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paediatrician

British  
/ ˌpiːdɪəˈtrɪʃən /

noun

  1. a medical practitioner who specializes in paediatrics

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Dr Thomas Bourke, a consultant paediatrician who also works at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, said cases have doubled.

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Children in asylum hotels are being "forgotten", according to Prof Monica Lakhanpaul, a paediatrician and professor of child health at University College London.

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At eight weeks, Molly's head was bigger than normal, she was unsettled and vomiting frequently, and her eyes would only look right - but the symptoms were dismissed by a paediatrician.

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Her mum Samantha was told by her health visitor and paediatrician that a mainstream school would not be appropriate for her daughter but her application for specialist provision was initially rejected by Glasgow City Council.

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Jenny Radesky, a paediatrician at the University of Michigan, summed this up when she spoke at the philanthropic Dana Foundation.

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