For almost the first three decades of our institution, Pediatrics did not exist as a separate entity.The physicians looking after the health needs of adult patients considered children as miniature adults and treated them. It soon dawned that children and infants have special needs that require specialized attention.

Following the worldwide trend, a separate department of Pediatrics was established in 1958 with two Pediatric Units and a total strength of 48 in-patient beds. The units were headed by two honorary Pediatricians – Dr. P.E. Bharucha and Dr. M.P.Bhagat. They were assisted by an assistant honorary each. Both these stalwarts served the hospital for over 15 years and were responsible for its growth and for the training of a generation of able Pediatricians. In 1967, a third unit was added and the bed strength of the department was increased to 72 beds and later to 90 beds in 1976. Currently the Pediatric wards have total of 120 beds. For a large part of its existence, many more patients were cared for on the floor beds, so that no patient requiring admission was denied the benefit of in-patient care.In the sixties and early seventies, before setting up of the pediatric wards in the peripheral municipal hospitals, the load of patients was tremendous with almost 15000 to 20000 patients seen in the outpatient departments per year and more than 5000 patients were admitted per year. Over the years as the facilities in peripheral Hospitals got established and improved, the patient load at KEM Hospital has shown a decreasing trend. Reduction in patient load coupled with availability of ancillary laboratory and other investigative facilities has resulted in better care of patients and now we are able to accurately diagnose many illnesses and treat many conditions effectively.The aims of department as that of the hospital itself have always been patient care, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research.

Till the establishment of this department at KEM Hospital, the undergraduate students had their training from B.J. Wadia Hospital for Children. Now, Their rotation in Pediatrics is divided in these two hospitals. The postgraduate students and interns also work at KEM Hospital and B.J. Wadia Hospital during their training.

The department has been training students for MD Pediatrics Course since 1960 and DCH Course since 1993 (previously under University of Mumbai, and now affiliated to MUHS- Maharashtra University of Health Sciences).Over the years, the department of Pediatrics has evolved and developed in specialty care services. The first amongst its leaps was the Special care area in the pediatric ward for sick children by Dr. P.E. Bharucha in 1958 with two incubators, isolation facilities and separate nursing staff. Initially, the obstetricians took care of all newborns delivered at KEM Hospital in the obstetric wards. In 1968, Pediatricians took over the responsibility. In 1970, a separate Neonatal Care Unit was set up adjacent to the postpartum ward with 10 beds with incubators, phototherapy units, separate pantry and separate staff. The facility was expanded with by the efforts of Dr. N. B. Kumta and Dr. S. F. Irani to provide level II and Level III care in 1991-92, as it was felt that a neonate is not a miniature child but one whose care required knowledge and expertise. The Neonatal unit was given the status of a separate Department in 1994 and it trains postgraduate students for DM Neonatology Course.The Departments of Pediatrics is working at developing other specialties too. A Rheumatology Clinic has been running since 1969 and a Nephrology clinic since 1971, both started by Dr. M. P. Bhagat, Dr. Maharukh K. Joshi and Dr. P. W. Kandoth. The Pediatric Chest Clinic was established by Dr. M.D. Shah in 1979. The Pediatric epilepsy clinic has been a recent addition (2009) to the specialty services provided. The Genetic Clinic and the Pediatric research laboratorywas started in 1979 by Dr. N.B. Kumta. From a fledging start, it later became one of the first fifteen laboratories in India. Here, the patients are investigated for the diagnosis of genetic and metabolic disorders and the clinic gets referrals from all over India. Dr. N.B. Kumta’s successor Late Dr. B.A. Bharucha expanded the facilities by collaborating with similar laboratories from abroad. The Prestige of this clinic has increased over the past years and this facility is considered to be one of the best in the city and the state. This clinic is currently looked after by Dr. Mamta N. Muranjan. Infants born in KEM Hospital are followed up in separate Well Baby Clinic since 1970. The clinic undertakes activities of Under-five care including growth monitoring and healthy promotive activities like advice regarding nutrition, immunization and accident prevention. A Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) was started in 1992 with 8 beds, which was later renovated and expanded to a 9 bed set-up (2002) and later to 20 beds (currently). It is equipped with modern day equipment like the invasive and non-invasive multichannel monitors, central monitor, ventilators, high frequency ventilator, pulse-oximeters, capnographs, etc and is managed by separate medical and nursing Staff. About 700-800 patients are admitted every year in the Pediatric ICU. Currently the PICU is looked after by Dr. Milind Tullu. The Learning Disabilities Clinic was established in the year 2010. It is a state recognized centre for certification of patients with learning disabilities and is looked after by Dr. Sunil Karande.

