General paediatrics and children’s respiratory and sleep medicine
Dr Gavin Stone, consultant paediatrician, has brought together a team of experts who work both separately and together with him to provide a full picture of your child’s health. His practice specialises in children’s respiratory and sleep medicine.
The team includes a senior paediatric respiratory physiologist, a senior paediatric speech and language therapist, and an advanced nurse practitioner. Between them they have years of medical and clinical experience. Having worked with each member of this team at Cork University Hospital and Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dr Stone knows the complementary mix of skills and clinical experience within this team can deliver the best care for your child. He also provides an inpatient service on the children’s ward in the Bons Secours Hospital Cork.
All the team are experienced in working with babies and children, often in difficult circumstances. They each bring empathy and understanding into the mix as well as expertise.
Dr Gavin Stone, Consultant Paediatrician
Dr Stone graduated from University College Cork and completed his specialist training in paediatrics with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is an accredited somnologist with the European Sleep Research Society and holds Paediatric HERMES accreditation with the European Respiratory Society. He has completed postgraduate degrees in Clinical Education (University of Galway), Tropical Medicine (University of Glasgow) and Sleep Medicine (University of Oxford).
Dr. Stone is fellowship trained in Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine. He has a specific research interest in sleep disordered breathing in children with Down syndrome. He has previously held consultant appointments in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and Cork University Hospital.
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Dr Stone is passionate about his specialisms and paediatrics in general. He knows that addressing and resolving the issues he sees in babies and children as early as possible can change the course of his patients’ and their families’ lives for the better. He understands how important maintaining a respectful, open, and meaningful relationship with his patients and their families can be.
Mairead Ryan, Senior Respiratory Physiologist
Susan Manning, Senior Speech & Language Therapist (SLT)
Our affiliation with Bon Secours Hospital, Cork
The Paediatric Sleep and Respiratory Care Clinic is affiliated with the hospital. This provides access to pulmonary function testing, sleep diagnostics, radiology, physiotherapy, and dietetic support from experts trained in paediatric medicine.
Our patients can be admitted directly to the hospital’s paediatric ward if they require acute medical care.
If you are a GP, please send a referral via healthlink or email us at gavin.stone@healthmail.ie to refer to our service.