Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology is situated on the first floor of Symbiosis Medical College for Women and Hospital, in the picturesque Lavale hill base campus, Pune. The department provides hope, care and cure to help every child live a healthy life and develop to fullest potential.
Name:- Dr Anjali Milind Kher
MBBS; MD(Paediatrics); MPhil (HPE)
Dr Anjali Kher has been working as a pediatrician and neonatologist for 32 years, has a teaching experience of 19 years for medical undergraduates and 6 years of experience as postgraduate teacher and guide in Paediatrics. She has worked for neonatal and child health right from grass root level to tertiary care. She has a passion for teaching and is interested in research. She is a strong believer in lifelong learning and tries to inculcate the same attitude in her students.
Dr Anjali Kher has given many radio talks, phone in programs on AIR and worked a lot in HIV awareness, malnutrition and breastfeeding promotion and support. She has worked in various government civil hospitals, government medical college Nagpur, many non-governmental organizations and private medical colleges before joining SMCW, Pune.
Dr Anjali Kher has conducted undergraduate and postgraduate practical examinations in Paediatrics in government and private medical college as an external examiner, internal examiner and convener. She has chaired sessions in state and national conferences. She has presented poster and paper in conferences.
Dr Anjali Kher has 22 paper publications in many international and national journals and many of them as first or corresponding author.
Dr Anjali Kher has delivered many interactive lectures as guest speaker for Anganwadi workers, Supervisors, ANM sisters and MO during their training programs. She has conducted many healthy baby competitions and attended many health camps as pediatrician in peripheral PHC, CHC and Anganwadis.
In Patient Department (Paediatrics Ward) Two wards with 24 beds with nursing station overviewing the beds and 9 beds are available with facilities of central oxygen and suction. With demonstration room, Treatment room, Duty doctor room, Side laboratory, Dirty utility room. The Department includes a Department Office, Pediatric OPD, Pediatric Ward, NICU, PICU. It was established in August 2019 with a team of Doctor Counsellor and support staff.
The Out Patient Department Complex is child friendly and well equipped with examination rooms, immunization room, well baby clinic, child guidance room, treatment room, waiting area and play station for patients, demonstration room and feeding room.
Two Wards with 24 beds with nursing station overviewing the beds and 6 beds are available with facilities of central oxygen and suction.
With demonstration room, Treatment room, Duty doctor room, Side laboratory, Dirty utility room
10 bedded level-III NICU
Two separate cabins- high dependency and low dependency area, Isolation area for septic babies, Feeding room with KMC, Central nursing station, Duty doctors room.
Services provided in OPD: -
Name of the Clinic | Weekday/s | Timings | Number of Cases (Average) | Name of Clinic In-charge |
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Paediatric Cardiology | Wednesday | 9am To 1pm | 04 | Dr. A.R. Rajan, Dr. Abhishek Saklecha |
Paediatric Nephrology | Thursday | 9am To 1pm | 03 | Dr. Anjali Kher, Dr. Girish Kumthekar |
Paediatric Endocrine | Monday | 9am To 1pm | 03 | Dr. Amit Rathod, Dr. Sarang Barbind |
Paediatric Neurology | Friday | 9am To 1pm | 05 | Dr. Deepak Joshi, Dr. Savali Sutane |
High Risk Follow-up Clinic | Friday | 9am To 1pm | 05 | Dr. Shridhar Jadhav |
Immunization | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | 9am To 1pm | 29 | Dr. Anjali Kher, Dr. A.R. Rajan, Dr. Deepak Joshi |
Paediatric Asthma | Tuesday | 9am To 1pm | 08 | Dr. Deepak Joshi, Dr. Minakshi. B |
Child Rehabilitation | Tuesday, Thursday | 9am To 1pm | 15 | Dr. Pooja Agrawal |
Nutritional Rehabilitation Clinic (NRC) | Tuesday | 9am To 1pm | 10 | Dr. Avinash Lukade, Dr. Priscilla Marian |
Child Guidance Clinic | Daily | 9am To 1pm | 04 | Dr. Anjali Kher, Miss. Geeta Nikam |
Counselling Services | Daily | 9am To 1pm | 10 | Miss. Priya Pathak |
Well Baby | Monday & Wednesday | 9am To 1pm | 12 | Dr. Nitin Lingayat |
Services provided in pediatric wards: -
Services in the NICU
Services in PICU
The department along with PSM department has regular outreach health facility at Rural and Urban health centres at Male and Pashan respectively
Department carries out regular immunization program and pulse polio immunisation as well.
