Dr Alaric Koh
MBBS (UQ) FRACP AFCHSM MPH MHM
Alaric is a Consultant Paediatrician, specialised in the field of Community Child Health (Developmental Paediatrician). He primarily sees children with learning, developmental and behavioural difficulties, and is experienced in the assessment of children for Developmental Delay and other behavioural difficulties such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder.
Alaric completed his Medical Degree at the University of Queensland, subsequently gaining Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in his specialty field. In the meantime, he also gained a Masters of Public Health and Masters of Health Management though the University of NSW, and an Associate Fellowship of the Australasian College of Health Service Managers, where he has an interest in Public / Population Health, Social Paediatrics, as well as the management side of Medicine.
Alaric is currently a Paediatric Examiner for the Australian Medical Council. He has been the Chair of the Child Population Health Special Interest Group within the Royal Australasian College Physicians, and also an elected Committee Member of the Chapter of Community Child Health within the College. Alaric has shown a commitment to the training of upcoming Paediatricians, having been been on the Specialist Advisory Committee in Community Child Health within the RACP which oversees the training of Paediatricians in the field of Community Child Health, where he has been the Coordinator of Advanced Training.
Outside of work, Alaric enjoys spending time with his family. He has 3 teenaged children, and enjoys basketball, travelling and camping. In addition to watching his children's sporting pursuits, Alaric is also active in the coaching the teams his children play for.
Alaric completed his Medical Degree at the University of Queensland, subsequently gaining Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in his specialty field. In the meantime, he also gained a Masters of Public Health and Masters of Health Management though the University of NSW, and an Associate Fellowship of the Australasian College of Health Service Managers, where he has an interest in Public / Population Health, Social Paediatrics, as well as the management side of Medicine.
Alaric is currently a Paediatric Examiner for the Australian Medical Council. He has been the Chair of the Child Population Health Special Interest Group within the Royal Australasian College Physicians, and also an elected Committee Member of the Chapter of Community Child Health within the College. Alaric has shown a commitment to the training of upcoming Paediatricians, having been been on the Specialist Advisory Committee in Community Child Health within the RACP which oversees the training of Paediatricians in the field of Community Child Health, where he has been the Coordinator of Advanced Training.
Outside of work, Alaric enjoys spending time with his family. He has 3 teenaged children, and enjoys basketball, travelling and camping. In addition to watching his children's sporting pursuits, Alaric is also active in the coaching the teams his children play for.
Dr Catherine Wong 黃 皓 欣
MBBS (UNSW) FRACP
Catherine is a consultant paediatrician who obtained her Medical Degree from the University of New South Wales. She completed her specialist Paediatric training at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, working within the network of Paediatric services supported by the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in both Metropolitan Sydney and Regional NSW Hospitals.
Catherine is experienced in the assessment and management of a variety of General Paediatric conditions in the community, such as enuresis and constipation. She is also experienced in the treatment and management of children with ADHD and Anxiety. Catherine can evaluate children where there are developmental and behavioural concerns, and is able to coordinate for other formal assessments and service access, where the need may arise. She provides General Paediatric care for children with complex medical conditions, and enjoys working collaboratively with other Paediatric sub-specialists in the care and coordination of the child's needs.
Catherine spent her early childhood in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Cantonese and has a functional level of Mandarin for consultations. She is a mother of 2 boys thus understand the constant juggles that parents face in raising their children.
Catherine is experienced in the assessment and management of a variety of General Paediatric conditions in the community, such as enuresis and constipation. She is also experienced in the treatment and management of children with ADHD and Anxiety. Catherine can evaluate children where there are developmental and behavioural concerns, and is able to coordinate for other formal assessments and service access, where the need may arise. She provides General Paediatric care for children with complex medical conditions, and enjoys working collaboratively with other Paediatric sub-specialists in the care and coordination of the child's needs.
Catherine spent her early childhood in Hong Kong. She is fluent in Cantonese and has a functional level of Mandarin for consultations. She is a mother of 2 boys thus understand the constant juggles that parents face in raising their children.
