The Department of Paediatrics is committed to nurturing the health of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents through augmented medical care, research, education, and training. We are a diverse group comprising of academic faculty, clinicians, researchers, postgraduate and administrative staff united in our common goal of improving the health of all newborns, children and adolescentsup to 18 years of age.
Integrated with our educational activities, we provide hands-on learning to equip our graduates with the skills they will need as future advocates of children’s health.
Our mission is topreserve, protect,promote, and restore the health of children through excellence in education, patient care, research, innovation, and policy assistance. Our core values are accountability, enabling mentorship, child friendliness, partnering, team spirit, good governance and fraternal ethos.
Click Here for : Teaching Faculty List
The team comprises of skilled, highly competent and devoted paediatricians, headed by Prof.Dr. Uma Devi. They are also actively involved in training the undergraduate and postgraduate students
The Department of Paediatrics provides patient care services 24 by 7 through OPD,IPD,Zero delay ward and emergency. Eminent professors and well-trained faculty are available in general paediatrics, Neonatology andPaediatric critical care.
Undergraduate Programs handled include MBBS, BSc AHS, BSc Nursing and the postgraduate course offered is MD Paediatrics, DM Neonatology and Fellowship in Neonatology.
Postgraduate Teaching occurs on 6 days a week, that includes theory classes using LMS, Clinical case discussions with sub-speciality faculty, seminars, Journal clubs and Grand rounds. Certified Basic and Advanced NRP workshops, Special training at NIEPMD and sub-speciality training at ICH, Egmore is provided. Regular Internal assessments are conducted periodically. We conduct local and divisional rounds of IAP and NNF Quiz every year. It is mandatory for students to get certified in at least two Swayam online courses before exams.
UG Teaching is implemented through LMS for theory as well as vertical and integrated teaching methods. Bedside small group clinical demonstration and discussions are conducted. Basic NRP, skills lab and special training at NIEPMD is regularly conducted. Every year UG IAP and NNF quiz as well as special quiz programmes during National Newborn week, Breast feeding and Nutrition week are conducted.
Department also takes part in teaching programme of college of Nursing as well as Allied Health sciences.
The team of self-motivated paediatricians also dedicate themselves to research. The major thrust areas for research are Functional gastrointestinal disorders, zinc therapy in gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary function tests, congenital infections, communicable infections, malaria, bronchial asthma.
PAEDIATRIC SPECIALITY CLINICS
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Neurology
- Well baby clinic
- Child Development clinic
- Nutrition and adolescent
- Pulmonology
- mmunisation
Immunisation clinics functions on all working days from 8:30AM to 3:00PM.
Vaccines fitting into the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) are given free of costand other special vaccines (at nominal charges) recommended by IAP/AAP/WHO are also available.
Childcounselling services are provided to help nurture the budding generation.
The ward is equipped with 120 beds which includes general wards, emergency, NICU and PICUwith sophisticated investigations and imaging facilities. Patients can choose to get admitted either in general ward, semiprivate or private rooms with the added benefit of availing insurance policies. Excellent inpatient care is provided with round the clock staff and doctors to attend to the needs of the patient.
Paediatric Emergency services are provided 24X7 and we have specialised Intensive Care Units (PICU and NICU). Our PICU is a level -III 15 bedded facility with state of the art full-fledged multi modalmonitoring including ECHO, EEG, ICP monitoring, mechanical ventilation (invasiveand non-invasive), CRRT and bronchoscope facilities.
Our NICU is a level III facility and has all state-of-the-art facilities whichincludes Neonatal Invasive & Non-Invasive Ventilation, High frequency ventilation,Nitric Oxide therapy, Care of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Post general &cardiac surgical care of newborns, Therapeutic hypothermia, point of careultrasound, neonatal transport, follow up of NICU Growth and DevelopmentalSupport Programs & community based neonatal care.
Health services in the form of Community health services and School health services are rendered with the intention of making care accessible to all.The extensive capabilities of the institution, straddling primary to tertiary medical care 4.B) Inpatient services
CME/ Conferences conducted and National Programs observed:
CME/Conferences/Workshop:
The department organises CME/Guest lectures/E-Lectures every month.We organise Paediatric conferences and Neonatal conferences at national and state level regularly.The World Breast feeding week has been an annual event from 2014 onwards and have been awarded the certificate of achievement since 2014. We are a certified life member of BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) since 2008.