Department provides various developmental screening tests, intelligence tests, autism screening test, psychological and family counselling.
Regular breastfeeding promotion and nutrition counselling services.
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 | 2024 | Kumari Shreya, Dr. Anjali Kher. Clinical Profile and Short-Term Outcome of Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital. IJNRD | 2024 July; 9, (7): b273-b281 ISSN: 2456-4184. DOI |
2 | 2023 | Anand A, Awake P, Bhosale A, Bindu R, Kher A, Bhanap P. Pemphigus vulgaris in a neonate born to a mother with pemphigus vulgaris: A case report. Clin Case Rep. 2023;11: e8343. doi:10.1002/ccr3.8343 |
3 | 2023 | Savita Jadhav, Ujjayni Saha, Kunal Dixit, Anjali Kher, Sourav Sen, Nitin Lingayat, Vivekanand Jadhav, and Sunil Saroj. Draft Genome Sequence of Aeromonas caviae Isolated from a Newborn with Acute Haemorrhagic Gastroenteritis. The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023; 51(2): 1-5 |
4 | 2022 | Rupali Salve, Anjali Kher, Richa Chaudhary, Keerti Swarnakar, Sarika Gaikawad, Punam Uke, Bhavna Lakhkar. Health education interventional programme and its impact on adolescent students. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2022; 51(1): 69-74. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v51i1.9998 |
5 | 2021 | Gnanavelu Injeti, Anjali Kher, Amar Taksande, Abhilasha Singh Panwar. Determination of Serum Electrolyte and Calcium Abnormalities in Neonates with Birth Asphyxia. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 2021; 33(60B): 807-815. |
6 | 2021 | Rupali Salve, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha, Ashish Varma. Pyknodysostosis: A Case Report. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2021; 50(4): 739-741. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v50i4.9904 |
7 | 2021 | Dr. Anjali Kher, Dr. Swarnika Barde, Dr. Rohini Gulhane. Neurocysticercosis in a 10-Year-Old Male: Case Report. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2021; 8(1): 136-142. |
8 | 2020 | Ramnath Reddy, Anjali Kher. Outcome of Neonates Born to Mothers with Premature Rupture of Membranes. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2020; 49(3): 256-262. |
9 | 2020 | Ashish Varma, Varsha Sharma, Sachin Damke, R. J. Meshram, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha. Clinical Presentation of Cyanotic Congenital Heart Diseases in the Pediatric Population. J Datta Meghe Inst Med Sci Univ, 2020;15:7-11. |
10 | 2020 | Ashish Varma, Arjun Jaiswal, Tamana Manwani, Revat Meshram, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha, Sachin Damke. Heterotaxy Syndrome: A Pandora’s Box. Perinatology, 2020, 21(3): 134-137. |
11 | 2020 | Ashish Varma, Abhilasha Singh, Revat Meshram, Rupali Salve, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha. Arachnoid Cyst in a Case of Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Medical Science, 2020; 24(104): 2342-2346. |
12 | 2020 | Ashish Varma, Sneh Kumar, Rupali Salve, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha, Sachin Damke. A Rare Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2020; 14(4): 6237-6240. |
13 | 2019 | Kuldeep Singh, Anjali M. Kher. Clinico-biochemical Profile of Hypoglycemia in Neonates Admitted in NICU. International Journal of Contemporary Paediatrics, 2019; 6(1): 20-26. http://www.ijpediatrics.com |
