I have come halfway round the world from sunny South Africa, where I qualified as a doctor in 1998. I subsequently completed specialisation there in General Paediatrics in 2006 and Neonatology in 2009.

My life journey then brought me to Australia in 2019, where I have worked in The Canberra and Cairns Hospitals.

I love paediatrics for the candour and spontaneity of children.

I have a wide range of paediatric interests ranging from neonatal care to adolescent medicine, and I am passionate about caring for all stages of a child’s development. This includes supporting families through common childhood conditions, as well helping families with their journey in raising children with more complex or rare paediatric pathologies. I am committed to providing thoughtful and comprehensive care, from preventative health and early development. My role is to help and support each young person and their family on their health journey as part of a team with the child at its centre.

When I am not working, and now that I have grown-up kids, I have time to draw and paint and love walking among ancient trees.

Disclaimer: All tenant doctors and other practitioners operating at Cairns Paediatrics on Barr St are independent contractors. Each practitioner is solely responsible for their own fees, policies, conduct, professional services and each operate under their own ABN. Cairns Paediatrics on Barr St provides support and administrative services to its tenants but does not oversee or assume responsibility for their professional activities.

Booking fee policy
All new appointments require a non-refundable $100.00 booking fee to secure your booking. The initial appointment fee will be reduced by $100.00 due to the booking fee. If you decide that your child is not needing an appointment anymore after the booking is made, the booking fee will not be refunded as it is for covering the administration work already required by our receptionist (phone calls, setting up your child in our patient management system, sending emails) and by Dr Naseema Khan (triaging the referral, needing to send a return of care letter to the GP).

Remember that your GP referral is valid for one year after the first appointment with our Paediatricians. Please ensure to obtain a new referral after the year or Medicare will not rebate you.

If you require a repeat prescription, please request it during the appointment. Outside a regular appointment a fee of $40 will apply. You may also ask your GP for a repeat script. If a medication change, a medication dose adjustment, or a Centrelink or NDIS form is required you will need to make an appointment.

Cancellation and non-attendance

Your appointment time has been reserved to see your child and family. If you cannot attend the appointment, please notify us per phone call at least 48 hours in advance so we can re-schedule and offer the time slot to another patient. If you cancel an initial appointment less than 48 hours in advance or you do not attend an initial appointment, there will be an additional $100 non refundable booking fee that will need to be paid should you wish to rebook on top of the initial booking fee previously paid. A $100 DNA/cancellation fee will apply for a missed review appointment. The fee must be paid before a next appointment is offered. The non refundable booking fee is not rebated by Medicare.
We send a reminder text message 72 hours prior to the appointment. This is a NO REPLY message service that is not monitored by us, please call us directly if you need to reschedule. The reminder text message is a courtesy service only and not receiving a reminder text message is not a reason to miss an appointment. Depending on your phone and provider setting, the automatic text message reminders sometimes may not work.

Arrival and Running late

Please ensure you start early enough and arrive 15 minutes prior to your first appointment time to allow for your child to be fully set up and registered. For all subsequent visits it will be enough if you arrive for the check-in just 5 minutes prior the appointment. The appointment length is calculated to have adequate time to talk about your concerns, examine your child and discuss and prepare a management plan. If you arrive more than 10 minutes late and there is a next patient scheduled there is not enough time to cover all your child’s needs safely and we have to cancel the appointment and the cancellation fee applies.