Hilary Cass

Hilary Cass

British paediatrician (born 1958)

Hilary Dawn Cass, Baroness Cass is a British paediatrician. She was the chair of the British Academy of Childhood Disability, established the Rett Clinic for children with Rett syndrome, and has worked to develop palliative care for children. She led the Cass Review of gender identity services in England, which was completed in 2024. Cass was appointed to the House of Lords as a crossbench life peer in the same year.

Also known as...Hilary Dawn Cass, Hilary D. Cass, and Baroness Cass