Deborah Zeitlin
MBChB, BMedSc, MRCP, FRCPCH
Medicine
Pediatrics
London, England
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. She sees patients from the UK and internationally from birth to 18 years old.
Dr. Zeitlin takes a family-centered, holistic approach to assessing and managing children and young adults and has 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 in 2001 with an additional degree in psychiatry. She initially trained in Adult Medicine before training in Paediatrics with a sub-specialty qualification in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, at the Evelina and the Royal Brompton Hospitals. She has been at Great Ormond Street Hospital since 2018 as a Consultant General Paediatrician and, since 2020, 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-fetal bonding, pediatric resuscitation, Kaposi’s sarcoma in children (an HIV-related condition), childhood anesthesia, and depression.