S.No | Programmes | Date |
1 | Adolescent Day | March 21 |
2 | Asthma Day | First Tuesday of May |
3 | ORS day | July 29 |
4 | Breast feeding week | 1-7 August |
5 | Nutrition week | 1-7 September |
6 | Hand Washing Day | Oct 15 |
7 | Newborn Week | Nov 2nd week |
8 | Pneumonia Day | Nov 12 |
9 | Pulse Polio Campaign | Every year |
World Breast feeding week |
NRP (BNCRP-NSSK) workshop |
Lactation management workshop- State Pedicon 2019 |
S.No | Name of the Investigators | Title |
1 | Prof.Antony | Evaluation of dental caries and its association with duration and type of feeding practices in children |
2 | Prof.Suresh | Comparison of caries experience in pre-term and full-term children of aged 1-6 years |
3 | Dr.Ramya | Association of Dental caries with Anemia |
4 | Prof.Sujatha | Nutrition status correlates with dental caries |
5 | Dr.Balakumaran | Comparative analysis of simplified screening processes to detect prevalence of dyslexia |
6 | Prof. Dr.Kathir/ Dr.Ramya | The effect of long term anti-convulsant therapy on thyroid profile in children |
7 | Prof. Dr. Uma Devi | Postnatal foot length assessment to determine gestational age and low birth weight |
8 | Dr.Alexander Prof.Kathir |
Hepatic dysfunction in children with complicated malaria. |
9 | Dr.Antony Prof.Sujatha |
Status of asthma control among under 5 children using test for respiratory and asthma control in kids (TRACK) – A cross sectional study |
10 | Dr.Alexander Dr.Ganavi |
Study of cardiac changes in children with malnutrition. |
11 | Dr.Ashvind L, Dr.Umadevi.L |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Brain in Developmental Delay Children. |
12 | Dr.Antony Dr.P.Suresh DR.L.Umadevi |
Clinico etiological & neurodevelopmental assessments of cerebral palsy patients attending to tertiary care hospital |
13 | Dr.Ramagopal Dr.Vasudevan |
Clinical and etiological profile of children with pathological short stature. |
14 | Dr.Umadevi.L, Dr. Rajaguru Ganesan |
Age at onset of menarche in apparently healthy urban school children- A cross sectional study. |
S.No | Name of the Investigators | Title | Period |
1 | Dr.Jayendra | Incidence and clinical profile of Functional gastro intestinal disorders | 2016 |
2 | Dr.Jayendra | Study to identify the reasons for delay in compliance of immunization upto 2 years in children attending immunization clinic in tertiary care Hospital | 2016 |
3 | Dr.Antony Dr.Sujatha sridharan |
Pulmonary function test in management of childhood asthma | 2016 |
4 | Dr. Deepti Pandit Dr.Sujatha sridharan |
Compliance with 14-day zinc therapy for acute diarrhoea – A prospective observational study | 2016 |
5 | Dr.Sujitha, Dr.Sujatha Sridharan |
Screen time and language delay | 2016 |
6 | Dr.Alexander Prof.Kathir Subramaniam |
Exclusivity of breast feeding among working and non-working mothers and subsequent growth patterns of babies | 2016 |
7 | Dr.Balakumaran Dr.Arun Ganesh |
Comparasion of temporal artery thermometry over other non invasive thermometry | 2016 |
8 | Dr.Arun Ganesh Dr.Sujatha sridharan |
Seroprevalence of Antibodies to hepatitis A in children attending teritiary care hospital | 2016 |
9 | Dr.Reena | Neurological outcome of children of hypothyroid mothers. | 2016 |
10 | Dr.Dushyanth | Clinical and etiological profile of children with seizures | 2017 |
11 | Dr.Abhiram | Clinical and etiological profile of children with global development delay | 2017 |
12 | Dr.Edin Brow | Hyponatremia in children with lower respiratory tract infections | 2014-2016 |
13 | Dr.Shobana | A RCT of vitamin D levels in infants supplemented with 400 IU and 800 IU of vitamin D | 2014-2016 |
14 | Dr. Ram prakash | Knowledge attitude practices among mothers regarding immunization | 2013-2016 |
15 | Dr. Ram prakash | Prevalence of protective rubella antibody titre in adolescent girls | 2013-2016 |
16 | Dr. Sai santhosh | Prevalence of UTI in febrile children | 2013-2016 |
17 | Dr. Sai santhosh | Perinatal outcome of babies born to Gestaional diabetes | 2013-2016 |
18 | Dr.Shobana | A cross sectional study to assess the prevalence of depression among children living in orphanages and residential schools | 2015-2016 |
