Contact Details
- Position
- Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics / Consultant Paediatrician
- Department
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- MB ChB, BMedSc(Hons), DCH, MPhil, PhD (Cantab), FRACP
- Research summary
- General Paediatrics, Epidemiology, International Health
- Teaching
- Convener, Community Child Health paper (CHHE701) for the Diploma of Child Health (DCH)
- Teaching commitments in Medicine (Years 2, 3, 5, 6), Interprofessional Education and the Postgraduate Diploma of Child Health
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
- Member of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand (PSNZ)
- Member of the Australasian Society of Developmental Paediatrics (ASDP)
- Member of the New Zealand Paediatric Surveillance Unit (NZPSU) Scientific Review Panel
- Member of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM)
- Board member of the Himalayan Trust New Zealand and Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee
- Clinical
- General Paediatrics, Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics, Acute Rheumatic Fever
Research
My research combines my research experience in big data epidemiology, with my clinical training and work as a general paediatrician, and my lived experience of living and working in under-resourced regions of the world.
Current collaborative research projects that I am involved with include topics focused on child nutrition and growth, neurodevelopmental disorders, SUDI, and acute respiratory infections.
Additional details
- Speciality Editor (General Paediatrics) for the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health (JPCH)
- Clinical advisory role with the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service
Publications
Daniels, L., Bruckner, B., Haszard, J. J., Taylor, B. J., Camp, J., Magrath, K. L., … Heydon, E., … Gibb, S. J. (2026). Breastfeeding prevalence during the first 3 years: A New Zealand study of electronic health records. Journal of Human Lactation. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/08903344261468562 Journal - Research Article
Heydon, E. E., Anderson, J. R., & Edmonds, L. K. (2019). A case of severe neonatal hypernatraemic dehydration. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 55(Suppl. 1), (pp. 80). doi: 10.1111/jpc.14406 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Haycock, P. C., Heydon, E. E., Kaptoge, S., Butterworth, A. S., Thompson, A., & Willeit, P. (2014). Leucocyte telomere length and risk of cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 349, g4227. doi: 10.1136/bmj.g4227 Journal - Research Article
Willeit, P., Raschenberger, J., Heydon, E. E., Tsimikas, S., Haun, M., Mayr, A., … Kiechl, S. (2014). Leucocyte telomere length and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: New prospective cohort study and literature-based meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 9(11), e112483. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112483 Journal - Research Article
Oliver-Williams, C. T., Heydon, E. E., Smith, G. C. S., & Wood, A. M. (2013). Miscarriage and future maternal cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart, 99, 1636-1644. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-303237 Journal - Research Article