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Paediatrics
Department of Pediatrics was established in the year 1996. Even before that the service to the children in the thickly populated areas including the border area of Tamil Nadu was rendered free of cost by the qualified pediatricians both in the hospital as well as by visiting their homes. This was the only center where extreme preterm babies were taken care with minimal costwith less mortality and morbidity.
Today by the grace of God, and the effort of committed mission oriented doctors, the department has grown up to take care of all complicated childhood illness in the community and we are sure that this is the only institution in the southern part of Trivandrum bordering Tamil Nadu where quality child care is available at affordable cost.
We are conducting outreach programs and school health programs regularly to identify preventable diseases at earlier stages of life.
Our out-patient strength is around 120-140 per day with bed occupancy of almost 86-90 % on all days. The department has a 72 bedded pediatric ward. We have 5 bedded Level-3 neo-natal ICU for in-born babies and separate 5 bedded neonatal ICU for out-born babies. Our 5 bedded pediatric ICU is well equipped to manage all the critically-ill children.
OPD Timings: 8:30 Am – 7:00 PM (on all days)
Pediatric Casualty
24 hour Pediatric casualty functions in the hospital.
Specialty Clinics:
- Immunization Clinic: All days except Sundays 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Rehabilitation Clinic: All days except Sundays 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Child Guidance Clinic: All days except Sundays 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Pediatric Cardiology Clinic: Mon 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Pediatric Neurology Clinic: Tue 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Pediatric Nephrology Clinic: Tue 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Pediatric endocrinology Clinic: Wed 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Pediatric Hematology Clinic: Thu 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Asthma Clinic: Thu 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic: Fri 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Thalassemia Clinic: Sat 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- High Risk New Born: Mon and Thu 2:00 – 4:00 PM
- Well Baby Clinic: All week days 8:30 – 3:30 PM
Researches
| RESEARCHES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Topic | Author |
| 1 | Association of Dengue NS1Ag in determining Severity of Dengue in children | Dr. Baburaj, Dr.Cinju Lawrence C, Dr.Joseph Johnson |
| 2 | Correlation between blood glucose level in cord blood and capillary neonates assessed using glucometer | Dr.Baburaj, Dr.Kannan |
Paper Presentation
| PAPER PRESENTATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Topic | Author | Remarks |
| 1 | The role of structured handouts in improving the teaching learning process of final year MBBS students | Dr Babu Raj Stephenson | 31st South Zone Conference and 46th Kerala State IAP Conference held on 4th and 5th November 2017 at Kollam |
Poster Presentation
| POSTER PRESENTATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Topic | Author | Remarks |
| 1 | The role of structured handouts in improving the teaching learning process of final year MBBS students | Dr Babu Raj Stephenson | 31st South Zone Conference and 46th Kerala State IAP Conference held on 4th and 5th November 2017 at Kollam |
| 2 | Correlation between blood glucose level in cord blood and capillary blood of neonates assessed using glucometer | Dr Shameema F | 31st South Zone Conference and 46th Kerala State IAP Conference held on 4th and 5th November 2017 at Kollam |
| 3 | A Comparative study on the effect of nebulized budesonide + levosalbutamol v/s ipratropium bromide + levosalbutamol in the management of acute asthma in children aged 5 – 11 years | Dr Febin Fathima Ali | 31st South Zone Conference and 46th Kerala State IAP Conference held on 4th and 5th November 2017 at Kollam |
Publications
| PUBLICATIONS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No | Topic | Author | Journal | Remarks |
| 1 | Knowledge and attitude regarding covid 19 among health care workers in a tertiary setting, Thiruvananthapuram District, South Kerala | Dr Shibu Raj P S, Dr.Baburaj Stephenson, Dr Roshan Sabu, Dr Axina Ali, Dr Suja Baby Y V and Dr Simi Mohan | International Journal of applied research | June 2021,ISSN 2394-7500 |
| 2 | Knowledge and attitude regarding face mask usage in preventing covid 19 among health care workers in a tertiary care centre in South Kerala | Dr.Baburaj Stephenson, Dr Anup Narayanan,Dr. Suja Baby, Sherlin, Ajilaraj, Bijithra N C, Rani M Rose | International Journal of applied research | October 2021 issue 10 volume 7, pISSN 2394-7500/ eISSN 2394-5869 |
| 3 | Validity of dipstick urinalysis for predicting urinary tract infection in febrile children aged 2-12 years in a tertiary care centre, South Kerala | Jose P Cyril, Baburaj Stephenson, Tinu ABraham Kuruvilla, Bobby Christy Devadas, Lini B Das, Suja Baby | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | October 2021 issue 10 volume 8, pISSN 2349-3283/ eISSN 2349-3291 |
