Neonatology

DM Neonatology

Admission Intake: 3 Seats
Eligibility: Admissions to all postgraduate super-specialty programmes are conducted nationally through the competent authority as prescribed by the Statutory Council (NMC) and as per Government of India Gazette notifications, based on NEET-SS merit.

Neonatology is a super speciality of Paediatrics and deals with all the problems of newborn till 28 days of life. However, NICU graduates are followed up till 2-3 years of age.

Vision

The Department of Neonatology envisions to become a regional and international centre of excellence in quality services for neonatal care and an apex institute for training in neonatology in close collaboration with Obstetrics Department promoting research & fugal innovations.

Mission

It envisages giving state-of-art neonatal care, through compassionate and family Centered approach, using evidence-based interventions and futuristic technology, with the goals of best short and long term outcomes along with intact survival. Through national and international collaborations, it aims to provide the best learning experience to the trainees and groom them for analytic, scientific, and innovative approach in neonatology.

Core Values

  • Holistic care – leading to intact survival
  • Family Centered care
  • Compassionate care with emphasis on comfort of the baby
  • Ethical utilization of latest technology
  • Priority development of clinical skills and humane behaviour
  • Mentoring – leading to excellent team building and functional dynamics
  • Culturally sensitive care
  • Collaboration- a multidisciplinary team approach
  • Contextual Research, Innovation and Patenting – to evolve neonatal science for the local & global needs
  • Community neonatal care
About The Department
The Neonatology department has 40 bedded NICU, with 22 level-3 care beds. It has state of the art equipment like high frequency ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, aEEG monitor, point of care ultrasound and echocardiography, video laryngoscope, laminar flow, incubators, osmometry, transcutaneous bilirubinometer, etc. The department has expertise in advanced neonatal procedures such as central line insertion, intercostal drainage, peritoneal dialysis, double-volume exchange transfusion, and invasive blood pressure monitoring. A state-of-the-art dedicated Advanced Neonatal Transport Ambulance (ANTA) is available. Facilities for a human milk bank and intact cord resuscitation are under development. The department is actively involved in postgraduate teaching and training. An ongoing DM Neonatology programme is conducted with three seats per year. Additionally, an upcoming Fellowship in Neonatal Nursing, certified by the Indian Nursing Council (INC), is planned to further strengthen specialized neonatal nursing training. The department regularly conducts neonatology training programmes for healthcare providers and is actively engaged in research and innovation aimed at improving future neonatal care.
Facilities available for treatment of Neonatal Diseases
We work closely with Obstetrics Department and cater to extremely low birth weight infants (birth weight less than 1 kg), birth asphyxia (babies who haven’t cried after birth), congenital malformations (structural abnormalities at birth requiring surgical intervention), jaundice (requiring phototherapy or double volume exchange transfusion), seizures (continuous electrographic monitoring and treatment), respiratory, cardiac and renal failure due to any reason. Expertise of qualified team of Paediatric Surgeons is available to manage all neonatal surgical conditions. Doctors gets experiential learning on best practices on perinatal care namely neonatal resuscitation, lactation management, safe practices at birth , mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic, aggressive nutrition support, transportation of high risk babies and follow up care for high risk babies with ROP , hearing screening and neurodevelopmental etc.
Specialities/treatments offered/special clinics run by the department​
Management facilities:
  • HHHFNC, CPAP, DuoPAP
  • Mechanical ventilation including advanced high frequency ventilation
  • Point of care ultrasound and functional echocardiography
  • Therapeutic Hypothermia
  • aEEG monitoring
  • Total Parenteral Nutrition
  • Double Volume Exchange Transfusion
  • Video Laryngoscopy
  • Peritoneal Dialysis
  • New born Screening
  • Hearing screening (OAE), diagnostic BERA and treatment with hearing and speech facilitation
  • Retinopathy of Prematurity screening and treatment
  • Developmental Supportive Care and Early Intervention
  • Pediatric Surgery
Highlights-
Advanced neonatal transport ambulance (dedicated neonatal ambulance) with facility for non-invasive & invasive ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia, phototherapy, management of arrhythmia available in ambulance.

