Professor Raghu Lingam is a distinguished academic in Paediatrics at the University of New South Wales and an Honorary Professor at the Black Dog Institute. He also serves as a Consultant Community and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician with the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, working clinically as a Senior Staff Specialist at the Tumbatin Neurodevelopmental Service at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick. His extensive career in the UK includes academic roles at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, The Royal Free/UCL, and the Universities of Bristol and Newcastle. With over 30 years of experience in community and developmental paediatrics and child public health, he works closely with children and families facing complex health, social, and developmental challenges.

As the Lead of the Population Child Health and Health Services Research Group at UNSW and Director of the NSW Centre for Child Health Services Research and Innovations (CHRIS) and its national counterpart, Child UnLimited, Professor Lingam is dedicated to advancing translational health research and addressing inequities in child health outcomes. He has authored over 190 publications and secured more than AUD 50 million in research funding in recent years.

Professor Lingam takes a strengths-based, holistic approach in his work, emphasising the unique abilities of young people and their families. His expertise in assessing and managing children with additional developmental needs informs both his research and clinical practice. His clinical interests include Autism, ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia), Dyslexia, and the intersection of developmental disorders. His contributions to early childhood development are recognised globally, and he has presented on these topics at prestigious forums, including the WHO, New York Academy of Sciences, and European Academy of Childhood Disability.