Paediatrics

Overview

The department was started in the hospital in the year 1970 under the stewardship of Dr A.V.Shetty. He was responsible for nurturing the department through its initial phase and making it well known all over the district. He continued as chief till 1980. Subsequently Dr Shantharam Baliga, Dr Prakash Somayaji, Dr Errol Pinto have served the institution. In 1992 the management obtained permission from the MCI to start the degree and diploma courses . We are one of the few colleges in the country to have got recognition for PG courses ahead of UG courses. The first HOD was Dr Gertrude Joshua who continued till 1994 when Dr B. Sanjeev Rai took over the reins. Under his leadership the department blossomed. From 2004 onwards the department is headed by Dr. K. Varadaraj Shenoy.

From 2004 – 2011 - Dr. K. Varadaraj Shenoy was the head of the department and from October 2011, the department was headed by Dr. Pavan Hegde. Dr. K. Sheedhara Avabratha is the Head of the department from 10.10.2020.

Since 1992 over 140 degree and diploma holders have passed out from the department. Initially the department was functioning from the old children’s ward. In 2001 we shifted to mother and child block of Father Muller General Hospital. In 2021, the department is shifted to 4th Floor, Facility Block.

Vision

  • To make the Department of Paediatrics into THE PREMIER CLINICAL, ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT

Mission

  • To be the pre eminent centre for paediatric and neonatal care in the region
  • To promote collaborations and excellence in clinical research
  • To provide and impart comprehensive skills and knowledge to undergraduates and postgraduates in the department

Our Doctor

Dr. K. Shreedhara Avabratha

MD, DNB

Paediatrics

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Dr. Anil Shetty

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Habeeb Ullah Khan

MBBS, DNB

Paediatrics

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Dr. Pavan Hegde

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Rashmi Alva

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Jaidev M.D.

MD, DCH, MRCPCH, CCT(Lon), CAS(Paed.allergy, Imperial College, Lon)

Paediatrics

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Dr. Praveen B.K.

MBBS, DCH, DNB, Fellowship in Neonatology(IAP)

Paediatrics

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Dr. Chandana R.D.

MBBS, DNB, Fellowship in Paediatric Haematology & Oncology

Paediatrics

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Dr. Kambalabettu Zohara Parveen

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Preetham Philip Tauro

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Sowmya S.G.

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Sweta Shanbhag

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Deepthi Joella Fernandes

MBBS, DCH, DNB

Paediatrics

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Dr. Jason Glen I Dsouza

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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Dr. Pooja Wali

MBBS, MD, DNB, Fellowship in Neonatal Neurology

Paediatrics

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Dr. Shubha S.N.

MBBS, MD

Paediatrics

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PAEDIATRICS

    sl no Head of the Department YEAR
    1 Dr. Gertrude Joshua November 1992 to April 1994
    2 Dr. B. Sanjeev Rai May 1994 to December 2003
    3 Dr. K. Varadaraj Shenoy 01.01.2004 to 10.09.2011
    4 Dr. Pavan Hegde 11.09.2011- 09.10.2020
    5 Dr. Shreedhara Avabratha Kadke 10.10.2020 to till Date

Best outgoing students

Postgraduate Rank holders

    sl no Name of the student Rank Year
    1 Dr. Joy L.P. D’Souza MD 6th Rank 2003
    2 DDr. Francis Anil Kumar DCH 1st Rank 2003
    3 Dr. Renuka C.P. DCH 2nd Rank 2003
    4 Dr. Swaroop Pinto DCH 5th Rank 2003
    5 Dr. Narasimha S.a DCH 2nd Rank 2007
    6 Dr. Karunakar MD 2nd Rank 2007
    7 Dr. Nagesha K.M.a DNB Gold Medal 2008
    8 Dr. Sajith Augustine MD 2nd Rank 2009
    9 Dr. Laxmipati G.H. MD 7th Rank 2018
    10 Dr. Sharon Victoria Mendez MD 10th Rank 2019
    11 Dr. Pooja wali MD 10th Rank 2021
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