Pediatrics Symposium 4.0 - Intl. Speakers Profiles

Professor of Pediatrics in-charge of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

MBBS – BMC & RI, Bangalore (1996), M.D. Paediatrics – 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.

• Presently working at Government Medical College, Surat, Gujarat, India.

• Hon. Secretary General, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, 2025-2024,

• National Vice President, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, West Zone 2023,

• President, Academy of Pediatrics, Gujarat State, 2021

• Executive Board Member, Central IAP 2021 ,2018 ,2017 ,2016,

• National Coordinator, NC ECD IAP-JJ project 23-2021,

• National Convener, IAP NRP FGM Program 2021,

• National Advisory Board Member of the Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics (IJPP), 2020

• Executive Board Member, Central National Neonatology Forum 2019,

• National Coordinator, IAP NRP FGM Program, 19-2018 & Joint National Convener, IAP Action Plan, 19-2018,

• Vice Chairman, Family Benefit Society, FBS IAP 22-20 ,19-2017 & Vigilance Officer, Family Benefit Society FBS IAP 17-2016,

• National Advisory Board Member of Indian Pediatrics, 2017,

• West Zone Coordinator, Advance Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Central IAP, 17-2016,

• More than 30 Scientific Publications & Presentations in National and International conferences & Indexed Journals,

• 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

• Awarded prestigious Award for 1000 days facility by Government of Gujarat State.

• 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.

• MCI / NMC Assessor And UG -PG - DNB Examiner of Various Universities – RUHS, MUHS, NBE, NBEMS, etc.

• Fields of interest: Neonatology, NC-ECD, NRP, Infectious Disease, Adolescence, FBS - IAP etc.

Professor of Neonatology

• Chief Neonatologist - Meenakshi Hospitals , Bangalore. India

• President National Neonatology Forum of India - 2021.

• 172 scientific papers published in national and international journals.

• 144 presentations at national & international scientific meetings

• Author of 22 books on Neonatology and Pediatrics. Several contributions to various other textbooks.

• Editor in chief of the indexed international journal “Perinatology”

• Editor in Chief - Nursing Digest Quarterly Journal.

• Member of the Editorial Boards of: Journal of Perinatal Medicine.2012 onwards. Publishers. DE GRUYTER Germany ;

• Journal of Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Medicine published by Francis & Taylor.

• 40 years of teaching experience – undergraduates, Postgraduates, Nursing graduates and Fellows in India, England and the Middle East.

• Participated in 34 major research projects.

• Past President of the Neonatology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics

• President of the Federation of Asia Oceania Perinatal Societies during 12-2010. Currently its advisor.

• Member of the education committee World association of Perinatal Medicine. 2020-2016

• Won the Networked India CNN-IBN National award for best Innovation, 2015. & the ET Telecom award, 2016 for ‘ Immunize India’ Program.

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