FACULTY

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Dr Saikat Patra
Associate Professor & Incharge
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Dr Ashok Kumar Deorari
Professor
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Dr Chinmay Chetan
Associate Professor
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Dr Deeksha Gupta
Assistant Professor
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Associate Professor & Incharge
Dr Saikat Patra

Qualification: MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP), IBCLC

Department: Neonatology

Education & Training: DM (Neonatology) from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai
IAP Fellowship in Neonatology at KIMS Health, Trivandrum
MD Paediatrics from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) from IBLCE, USA
Certificate eCourse in Research Methodology from Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar

Memberships: Life Member Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Life Member Indian Academy of Pediatrics Neonatology Chapter
Life Member National Neonatology Forum, India

Sub-Speciality interest: Lactation management Preterm nutrition Non-invasive ventilation in neonates Neonatal hemodynamics Point of care ultrasound

Achievements: Faculty in various national and international workshops and CME

Editor of books: Holistic Care of Newborns on CPAP – Girish Gupta, Kirti M Naranje, Saikat Patra, ISBN 978-81-953956-1-3
Holistic Concepts of Neonatal Nutrition – Girish Gupta, Saikat Patra, Chinmay Chetan, Rakesh Kumar, Kirti M Naranje, Anita Singh, Vishal V Tewari, Aakash Pandita. ISBN 13: 978-93-94991-27-9
Holistic Approach to Neonatal Transport- Girish Gupta, Rakesh Kumar, Saikat Patra, Chinmay Chetan, Sanober Wasim. ISBN 13: 978-93-94991-55-2

Books Authored: Anaemia, Chapter 45, Cloherty, Manual of Newborn Care, Wolters Kluwer, Ed 2, South Asian Edition. ISBN 13: 978-9395736459.
Holistic Care of Newborns on Mechanical Ventilation – Girish Gupta, Anita Singh, Chinmay Chetan. ISBN : 978-81 957204-1-5
Counselling in Neonatology A Holistic Approach- Girish Gupta, Rakesh Kumar, Shantanu Shubham
Holistic Guide to Neonatal Pain Relief Bridging Tradition, Science, and AI- Girish Gupta, Ayushi Joshi, Naina Puri, Rakesh Kumar, Richa Joshi, Sanchita Dhawan, Shantanu Shubham, Syed Moiz Ahmed, Thanga Sabresh
Holistic Neonatology: The AI Approach Revolutionizing Neonatal Care with AI- Integrated Solutions- Girish Gupta, Ashta Amrit, Kirti M Naranje, Naveen Jain, Rakesh Kumar, Shantanu Shubham

Research Papers & Publications: More than 30 publications in national and international journals

Pro Vice Chancellor

Dr Ashok Kumar Deorari

Qualification: MBBS, MD, Dip NB, FAMS, FNNF

Department: Neonatology

Details: Dr Professor Ashok Kumar Deorari, is presently serving as Principal, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jolly Grant after 48 years of illustrious career at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He did his MBBS, MD Paediatrics from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and headed department of Paediatrics AIIMS, New Delhi (2017-22) and WHO Collaborating Centre of Training and Research in Newborn, New Delhi for two decades. He was Chairman of UG curriculum & Skill Lab at AIIMS, New Delhi and is currently Institute Body Member, AIIMS, Kalyani, West Bengal. He is well known for his contributions to facility-based neonatology in India and SE Asia. He was instrumental in conceptualizing uniform structured teaching aids for pre-service and in-service and steered development of webinars/AV lectures/teaching aids for Newborn Health. As lead person of WHO CC at AIIMS, he steered development of an online e-learning platform on Newborn Health for professionals on Moodle learning management system (LMS). In a first for Asia, he created innovative Apps on smartphones for management of ‘sick newborn.’ Quality methodology tool envisaged under his leadership has been adopted for implementation in Middle income Countries, and available free as certificate e-course www.pocqi.org. He served as technical expert in WHO HQ Geneva, UNICEF HQ New York for creation of global guidelines/ policy documents for maternal & newborn health. He is in technical advisory group member in Ministry of Health, Govt of India for Newborn health, and Global Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) under WHO and UNICEF. He has served in various capacities in India and abroad e.g., Consultant with WHO/UNDP /UNICEF in establishing facility based newborn care in DPR Korea, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal & Timor Leste, Technical expert with WHO HQs for ENAP metrics, UNICEF HQs and WHO Quality of Care Global Network, etc. He has also helped Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Iran and Mauritius in operationalization of CPAP & Neonatal Ventilation services. His excellence in research is acclaimed in India and abroad as evident by the International grants and > 300 research publications with h index 64; i1O 138 & > 10,000 citations. He is author of six books and has received multiple awards & orations. He is currently developing Standard Treatment Workflow for Newborn packages for Ayushmann Bharat.

