Dr Ravi Tankala

He provides patient centred, family centred care for children and adolescents by telehealth, Australia wide.

His aim is to empower families: to help you understand your child so well that the decisions ahead feel like yours. Care is developmentally appropriate from the start, and a comprehensive assessment looks at the whole child: sleep, eating, learning, play, behaviour at home and at school, and the story so far. Any diagnosis is built on that full picture, backed by validated assessment tools and school reports.

Many parents arrive worn down by school notes, hard mornings and the worry that something is being missed. He listens without rushing, explains his findings in plain language, and builds an individualised care plan with you through shared decision making. Families leave understanding their child, clear on their options and confident in the next step, not just holding a script.

A parent himself, he understands the worry of a child who is struggling from both sides of the consultation. He trained in neonatology and general paediatrics in Birmingham, holds a Diploma in Child Health from the University of Sydney, and has worked at tertiary children’s hospitals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Townsville. He works alongside your GP and other health professionals as part of multidisciplinary care, and speaks English, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi.