Susan M. Donath is a paediatrician based in Parkville, VIC, working from 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
She looks after babies, children, and teens, especially when families are dealing with health problems that can feel scary and fast. In many cases, that means helping with issues from the very early days, like premature infant care and breathing problems in newborns.
Susan’s care also covers a wide range of infections and common childhood illnesses. She can help when children have things like urinary tract infections (UTIs), throat infections, viral gastroenteritis, and conditions such as measles, mumps, or pertussis. She also treats fever with low neutrophils (febrile neutropenia) and serious infections like sepsis, where getting timely medical support matters.
Respiratory concerns are a big part of her day-to-day work too. This can include bronchitis, parainfluenza, apnea of prematurity, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. She also supports babies who have had lung issues such as pneumothorax, or who struggle with low blood sugar linked to early life complications.
Skin and comfort are important as well. Susan treats rashes and infections that show up on the skin, including thrush, impetigo, cellulitis, and atopic dermatitis. At times, families also need help with ongoing skin issues like Candida infections of the skin, or other problems that keep coming back.
Neurology and development are part of paediatric care, and Susan helps families manage conditions such as epilepsy in children, seizures, and status epilepticus. She also works with children with cerebral palsy, including spastic diplegia, where treatment aims to improve day-to-day function and support long-term progress.
There are also other paediatric health needs she treats, such as type 1 diabetes (T1D), bile issues like bilirubin problems that can affect the brain, and feeding or gut concerns including necrotizing enterocolitis and bowel incontinence. For some families, she helps with broader wellbeing issues too, including postpartum depression in the early parent period.
Overall, Susan’s role is to bring calm, clear medical care to kids across a mix of urgent and ongoing conditions, working with families to work out what’s going on and what to do next.
