Dr. Carolina Hernandez Ortega
Specialist Paediatrician
DHA-licensed specialist paediatrician with over 15 years' experience and a diploma in Maternal, Perinatal, and Paediatric Nutrition.
LocationMediclinic Creek Harbour
Experience10-15
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
NationalityColombia
About
Dr. Carolina looks after children from birth to adolescence, with a focus on nutrition, feeding habits, and eating disorders. She provides growth and development assessments, diagnosis and treatment of common acute illnesses, and immunisation assessments including personalised catch-up plans. She completed her medical degree at Universidad Militar Nueva Granada in Colombia. She is certified in Paediatric Advanced Life Support, and consults in English and Spanish.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MD
Areas of expertise
Comprehensive paediatric care from newborns to adolescents
Special interests
Comprehensive paediatric care from newborns to adolescentsGrowth & development assessments & follow-upGuidance on healthy nutritionFeeding habitsEating disordersDiagnosis & treatment of common acute illnessesImmunisation assessments & personalised catch-up plans
