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About Clare Mitchell

Dr. Clare Mitchell is a pediatrician and division head of Developmental Paediatrics at Western University, specializing in assessment and management of children with complex neurodevelopmental disorders, especially Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Research Portfolio: via ResearchGate

Through her clinic at the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI), Dr. Mitchell sees children with complex neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, Intellectual Disability, Early Developmental Impairment/Global Developmental Delay, and Tourette syndrome, among other comorbid disorders.

As head of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics with the Department of Paediatrics, Dr.  Mitchell’s primary role is in medical education, including curriculum development in child health. Additionally, she is working to build capacity in the diagnosis and treatment of children with FASD in the region. A secondary aspect of her work involves global health, specifically with at-risk children in Guyana through the Canada-Guyana Outreach Mission.


Dr. Clare Mitchell is an Associate Professor at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University in London, Ontario. She is the Head of the Division of Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrics. Her main clinical duties are at the Child and Parent Resource Institute (CPRI). At CPRI she does consultation and assessments of children and adolescents with developmental delays and/or mental health problems as part of a multidisciplinary team. She has a particular interest in Tourette Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, assessment of children with social deficits and global health. Dr. Mitchell was part of the London Region Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Clinic since its inception in 2012.

Dr. Mitchell is actively involved in medical education at both the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University. She is the Director of Undergraduate Education within the Department of Paediatrics, has completed a term as Associate Program Director of the Paediatric Residency Training Program and Interim Curriculum Committee Chair. Dr. Mitchell is the Medical Director of Canada Guyana Outreach (CanGO) She has joined this interdisciplinary team on medical missions to Guyana annually since September 2014.

Positions

Present Developmental Pediatrician, Child and Parent Resource Institute
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Present Division Head, Developmental Paediatrics; Associate Professor, Western University Department of Paediatrics
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2006 - 2019 Subject Lead, Child Health, Pre-clerkship, and Integration Committee, Western University Department of Paediatrics
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2005 - 2019 Chair, Undergraduate Education Committee, Western University Department of Paediatrics
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