PAEDIATRICS

Introduction | ×

✔ The Department of Pediatrics is housed in the CEMONC complex of the Old GH campus. The wide spectrum of patients—from healthy newborns and preterm babies to critically ill children—provides students with an excellent opportunity to learn and serve. The department’s daily outpatient attendance averages around 100 to 150 cases.

✔ It runs several specialized clinics, including the Pediatric OPD, Well-Baby Clinic, Immunization Clinic, NICU Follow-up Clinic, Fever Clinic, DEIC-RBSK Clinic, Adolescent Clinic, and Child Guidance Clinic. The Neonatal ICU has 10 beds offering Level 3 care, and the Pediatric ICU (PICU) also has 10 beds; both units are adequately equipped with ventilators, CPAP, and HFNC facilities. The Fully equipped District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) attached to the department plays a crucial role in running child developmental assessment clinic, providing speech therapy, physiotherapy, counselling services, dental services, etc.

✔ The department conducts regular teaching programs for MBBS undergraduates and interns in DR programs. It remains committed to improving child health care and ensuring high-quality teaching in accordance with NMC regulations, along with fostering continuous research.

Infrastructure +

The Department of Pediatrics has adequate infrastructure, including a seminar hall, a clinical demonstration room, and audiovisual system to support student learning. The department is equipped with all essential medical devices such as radiant warmers, ventilators, CPAP, HFNC systems, defibrilators,multipara monitors, infusion pumps, and bedside X-ray facilities to ensure optimal patient care. In addition, the department is supported by 24×7 laboratory services and a blood storage bank.

Academic+

The department has a regular teaching program for Undergraduates( 150-MBBS students per batch) & DRP’S ( Distict Residency PG Intern’s ). Assignments and formative assessments are given as per the university regulations. The department uses latest technology for high quality teaching to students.

Department contact details+

Phone number- 04329 220082
Email ID :- teachpediaamc@gmail.com

Department administration

The department functions with three pediatric units, pediatric intensive care unit , HDU and Neonatal intensive care unit with level 3 care ( extramural and intramural) , level 2 and level 1 care under Directorate of medical education and research from March 2021.

Services |

OPD Service:

Pediatric OPD	Daily
Well baby clinic	Wednesday
Immunization clinic	Daily
DEIC OPD	Daily
Fever clinic	Daily
High risk new born follow-up	wednesday

IP service:

Pediatric ward	90 beds
Pediatric ICU	10 beds
NICU	10 beds
HDU	10 beds

NATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT

DEIC/RBSK
RKSK
Diarrhoea Control Programs
CEMONC
JSSK
IYCF
AFHC
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMME
WORLD BREAST FEEDING WEEK
NATIONAL NEWBORN WEEK
DELIVERY POINT SCREENING (OAE , ROP )

Faculty |

S.No	Faculty Name	AEBAS Attend.ID	Medical Registration Number	Professional Qualification(s)	Department	Designation	Nature of Employment (Permanent/Contractual)
S.No	Faculty Name	AEBAS Attend.ID	Medical Registration Number	Professional Qualification(s)	Department	Designation	Nature of Employment (Permanent/Contractual)	1	Vidjea Devan D	74016558	73601	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Associate Professor	Permanent
2	Raja Mookkagaunder	99877465	75308	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Associate Professor	Permanent
3	Baby Praveena A	75864095	79932	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Associate Professor	Permanent
4	Sindhu Prasath Marimuthu	56649622	107260	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Assistant Professor	Permanent
5	Saravanan P	57308976	115184	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Assistant Professor	Permanent
6	Gowdhambharathi Balasubramanian	79002998	97073	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Assistant Professor	Permanent
7	Varun Kumar E	38627259	91612	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Assistant Professor	Permanent
8	Yaseen Mohammed Hanifa	2799166	93332	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Assistant Professor	Permanent
9	Radhakrishnan Ramachandran	11559244	81034	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Assistant Professor	Permanent
10	Nisha Jaffar Jaffar Hussain	24351488	128655	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Senior Resident	Permanent
11	Janson Durai D	11609913	109168	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Senior Resident	Permanent
12	Kumaraguru Krishnasamy	58257293	130919	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Senior Resident	Permanent
13	Kiruthika V	53450825	117261	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	senior resident	Permanent
14	Susin M	52083928	117162	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Senior Resident	Permanent
15	Ranjitha Periyasamy	2872018	118547	MD(Pead)	Paediatrics	Senior Resident	Permanent
16	Sivakumar Radhakrishnan	81978287	79683	DCH	Paediatrics	Junior Resident	Permanent
17	Raviramkumar Ramalingam	32306236	80149	DCH	Paediatrics	Junior Resident	Permanent
18	Manimaran	11065967	68445	DCH	Paediatrics	Junior Resident	Permanent
19	Saravanan M	52510705	85378	DCH	Paediatrics	Junior Resident	Permanent