14 | 2018 | Kher Anjali M, Singh Kuldeep, Vagha Jayant. Clinical Profile of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Neonates with Birth Asphyxia in A Rural Tertiary Care Hospital in Central India. Pediatric Education and Research, 2018; 6(2): 80-86. |
15 | 2018 | Begam Rubia, Anjali Kher. Anthropometric Assessment in Children with Congenital Heart Disease. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2018; 5(2): 634-639. |
16 | 2017 | Anjali Godbole (Kher), Sachin Damke, Jayant Vagha. Introduction of Critically Appraised Topic Presentation by Pediatric Postgraduate Students in Journal Club. Journal of Health Sciences and Education, 2017; 4(1): 1-4. |
17 | 2017 | Ishank Goeal, Anjali Kher, Jayant Vagha. How Good are the Examination Findings in Predicting Chest Radiographic Abnormalities Amongst Children with LRTI? Int J Contemp Pediatr, 2017; 4(1): 167-173. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20164599 |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 |
2025 |
Kiran sannalli, A.R. Rajan, Deepak Joshi, Balmukund R. Kilawat, Dr. Anupama Arvind Bhave Early Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers Aged 16-30 months using M-CHAT-R/F: A Cross-Sectional study. A/r. 1. 8iomed. Rer. Yo/. J8{4/ /Jonuory 2025J,' J25- J32 |
2 |
2019 |
Mishra M.R, Joshi.D, Adhikari.K.M, Dhrmshale.S. Tuberculous Rheumatism: A Great Mimic of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Journal of Medical Society, 2019; 21:97-100. |
3 |
2019 |
Jain.G, Kalra.S, Joshi.D. Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis with Hemolytic Anemia and Myotonia: Unusual Phenotype of a Known Mutation. Asian Journal of Paediatrics Nephrology, 2019; 2:91-3. |
4 |
2017 |
Joshi. D, Tiwari. M, Kannan.V,Dalal,S, Mathai.S. Emotional and behavioral disturbances in school going HIV positive children attending HIV clinic. Medical Journal of Armed Forces India.2017;73;18-22 |
5 |
2017 |
Ravi kumar, Joshi D. Awareness of dental hygiene amongst school children of low socio-economic strata. International Journal of Contemporary Paediatrics, 2017;4(1);1 – 4. |
6 |
2017 |
Sufal Mohammed, Joshi D Antibiotics in children with bronchial asthma. International Journal of Contemporary Paediatrics, 2017;4(3);843 – 847. |
7 |
2016 |
Mathai SS, Joshi D, Choubey M. Bedside Infant Manikins for Teaching Newborn Examination to Medical Undergraduates. Indian Pediatr. 2017 Mar 15;54(3):208-210. doi: 10.1007/s13312-017-1032-3. Epub 2016 Nov 5. PMID: 27889715. |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 | 2025 | Kiran Sannalli, A.R. Rajan, Deepak Joshi, Balmukund R. Kilawat, Dr. Anupama Arvind Bhave. Early Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers Aged 16-30 months using M-CHAT-R/F: A Cross-Sectional Study. A/r. 1. 8iomed. Rer. Yo/. J8(4/ /Jonuory 2025J,' J25-J32. |
2 | 2024 | Shridhar Jadhav, Amit Rathod, Priyanka Bansode, Allampalam Raman Rajan. Comparative Study of Pressure Control Ventilation Versus Volume Control Ventilation in Pediatric ICU Patients Needing Mechanical Ventilation. JCHR (2024) 14(6), 439-444 | ISSN: 2251-6727. |
3 | 2024 | Sanjay K. Bhosndele, A.R. Rajan, Nitin Lingayat, Vishal Vishnu Tiwari, Dr. Anupama Arvind Bhave, Dr. Shridhar Subhash Jadhav. A Prospective Cohort Study on Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA) in Preterm Neonates with Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Vol.27, No.3 Dec 2024. |
