Paediatric Neurologist
Clinical Associate Professor Helen Young graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1993 and has completed her speciality training in both paediatrics and paediatric neurology. She has trained extensively in paediatric neurology both in Australia and the UK, including a post-fellowship sabbatical at the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.
Her post-graduate qualifications include Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP (Edinburgh), Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), and Masters by Research (MMed) in neuromuscular disorders. She is a Clinical Associate professor at the University of Sydney and a senior staff specialist in paediatrics and paediatric neurology at Royal North Shore Hospital and the Children’s Hospital at Westmead Neuromuscular Service.
She is currently completing a Masters in Bioethics and is committed to compassion, equity, and transparency in the delivery of healthcare to vulnerable populations. She is involved in the clinical trials program at Children’s Hospital at Westmead and is particularly committed to ensuring ethical and equitable access to therapeutic trials and high-cost drugs.