide specialised, age-appropriate care for girls and young people in a respectful and supportive environment.

Child Psychology

Our child psychology services include both assessment and therapy, delivered in a neuro-affirming and strengths based framework. Our psychologists have extensive experience working collaboratively with parents, schools, and educators to develop and implement practical, individualised strategies that support children across home and learning environments.

Nutrition & Lactation

Our team of expert paediatric dietitians provides compassionate, evidence-based support for infants, children, and their families. Using a neurodiversity-affirming approach, care is tailored to each child’s sensory needs, relationship with food, and family context. We also offer lactation consultant services to support infant feeding and breastfeeding.

Eating Disorders

We manage eating disorders through a multidisciplinary team of a paediatrician, psychologist, and dietitian with a special interest in eating disorders. We provide evidence-based assessment and treatment for children and adolescents, working closely with families to support recovery in a safe and compassionate environment.

Speech Pathology

We have partnered with the team at Ladybug House to provide evidence-based speech pathology services for children. Together, we support communication development through individualised therapy delivered in a warm, child-friendly environment.

Adolescent Menstrual and Pelvic Health

We provide specialised, age-appropriate care for young people experiencing menstrual or pelvic concerns. This includes painful, heavy or irregular periods, endometriosis, pelvic pain and hormonal conditions such as PCOS.

A place to connect.

Your child deserves the best team in their corner. Our medical home is designed to support families with clarity and care, helping you feel informed and confident throughout your child’s healthcare journey. Our collaborative team works together to ensure you are guided at every step.

New Patients

We love welcoming new families! Please note that demand for our Paediatricians and Specialists is currently very high. To ensure the most appropriate care, all of our paediatricians will require a GP referral prior to booking an appointment.

Meet the team

Dr Anisha Sarkar

Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

Dr Anisha Sarkar is an experienced obstetrician and gynaecologist with a special interest in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. She provides compassionate, evidence-based care for children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide range of gynaecological concerns, while also caring for people across all stages of life.

Alexa Stern

Paediatric Dietician

Alexa currently serves as the Lead Adolescent Medicine Dietitian at The Royal Children’s Hospital, where she supports young people navigating complex health, developmental and eating-related challenges. Whether one-on-one consultations, team-based care or research presentations-Alexa works collaboratively, blending her depth of expertise with genuine listening and practical nutrition strategies.

Dr Barry Kras

General Paediatrician

Dr. Barry Kras’s areas of interest include ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder and associated Developmental and Behavioural problems and participates in Multi-Disciplinary assessments of children and adolescents with these issues.

Dr Betty Messazos

General Paediatrician

Dr Betty sees children of all ages with acute and chronic issues, with a clinical interest in growth, behaviour, neurodevelopment, feeding, sleep and continence issues. She has fellowship training in paediatric endocrinology with experience in managing puberty, stature, thyroid disorders and childhood obesity.

Dr Carlota Espejo-Díaz

General Paediatrician

Dr Carlota completed her medical and specialist Paediatric training in Spain. She has been working in Australia since 2022 and has worked across the Queensland Children’s Hospital, Frankston Hospital and Ballarat Hospital.

Dr Chamilka Edirisinghe

Consultant Paediatrician

Dr. Chamilka is an experienced general paediatrician with over 20 years of expertise in caring for children from newborns to adolescents. She has a special interest in behavioural and developmental concerns, including autism, ADHD, other challenging behaviours, developmental delays, and learning difficulties.

Dr James Mulvany

General Paediatician

Dr. Mulvany applies an evidence based, family centred approach towards his consultations and is experienced in a wide range of issues including : Newborn & infant health, Poor weight gain, feeding issues, Asthma, eczema, Developmental concerns, Behavioural problems, ADHD, Autistic spectrum disorders.

Dr Katherine Parkhurst

General Paediatrician (Currently on leave)

Dr Katherine is a dedicated General Paediatrician with a special interest in neonates and medical education and has clinical interests in allergy, asthma, continence and development in children.

Dr Katrina (Katie) Stranks

General Paediatrician

Dr Katie has particular interests in developmental and behavioural paediatrics. As a mum of two young children, Katie understands the challenges and joys of parenting. She takes a compassionate and practical approach, and enjoys working with families, GPs, and allied health professionals to support each child’s growth and wellbeing.

Dr Yasmin Jayasinghe

Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

Dr Yasmin is a paediatric and adolescent gynaecologist with almost 20 years experience. Dr Yasmin’s aim is to provide sensitive and age-appropriate care, which supports a young person’s health, wellbeing and dignity and helps them live their best life.

Tai Balfour

Speech and Language Pathologist

Tai is an experienced Speech Pathologist with 20 years experience working in Paediatric Private Practice and across a range of settings such as kindergartens, home-based, mainstream and specialist schools and Telehealth. Tai works with pre-school, primary and secondary school-aged children.

Katherine Gayton

Clinical Psychologist

Katherine has worked extensively with children and adolescents experiencing significant social, emotional, behavioural and academic challenges. Katherine enjoys and has a strong interest in working collaboratively with young people, their families and schools. She is committed to understanding and providing recommendations to build on each person’s unique strengths and achievements, as well as strengthening areas in need of improvement to maximise individual potential.

Kylie Mustow

Dietitian and Lactation Consultant

Kylie Mustow is a paediatric dietitian with over 20 years of experience supporting infants, children and their families. She specialises in infant feeding, breastfeeding, feeding difficulties, neurodivergent eating, faltering growth and complex nutrition in younger children.

Lauren Chan

Speech Pathologist

Lauren is a Certified Practising Speech (and Language) Pathologist (CPSP) and a member of Speech Pathology Australia. She has experience working with neurotypical and neurodiverse young people. Lauren has worked across mainstream and special school settings throughout Victoria, as well as in London, UK. Her areas of work include language, literacy, social communication, articulation, and play.

Peter Wilson

Psychologist

Peter is a Clinical and Educational – Developmental Psychologist with more than 20 years of experience in developmental, educational and mental health in children, adolescents and adults. Peter adopts a range of eclectic interventions underpinned in cognitive behavioural and Schema approaches.

Rosemarie Signorelli

Psychologist

Rosemarie is a qualified and registered Psychologist with AHPRA and APS who has worked in educational settings and mental health for over 20 years. She has experience working in private practice, educational and disability settings and works with children, adolescents, and adults. Areas of interest include; depression, anxiety, trauma, learning and behavioural difficulties, developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorders.

Rosemary Kucan

Psychologist

Rosemary is a Psychologist with a background in educational and developmental psychology. She has worked within primary and secondary schools along with private practice. Rosemary therefore has experience with providing eclectic interventions to support the mental health of children and adolescents. Rosemary conducts various assessments to understand and support an individual’s learning and educational needs. She works alongside parents and schools to ensure that such needs of a student are met.

Expert care, all in one place.

General Paediatrics

Developmental & Behavioural Paediatrics

Child and Adolescent Gynaecology

Child Psychology

Nutrition & Lactation

Eating Disorders

Speech Pathology

Adolescent Menstrual and Pelvic Health

Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

Paediatric Dietician

General Paediatrician

General Paediatrician

General Paediatrician

Consultant Paediatrician

General Paediatician

General Paediatrician (Currently on leave)

General Paediatrician

Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

Speech and Language Pathologist

Clinical Psychologist

Dietitian and Lactation Consultant

Speech Pathologist

Psychologist

Psychologist

Psychologist

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