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Professor of Pediatrics in-charge of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- MBBS 鈥 BMC & RI, Bangalore (1996), M.D. Paediatrics 鈥 SMS Medical College Rajasthan (2001), and DNB Paediatrics, NBE, New Delhi (2002)
- At National level in India, (a) National President of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)-2024 (b) Chairman of Governing Council IAP-Indian College of Paediatrics-2024 (c) National Chairperson Elect, IAP-MEC,2024.
- Since 2011 had taught in various capacities - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and, now, Professor - at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru.
- Serves the Govt. of India, as (1) Member of Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to develop short capsule/ module on Paediatric Emergency and Critical Care-2024, Union Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Government of India, and (2) Member of Typhoid Surveillance Group to develop a Typhoid Fever Surveillance Network - 2023, Union Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Government of India.
- Winner of several Awards and Honours at the national level
Former Professor and Head, Department of Pediatrics,
P.D.U. Government Medical College, Rajkot & K.T. Children Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
鈥 Presently working at Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.
鈥 Hon. Secretary General, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2025-2024,
鈥 National Vice President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, West Zone 2023,
鈥 President, Academy of Pediatrics, Gujarat State, 2021
鈥 Executive Board Member, Central IAP 2021 ,2018 ,2017 ,2016,
鈥 National Coordinator, NC ECD IAP-JJ project 23-2021,
鈥 National Convener, IAP NRP FGM Program 2021,
鈥 National Advisory Board Member of the Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics (IJPP), 2020
鈥 Executive Board Member, Central National Neonatology Forum 2019,
鈥 National Coordinator, IAP NRP FGM Program, 19-2018 & Joint National Convener, IAP Action Plan, 19-2018,
鈥 Vice Chairman, Family Benefit Society, FBS IAP 22-20 ,19-2017 & Vigilance Officer, Family Benefit Society FBS IAP 17-2016,
鈥 National Advisory Board Member of Indian Pediatrics, 2017,
鈥 West Zone Coordinator, Advance Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Central IAP, 17-2016,
鈥 More than 30 Scientific Publications & Presentations in National and International conferences & Indexed Journals,
鈥 Awarded prestigious travel Award for outstanding abstract for research paper at International conference- 1st Congress of the Asian Society for Pediatric Research ( ASPR) at Juntendo University & School of Medicine, Tokyo Japan 26-24th Nov. 2005
鈥 Awarded prestigious Award for 1000 days facility by Government of Gujarat State.
鈥 Faculty at Various International & National Conferences, Master Trainer: NSSK, ENBC, FBNC, IMNCI, F-IMNCI, BEmOC, HIVNACO training, SAM, ADOLESCENT HEALTH, SOS HOPE, TOUCH, IAP NRP FGM, NC-ECD etc.
鈥 MCI / NMC Assessor And UG -PG - DNB Examiner of Various Universities 鈥 RUHS, MUHS, NBE, NBEMS, etc.
鈥 Fields of interest: Neonatology, NC-ECD, NRP, Infectious Disease, Adolescence, FBS - IAP etc.
Professor of Neonatology
鈥 Chief Neonatologist - Meenakshi Hospitals , Bangalore. India
鈥 President National Neonatology Forum of India - 2021.
鈥 172 scientific papers published in national and international journals.
鈥 144 presentations at national & international scientific meetings
鈥 Author of 22 books on Neonatology and Pediatrics. Several contributions to various other textbooks.
鈥 Editor in chief of the indexed international journal 鈥淧erinatology鈥
鈥 Editor in Chief - Nursing Digest Quarterly Journal.
鈥 Member of the Editorial Boards of: Journal of Perinatal Medicine.2012 onwards. Publishers. DE GRUYTER Germany ;
鈥 Journal of Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine published by Francis & Taylor.
鈥 40 years of teaching experience 鈥 undergraduates, Postgraduates, Nursing graduates and Fellows in India, England and the Middle East.
鈥 Participated in 34 major research projects.
鈥 Past President of the Neonatology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
鈥 President of the Federation of Asia Oceania Perinatal Societies during 12-2010. Currently its advisor.
鈥 Member of the education committee World association of Perinatal Medicine. 2020-2016
鈥 Won the Networked India CNN-IBN National award for best Innovation, 2015. & the ET Telecom award, 2016 for 鈥 Immunize India鈥 Program.
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