About Dr Golly

DR DANIEL GOLSHEVSKY
MBBS BMSci (hons) FRACP
General Paediatrician

Dr Daniel Golshevsky (Dr Golly) specialises in children’s acute and chronic medical conditions from birth to 18 years, with particular interests in unsettled babies, continence, constipation and toileting problems, as well as sleep & behaviour issues, autism & ADHD and upper airway problems.

Daniel has rooms at Cabrini Health (Malvern, Victoria), Melbourne Paediatric Specialists (Parkville, Victoria) and works at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. He is a board-member with Tiny Hearts Education, providing quality, multi-lingual baby, infant and child first aid CPR and birthing courses to parents around Australia.

Practicing holistic care with a family-centred approach, he believes that every child needs a management plan that is tailored to them, within their psycho-social environment. Parent education is a major focus for Daniel and in addition to overseeing an overhaul of more than 300 paediatric fact sheets for The Royal Children’s Hospital Kids Health Info library, he produces video content of common children’s health problems.

Daniel also has a strong interest in the media and its positive and negative effects on children’s health. Known in the media as Dr Golly, he appears regularly on Channel Seven’s Good Friday Appeal as well as other television and print features.

BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

Daniel graduated in medicine at the University of Melbourne. Daniel has worked at The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) since 2009 and has three young children of his own. He is the former Chief Resident Medical Officer of RCH and is involved in the creation and maintenance of the RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines, an online paediatric resource used internationally. He is also a regular expert reviewer for the Raising Children Network website.

PRACTICE PHILOSOPHIES

Daniel sees each patient within the context of their family, community and society. He believes that all children are unique and that a treatment plan that may work for one, may need to be tailored to suit another. Daniel also works closely with GPs, community groups and allied health professionals to create the best treatment framework for each child.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Daniel has a strong interest in research, most recently exploring the impact of media and screen time on children’s sleep and behaviour. He continued his involvement with the University of Melbourne as a tutor for medical students and is also a member of the Neuro-Behavioural and Paediatric Society of Australasia (NBPSA).