Dr Jacinta Coleman

Jacinta is a General Paediatrician with a special interest in Adolescent Medicine. Having completed her degree in General Paediatrics, Jacinta then trained in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Jacinta has worked as Head of Adolescent Medicine at Monash Children’s Hospital, and in the area of Adolescent Health for over 20 years. Jacinta combines her general paediatric training with her interest in good mental health outcomes, to manage a broad range of medical issues, particularly those conditions which cross the divide between paediatrics and psychiatry. Jacinta has successfully managed many cases of young people with a range of eating disorders, psychosomatic illness, anxiety and depression.