Dr Anna Mathew

Dr Anna Mathew has been a Consultant Paediatrician at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust over the last 21 years, and is based at Worthing Hospital. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). Dr Mathew works in General Paediatrics seeing children right across the age range from newborns to adolescents up to their 18th birthday, and has a special interest in children with respiratory and neurological problems. She also has a special interest in Medical Education and obtained her MA in Medical Education from the University of Brighton in 2009. She regularly mentors 6th form students in their bid to apply to medical schools, and is involved in training and educating the full range of medical professionals, covering medical students, postgraduate doctors, GP's, nurses and allied health professionals. Dr Mathew is also the Chair of the Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Clinical Examination (MRCPCH Clinical) and was the Chair of the Diploma in Child Health (DCH) Board for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and sits on its Examinations Executive. She has led and participated in the postgraduate examinations of the RCPCH, both in the UK and internationally on several occasions. Dr Mathew was a Governor in one of the local independent schools for 3 years relinquishing this role in around 2017. She is now a Staff Governor at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Diseases, Medical Tests and TreatmentsNone I am a General Paediatrician, with a special interest in children with respiratory conditions and epilepsy.

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2004–2010
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   Universidad de Sevilla

2. 2010–2014
   Residency · Paediatrics

   Universidad de Sevilla

3. 2014–2015
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Cleveland Clinic, US

1. 2014-09–2015-08
   Junior consultant

   Universidad de Sevilla Teaching Hospital — Paediatrics

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Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Paediatrics outcomes

   Dr Anna Mathew, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.4628/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 35

2. Outcomes of Paediatrics in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Dr Anna Mathew, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.9796/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 81

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