The Pediatric units in the Department have been headed by stalwarts including Dr. P.E. Bharucha, Dr. M.P. Bhagat, Dr. N.B.Kumta, Dr. M.D.Shah, Dr. M.K.Jain, Dr. P.W.Kandoth, Dr. S.F.Irani, Dr. R.H.Udani, Dr. J.R.Kamat, Dr. B.A.Bharucha, Dr. Keya Lahiri, Dr. Sandeep Bavdekar, Dr. Mukesh Agrawal and Dr. C. T. Deshmukh. The present day head of the 3 units are- Dr. Sunil Karande, Dr.Rajwanti.K. Vaswani and Dr. Mamta N. Muranjan .

All three units at KEM Hospital are manned by a team of excellent pediatricians & resident medical officers.

Each unit has its constitution as below:

Teaching Faculty

Non- teaching

TEL: 91-022-2410 7000 EXT: 7559 (Pediatric Office).

This department is one of the most sought-after institute for post-graduate training in Pediatrics with an intake capacity of 16 MD and 12 DCH students – largest number in any institute of western India. These students are selected for Pediatric Courses through All-India and state-wise merit list of PG Entrance Test. Apart from regular ward work, PG-teaching activities include- clinical rounds, case presentations, audit meetings, clinic-pathological meets, seminars, journal clubs, guest lectures, etc. Also, postgraduates are guided in collecting data, analysis, reference work, and writing of their thesis/ dissertation. In addition to the training in General pediatrics, Postgraduate students here are also rotated to various specialty clinics, Pediatrics Intensive Care Units, Neonatology, Genetic clinic and Learning disability clinics. They are also trained in Pediatric Advanced Life Support Providers course, Neonatal Advanced Life Support Providers course and AIDS patient care/ management. At the end of their course, the PG students metamorphose themselves into well- qualified pediatricians.

The department strictly follows the curriculum and evaluation set by the MUHS, Nashik for the undergraduate students.These students are also rotated to B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children – a allied institute of the department across the road. They are trained to improve their clinical skills through bedside clinics, ward rounds, attending OPDs and observing procedures & emergency care. Their skills are assessed by theory and practical examinations at the end of the tenure. Undergraduate students often take part in the nation-wide Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Quiz and the ICMR summer projects and have won laurels to the department.

Department of Pediatrics runs Fellowships in Pediatric Intensive Care, Pediatric Neurology & Epilepsy, and Clinical Genetics & its Applications (Two seats each).

2016:

A.International:

• de Schipper E, Mahdi S, de Vries P, Granlund M, Holtmann M, Karande S, Almodayfer O, Shulman C, Tonge B, Wong VV, Zwaigenbaum L, Bolte S. Functioning and disability in autism spectrum disorder: A worldwide survey of experts. Autism Research 2016;9:959-69.
• Vaideeswar P, Karande S, Yadav S, Pardeshi K. Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm – A rare cause of hemoptysis in a child. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 2016;19:146-9.
• Muranjan M, Karande S. Acute paraparesis due to lumbosacral radiculopathy with concomitant meningitis: Unusual presentation of scrub typhus. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2016;35:1279-80.
• Mohanlal S, David JJE, Ghildiyal R. Missed opportunities of immunizations in hospitalized children in the 1-5 year age group. IJCMR 2016;3(6):1772-1774.

