Dr Esther Hutchinson (Neuropsychologist)
- Name
- Dr Esther Amelia Hutchinson
- Qualifications
- Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology
- Occupation
- Neuropsychologist
- Gender
- Female
Esther Hutchinson is a senior paediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist who has worked with children from infancy to adolescence with a variety of conditions and problems. Esther has particular interests in developmental disorders and outcomes as a result of early brain injury. Her assessments are designed to target referral questions and the concerns of parents within a comprehensive assessment and developmental framework. She is passionate about working with families and enjoys collaborating with other professionals involved with an individual child’s care.
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE Esther continues to work in the public health sector with appointments at the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Royal Women’s Hospital where her work focuses on long-term outcomes in children born prematurely and with medical conditions of the newborn period. In addition, she has experience working with children treated for childhood cancer as well as other medical conditions such as epilepsy and developmental conditions such as language impairment, ADHD and autism spectrum disorders. Esther holds a Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology from La Trobe University and a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology from the University of Melbourne. Her theses focused on neuropsychological outcomes in childhood epilepsy and the relationship between working memory and language in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Specific Language Impairment.
Esther is registered and endorsed as a Clinical Neuropsychologist with the Australian Board of Psychology and is also a registered supervisor. Esther enjoys training post-graduate students as well as supervising newly graduated clinical neuropsychologists as part of the registrar program.
RESEARCH INTERESTS Esther is particularly interested in the impact that congenital conditions and hospitalisation in infancy have on long-term development. She currently co-ordinates the neuropsychology aspect of a long-term follow-up clinic of children who have required life-saving surgery in the newborn period and is also experienced in the long-term follow-up children born prematurely as well as the long-term outcome of children treated for cancer.
- Affiliated Clinics
- Melbourne Paediatric Specialists
Practice Locations
Melbourne
- Melbourne Paediatric Specialists
- Address
- Suite 4.3 Level 4
48 Flemington Road
Parkville VIC 3052
Australia
- Phone
- 03 9948 5005
- Fax
- 03 8376 6246
