Dr Allen Liang
Paediatrician, Allergist and Chest Physician
Qualification:
MBBS (Hong Kong)
Senior Paediatric Consultant at Auckland Starship Children’s Hospital
Senior Lecturer at Auckland Medical School.
ONZM for Medicine
St Heliers and greater Auckland Area
Dr A.Liang is a specialist in asthma and eczema in children, adolescents and adults, gastroenterology (colic, reflux, constipation) and chest problems in St Heliers and greater Auckland Area.
Dr Liang is well-known by Auckland’s Plunket Nurses for his colic and reflux remedies in babies.
Previously the Senior Paediatric Consultant at Starship for 35 years and a past President of Asthma NZ for 27 years.
Please telephone 09 585 1388
New patient appointments are half an hour
What does a paediatrician do?
A paediatrician is a child’s physician who provides not only medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill but also preventive health services for healthy children. A paediatrician manages physical, mental, and emotional well-being of the children under their care at every stage of development, in both sickness and health.
Aims of paediatrics
The aims of the study of paediatrics is to reduce infant and child rate of deaths, control the spread of infectious disease, promote healthy lifestyles for a long disease-free life and help ease the problems of children and adolescents with chronic conditions.
Paediatricians diagnose and treat several conditions among children including
- injuries
- infections
- genetic and congenital conditions
- cancers
- organ diseases and dysfunctions
Paediatrics is concerned not only about immediate management of the ill child but also long term effects on quality of life, disability and survival. Paediatricians are involved with the prevention, early detection, and management of problems including:
- developmental delays and disorders
- behavioral problems
- functional disabilities
- social stresses
- mental disorders including depression and anxiety disorders