B.National:

• Surase PV, Natraj G, Pattamadai K, Mehta PR, Pazare AR, Agrawal M, Nanavati R: An appropriately performed conevtional blood culture can facilitate choice of therapy in resource-constrained settings – comparison with BACTAC 9050. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62(4):228-234.
• Thakkar AN, Karande S, Bala N, Sant H, Gogtay NJ, Sholapurwala R. Is anxiety more common in school students with newly diagnosed specific learning disabilities? A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62:12-9.
• Kadam PP, Gogtay NJ, Karande S, Shah V, Thatte UM. Evaluation of pharmacokinetics of single-dose chloroquine in malnourished children with malaria- a comparative study with normally nourished children. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2016;48:498-502.
• Karande S. From the desk of the new editor. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62:141-2.
• Vaideeswar P, Karande S, Bavdekar S, Momin S, Goel N. A child with neurological deficits, electrolyte imbalance, and arrhythmia. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 2016;59:513-7.
• Vaswani RK, Banpurkar AM. A prospective randomised study on intranasal midazolam versus rectal diazepam for acute seizures in children. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research. 2016; 5 (4): 680-688.
• Divecha CA, Deshmukh CT, Vaswani RK. Intussuception in an older child: Should it ring alarm bells? Al Ameen J Med Sci. 2016; 9(1): epub.
• Muranjan M, Patil S. Outcome for Gaucher disease in India: Lessons from prevalent diagnostic and therapeutic practices. Indian Pediatr 2016; 53(8):685 – 688.
• Tullu MS, Karande S. (Editorial). Quality Research in Indian Medical Colleges and Teaching Institutions: The Need of the Hour. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62(4):213-215.
• Bavdekar SB, Tullu MS (Editorial). Research Publications for Academic Career Advancement: Idea Whose Time Has Come. But is This the Right Way? Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62(1):1-3.
• Ingale V, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT, Swathi V, Tauro PP. Severe Dengue in Pediatric ICU: Experience From a Tertiary Care Referral Center. Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 2016; 8 (2): 71-75.
• Anandi S, Tullu MS, Lahiri KR. Evaluation of Symptoms and Spirometry in Children Treated for Asthma. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences 2016; 144 (1): 124-127.
• Divecha C, Tullu MS, Gandhi A, Deshmukh CT. Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A Critical Diagnosis for Favorable Outcome. Indian Journal of Critial Care Medicine 2016; 20 (7): 428-431.
• Divecha C, Tullu MS. Sturge-Weber Syndrome. BLDE University of Health Sciences 2016; 1 (1): 58.
• Bavdekar S, Tullu MS. Success in Publishing: The Answer lies in Training and Improving Research Infrastructure. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62(2):139.
• Bajaj S, Tullu MS, Agrawal M. Hemiconvulsion-Hemiplegia Syndrome. Neurology India 2016; 64 (5): 1094-1095.
• Bajaj S, Thombare TS, Tullu MS, Agrawal M. “FISHed” Out the Diagnosis: A Case of DiGeorge Syndrome. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2016;62(2):118-123.
• David JJ, Mohanlal S, Sankhe P, Ghildiyal R. Unilateral Right Pulmonary artery agenesis and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid malformation of the Right Lung in a case of Ortners Syndrome.Lung India 2016;33:553-555.
• Agrawal Jayati, David J.J.E, Deshmukh C.T. Tuberculin skin test positivity in children in a tertiary care hospital. IJBAMR 2016;5(3):770-776.

