Neonatology
Neonatology is a superspeciality 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 center of excellence, in quality neonatal care and an apex institute of neonatal training, research & innovation.
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 and 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 behavior
- Mentoring – leading to excellent team building and functional dynamics
- Cultural sensitive care
- Collaboration- a multidisciplinary team approach
- Contextual Research, Innovation and Patenting – to evolve neonatal science for the local & global needs
- Community neonatal care
Our Team
Name- Dr. Ashok Kumar Deorari
Designation- Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor
Department- Neonatology
Qualification- MBBS, MD, Dip NB, FAMS, FNNF
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Dr Professor Ashok Kumar Deorari, is presently serving as Pro-Vice Chancellor, SRHU, 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.
Name- Dr. Saikat Patra
Designation- Associate Professor & Incharge
Department- Neonatology
Qualification- MBBS, MD, DM, Fellowship in Neonatology (IAP), IBCLC
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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
Name- Dr. Chinmay Chetan
Designation- Associate Professor
Department- Neonatology
Qualification- MBBS, MD, DM
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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
About The Department
The Neonatology department has 40 bedded NICU, with 22 level-3 care beds. It has state of the art equipments like high frequency ventilators, therapeutic hypothermia, aEEG monitor, point of care ultrasound and echocardiography, video laryngoscope, laminar flow, incubators, osmometry, trancutaneous bilirubinometer, etc.
Expertise exists in procedures like central line insertion, intercostal drainage, peritoneal dialysis, double volume exchange transfusion, invasive blood pressure monitoring, etc . State of the art dedicated Advance Neonatal Transport Ambulance (ANTA) is available. Human milk bank and facilities for intact cord resuscitation are being developed. The department runs neonatology training programmes for health care providers. It is actively involved in research and innovation for improving the future neonatal care.
Facilities available for treatment of Neonatal Diseases
NICU caters 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 Pediatric Surgeons is available to manage all neonatal surgical conditions. Doctors are trained for neonatal resuscitation, lactation management, mechanical ventilation, hemodynamics, aggressive nutrition support, transportation of high risk babies 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