Portrait of Dr. Alessandra Cocca, Italian paediatrician in London and Consultant at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Specialist in paediatric endocrinology, bone and mineral disorders, with expertise in achondroplasia, skeletal dysplasia, osteoporosis, short stature, adrenal insufficiency, thyroid disease, and pubertal disorders. Member of RCPCH and international bone research groups.