Dr David Roberts (Paediatrician)
- Name
- Dr David Evan Roberts
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery 1977
- Diploma Human Biology 1979
- Occupation
- Paediatrician
- Gender
- Male
- Medical Specialties
- Paediatrics
David graduated from Sydney University in 1977, and completed postgraduate degrees at Oxford, Liverpool (UK) and Sydney. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1988.
Whilst a junior resident, he had a delightful conversation with a 3-year-old boy in the Emergency Department at Royal North Shore Hospital. During the course of the conversation, he instilled local anaesthetic into his face, and sutured a nasty gash. The child did not blink an eyelid. His father told David that if he did not become a paediatrician then he would miss his true calling.
Since arriving in WA in 1990, David has practised paediatrics in the northern suburbs of Perth. As a consultant paediatrician, he sees children from birth to adulthood. Whilst he has an interest in developmental and behavioural problems (including autism), he enjoys seeing patients with all types of conditions. GP’s often refer children with difficult or complex problems. He has built a network of specialist clinicians with whom he works closely.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Joondalup Health Campus (Private)
