
About
Dr. Sara Watkin is a Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist (newborn & preterm care) and co-founder of Optimal Healthcare Ltd, with 30 years of experience, including 8 years in the Cayman Islands. She provides a comprehensive range of paediatric services in Cayman, including general paediatrics, developmental and well-child checks, as well as care for autism, ADHD and neurodiversity, complex paediatric conditions, allergies and immunology, urgent paediatrics, and admitting to hospital.
Dr Watkin is originally from the UK, where she was Chief of Service for the Neonatal Service at University College London Hospitals, having previously been Chief of Service in Nottingham, and trained in Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, amongst others.
Services Provided:
- Newborn & Neonatal (newborn & preterm care) Care
- Early Life Care (1st Year)
- General Paediatrics (to 18 Years)
- Development & Well-child Services
- School Health Checks
- Neurodiversity & Behaviour (e.g. ADHD, Autism)
- Complex Medical Care (e.g. Coeliac (Celiac) Disease, Down Syndrome, Unexplained Symptoms)
- Immunology, Allergies & Infections
- Hospital Admissions & Urgent Paediatric Care (Including out-of-hours advice)
Dr Watkin's Practice & Clinic Information:
GMC REGISTRATION: Full registration July 1987. No: 3120873
SPECIALIST REGISTER: 1996 General Paediatrics
MDC Cayman registration MD/PL/MED 438
Affiliation

Optimal Healthcare
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Education
1986 Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with Honours from Manchester University
1987 GMC Full Registration
1989 Member Royal College of Physicians (UK) (MRCP)
1994 Advanced Paediatric Life Support Instructor
1996 MD, Keele University (blood flow in the preterm brain)
1996 GMC Specialist Register for Paediatrics
1996 Fellow of Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health
1997 Newborn Life Support Instructor and Course Director
2021 Local (Cayman) Paediatric Advanced Life Support
2022 Local (Cayman) Neonatal Resuscitation Programme
Accepted Insurance
- Aetna
- BAF
- BritCay
- Cayman First
- One Health
- Pan American