Associate Professor
Dr Chinmay Chetan

Department: Neonatology

Qualification: MBBS, MD, DM

Details-

Education & Training:
DM Neonatology (Gold Medallist)- Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune
MD Paediatrics- Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
MBBS- Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi

Memberships:
Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Life Member, National Neonatology Forum, India

Sub-Speciality interest:
Lactation support
Point of care ultrasound
Neonatal hemodynamics
Mechanical ventilation

Achievements:
National Instructor Advance NRP
Faculty in various national and international workshops and CME

Editor of books:
Holistic Care of Newborns on Mechanical Ventilation – Girish Gupta, Anita Singh, Chinmay Chetan. ISBN : 978-81-957204-1-5
Holistic Concepts of Neonatal Nutrition – Girish Gupta, Saikat Patra, Chinmay Chetan, Rakesh Kumar, Kirti M Naranje, Anita Singh, Vishal V Tewari, Aakash Pandita. ISBN 13: 978-93-94991-27-9

Books Authored:
Holistic Care of Newborns on CPAP – Girish Gupta, Kirti M Naranje, Saikat Patra, ISBN – 978-81-953956-1-3
Atlas of Neonatal Functional Echocardiography – Pradeep Suryawanshi, Rema Nagpal, Kunal Ahya
Manual of Neonatal Infections – Pradeep Suryawanshi, Nandini Malshe, Kunal Ahya
Point of Care Neonatal Lung Ultrasound – Pradeep Suryawanshi/Dr Jan Klimek
Handbook of Neonatal Clinical Practices (NeoClips) – Ravi Sachan
Counselling in Neonatology A Holistic Approach- Girish Gupta, Rakesh Kumar, Shantanu Shubham
Holistic Guide to Neonatal Pain Relief Bridging Tradition, Science, and AI- Girish Gupta, Ayushi Joshi, Naina Puri, Rakesh Kumar, Richa Joshi, Sanchita Dhawan, Shantanu Shubham, Syed Moiz Ahmed, Thanga Sabresh
Holistic Neonatology: The AI Approach Revolutionizing Neonatal Care with AI- Integrated Solutions- Girish Gupta, Ashta Amrit, Kirti M Naranje, Naveen Jain, Rakesh Kumar, Shantanu Shubham

Research Papers & Publications:
More than 30 publications in national and international journals

Assistant Professor

Dr. Deeksha Gupta

Qualification- M.B.B.S., M.D. Pediatrics, DNB, MNAMS, DM NEONATOLOGY

Education & Training:

  • DM Neonatology- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
  • MD Paediatrics- Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University
  • MBBS- Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University 

Memberships:

  • Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
  • Life Member, National Neonatology Forum, India

Sub-Speciality interest:

  • Lactation support
  • Point of care ultrasound and echocardiography
  • Neonatal hemodynamics
  • Mechanical ventilation

Achievements:

Faculty in various national workshops and CME

Research Papers & Publications:

  • “Assessment Of Diet, Fluid Intake And Urinary Electrolytes In Children And Adolescents With Urolithiasis”. Under the guidance of Director Professor Dr. Mukta Mantan, Department of Paediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi.
  • “Role Of Respiratory Stabilisation For Successful Intubation In Neonates: A Randomised Controlled Trial”. Under the guidance of Dr. Poonam Singh, Additional Professor, Department of Neonatology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh.
  • Lung Ultrasound For Prediction Of Surfactant Requirement In Indian Preterm Neonates: a diagnostic accuracy study: Published in European Journal of Pediatrics; April 2024
  • Levosimendan In Refractory Shock In A Neonate With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Published in Indian J Pediatr. Sep 2025
  • Unilateral White Lung In A Term Neonate- An Unusual Case-: Published in Tropical Doctors. Sep 2025