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Vision & Mission


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.

  Vision
  • To provide comprehensive health care to children and neonates and to impart quality paediatrics education to medical graduates with thrust on empathy and compassion.
Mission
  • Imparting competency based dynamic education to medical graduates for essential new-born, child and adolescent health care that puts the needs of learners first.
  • Improving child health care through clinical research and innovative technologies.
  • Providing community based adolescent and child health care by effective extension services and counselling.
  • Promoting quality and patient safety.
  • Developing leaders and professionals in child health and research.

HOD Profile



Name:- Dr Anjali Milind Kher
   MBBS; MD(Paediatrics); MPhil (HPE)

Experience:

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.

Achievements:

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.

Paper Publications:

Dr Anjali Kher has 22 paper publications in many international and national journals and many of them as first or corresponding author.

Outreach activities:

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.


Infrastructure facilities


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.

Department of Paediatrics

Department Library

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.

Pediatric OPD Waiting Area

Pediatric OPD Play Area

Pediatric OPD Consulting room

Pediatric OPD Consulting room

Demonstration Room


In Patient Department (Pediatric Ward)

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

Pediatric Ward


NICU
The infrastructure facilities in the NICU in Building 1 are:

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.

NICU


Services


Services provided in OPD: -

  1. Diagnostic and therapeutic services for out-patients (new-born to adolescent).
  2. Name of the Clinic Weekday/s Timings Number of Cases (Average) Name of Clinic In-charge
    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
  3. Treatment room for handling any emergency, Nebulization facility,  
  4. Speciality Clinics available in OPD - Paediatric Neurology, Paediatric Cardiology,Paediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Endocrinology, Paediatric Asthma clinics.  

Services provided in pediatric wards: -

  1. Diagnosing and treating children with common childhood illnesses- Diarrhea, respiratory infections, nutritional disorders and malnutrition.
  2. Assessing and providing intervention for abnormalities in growth and development
  3. Diagnosing and treating renal, endocrine disorders, cardiac illnesses, neurological diseases, childhood asthma, adolescent health issues
  4. Transfusion of Blood and Blood products.
  5. Spirometry (With Department of Respiratory Medicine) and PEFR for asthma 

Services in the NICU

  1. Care of all critical patients admitted in NICU including very low weight and extremely low birth weight babies.
  2. Treatment of common neonatal diseases like Sepsis, Asphyxia, Convulsions, Hypoglycaemia etc.
  3. Fluid and electrolyte management and other neonatal care.
  4. Advanced neonatal resuscitation.
  5. Advanced mechanical ventilation.
  6. Surfactant administration.
  7. Phototherapy and Exchange Transfusion for neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
  8. Family centred New-born care for Preterm and High Risk New-borns
  9. Developmentally Supportive care 
  10. KMC practice
  11. Supporting and promoting Exclusive Breast Feeding Practices
  12. Bedside functional Echocardiography.
  13. Bedside Neurosonography
  14. Transfusion of Blood and Blood products

Services in PICU

  1. Paediatric critical patients are admitted in PICU.
  2. Mechanical Ventilation.
  3. HFNC oxygen therapy.
  4. Bedside functional Echocardiography.
  5. Bedside Neurosonography, Sonography and X rays.
  6. Transfusion of Blood and Blood products.
  7. Treatment of critical paediatric patients with Meningitis, Encephalitis, Status epilepticus, Status Asthmaticus, Acute Renal Failure, Shock, Severe Pneumonia, etc.

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.

Research Publications


Dr. Anjali M Kher
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
Dr. Deepak Joshi (Professor)
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.

Dr. Allampalam Raman Rajan
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.
Dr. Amit Rathod
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.

Dr. Nitin Lingayat
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.

Dr. Shridhar Jadhav
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.

Dr Avinash Lukade
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.

Dr Mukund Kilawat
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

Key Focus area


The department's three key focus areas are clinical care, education and research.

  • Neonatal and Pediatric critical care services
  • Comprehensive lactation Management
  • Child and adolescent nutrition
  • Preventive health care in paediatrics focused on the concept of developmental origin of health and disease (DOHaD) and thousand days
  • To impart competency based medical education to medical students and allied health sciences students
  • Clinical research and innovations in child health care