1. Books:

• Mukesh Agrawal. Editor, Textbook of Pediatrics (second edition) CBS Publishers. 2017
• Vaswani RK. Seizure Disorders. Mukesh Agrawal. Textbook of Pediatrics (Second Edition). CBS Publishers. 2017. 527-537.
• Tullu MS, Bavdekar SB. Physiology of Hemostasis. In: Agrawal M (editor). Textbook of Pediatrics. 2^nd New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2016; Pp 600-601.
• Tullu MS, Bavdekar SB. D/D Hemorrhagic Disorders. In: Agrawal M (editor). Textbook of Pediatrics. 2^nd New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2016; Pp 601-602.
• Tullu MS, Bavdekar SB. Platelet Disorders. In: Agrawal M (editor). Textbook of Pediatrics. 2^nd New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2016; Pp 602-605.
• Tullu MS, Bavdekar SB. Coagulation Disorders. In: Agrawal M (editor). Textbook of Pediatrics. 2^nd New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2016; Pp 606-608.
• Tullu MS, Bavdekar SB. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. In: Agrawal M (editor). Textbook of Pediatrics. 2^nd New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2016; Pp 608-609.
• Divecha C, Bhat C, Tullu MS. Common Pediatric Medical Conditions: Anesthetic Considerations. In: Dave NM, Dhayagude SH (editors). Principles and Practice of Pediatric Anaesthesia. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2016; Pp 403-420.
• Tullu MS. Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In: Parthasarathy A, Nair MKC, Menon PSN, Kundu R, Gupta P, Nendunchelian K, Choudhury J (eds). IAP Textbook of Pediatrics, 6^th New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2016: Pp 303-317.
• Tambe A, Tullu MS. Rational Antimicrobial Therapy. In: Gupte S (editor). Recent Advances in Pediatrics, Special Volume 26 (Infectious Diseases I). New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2016: Pp 295-324.
• Tullu MS, Balasubramanian P. Leptospirosis. In: Gupte S (editor). Recent Advances in Pediatrics, Special Volume 26 (Infectious Diseases I). New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2016: Pp 192-207.
• Tullu MS, Thombare T. HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Chapter 31.19). In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R. (eds). PG Textbook of Pediatrics, 2^nd New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2016 (in press).
• T.Deshmukh: Written and compiled various articles for the Manual of Basic Ventilation workshop, National Conference of Pediatric Critical Care 2016, Mumbai
• Tullu MS. Monitoring the Patient on Mechanical Ventilator. In: Proceedings of Pre-Conference Workshop of NCPCC 2016 on “Basic Ventilation” organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. PreConference Booklet/ Manual. 10^th November 2016. Pp 24-30.
• Tullu MS. Pulse Oximetry. In: Proceedings of Pre-Conference Workshop of NCPCC 2016 on “Basic Ventilation” organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. Pre Conference Booklet/ Manual. 10^th November 2016. Pp 35-41.
• Tullu MS. Capnography. In: Proceedings of Pre-Conference Workshop of NCPCC 2016 on “Basic Ventilation” organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. PreConference Booklet/ Manual. 10^th November 2016. Pp 42-51.
• Tullu MS. Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation. In: Proceedings of Pre-Conference Workshop of NCPCC 2016 on “Basic Ventilation” organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. PreConference Booklet/ Manual. 10^th November 2016. Pp 59-64.
• Tullu MS. Ventilating a Case of Severe Bronchiolitis. In: Proceedings of Pre-Conference Workshop of NCPCC 2016 on “Basic Ventilation” organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. PreConference Booklet/ Manual. 10^th November 2016. Pp 70-72.
• Tullu MS. Specifications for Pediatric & Neonatal ventilator. In: Proceedings of Pre-Conference Workshop of NCPCC 2016 on “Basic Ventilation” organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai. PreConference Booklet/ Manual. 10^th November 2016. Pp 82-89.
• Shruti Bajaj: Inborn errors of metabolism. Shruti Bajaj. In: Textbook of Pediatrics. Editor Agrawal M. CBS Publishers, 2017.