4 | 2024 | Kohli S, Shridhar G, Mohan KR, Raman S, Rajan AR, Adhikari KM. Congenital Epulis in a Neonate: A Rare Cause of Oral Cavity Mass. Indian Pediatr Case Rep 2024; 4:118-20. DOI: 10.4103/ipcares.ipcares_210_23. |
5 | 2023 | A.R. Rajan, Anupama Arvind Bhave, V.B. Tripathi. Blistering Diseases in Paediatrics: A Case Series. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine ISSN 2515-8260. |
6 | 2022 | A.R. Rajan, V.B. Tripathi, Shafique Ahmed, Anupama Arvind Bhave. Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Breastfeeding and COVID-19 Vaccination Among Pregnant and Lactating Mothers Attending OPD in a Service Hospital During COVID-19 Pandemic. European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine ISSN 2515-8260. |
7 | 2020 | Rajat Shukla, A.K. Singh, Sumeet Arora, A.R. Rajan, Rachana Warrier, Ajai Kumar Tentu. Outcome of Intrapleural Fibrinolytic Therapy with Streptokinase in Loculated Pleural Effusion Patients - An Experience from Zonal Hospital of Eastern India. Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences 2020;10(3):250–257. |
8 | 2020 | A.R. Rajan, Anish Kumar, Vishal Anupama, Arvind Bhave. Assessment of Knowledge of Healthcare Workers in a Service Hospital Regarding Breastfeeding Practices in Mothers Confirmed or Suspected to Have COVID-19. Indian J Child Health. |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 |
2024 |
Shridhar Jadhav, Amit Rathod, Priyanka Bansode, Allampalam Raman Rajan. Comparative Study of pressure Control Ventalation Versus Volume Control Ventilation in Pediatric ICU Patients Needing Mechanical Ventilation.JCHR (2024) 14(6), 439.444| ISSN: 2251-6727 |
2 |
2023 |
Amit Rathod, Vinay Patil, Vinita Tiriya. Study of febrile neutropenia in aplastic anemia and hematological conditions at a tertiary care center. Recent developments of medical and surgical research, 71-83; doi:10.30538. |
3 |
2023 |
Amit Rathod, Alapati Sandhya, Vanita Tiriya, Shakuntala S Prabhu, Lakshmi shobhavat, Rahul Patil. Study of the Clinical-Etiological Profile, Severity, Mortality Risk and Management of ARDS in Children. |
4 |
2023 |
Vinit Rathod, Mahendra Bhakal, Amit Rathod, Deepali Ambike, Rajesh Kulkarni, Sandhya Haribhakta. Dengue with concurrent Hepatitis A causing diagnostic dilemma - Case. Indian Journal Research. |
5 |
2021 |
Dr. Vinita Tiriya, Dr. Aditi Lingayat, Dr. Aziz Farookh, Dr. Amit Rathod. Study of consanguinity as a risk factor for congenital heart disease in paediatrics age group. GJRA- GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS. |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 |
2023 |
Savita Jadhav1, Ujjayni Saha, Kunal Dixit, Anjali Kher, Sourav Sen, Nitin Lingayat, Vivekanand Jadhav, and Sunil Saroj. Draft Genome Sequence of Aeromonas caviae Isolated from a Newborn with Acute Haemorrhagic Gastroenteritis. The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2023; 51(2): 1-5. |
2 |
2021 |
Mishra, B. S., Lingayat, N., & Karambelkar, G. (2021). Clinical, Hematological and Immunological Correlation in Children with Dengue Infection. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(43A), 57-63. |
3 |
2021 |
Lingayat, N. S., Manwani, S., & Mishra, B. S. (2021). Symptomatic Hypocalcemia in Neonates Due to Maternal Hypovitaminosis D in Rural Tertiary Care Center: A Case Series. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33(35A), 81-87. |