19 | Dr. Edin brow | Correlation between urine pH and urinary tract infection in peadiatrics | 2014-2016 |
20 | Dr .Edin Brow | Hyponatremia in children with lower respiratory tract infections | 2014 |
21 | Dr. Edin Brow | Pulmonary function test- a prognostic indicator for bronchial asthma | 2015 |
22 | Dr.Shobana | A RCT of vitamin D levels in infants supplemented with 400 IU and 800 IU of vitamin D | 2014 |
23 | Dr .Reena | Screening of musculoskeletal disorders in children using PGALS | 2015 |
24 | Dr .Arun Ganesh | Thrombocytosis in children – A clinico hematological study | 2015 |
25 | Dr.Reena | Neurological outcome of children of hypothyroid mothers. | 2016 |
26 | Dr.Arun Ganesh | Seroprevalence of Antibodies to hepatitis A in children attending teritiary care hospital | 2016 |
27 | Dr.Dushyanth | Clinical and etiological profile of children with seizures | 2017 |
28 | Dr.Abhiram | Clinical and etiological profile of children with global development delay | 2017 |
S.No | Activity | Participants | 2019 |
1 | Chet Ped Series Guest Lecture Dr.Ravishanker Senior Consultant Pediatrician, Mylapore. |
100 | 25/02/2019 |
2 | Chet Ped Series World Tb Day 2019-It’s Time For Action! It’s Time To End Tb. Prof.L.Umadevi |
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3 | Bncrp- Neonatal Resuscitation Training For Staff Nurses, Crris. Conducted By Dr.Antony And External Faculty |
40 | 17/04/2019 |
4 | Chet Ped Series World Asthma Day- Guest Lecture Dr.Ravichandran |
200 | 09/05/19 |
5 | Chet Ped Series Developmental Paediatrics Dr.Srinivas Raghavan Dr.Reeba Roshan Cmc Vellore. |
350 | 21/06/2019 |
6 | Baby Meet | 50 | 13/7/2019 |
7 | Ors Day Celebration Speaker-Dr.Alexander Associate Prof, Chri |
150 | 30/7/2019 |
8 | Breast Feeding Week | 300 | 1/8/2019-7/8/2019 |
9 | Breast Feeding Week- Talk On Theme Chet Ped SeriesGuest Lecture –Dr.Sridevi Narayan Kmc. |
150 | 5/8/2019 |
10 | Newborn – Ultrasond And Echo Workshop | 50 | 9/8/2019-10/8/2019 |
11 | Lactation Management Workshop As A Part Of Madras Pedicon 2019/ Iap State Conference |
42 | 15/8/2019 |
12 | Nnf-Pg Quiz Divisional Round | 16 | 30/8/2019 |
13 | Nutrition Week | 300 | 1/9/2019-7/9/2019 |
14 | Chet Ped Series Guest Lecture –Dr.Hemachitra, Professor,Kgh,Mmc Nutrition In Children |
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15 | Chet Ped Series World Immunisation Day Dr.C.Subramaniam, Block Medical Officer, Thiruporur. Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Formerly Hod,Medical Sciences, Niepmd. |
150 | 11/11/2019 |
16 | Chet Ped Series Childrens Day & World Diabetic Day Celebration- Education Of Parents And Children With Type 1 Diabetics Dr.Rini Shah, Assistant Prof, Chri |
75 | 14/11/2019 |
17 | National Newborn Week Celebration | 15/11/2019 – 21/11/2019 | |
18 | Bncrp For Crris, Pgs, Nurses | 40 | 23/11/2019 |
19 | Chet Ped Series Guest Lecture: Feeding Of Low Birth Weight Of Babies Dr.K.M.Senthil Kumar Professor, Rsrm Hospital |
150 | 19/11/2019 |
20 | Chet Ped Series Child Rights Day Celebration- Rights Of The Child Dr.V.C.Sugapriya, Assistant Prof, Chri |
75 | 20/11/2019 |
21 | Chet Ped Series World Pneumonia Day Childhood Pneumonia Case Scenarios & Pneumococcal Vaccines Dr.S.Kalpana, Ich |
150 | 13/12/2019 |
Department of Pediatrics |
The Department of Paediatrics is committed to nurturing the health of neonates, infants, children, and adolescents through augmented medical care, research, education, and training. We are a diverse group comprising of academic faculty, clinicians, researchers, postgraduate and administrative staff united in our common goal of improving the health of all newborns, children and adolescentsup to 18 years of age.
Integrated with our educational activities, we provide hands-on learning to equip our graduates with the skills they will need as future advocates of children’s health.
Our mission is topreserve, protect,promote, and restore the health of children through excellence in education, patient care, research, innovation, and policy assistance. Our core values are accountability, enabling mentorship, child friendliness, partnering, team spirit, good governance and fraternal ethos.
