Rehabilitation Medicine

Dr Rosa Zarrinkalam is a paediatric Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Rosa has over 15 years of experience in both hospital and community settings, with most of her training being at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. As a specialist in Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Rosa aims to optimise the care of complex paediatric patients. She focuses on functional ability, such as gait and movement, as well as on the quality of life of the child. She delivers an outstanding, evidence based, comprehensive child and family-focused medical service. She is a firm believer in allied health support and she utilises and coordinates all the relevant team members, such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, dietitians and podiatrists to achieve the best outcomes possible for the patient. Rosa will be consulting from Adelaide Paediatrics Mile End.

Your doctor might refer your child to Rosa for further assessment and/or treatment of:

• cerebral palsy
• limb amputation or deficiency
• acquired brain injury
• recovery from major medical illness, surgery or burns