4 |
2021 |
Samantaray, B. S., Lingayat, N., & Badhe PY. Clinical profile of Dengue haemorrhagic fever in tertiary care hospital of Western Maharashtra. GEDRAG & ORGANISATIE REVIEW, 2021, Vol 34 (02) 10.37896/gor34.02/009 |
5 |
2020 |
G Karambelkar, N Lingayat, B Samantaray. A Study of Factors Influencing the Health Seeking Behavior of Parents for Routine Immunization During the Covid 19 Pandemic. International Journal of Modern Agriculture 2020;9 (3), 1647-1653. |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 |
2024 |
Shridhar Jadhav, Amit Rathod, Priyanka Bansode, Allampalam Raman Rajan. Comparative Study of pressure Control Ventalation Versus Volume Control Ventilation in Pediatric ICU Patients Needing Mechanical Ventilation.JCHR (2024) 14(6), 439.444| ISSN: 2251-6727 |
2 |
2024 |
Sanjay k Bhosndele, AR Rajan, Nitin Lingayat, Vishal Vishnu Tiwari, Dr. Anupama Arvind Bhave, Dr. Shridhar Subhash Jadhav. A prospective cohort study on less Invasive Surfactant Administration(LISA) in Preterm neonates with Respiratory Distress syndrome. Vol.27, No.3 Dec 2024 |
3 |
2023 |
Shridhar Subhash Jadhav. Growth profile of children with beta-thalassemia major International Journal of Contemporary Paediatrics Jadhav SS. Int J Contemp Pediatr. 2023 Aug;10(8):1205-1210. |
4 |
2023 |
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Outpatient Visits, Hospital Admissions, and Immunization Rates of Infants and Children in Pediatric Department of a Tertiary Care Center from Rural India. Chandel A, Jain M, Chauhan V, Jategaonkar S, Jadhav S, Dhanireddy R. JAAPI 1(2):10-16, 2021 |
5 |
2022 |
Jadhav S, Bang A. Enhancing growth and development: Non-nutritive measures. In: Tiwari S, Bharadva K, Bang A, Elizabeth KE, Mishra S, Banapurmath CR (eds). Essentials of Maternal, Infant, Young Child and Adolescent Nutrition, 1st Ed. Tree Life Media, Mumbai, 2022:162-5. ISBN: 978-93-83989-66-9. |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
1 |
2023 |
Dr. Indira Anil Kurane, Dr. Anil Bapurao Kurane, Dr. Avinash Revansiddha Lukade, Dr. Saiprasad Onkareshwar Kavthekar, Dr. N Sravanthi, Resident Comparative Study of Physical Growth Parameters in Thalassemia Children with Healthy School Going Children Between the Age Group Of 5-15 Years 2023,12( issue 8), 8127-8135. |
2 |
2023 |
Dr.Ashwin Porwal, Dr.Avinash R Lukade,Dr. Swapna S Kadam,Dr. Bhagwant S Payghan, Minimally Invasive Management and Etiological Insights in Complex Fistula in Ano: Intersphincteric Perspective. ISSN- O: 2458 - 868X, ISSN–P: 2458 – 8687 National Library of Medicine - ID: 101731606 |
3 |
2023 |
Dr. Avinash R. Lukade,Dr. Sujeet Prakash Dixit,Dr. Sadanand S Shetye, Dr. Vinod Choudhary,Dr. Bhagwant Payghan,Dr. S.S. Kadam, Role of PRISM and PIM2 Scores in assessment of PICU mortality risk - An exploratory study. ISSN- O: 2458 - 868X, ISSN–P: 2458 – 8687 National Library of Medicine - ID: 101731606. |
Sr No. | Year | Publication |
2025 |
Kiran sannalli, A.R. Rajan, Deepak Joshi, Balmukund R. Kilawat, Dr. Anupama Arvind Bhave Early Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers Aged 16-30 months using M-CHAT-R/F: A Cross-Sectional study. A/r. 1. 8iomed. Rer. Yo/. J8{4/ /Jonuory 2025J,' J25- J32 |
The department's three key focus areas are clinical care, education and research.