Dr Nikki Baatjes is an  NHS  Neurodevelopmental Pediatric Consultant based at Evelina community Child Health, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Baatjes undertakes neurodevelopmental, school aged assessments and diagnoses Autism Spectrum Disorders for children and young people up to 18 years of age.

Dr Baatjes trained in South Africa and completed her undergraduate medical degree at the University of Cape Town. Dr Baatjes lived in London since 2001, where she has undertaken all of her post graduate training in Pediatrics. Dr Baatjes is a fellow of the Royal College of Pediatrics and achieved her CCT (Certificate of Completion) as a Consultant in Pediatrics in 2012. She has completed all of her post graduate training and NHS posts in London;  where she remains as a consultant at Evelina Child Health.

Dr Baatjes also completed a Masters (MSc) in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at IOPP (Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology) at King’s College London. Her areas of interest are developmental and social pediatrics and Autism. Dr Baatjes is currently an assistant editor for the international medical journal CCH: Care, Health & Development.

Dr Jack Singer is a Consultant Paediatrician in full-time private practice. He trained in Boston, USA at The Children’s Hospital Medical Centre and Harvard University where he was a corporation appointment. He then spent four years at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health Bethesda Maryland. He was a Rockafella Foundation – Population Council fellow with Professor Lional Penrose at the Galton Laboratory, London. He then joined Professor Paul Paulani at The Paediatric Research Unit at Guy’s Hospital.

Dr Singer is now in full time private practice in general paediatrics and has a particular interest in Neurodevelopmental paediatrics and Allergy. He also covers all aspects of paediatric medicine.

Dr Mathura has been a full-time NHS Consultant Paediatrician since 2010 specialising in the diagnosis of autism and childhood developmental disorders. Currently, he is the lead consultant for the Autism and Related Disorders service and joint Head of Service at Evelina Community Child Health London, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Mathura completed advanced specialist paediatric training at both the Bristol Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. He first qualified as a doctor in 1996 from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad. Dr Mathura has a Masters in Child Health and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. He is an honorary tutor on the International Child Rights and Development Masters course, Kings College and Association for Research in Infant & Child Development courses.

Dr Mathura’s expertise includes:

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Developmental Paediatrics
• Neurodisability
• Social paediatrics
• Child protection

Dr Mathura has professional training in administering the following:

• Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI-R)
• Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) all modules
• Bayley’s Scales of Infant & Toddler Development
• Griffiths Scales of Childhood Development (GSCD III)

Qualifications:

• 1996: Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS): UWI, Trinidad
• 2005: Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (MRCPCH)
• 2010: Certificate Completion & Specialty Registration (CCST & CESR)
• 2013: Master of Science (MSc): Cardiff University, UK
• 2014: Griffiths Mental Developmental Scales (GMDS-III), Cardiff
• 2014: Autism Diagnostic Interview- Revised, London
• 2016: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), Tavistock, London
• 2016: Bailey’s Scales of Infant & Toddler Development, GSTT, London
• 2021: Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (FRCPCH)
  General Medical Council Registration: 4373287

Dr Ben Ko is a Senior Consultant Paediatrician, with over 20 years’ experience as an NHS Consultant. After graduating from Edinburgh University with Distinction in Paediatrics, he continued his training in paediatrics in the UK, rotating through tertiary centres including Great Ormond Street Hospital. He was an Honorary Consultant to Great Ormond Street Hospital, prior to his current NHS appointment with Barts Health NHS Trust.

He has an extensive clinical portfolio in the field of neurodisability and child development, covering physical disabilities, learning difficulties, autism, developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia), and the full range of developmental disorders. He is recognised as a national expert on Special Education Needs and has written national advice and guidance on the subject.

Ben has gained national recognition for his contribution to paediatrics. He was awarded a Department of Health national level Clinical Excellence Award, which is bestowed to only the top 10% of UK Consultants. He was a former member of the Executive Committee and Council to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and was Convenor to the British Association for Community Child Health. He was a ministerial advisor to the Department of Work and Pensions on Disability Benefits and contributed to national policy on disability benefits for children. He is currently a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Invited Review Panel, providing advice to service planning and re-modelling to NHS child health services nationally. He is a member of the Executive Committee of British Academy of Childhood Disability, leading on governance issues for the Academy.