Dr Ming Chow
MBBS (Melb) FRACP DRANZCOG
Ming is a consultant paediatrician who has worked for a number of years in private paediatric practice, seeing children and teenagers with neurodevelopmental and behavioural disorders. He has been working with children and adolescents who have had difficulties with their attention, learning, early development, behaviour, socialisation and mood, helping with the diagnosis and management of their difficulties.
Ming trained as a general paediatrician and has an extensive experience, working in a variety of settings including Metropolitan, Rural and Regional centres, in both hospital and practice practice settings. Ming connects well with children and parents. He believes in a holistic approach to management, working collaboratively with parents, teachers, therapists, psychologists and other specialists to help identify and address the varied needs of the patient.
Ming will work with families, to help them understand the needs and issues their children may be experiencing, and provide them guidance of how they could best help their children. He believes in advocating for services and educational provisions which would help support the child as well as their families. He is passionate about seeing children and adolescents thrive in their personal, social and academic lives, in trying to help them meet their potential.
Ming trained as a general paediatrician and has an extensive experience, working in a variety of settings including Metropolitan, Rural and Regional centres, in both hospital and practice practice settings. Ming connects well with children and parents. He believes in a holistic approach to management, working collaboratively with parents, teachers, therapists, psychologists and other specialists to help identify and address the varied needs of the patient.
Ming will work with families, to help them understand the needs and issues their children may be experiencing, and provide them guidance of how they could best help their children. He believes in advocating for services and educational provisions which would help support the child as well as their families. He is passionate about seeing children and adolescents thrive in their personal, social and academic lives, in trying to help them meet their potential.
Ms Hoda Taef
Clinical, Educational & Developmental Psychologist
BSc(Psych), M Psych (Ed & Dev), MAPS, MCCLP, CEDP
Hoda is a Clinical and Educational & Developmental Psychologist who brings 18 years of experience in providing best practice assessment, therapy and interventions to empower and assist children, adults and families. Working collaboratively with parents and families, Hoda believes in providing practical and individually tailored evidence-based intervention to assist with a range of emotional, social, behavioural and developmental difficulties.
She has extensive experience in providing individual and group therapy for issues such as anxiety, depression, selective mutism, social skills, grief and loss, separation/divorce, and post-natal issues. Her experience also includes considerable expertise in psychometric testing, such as assessment of intellectual ability (IQ) and educational assessments.
Hoda has worked in private schools, private hospitals and a number of teams with government health services including Child and Family Teams, Child Development Services, Community Counselling and Sexual Assault. She is also an accredited Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) practitioner and an accredited facilitator of the Tuning in to Kids: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Program.
Hoda holds a Masters of Psychology Educational and Developmental, and is endorsed as both a Clinical Psychologist and Educational & Developmental Psychologist by AHPRA. She holds full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (Reg No: PSY 0001303334) and is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society.
She has extensive experience in providing individual and group therapy for issues such as anxiety, depression, selective mutism, social skills, grief and loss, separation/divorce, and post-natal issues. Her experience also includes considerable expertise in psychometric testing, such as assessment of intellectual ability (IQ) and educational assessments.
Hoda has worked in private schools, private hospitals and a number of teams with government health services including Child and Family Teams, Child Development Services, Community Counselling and Sexual Assault. She is also an accredited Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) practitioner and an accredited facilitator of the Tuning in to Kids: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Program.
Hoda holds a Masters of Psychology Educational and Developmental, and is endorsed as both a Clinical Psychologist and Educational & Developmental Psychologist by AHPRA. She holds full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (Reg No: PSY 0001303334) and is a full member of the Australian Psychological Society.
Support staff
Our specialists are supported by our wonderful support staff, under the capable direction of our Manager, Loren Hills.
The dedicated support staff working at Sydney Kids Clinic may not always be visible, and you may not always meet the person who you have spoken to on the phone, but they always strive to keep the days running as smoothly as possible for you.
Thank you!
The dedicated support staff working at Sydney Kids Clinic may not always be visible, and you may not always meet the person who you have spoken to on the phone, but they always strive to keep the days running as smoothly as possible for you.
Thank you!