Dr Miriam Martinez-Biarge

MD PhD MRCPCH

Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist
GMC Number: 7008798

Dr Badr Chaban

MD PhD MRCPCH

Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist
GMC Number: 7008798

Dr Miriam Martinez-Biarge is a highly experienced Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist with specialist expertise in neurodevelopmental paediatrics. Dedicated to supporting babies and young children through the crucial early years of life, she helps families better understand their child’s development while providing personalised guidance to promote lifelong health and wellbeing.

Known for her compassionate, collaborative, and family-centred approach, Dr Martinez-Biarge places great importance on listening carefully to parents, taking the time to understand each child’s individual needs, and creating a safe and supportive environment in which families feel empowered to ask questions and actively participate in their child’s care.

Combining extensive clinical experience with a strong commitment to prevention and early intervention, Dr Martinez-Biarge is passionate about helping children reach their full potential. Through thoughtful assessment, education, and long-term support, she works closely with families to nurture healthy development and provide the reassurance and guidance parents need throughout their child’s early years.

Developmental Assessments

Dr Martinez-Biarge has particular expertise in developmental assessments for babies and young children, with a special focus on children from birth to six years of age. She provides comprehensive, personalised assessments for a wide range of developmental concerns, helping families gain a deeper understanding of their child’s strengths, challenges, and individual needs.

Parents commonly seek her expertise for concerns relating to speech and language delay, delayed walking, motor development, behavioural and emotional difficulties, attention and learning concerns, social communication challenges, possible autism spectrum conditions, and developmental issues identified by parents, nurseries, or schools. Recognising that every child develops at their own pace, Dr Martinez-Biarge takes the time to listen carefully to families, answer questions, and provide clear, practical guidance in a supportive and reassuring environment.

Using recognised assessment tools, including the Bayley and Griffiths scales, Dr Martinez-Biarge aims to identify concerns as early as possible and guide timely intervention where needed. Her goal is not simply to diagnose developmental difficulties, but to help each child reach their full potential and provide parents with the understanding, confidence, and long-term support they need to navigate their child’s developmental journey.

Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up

Dr Martinez-Biarge has a specialist interest in the long-term development of premature babies and infants affected by neurological conditions in early life. She provides expert neurodevelopmental follow-up for high-risk infants and young children, including those born prematurely and children affected by neonatal brain injury, perinatal stroke, or hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE).

Drawing on her extensive experience in neonatal medicine and neurodevelopmental paediatrics, Dr Martinez-Biarge provides personalised assessments and long-term support tailored to the individual needs of each child. Her aim is to identify potential concerns early, monitor developmental progress, and guide timely interventions that help optimise outcomes and support children in reaching their full potential.

Recognising that caring for a high-risk infant can be an uncertain and emotional journey, Dr Martinez-Biarge works closely with families to provide reassurance, practical guidance, and continuity of care. Through a collaborative and family-centred approach, she aims to give parents the confidence and support they need as their child grows and develops.

Lifestyle Paediatrics and Preventative Child Health

Dr Martinez-Biarge is passionate about lifestyle paediatrics and believes that many of the foundations for lifelong health are established during childhood. Her approach extends beyond treating illness alone, focusing on prevention, healthy habits, and empowering families to support their child’s physical, emotional, and developmental wellbeing.

Taking a holistic and collaborative approach, Dr Martinez-Biarge works closely with parents to promote healthy nutrition, sleep, physical activity, positive behaviour, and strong parent-child relationships. She has a particular interest in child nutrition and healthy eating, including plant-based nutrition, and believes that small, sustainable lifestyle changes can have a profound impact on a child’s long-term health and development.

Through education, practical guidance, and ongoing support, Dr Martinez-Biarge aims to help families establish healthy routines, nurture resilience, and provide children with the strongest possible foundations for lifelong health and wellbeing.

Professional Background and Clinical Experience

Dr Martinez-Biarge is a Consultant Paediatrician with specialist expertise in Neonatal and Neurodevelopmental Medicine. After qualifying in medicine in 1999, she completed her training in paediatrics and neonatal medicine in Madrid before obtaining a PhD in Paediatrics in 2009.

Throughout her distinguished career, she has combined clinical practice with academic medicine and research. She is a Consultant Paediatrician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, where she has developed internationally recognised expertise in neonatal neurology, perinatal brain injury, and the long-term developmental outcomes of premature and high-risk infants.

Dr Martinez-Biarge has devoted much of her career to supporting babies and young children with developmental concerns, combining specialist expertise in neonatal medicine and neurodevelopmental paediatrics with a thoughtful, holistic, and family-centred approach. Recognising that every child develops differently, she works closely with families to provide personalised guidance, reassurance, and long-term support aimed at helping children reach their full potential.

Research and Publications

Alongside her clinical practice, Dr Martinez-Biarge has pursued a distinguished academic and research career dedicated to improving outcomes for newborn babies and children with neurological and developmental conditions. Following completion of her PhD in Paediatrics, she has developed internationally recognised expertise in neonatal brain injury, neonatal neurology, and the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature and high-risk infants.

Her research has focused particularly on perinatal brain injury, magnetic resonance imaging, and the prediction of neurodevelopmental outcomes, helping to advance understanding of how early brain injury influences later childhood development. Through her work, she has contributed to improving the diagnosis, management, and long-term care of vulnerable infants.

Dr Martinez-Biarge has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters and has collaborated with leading researchers and institutions in the fields of neonatology and paediatric neuroscience. Her work has been published in internationally recognised medical journals and has helped shape clinical practice and improve outcomes for children with complex neurological conditions.

Committed to combining academic excellence with compassionate clinical care, Dr Martinez-Biarge remains actively involved in research and education, ensuring that the children and families she cares for benefit from the latest evidence and advances in

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