2017:

A.International:

• Mahdi S, Viljoen M, Massuti R, Selb M, Almodayfer O, Karande S, de Vries PJ, Rohde L, Bölte S. An international qualitative study of ability and disability in ADHD using the WHO-ICF framework. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2017;26:1219-31.
• Manoharan A, Manchanda V, Balasubramanian S, Lalwani S, Modak M, Bai S, Vijayan A, Shet A, Nagaraj S, Karande S, Nataraj G, Yewale VN, Joshi SA, Iyer RN, Santosham M, Kahn GD, Knoll MD; Alliance for Surveillance of Invasive Pneumococci (ASIP) Study Group. Invasive pneumococcal disease in children aged younger than 5 years in India: a surveillance study. Lancet Infect Dis 2017;17:305-12.
• Sheth J, Joseph JJ, Shah K, Muranjan M, Mistri M, Sheth F. Pulmonary manifestations in Niemann-Pick type C disease with mutations in NPC2 gene: case report and review of literature. BMC Med Genet 2017; 18:5.
• Hebbar M, Kanthi A, Shrikiran A, Patil S, Muranjan M, Francis F, Bhat B V, Girisha KM, Shukla A. Arg69Trp in RNASEH2C is a founder variant in three Indian families with Aicardi-Goutièressyndrome. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Nov 17. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.38522.
• Patil K, Puraswami S, David JJE, Deshmukh CT. Comparison of Microbiological profile of community acquired and nosocomial infections with emphasis on blood and urine cultures-a one year hospital based prospective study. IJBAMR 2017; 6:210-220.

B.National:

• Ramadoss D, Karande S, Muranjan M, Wagle P. Precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An unusual cause of bilateral nephromegaly in an infant. J Postgrad Med 2017;63:271-2.
• Rapose A, Karande S. Tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus, and the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome. J Postgrad Med 2017;63:207-9.
• Tullu MS, Karande S. Writing a model research paper: A roadmap. J Postgrad Med 2017;63:143-146.
• Bavdekar SB, Karande S. Elimination of measles from India: Challenges ahead and the way forward. J Postgrad Med 2017;63:75-8.
• Bajaj S, Muranjan M, Karande S, Prabhat D. Rare disease heralded by pulmonary manifestations: Avoiding pitfalls of an “asthma” label. J Postgrad Med 2017;63:122-7.
• Karande S, Agarwal A. Ophthalmic abnormalities in children with dyslexia: A look at current research. J Postgrad Med 2017;63:1-3.
• Bajaj S, Tullu MS, Khan ZAH, Agrawal M. When Potion Becomes Poison! A Case Report of Flecainide Toxicity (ADR Report). Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2017;63(4):265-267.
• Dias R, Dave N, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Local Anaesthetic Systemic Toxicity Following Oral Ingestion in a Child: Revisiting Dibucaine. Indian Journal of Anesthesia 2017;61(7):587-589.

1. Books:

• Mukesh Agrawal: Editor of “Textbook of Pediatrics”. 2^nd Edition. New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2017.
• Tullu MS, Bavdekar SB. Five chapters on – Physiology of Hemostasis, D/D Hemorrhagic Disorders, Platelet Disorders, Coagulation Disorders and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. In: Agrawal M (editor). Textbook of Pediatrics. 2^nd New Delhi: CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd. 2017.
• Tullu MS, Thombare T. HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Chapter 31.19). In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R. (eds). PG Textbook of Pediatrics, 2^nd New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2017 (in press).

2018:

A.International:

• Gogtay NJ, Munshi R, Ashwath Narayana DH, Mahendra BJ, Kshirsagar V, Gunale B, Moore S, Cheslock P, Thaker S, Deshpande S, Karande S, Kumbhar D, Ravish HS, Harish BR, Pisal SS, Dhere R, Parulekar V, Blackwelder WC, Molrine DC, Kulkarni PS. Comparison of a novel human rabies monoclonal antibody to human rabies immunoglobulin for postexposure prophylaxis: A phase 2/3, randomized, single-blind, noninferiority, controlled study. Clin Infect Dis 2018;66:387-95.
• Bolte S, Mahdi S, Coghill D, Gau SS, Granlund M, Holtmann M, Karande S, Levy F, Rohde LA, Segerer W, de Vries PJ, Selb M. Standardised assessment of functioning in ADHD: consensus on the ICF Core Sets for ADHD. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018;27:1261-81.
• Mahdi S, Ronzano N, Knuppel A, Dias JC, Albdah A, Chien-Ho L, Almodayfer O, Bluschke A, Karande S, Huang HL, Christiansen H, Granlund M, de Vries PJ, Coghill D, Tannock R, Rohde L, Bolte S. An international clinical study of ability and disability in ADHD using the WHO-ICF framework. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2018;27:1305-19.
• Arora NK, Nair MKC, Gulati S, Deshmukh V, Mohapatra A, Mishra D, Patel V, Pandey RM, Das BC, Divan G, Murthy GVS, Sharma TD, Sapra S, Aneja S, Juneja M, Reddy SK, Suman P, Mukherjee SB, Dasgupta R, Tudu P, Das MK, Bhutani VK, Durkin MS, Pinto-Martin J, Silberberg DH, Sagar R, Ahmed F, Babu N, Bavdekar S, Chandra V, Chaudhuri Z, Dada T, Dass R, Gourie-Devi M, Remadevi S, Gupta JC, Handa KK, Kalra V, Karande S, Konanki R, Kulkarni M, Kumar R, Maria A, Masoodi MA, Mehta M, Mohanty SK, Nair H, Natarajan P, Niswade AK, Prasad A, Rai SK, Russell PSS, SaxenaR, Sharma S, Singh AK, Singh GB, Sumaraj L, Suresh S, Thakar A, Parthasarathy S, Vyas B, Panigrahi A, Saroch MK, Shukla R, Rao KVR, Silveira MP, Singh S, Vajaratkar V. Neurodevelopmental disorders in children aged 2-9 years: Population-based burden estimates across five regions in India. PLoS Med 2018;15(7): e1002615.
• Hebbar M, Kanthi A, Shrikiran A, Patil S, Muranjan M, Francis F, Bhat BV, Girisha KM, Shukla A. p.Arg69Trp in RNASEH2C is a founder variant in three Indian families with Aicardi-Goutières syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 2018;176:156-160.
• Tyagi P, Tullu MS, Agrawal M. Comparison of Pediatric Risk of Mortality III, Pediatric Index of Mortality 2, and Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 in Predicting Mortality in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care 2018; 7:201-206.
• Tullu MS. Writing the Title and Abstract for a Research Paper: Being Concise, Precise and Meticulous is the Key. Saudi Journal of Anesthesia 2018;13(Suppl 1):S12-S17.
• Mali S, Kundana PK, Singh S, Khanchandani S, Tullu MS, Agrawal M, Kakade A. Platelet and blood transfusion in a child with dyskeratosiscongenita for dental extraction – a case report. RSBO 2018;15(2):123-129.

B.National:

• Tullu MS, Karande S. Success in publishing: Selecting an appropriate journal and braving the peer-review process. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:1-4.
• Muranjan M, Karande S, Sankhe S, Eichler S. Childhood cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy with atypical neuroimaging abnormalities and a novel mutation. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:59-63.
• Karande S, Gogtay NJ, Bala N, Sant H, Thakkar A, Sholapurwala R. Anxiety symptoms in regular
• school students in Mumbai City, India. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:92-7.
• Aggarwal S, Karande S. Internet for child mental health: Boon or bane. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:131-3.
• Grewal M, Gupta S, Muranjan M, Karande S. Managing pulmonary embolism secondary to suppurative deep vein thrombophlebitis due to community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus in a resource-poor setting. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:164-9.
• Muranjan M, Karande S. Enzyme replacement therapy in India: Lessons and insights. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:195-9.
• Karande S. School refusal behavior: An enigma still to be resolved. Indian J Pediatr 2018;85:1055-6.
• Vaideeswar P, Karande S, Kadiyani L. Bilateral renal fungal balls in an infant. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2018;61:617-9.
• ICMR Task Force on Inherited Metabolic Disorders. Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Indian J Pediatr 2018;85:935-940.
• Puri RD, Kapoor S, Kishnani PS, Dalal A, Gupta N, Muranjan M, Phadke SR, Sachdeva A, Verma IC, Mistry PK; Gaucher Disease Task Force. Diagnosis and Management of Gaucher Disease in India – Consensus Guidelines of the Gaucher Disease Task Force of the Society for Indian Academy of Medical Genetics and the Indian Academy of Pediatrics. Indian Pediatr 2018;55:143-153.
• Muranjan M, Karande S, Sankhe S, Eichler S. Childhood cerebral X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy with atypical neuroimaging abnormalities and a novel mutation. J Postgrad Med 2018;64:59-63.
• Mali NB, Deshpande SP, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT, Gogtay NJ, Thatte UM. A Prospective Antibacterial Utilization Study in Pediatric Intnsive Care Unit of a Tertiary Referral Center. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2018;22:422-426.
• Tullu MS, Tambe A, Bajaj J, Agrawal M. A Rare Case of Pediatric Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis. Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 2018;10(1):25-28.
• Thombare T, Bajaj S, Tullu MS, Agrawal M. Being Right, but in the Wrong Place: Kidney in the Thorax. Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 2018;10(3):87-88.
• Amoghimath R, Vaswani RK, Deshmukh CT, Divecha C. Cutaneous polyarteritisnodosa : Diagnosis lies skin deep. Indian J PaediatrDermatol 2018; 19: 71-3.

