Dr Sinclair is a Paediatric Neurologist with extensive experience in tertiary paediatric neurology, stroke, epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders. Dr Sinclair has practised as a Specialist Medical Officer at Queensland Children’s Hospital since 2014 and is the founder of The Brainy Bunch, a specialist paediatric neurology practice. Clinical practice encompasses the assessment and management of complex neurological disorders in children, including paediatric stroke, epilepsy, headache disorders, neuroimmunology and neurogenetic conditions.

Dr Sinclair combines specialist clinical practice with leadership in paediatric stroke research, education and clinical governance. Dr Sinclair is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland and has held national leadership roles with the Australia and New Zealand Child Neurology Society and the Queensland Statewide Stroke Clinical Network. Dr Sinclair has particular interests in paediatric stroke, epilepsy, neurocritical care and complex neurological disorders, with extensive experience interpreting complex neurological investigations and providing evidence-based specialist opinions in children with acquired and developmental neurological conditions. 

Qualifications and Fellowships

2012 – Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) – Paed Neurology
2006 – Diploma of Child Health (DCH), University of Otago, NZ
2003 – Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB), University of Otago, NZ

Current Positions

2014 – Current: Specialist Medical Officer (Paediatric Neurologist), QLD Children’s Hospital
2024 – Current: Director and Paediatric Neurologist, The Brainy Bunch
2015 – Current: Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland
Current: Board Member, Australia and New Zealand Child Neurology Society
Current: Member, Queensland Statewide Stroke Clinical Network
Current: Paediatric Acute Code Stroke (PACS) Steering Committee 

Areas of Expertise

Paediatric neurology and complex neurological disorders
Paediatric stroke and neurovascular disorders
Epilepsy and seizure disorders
Headache and neurodevelopmental disorders
Neuroimmunology and neurogenetic disorders
Clinical governance, research and multidisciplinary neurological care 

Previous Appointments

2013 – 2014: Clinical Research Stroke Fellow, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
2013: Locum Paediatric Neurologist, Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland
2012 – 2013: Epilepsy Fellow, Sydney Children’s Hospital
2011 – 2012: Allens Arthur Robinson Paediatric Neurology Fellow, Sydney Children’s Hospital
2010 – 2011: Paediatric Neurology Registrar, Sydney Children’s Hospital
2010: Paediatric Neurology Registrar, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead