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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):
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