Dr Ahmed Shaalan
Specialty:
Neonatology
Address:
Monash Children's Hospital, 246 Clayton Road, CLAYTON VIC 3168
Phone:
(03) 8572 3000
Mail:
Biography:
Dr Ahmed Shaalan is a Neonatal Paediatrician with over 18 years' experience in Paediatric and Neonatal Care across both overseas and Australia. He trained in different perinatal centres across Victoria including Monash Children's Hospital, Royal Women's Hospital and Royal Children's Hospital, and completed specialist training in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, obtaining the fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Ahmed has obtained a Master's degree in Paediatrics as well as a PhD degree in Childhood Studies, "Children Health and Nutrition".
Ahmed is very experienced in all aspects of newborn care starting from consultations during pregnancy, attending high risk and low risk deliveries, baby assessment, hospital discharge examination and growth and development assessment for the first 2 years of life.
Additionally, Ahmed has been a Certified Lactation Consultant (International Board-certified Lactation consultant IBCLC, 2008 - 2018). He is doing his best effort to support and facilitate successful breast feeding and understands that the golden time for both baby and parents is the first few days after birth. His primary goal is to establish the ideal bonding between the baby and family.
Additional language: Arabic