Great Ormond Street

North London Enfield | West and East Herts | North Central London | North West London | West London

Dr Deborah Zeitlin is a leading Senior Consultant Paediatrician working at Great Ormond Street Hospital in the NHS and the International and Private Care sectors, as well as at several top London clinics. She sees patients from infancy to 18 years old.

Dr Zeitlin sees patients with all common illnesses of childhood, and specialises in assessing and managing childhood feeding concerns, children’s physical and psychological development, parental/child bonding, critical care and the after effects of serious childhood illness. Another of her primary interests is children who have Complex Care medical needs: this includes rare or difficult to treat conditions, chronic conditions, or multiple conditions. Dr Zeitlin also provides tailored support for patients and families to navigate through the UK health system.

Dr Zeitlin joined Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2018 as a Consultant General Paediatrician and Named Doctor for Safeguarding (since 2020).

Prior to this she was a PICU consultant. Having initially trained in Adult Medicine (gaining MRCP), before training in Paediatrics (FRCPCH) with sub-specialty qualification in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine. Dr Zeitlin graduated from Birmingham University Medical School in 2001 with an additional degree in psychiatry.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr Zeitlin has been on the European Paediatric Life Support sub-committee (part of Resus UK), since 2015, and is a resuscitation instructor for children’s life support. She has written various publications (chapters, articles in peer-reviewed journals and various media publications) in the of child development, maternal foetal bonding, paediatric resuscitation, Kaposi’s sarcoma in children (an HIV-related condition), childhood anaesthesia, depression and most recently a paper in JAMA regarding neuroradiological screening of index case siblings where inflicted abusive injury is suspected.

info@drzeitlin.co.uk

020 7993 2111

Safeguarding:
• Introduction to Safeguarding Children, (L2)
• In the Child’s Best Interests: Navigating concerns of abuse and your responsibilities as a GP
• Bruising in abusive injuries (can count as 1 hour of L3 training)
• From GP consultation to LA outcome (can count as 1 hour of L3 training)
• Sexual abuse in children including FGM
• Safeguarding report writing

General Paediatrics / PICM:
• Common illnesses of childhood
• The critically unwell child
• Behavioural / school concerns

Most lunchtimes/evenings with notice