Consultant Paediatrician

Trained in paediatrics in the UK, Dr Ben was a senior registrar at the Children's Hospital in Sydney and Senior Consultant Paediatrician at Royal Darwin Hospital from 1974 - 1988 and was one time head of the Department of Paediatrics. He now practices at Palmerston Medical Clinic and Nakara Medical Clinic. 

Please note: Dr Ben does not provide formal diagnoses for neurodiverse conditions. However, he plays a supportive role in helping families navigate the healthcare system and streamline the process toward obtaining a diagnosis through appropriate specialists.

During his training in paediatrics in the national Health Service in the United Kingdom, he has been a senior house officer and registrar at the following hospitals:

• Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire
• Bedford General Hospital, Bedfordshire
• Queen Elisabeth II Hospital, Hertfordshire 
• St Albans Hospital, Hertfordshire 
• Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Surrey
• Hampstead Hospital, Hertfordshire 
• Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire
• Birch Hill Hospital, Birmingham
• Stockton Children’s Hospital, Durham
• Hitchin Hospital, Hertfordshire

Formally senior registrar at Sydney Children’s Hospital.  

Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (London). 

Fellow of Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - FRCPCH (UK).  Diploma of Child Health (University of London).  

Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians (FRACP). 

Former senior adjunct lecturer at Flinder’s University.