Neonatology
Faculty
Services
OPD Schedule
Specialty Clinics
Statistics
Courses & Short term Trainings
Research
Collaboration
Expansion plan
Neonatology
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Our vision:
Compared to western world, neonatal mortality rate is still very high in India. The state of Uttarakhand and its adjoining area records even a higher neonatal mortality amongst the states of India. The Department of Neonatology, AIIMS Rishikesh made a modest beginning in November 2017 to provide comprehensive services to neonates of the state of Uttarakhand and surrounding areas. Presently we are having a 24-bedded neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and are providing tertiary care and follow-up services to both inborn and outborn neonates with round-the-clock neonatal emergency services. DM Neonatology course has been started since July 2018. Presently, we have 10 DM candidates with us. We are also running a separate Covide-19 NICU to cater neonates delivered to Covid-positive or Covid-suspected mothers.
Mission statement:
We are committed to bring an overall quality improvement in neonatal care of the state, decrease neonatal mortality to a single digit with intact neurological survival and develop the department as a neonatal teaching, training and research hub.
| Photo | Name & Qualifications | Designation | Areas of Interest | Email ID / ORCID ID / Research-gate Page |
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 | Dr. Sriparna Basu MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), MSc in Neonatology (University of Southampton, UK), FRCPI (Ireland), FRCPCH (London, UK) | Professor & Head | Clinical :- Neonatology Research :- Neonatal hemodynamics, Neonatal sepsis, Neonatal nutrition, Quality Initiative, Systematic review and meta-analysis | sriparna.neonat@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5048-4849 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sriparna_Basu |
 | Dr. Poonam Singh MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), DNB (Neonatology) | Associate Professor | Clinical :- Neonatology Research :- Neonatal jaundice Intra-uterine growth restriction | poonam.neonat@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5570-0862 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Poonam_Singh |
 | Dr. Mayank Priyadarshi MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), DM (Neonatology) | Associate Professor | Clinical :- Invasive ventilation (volume target, high frequency), hemodynamics (functional ECHO, shock, PDA, therapeutic hypothermia) Research :- Neonatal intensive care (endotracheal tube position), vitamin D supplementation, respiratory distress, NIRS | mayank.neonat@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-6181 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayank_Priyadarshi3 |
 | Dr. Suman Chaurasia MBBS, MD (Pediatrics), PhD | Assistant Professor | Clinical :- Neonatal sepsis Research :- Neonatal sepsis, neonatal intensive care | suman.neonat@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3871-5322 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Suman_Chaurasia2 |
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Services Available in the department:
- Outpatients department:
- General OPD: Schedule- day and consultant wise
- Specialty Clinics/ services (Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic) Schedule- day and consultant wise
- In-patients department:
- Bed strength: 60 (Non-Covid NICU – 30, Non-Covid Postnatal ward – 20, Covid NICU – 4, Covid Postnatal Ward – 6)
- Area of the hospital where the ward is situated: 24-bedded Non-Covid NICU and Postnatal ward located in B1 and B2 area, Second Floor, Hospital building
- Covid NICU in D4 area, Trauma Block, Covid Postnatal Ward in D6 area, Trauma Block
- Procedures (Diagnostic and/or Therapeutic) offered by the department:
- Any special procedures which are done in department in OPD or IPD basis (Table 1)
- What are they aimed at? (Table 1)
- Surgeries offered for the surgical departments: Inborn neonates with surgical malformation have been operated by the Department of Pediatric Surgery
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Courses & Short term Trainings
| Name of the course | Curriculum | Duration of course | Present number of students | Objectives/ brief description of the course |
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| MBBS | 4 year | 100 | Didactic lectures, integrated teaching, tutorials and bedside clinics, hands-on training as a part of institutional training program | |
| MD (Pediatrics) | 3 year | 4 | Seminars, tutorials, bedside clinics and hands-on training as a part of training program of the Department of Pediatrics | |
| DM (Neonatology) | 3 year | 7 | Super-specialtyNeonatology course Teaching schedule: Seminars, Journal clubs, Clinical Audits, Case Presentations, bedside clinics, monthly examinations with clinical vignettes and OSCE | |
| Nursing Officers | Training in newborn care | |||
| BSc and MSc nursing | Hands-on training in neonatal care |
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Research Projects
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Projects
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| Collaboration for | Collaboration with Department and institute | Services offered/ work undergoing in collaboration |
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| Clinical and Academic | National Neonatology Forum | Neonatal Resuscitation Program workshop |
| Clinical and Academic | National Neonatology Forum | Facility Based Newborn Care workshop |
| Clinical and Academic | Development &Supportive Care of Newborns Foundation | Developmentally supportive care in NICU workshop |
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Expansion planned for the future:
Clinical Services
- To establish a 40-bedded state-of-the-art tertiary care neonatal referral center in AIIMS Rishikesh with surgical, cardiac, cardio-thoracic and neurosurgical facilities under one roof
- Establishment of neonatal sub-speciality clinics
- Establishment of human milk bank
- Starting neonatal ECMO services
- To start outreach, emergency and transport in/out services for neonates living in hilly terrain
- Regular mentoring visits and hand-holding of SNCUs of Uttarakhand
- Establishment of tele-conference facility with peripheral centers catering neonatal services
Academics and teaching
- We have already started modular teaching and training for undergraduate (MBBS), Pediatric (MD Pediatrics) and Neonatal (DM Neonatology) trainees as well as nursing students and staffs
- Establishment of certificate courses for neonatal nursing
- Regular training of Medical Officers and Neonatal Nurses across the State and conduct observership courses for trained Medical Officers and Neonatal Nurses in AIIMS Rishikesh for a period of 2 weeks
- To develop an international collaborative center for neonatal training including faculty and resident exchange program
Research
- Establishment of a database of newborn morbidity and mortality in the State
- To develop national and international collaboration for clinical trials
- Getting research grants for neonatal projects
- Research publications in high impact factor journals