Dr Deborah Zeitlin

About Dr Deborah Zeitlin

Dr Deborah Zeitlin is a leading Senior Consultant Paediatrician at Great Ormond Street Hospital, both in the NHS and the International and Private Care sectors, who specialises in general illnesses of childhood, complex care and child development alongside bed wetting, respiratory infections and newborn feeding. She sees patients from the UK and internationally, from birth to 18 years old. Dr Zeitlin takes a family-centred, holistic approach to assessing and managing children and young adults and has a specialist expertise in Complex Care Paediatrics. This includes children with rare or difficult to treat conditions; chronic conditions; or multiple conditions. Dr Zeitlin also provides tailored support for patients and families to navigate through the UK health system. Dr Zeitlin graduated from Birmingham University Medical School (2001) with an additional degree in psychiatry. She trained in Adult Medicine before dedicating her career to Paediatrics where she trained at the Evelina Children's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Royal Brompton Hospital. Dr Zeitlin has a sub-speciality training and GMC dual accreditation in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine. Dr Zeitlin has been at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children since 2018 as a Consultant General Paediatrician and, since 2020, she has held the additional role as the Named Doctor for Safeguarding. In addition to her clinical work, Dr Zeitlin sits on the European Paediatric Life Support Committee and is a resuscitation instructor for children’s life support. She has written various publications (chapters, articles in peer-reviewed journals and various media publications) in the areas of child development, maternal-foetal bonding, paediatric resuscitation, Kaposi’s sarcoma in children (an HIV-related condition), childhood anaesthesia and depression.