Dr Katherine (Katie) Malbon

Dr Katherine (Katie) Malbon

Consultant Paediatrician & Adolescent Medicine Specialist

FRCPCH, MBChB

GMC: 4401791

Speaks:
  • English

Conditions

  • General Health Concerns in Teenagers
  • Gynaecological and Sexual Health Concerns
  • Irregular or Troublesome Periods
  • Absence of Periods (Amenorrhoea)
  • Vaginal Discharge, Bleeding, or Discomfort (itching/soreness)
  • Concerns about Genital Anatomy
  • Contraception Advice
  • Sexual health screening
  • Puberty and Developmental Concerns
  • Low Mood
  • Anxiety
  • Sleep Disturbance
  • Disordered Eating Patterns

Test & Procedures

  • STI Testing
  • Blood Tests
  • Gonorrhoea & Chlamydia Testing (Urine PCR, Swabs)
  • Diagnostic Tests for Genital Discharge
  • Swab Test for Herpes (HSV)

Biography

Dr Katie Malbon is a Consultant Paediatrician and Adolescent Medicine Specialists. She is the Lead for Children and young people’s Mental Health at Imperial College NHS Trust.

Having completed paediatric training in London, she moved to the USA in 2007 to undertake a fellowship in adolescent medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. During that time, she established an innovative text messaging service “Text in the City” for young people attending an adolescent health centre. In 2013 she took a position at Tribeca Paediatrics where she developed and led a specialist adolescent service and served as president of the New York chapter of the society for adolescent health and medicine. Katie moved back to London in 2015 to take up her current post where she has established new services for Paediatric Rheumatology, Gynaecology, and Adolescent Medicine and has been the named doctor for safeguarding.

Katie is currently the Chief medical advisor and safeguarding lead for a health and well-being App for Young People – Luna. She is also the clinical coordinator for child studies for the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD).

Subspecialties/Areas of Interest

  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CYP Mental Health)
  • Paediatric Gynaecology
  • Paediatric Rheumatology