Core expertise
Forensic paediatrics
Biography
Jo was a general paediatrician for 20 years before deciding to specialise in forensic paediatrics. She now works full-time as the Deputy Director of the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service at the Royal Children’s and Monash Children’s hospitals. Her work with the service involves providing a medical service to children under the age of 18 years in whom physical or sexual abuse, neglect or emotional maltreatment is suspected.
Jo has extensive experience in the evaluation of infants and children who have suffered inflicted brain injury, presenting evidence in court, and education and training in the field of childhood-inflicted head trauma.