Click Here for : Teaching Faculty List
The team comprises of skilled, highly competent and devoted paediatricians, headed by Prof.Dr. Uma Devi. They are also actively involved in training the undergraduate and postgraduate students
The Department of Paediatrics provides patient care services 24 by 7 through OPD,IPD,Zero delay ward and emergency. Eminent professors and well-trained faculty are available in general paediatrics, Neonatology andPaediatric critical care.
Undergraduate Programs handled include MBBS, BSc AHS, BSc Nursing and the postgraduate course offered is MD Paediatrics, DM Neonatology and Fellowship in Neonatology.
Postgraduate Teaching occurs on 6 days a week, that includes theory classes using LMS, Clinical case discussions with sub-speciality faculty, seminars, Journal clubs and Grand rounds. Certified Basic and Advanced NRP workshops, Special training at NIEPMD and sub-speciality training at ICH, Egmore is provided. Regular Internal assessments are conducted periodically. We conduct local and divisional rounds of IAP and NNF Quiz every year. It is mandatory for students to get certified in at least two Swayam online courses before exams.
UG Teaching is implemented through LMS for theory as well as vertical and integrated teaching methods. Bedside small group clinical demonstration and discussions are conducted. Basic NRP, skills lab and special training at NIEPMD is regularly conducted. Every year UG IAP and NNF quiz as well as special quiz programmes during National Newborn week, Breast feeding and Nutrition week are conducted.
Department also takes part in teaching programme of college of Nursing as well as Allied Health sciences.
The team of self-motivated paediatricians also dedicate themselves to research. The major thrust areas for research are Functional gastrointestinal disorders, zinc therapy in gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary function tests, congenital infections, communicable infections, malaria, bronchial asthma.
PAEDIATRIC SPECIALITY CLINICS
- Cardiology
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Neurology
- Well baby clinic
- Child Development clinic
- Nutrition and adolescent
- Pulmonology
- mmunisation
Immunisation clinics functions on all working days from 8:30AM to 3:00PM.
Vaccines fitting into the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) are given free of costand other special vaccines (at nominal charges) recommended by IAP/AAP/WHO are also available.
Childcounselling services are provided to help nurture the budding generation.
The ward is equipped with 120 beds which includes general wards, emergency, NICU and PICUwith sophisticated investigations and imaging facilities. Patients can choose to get admitted either in general ward, semiprivate or private rooms with the added benefit of availing insurance policies. Excellent inpatient care is provided with round the clock staff and doctors to attend to the needs of the patient.
Paediatric Emergency services are provided 24X7 and we have specialised Intensive Care Units (PICU and NICU). Our PICU is a level -III 15 bedded facility with state of the art full-fledged multi modalmonitoring including ECHO, EEG, ICP monitoring, mechanical ventilation (invasiveand non-invasive), CRRT and bronchoscope facilities.
Our NICU is a level III facility and has all state-of-the-art facilities whichincludes Neonatal Invasive & Non-Invasive Ventilation, High frequency ventilation,Nitric Oxide therapy, Care of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants, Post general &cardiac surgical care of newborns, Therapeutic hypothermia, point of careultrasound, neonatal transport, follow up of NICU Growth and DevelopmentalSupport Programs & community based neonatal care.
Health services in the form of Community health services and School health services are rendered with the intention of making care accessible to all.The extensive capabilities of the institution, straddling primary to tertiary medical care 4.B) Inpatient services
CME/ Conferences conducted and National Programs observed:
CME/Conferences/Workshop:
The department organises CME/Guest lectures/E-Lectures every month.We organise Paediatric conferences and Neonatal conferences at national and state level regularly.The World Breast feeding week has been an annual event from 2014 onwards and have been awarded the certificate of achievement since 2014. We are a certified life member of BabyFriendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) since 2008.