| 4 | Comparison of the proportion of overweight and obesity using 2015 Indian Academy of Pediatrics and WHO body mass index charts among 5-18 years old children attending a tertiary care centre in South Kerala | Jose P Cyril, Baburaj Stephenson, Bobby Christy, Rashan Sabu, Axina Ali, Silpa Mariam John | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | October 2021 issue 10 volume 8, pISSN 2349-3283/ eISSN 2349-3291 |
| 5 | Machine- Learning approaches to assist in accurate and extensive chronic kidney disease screening | Klinsega Jeberson, Manish Kumar, Baburaj Stephenson, Raghav Yadav | International Journal of Computer Engineering and Applications | Sep 2017 issue 9 volume 11, ISSN 2321-3469 |
| 6 | A comparative study to assess the knowledge and beliefs regarding AIDS among higher secondary students in rural schools of South Kerala and South Tamilnadu | Dr Jose P Cyril, Dr Baburaj S, Dr Joy John, Dr Anju Mirin Alex, Dr Sony S Paul, Dr Merin Mariam Sam, Teena, Dr Simi Mohan | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | Sep 2021 issue 9 volume 8, eISSN 2349-3291 |
| 7 | Comparing the effectiveness of intranasal midazolam and intravenous lorazepam for the treatment of acute seizures in children | Kingini Bhadran,Dhanya Roy, Isac Mathai | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | March 2018 issue 3 volume 5 |
| 8 | Nutritional and blodd ptessure screening in school children in rural South Idia: a cross- sectional study | Dhanya Roy, Sundar Singh, Lenikumar Joseph | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | June 2021 issue 8 volume 6 pISSN2349-3283 eISSN2349-3291 |
| 9 | A comparative study on the effect of nebulized budesonide and levosalbutamol versus ipratropium bromide and levosalbutamol in the management of acute asthma in children aged 5-11 years | Jose P Cyril, Baburaj S., Priya S Nair, Tinu A Kuruvila | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | December 2020 |
| 10 | A study on the outbreak of dengue fever in a tertiary care children's hospital in southern Tamil Nadu, India | Belgin Premkumar, Baburaj S., Margaret Hepzibah N., Misha K.P., Binu Abraham | International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | March 2019 |
| 11 | Mitigating painful vaccination | Vinu Cherian, Suba Joice, Baburaj Stephenson | The Indian Journal of Pediatrics | February 2019 |
| 12 | Environment and Biological risk factors associated with the prevalence of language delay in children upto 6 years of age from Rural South India | Belgin Premkumar, Binu Abraham, Stephenson Baburaj, MK Mohandas | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research | December 2017 Volume 11 Issue 12 |
| 13 | Correlation between Maternal BMI and neonatal BMI with placental weight in South Kerala – India. | Dr. Baburaj,Dr.Joseph Johnson ,Dr Tharun David Varghese,Dr Jithin Antony Bose | Indian Journalof NeonatalMedicine and Research | 2016 Oct,Vol-4(4):PO06-PO09 |
| 14 | Biosocial and etiological risk factors in mothers of low birth weight babies-A case central study from a tertiary care teaching hospital in rural Southern India | Dr.Joseph Johnson, Dr.Baburaj | International Journal of Medical and Applied Sciences | Volume 4 , Issue 3 , 2015 |
| 15 | Peak expiratory flow rate nomogram in relation to anthropometric determinants of South Indian School Children | Dr. S.Babu Raj , Dr.M.K.Mohandas | International Journal of Child Health | Vol 1 | Issue 2 | Jul – Sep 2014 |
| 16 | Cord Blood TSH Level Variations in Newborn – Experience from A Rural Centre in Southern India | Dr.S.Baburaj | Journal of Clinical and diagnostic Research | 2014 | Month : Jul | Volume : 8 | Issue : 7 |
| 17 | Sociodemographic profile of speech and language delay up to six years of age in Indian children | Dr.S.Babu Raj , Dr.M.K.Mohandas | International Research of Medical Research and Health Sciences | 2014;3(1):98-103 |
| 18 | Relationship of body mass index with blood pressure and gender in rural adolescent Indian School Children | Dr.S.Babu Raj , Dr.M.K.Mohandas | International Journal Of Medical And Applied Sciences | vol 2 issue 4 2013 |
| 19 | Growth and development of high risk graduates till one year from a rural neonatal intensive care unit in south India | Dr.S.Babu Raj , Dr.M.K.Mohandas | International Journal of Biomedical Research | IJBR (2013) 04 (12) |
| Teaching Staff of Department of Paediatrics | ||
|---|---|---|
| SL NO: | NAME OF FACULTY | DESIGNATION |
| 1 | Dr. Sundar Singh | Professor and HOD |
| 2 | Dr. Babu Raj. S | Professor |
| 3 | Dr. Gheevarghese Prajit Prasad | Associate Professor |
| 4 | Dr. Dhanya Roy. A | Associate Professor |
| 5 | Dr. Bobby Christy. D | Assistant Professor |
| 6 | Dr. Anu M. S | Assistant Professor |
| 7 | Dr. Abisha S. U | Assistant Professor |
| 8 | Dr. Sheena K. Oommen | Assistant Professor |
| 9 | Dr. Y. A. Jensima | Assistant Professor |
| 10 | Dr. Tony Simon | Senior Resident |
| 11 | Dr. Sujith James | Senior Resident |
| 12 | Dr. Icy Mathew | Senior Resident |
| 13 | Dr. Roshan Sabu | Senior Resident |
| 14 | Dr. Betsy Anto | Junior Resident |
| 15 | Dr. Aswathy V M | Junior Resident |
| 16 | Dr. Sanjana Sarah Baby | Junior Resident |
| 17 | Dr. Maria Davis | Junior Resident |
| 18 | Dr. Silpa Mariyam John | Junior Resident |
| 19 | Dr. Thushara Raju | Junior Resident |
| 20 | Dr. Jayalekshmi. S | Junior Resident |
| 21 | Dr. Haripriya H. S | Junior Resident |
| 22 | DR. Abraham Sebastian | Junior Resident |
| 23 | Dr. Seby Joseph | Junior Resident |
Last updated at 30-11-2022
Dr. Sundar Singh
Professor and HOD (MD)
(Promoted as Professor on 01.12.2023 )
