Specialty care
Children’s health
Children aren’t small adults, and the doctors who care for them train for years to know the difference. Paediatricians at Andrews look after babies from their first minutes in our nursery through to the teenage years.
Overview
- Newborn care
- Nursery in the Maternity Unit
- Emergencies
- A&E open 24 hours
- Dental
- Paediatric dentist on campus
A general paediatrician is the right first stop for most childhood illnesses, growth and development checks, and vaccinations advice. When a child needs more specialised care, Andrews has paediatric specialists in heart, hormone, lung, allergy, digestive and neurological conditions, as well as paediatric surgeons and a child and adolescent psychiatrist.
Conditions these specialists treat
Specialists in this field look after patients with:
- Newborn checks and feeding concerns
- Fevers, infections and childhood illnesses
- Asthma and allergies
- Growth, development and behaviour concerns
- Diabetes and hormone conditions in children
- Heart murmurs and heart defects present from birth
- Seizures and other neurological conditions
- Conditions that need surgery, such as hernias
- Sickle cell disease
A general list for this field of medicine. Ask a specialist’s office whether they treat your condition.
Care on this campus
- Newborn nursery
The Maternity Unit has a newborn nursery for babies born at Andrews.
Maternity- Emergency care
Accident & Emergency sees children at any hour of the day or night.
Accident & Emergency- Children’s dentistry
The Dental Centre cares for the whole family and is open some Sundays.
Dental Centre- Blood tests and scans
A phlebotomist is on duty in the laboratory, and Imaging offers ultrasound, X-ray, CT and MRI.
Laboratory
Bring your child to A&E if
- A baby under three months has a fever of 38°C or higher
- Your child is struggling to breathe, or the skin between the ribs pulls in with each breath
- Your child is very sleepy, floppy or hard to wake
- There are signs of dehydration: no wet nappies for eight hours, a dry mouth, no tears
- Your child has a seizure
Trust your instinct. If your child seems seriously unwell, come in.
Our specialists
59 consultants across these fields hold practising privileges at Andrews. To book, call the consultant’s office or the hospital on (876) 926-7401.
Paediatrics
All 40- Dr Mathias Antoine
- Dr Michelle Beckford
- Dr Simone Dundas Byles
- Dr Michael Coore
- Dr Charmaine Crooks-Edwards
- Dr Liana Cura-Hernandez
- Dr Cecilio Eck
- Dr Lisa Franklin-Banton
- Dr Christine Gabbadon
- Dr Andrea Garbutt
- Dr Carolyn Gomes
- Dr Natalie Gomes
- and 28 more
Paediatric Surgery
In the directory- Dr Garfield Badal
- Dr Bazil Brown
- Dr Christine Chen
- Dr Newton Duncan
- Dr Noel McLennon
- Dr Sarah Marshall Niles
- Dr Carolyn Pinnock-Ramsaran
- Dr Naomi Plummer
Paediatric Cardiology
In the directory- Dr Russell Chatoor
- Dr Priscilla Morais
- Dr Sandra Williams-Phillips
Paediatric Endocrinology
In the directory- Dr Leslie Gabay
- Dr Indira Singh Minott
Paediatric Pulmonology
In the directory- Dr Kareen Brightly-Brown
Paediatric Allergy
In the directory- Dr Warren Lawrence
Paediatric Neurology
In the directory- Dr Judy Tapper
Paediatric Gastroenterology
In the directory- Dr Kirk Thame
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
In the directory- Dr Ganesh Shetty
Paediatric Dentistry
In the directory- Dr Hilary Jones
Questions people ask
Can I stay with my child in hospital?
Speak with the nurse in charge of the unit when your child is admitted.
Can children visit a relative in hospital?
Children under 12 aren’t allowed on the inpatient units, so please arrange for someone to look after younger children while you visit. See Visiting a patient.
Further reading
Ready to see a specialist?
Search the directory by name or specialty, or call and we’ll point you in the right direction.