Educational Qualifications:
M.B.B.S. – 1981 – 1986. Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
Compulsory Internship: 1986 – 1987. Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Madras University.
Special Training in Paediatrics: Sept. 1987 – Dec. 1987, Jan 1988 – April 1988, Sept. 1988 – March 1989 – Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Egmore, Chennai.
DCH.: 1989 -1990. Stanley Medical College, Chennai. Dr MGR Medical University
MD. (Paediatrics): 1992 – 1993. B. J. Medical College, Attached to the Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Gujarat University
Subject of Dissertation for M. D. “A Clinical Profile of Cerebral Palsy”.
Senior residency
April 1994-1997 JIPMER Pondicherry
Other Work experience
Duty Medical Officer in Child Trust Hospital, Chennai, between March 1991 and Nov. 1991
Pediatrics department in Public Health Centre, Chennai from December 1997 to May 1998
Current Employment
Joined as Assistant Professor in Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute in May 1998
Promoted to associate professor- June 2003
Professor since June 2007
Head of department of pediatrics since September 2018 till April 2022 and again from April 2025
Working exclusively in PICU and in charge of PICU since 2007
Responsibilities
Have been examiner for MBBS since 2001 and post graduate examiner since 2004 for this university and other universities and guide for PG dissertation
Have been examiner for FNB Pediatric critical care
Have been members of various committees in the hospital as mortality and morbidity committee, Pharmacy and therapeutic committee, Infection control committee, antibiotic monitoring committee, QIPST (Quality and patient safety team), Member of Stem cell ethics committee, credentialing committee
Have attended quality improvement workshop in SRMC
Training center faculty for the American heart Association BLS and PALS
Recognized as teacher for Pediatric critical care fellowship by Indian Academy of Pediatrics and is course director for program. PICU is recognized as level3 PICU by IAP critical care chapter.
Gone as an assessor for PICU for accreditation
Gone as an observer to Great Ormond Street Children’s hospital London and Boston Children’s hospital
Completed level 3 certification for pediatric simulation under PEDISTARS
Presented papers and poster and have been faculty for various conferences both national and international
Faculty in state and national conference and workshops
Mentored Ug and PG students for thesis and presentation in various forums
Have been a part of multicentric studies on vaccines and invasive pneumococcus.
Completed the curriculum development program under NMC
Undergraduate teacher for past 33 years and undergraduate examiner for past 25 years
have been a postgraduate teacher for 30 years and examiner for past 20 years
DNB examiner for pediatrics and pediatric critical care
Done certification in pediatric simulation under PEDISTARS
Have been involved in the implementation of competency based education in UG and PG in Pediatrics
Training center faculty for American Heart association BLS and PALS
PhD guide and RAC member
Given an award for completing 10 years 20 years and 25 years of continuous service in Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Indian academy of pediatrics
Pediatric critical care chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
National neonatology Forum
PEDISTARS (Pediatric society for simulation