Jehan Suleiman

Dr, Associate Professor

    • The University of Western Australia (M304), 35 Stirling Highway,

      6009 Perth

      Australia

    Personal profile

    Biography

    Dr Jehan Suleiman MD FRACP PhD, Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, with long years of experience in Australia and overseas

    Dr. Suleiman completed specialization in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology (including Epilepsy Fellowship) at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. She holds the Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in Pediatrics and Pediatric Neurology. She has a PhD degree in Medicine from The University of Sydney, Australia.

    Dr Suleiman provides care for children with various neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders. She participates in the multidisciplinary assessment of children suspected of having the complex Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), including teaching at the Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of FASD at UWA and running the nationwide clinic attached to the course.

    Dr Suleiman has academic and research interests in the field of pediatric neuroimmunology and neurogenetics with many publications and a syndrome named after her (Suleiman-El-Hattab Syndrome or SULEHS).

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    • SDG 4 - Quality Education

    Education/Academic qualification

    Medicine, PhD, Autoimmune Epilepsy in Childhood, University of Sydney, Sydney

    Award Date: 4 Nov 2013

    External positions

    Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Tawam Hospital

    Honororay Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University

    Research expertise keywords

    • Child Development
    • Neurological disorders
    • Neurogenetics
    • Neuroimmunology