Dr Ravi Kumar Tankala is a highly experienced telehealth paediatrician who provides compassionate, expert care to children and families across Australia. He specialises in general paediatrics and telehealth support for complex medical and developmental conditions, helping children thrive from birth through adolescence.

Dr Tankala’s expertise spans developmental and behavioural conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning difficulties, as well as complex medical and neurological issues including cerebral palsy and epilepsy. He also provides care for children with asthma, allergies, and respiratory concerns, and has particular experience in neonatology and paediatric nuclear medicine.

With a career spanning Australia, India, and the United Kingdom, Dr Tankala has worked in leading hospitals including Sydney Children’s Hospital, the Royal Children’s Hospital Brisbane, the Prince Charles Hospital, the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and Townsville University Hospital. He brings over three years of dedicated neonatology experience and a warm, family-centred approach to every consultation.

Dr Tankala completed his MBBS in India, a Diploma in Child Health (DCH) at the University of Sydney, achieved Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) in the UK, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). Fluent in English, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi, he connects easily with families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

He is passionate about empowering parents and children through accessible, evidence-based telehealth care, guiding families to better understand and manage medical, developmental, and behavioural challenges. Outside of work, Dr Tankala enjoys travelling, exploring new cultures, and spending quality time with his son.