Paediatrics at Lifewise

Dr Reka Sankar is a United Kingdom and Australian trained Paediatrician with over 18 years of experience in Paediatrics.

She trained as a specialist at London, Cambridge and Manchester in United Kingdom (UK), followed by a period in Hunter New England, NSW. She worked as a Consultant Paediatrician in the UK before moving to Australia and at John Hunter Children’s Hospital, Newcastle.

Dr Sankar has substantial experience managing a broad range of general paediatric conditions (ages 0 – 18).  She also has specific interests and experience in managing childhood neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD and Autism, behaviour and sleep difficulties, eating disorders and failure to thrive as well as other general paediatric conditions.

Dr Sankar is available at The LifeWise Centre Maitland Clinic only.

To request an initial appointment please:

  1. Ask your GP to send through a referral addressed to Dr Sankar outlining the reasons for the appointment, listing the current medical situation and any previous diagnoses.

  2. You will also need to send through a letter from the class teacher or pre-school teacher outlining their conconcerns.

  3. If the child is moving from another paediatrician you will need to send through a previous report from the other doctor.

  4. Once ALL the above information is received it will be reviewed by Dr Sankar and she will advise if she has capacity to see the child.

  5. Our support staff will notify you upon receipt of your referral and after the doctor has reviewed the information and confirmed if she has capacity.

Please note that Dr Sankar has a wait-time of up to eight months for new patients. There are also times when she isn’t able to see new patients due to heavy workloads.

For current patients:

  1. If you require a new script without an appointment please click here. Please note you must keep your regular appointments with the doctor in order to be eligible for an out of appointment script. This is so that doctor can comply with the Department of Health Regulations.

  2. If you have any issues which you would like to discuss with Dr Sankar outside of your appointment please email through a request with all the details to admin@lifewise.com.au.

  3. Dr Sankar is heavily booked for several months, if you cancel your appointment there may be a long wait for another available appointment.

  4. For those patients who cancel their appointments with the doctor at short notice a cancellation fee of $100 is payment prior to rebooking another appointment.