Department of Paediatrics

We produce world-renowned research to improve children's health, supervise research students, and provide highly regarded paediatric medical student education. We're based at the Monash Children's Hospital, part of the largest health service in Victoria.

The Department of Paediatrics is one of the departments within the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.

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  • High quality national and international postgraduate students

  • Innovative approaches to improve child health

  • Embedded in hospital and community health care

  • World-leading staff and students

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Children's Health Research

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Monash Children's Simulation

We use simulation to improve health care through education and research.

Paediatrics then and now
Contemporary patient treatments

Department of Paediatrics - Then and now

Vital improvements in the medical care of children occur at Monash University because of the diligence and knowledge of our clinicians and scientists. Working at the Monash Children's Hospital, our staff constantly search for better drugs, better technology, and better outcomes for unwell children and their families. These discoveries can literally be life-saving.

In this video, meet our first Professor of Paediatrics, Emeritus Professor Arthur Clark, as he marvels at contemporary patient treatments.

Paediatrics news

Monash study investigates cord-blood stem cells to prevent brain damage in preterm babies

Researchers from Monash University, Monash Health and the Hudson Institute of Medical Research are working on a potentially game-changing treatment for brain injuries in preterm babies using stem cells from cord blood units donated by families after
28 May, 2026 Clinical Sciences - Monash Health

Professor Katrina Williams joins distinguished ranks of international autism research fellows

In a significant recognition of her career-long dedication to the autism community, Professor Katrina Williams, Head of the Department of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health and Paediatrician at Monash Children’s Hospital
13 May, 2026 Clinical Sciences - Monash Health

Dr Jennifer Papoutsis awarded the Vera Scantlebury Brown Child Welfare Memorial Trust Scholarship

Congratulations Dr Jennifer Papoutsis on receiving the 2025 Vera Scantlebury Brown Child Welfare Memorial Trust Scholarship to undertake further study/research in relation to prenatal care, infant welfare and preschool activities.
19 March, 2026 Clinical Sciences - Monash Health