S.No | Programmes | Date |
1 | Adolescent Day | March 21 |
2 | Asthma Day | First Tuesday of May |
3 | ORS day | July 29 |
4 | Breast feeding week | 1-7 August |
5 | Nutrition week | 1-7 September |
6 | Hand Washing Day | Oct 15 |
7 | Newborn Week | Nov 2nd week |
8 | Pneumonia Day | Nov 12 |
9 | Pulse Polio Campaign | Every year |
World Breast feeding week |
NRP (BNCRP-NSSK) workshop |
Lactation management workshop- State Pedicon 2019 |
S.No | Name of the Investigators | Title |
1 | Prof.Antony | Evaluation of dental caries and its association with duration and type of feeding practices in children |
2 | Prof.Suresh | Comparison of caries experience in pre-term and full-term children of aged 1-6 years |
3 | Dr.Ramya | Association of Dental caries with Anemia |
4 | Prof.Sujatha | Nutrition status correlates with dental caries |
5 | Dr.Balakumaran | Comparative analysis of simplified screening processes to detect prevalence of dyslexia |
6 | Prof. Dr.Kathir/ Dr.Ramya | The effect of long term anti-convulsant therapy on thyroid profile in children |
7 | Prof. Dr. Uma Devi | Postnatal foot length assessment to determine gestational age and low birth weight |
8 | Dr.Alexander Prof.Kathir |
Hepatic dysfunction in children with complicated malaria. |
9 | Dr.Antony Prof.Sujatha |
Status of asthma control among under 5 children using test for respiratory and asthma control in kids (TRACK) – A cross sectional study |
10 | Dr.Alexander Dr.Ganavi |
Study of cardiac changes in children with malnutrition. |
11 | Dr.Ashvind L, Dr.Umadevi.L |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Brain in Developmental Delay Children. |
12 | Dr.Antony Dr.P.Suresh DR.L.Umadevi |
Clinico etiological & neurodevelopmental assessments of cerebral palsy patients attending to tertiary care hospital |
13 | Dr.Ramagopal Dr.Vasudevan |
Clinical and etiological profile of children with pathological short stature. |
14 | Dr.Umadevi.L, Dr. Rajaguru Ganesan |
Age at onset of menarche in apparently healthy urban school children- A cross sectional study. |
S.No | Activity | Participants | 2019 |
1 | Chet Ped Series Guest Lecture Dr.Ravishanker Senior Consultant Pediatrician, Mylapore. |
100 | 25/02/2019 |
2 | Chet Ped Series World Tb Day 2019-It’s Time For Action! It’s Time To End Tb. Prof.L.Umadevi |
||
3 | Bncrp- Neonatal Resuscitation Training For Staff Nurses, Crris. Conducted By Dr.Antony And External Faculty |
40 | 17/04/2019 |
4 | Chet Ped Series World Asthma Day- Guest Lecture Dr.Ravichandran |
200 | 09/05/19 |
5 | Chet Ped Series Developmental Paediatrics Dr.Srinivas Raghavan Dr.Reeba Roshan Cmc Vellore. |
350 | 21/06/2019 |
6 | Baby Meet | 50 | 13/7/2019 |
7 | Ors Day Celebration Speaker-Dr.Alexander Associate Prof, Chri |
150 | 30/7/2019 |
8 | Breast Feeding Week | 300 | 1/8/2019-7/8/2019 |
9 | Breast Feeding Week- Talk On Theme Chet Ped SeriesGuest Lecture –Dr.Sridevi Narayan Kmc. |
150 | 5/8/2019 |
10 | Newborn – Ultrasond And Echo Workshop | 50 | 9/8/2019-10/8/2019 |
11 | Lactation Management Workshop As A Part Of Madras Pedicon 2019/ Iap State Conference |
42 | 15/8/2019 |
12 | Nnf-Pg Quiz Divisional Round | 16 | 30/8/2019 |
13 | Nutrition Week | 300 | 1/9/2019-7/9/2019 |
14 | Chet Ped Series Guest Lecture –Dr.Hemachitra, Professor,Kgh,Mmc Nutrition In Children |
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15 | Chet Ped Series World Immunisation Day Dr.C.Subramaniam, Block Medical Officer, Thiruporur. Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Formerly Hod,Medical Sciences, Niepmd. |
150 | 11/11/2019 |
16 | Chet Ped Series Childrens Day & World Diabetic Day Celebration- Education Of Parents And Children With Type 1 Diabetics Dr.Rini Shah, Assistant Prof, Chri |
75 | 14/11/2019 |
17 | National Newborn Week Celebration | 15/11/2019 – 21/11/2019 | |
18 | Bncrp For Crris, Pgs, Nurses | 40 | 23/11/2019 |
19 | Chet Ped Series Guest Lecture: Feeding Of Low Birth Weight Of Babies Dr.K.M.Senthil Kumar Professor, Rsrm Hospital |
150 | 19/11/2019 |
20 | Chet Ped Series Child Rights Day Celebration- Rights Of The Child Dr.V.C.Sugapriya, Assistant Prof, Chri |
75 | 20/11/2019 |
21 | Chet Ped Series World Pneumonia Day Childhood Pneumonia Case Scenarios & Pneumococcal Vaccines Dr.S.Kalpana, Ich |
150 | 13/12/2019 |