HUMANS of Pindara SCOTT BLUNDELL GENERAL PAEDIATRICIAN Dr Scott Blundell studied medicine at the University of Sydney before training in paediatrics at Royal Children’s Hospital, Brisbane. D uring this time he worked in Paediatric Intensive Care and Neonatal Intensive Care as well as renal and neurological specialty areas. In addition to his medical qualifications, Dr Blundell is a qualified physiotherapist, winning the prestigious University Medal for Physiotherapy at Sydney University and working for two years as a paediatric physiotherapist at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead before starting medical training. Dr Blundell is currently part of the paediatrician team with the Leading Steps Paediatric Clinic, located in Pindara Specialist Suites. What does a paediatrician do? A paediatrician looks after the physical and mental health needs of children and their families from birth through to early adulthood. My day usually starts with checking on newborn babies on the ward, some sick newborns or growing premature babies in the special care nursery, and some sick kids on the kids' ward. I then usually spend the day seeing children in my rooms who have a mix of medical or developmental problems. Why Paediatrics? Kids are awesome. They are usually so positive and motivated to get better. They love having fun and there would rarely be a day where one of my patients doesn’t put a smile on my face. As a general paediatrician I never know what is going to walk through the door and the range of things I can see in one day is amazing. Ultimately, the most rewarding part of my job is being involved in some of the most memorable moments of people’s lives, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. It’s an honour as a general paediatrician to be invited to walk that journey with children and their families Pindara Magazine 26 2017
Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Ten
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