1. Books:

• Tullu MS, Thombare T. HIV and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Chapter 31.16). In: Gupta P, Menon PSN, Ramji S, Lodha R. (eds). PG Textbook of Pediatrics (Vol. 2), 2^nd New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2018: Pp 1428-1445.

2019:

A.International:

• Shah S, Deshmukh CT. Unusual preference of blue clothes in children with congenital cyanotic heart disease. Journal of Medical Hypotheses 2019; 131, 109295.
• Vyas S, Vaswani RK. A study of risk factors and clinical outcome of stroke in children. Int J Contemp Pediatr 2019;6:1439-44.
• Gupta N, Kazi ZB, Nampoothiri S, Jagdeesh S, Kabra M, Puri RD, Muranjan M, Kalaivani M, Rehder C, Bali D, Verma IC, Kishnani PS. Clinical and molecular disease spectrum and outcomes in patients with infantile-onset Pompe Disease. J Pediatr 2019 Oct 9. pii: S0022-3476(19)31121-7. [Epub ahead of print].
• Sheth J, Bhavsar R, Mistri M, Pancholi D, Bavdekar A, Dalal A, Ranganath P, Girisha KM, Shukla A, Phadke S, Puri R, Panigrahi I, Kaur A, Muranjan M, Goyal M, Ramadevi R, Shah R, Nampoothiri S, Danda S, Datar C, Kapoor S, Bhatwadekar S, Sheth F. Gaucher disease: single gene molecular characterization of one-hundred Indian patients reveals novel variants and the most prevalent mutation. BMC Med Genet 2019;20:31.
• Girisha KM, von Elsner L, Neethukrishna K, Muranjan M, Shukla A, Bhavani GS, Nishimura G, Kutsche K, Mortier G. The homozygous variant c.797G>A/p.(Cys266Tyr) in PISD is associated with a Spondyloepimetaphyseal dysplasia with large epiphyses and disturbed mitochondrial function. Hum Mutat 2019;40:299-309.
• Divecha C, Tullu MS (both first authors) Chaudhary S. Burden of Respiratory Illnesses in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Predictors of Mortality: Experience From a Low Resource Country. Pediatric Pulmonology 2019;54(8):1234-1241.
• Tullu MS. Writing the Title and Abstract for a Research Paper: Being Concise, Precise and Meticulous is the Key. Saudi Journal of Anesthesia 2019 (Jan-Mar);13:S12-S17.
• Divecha CA, Tullu MS (both First Authors), Deshmukh CT, Karande S. Myxedema coma in a pediatric patient with Down syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care 2019 (online first).

B.National:

• Kulkarni AA, Agrawal M, Tullu MS, Kundana PK. Assessment of Parental Satisfaction with the Care of their Hospitalized Children in a Major Public Hospital. Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 2019 Oct-Dec;11(4):97-103.
• Shah S, Deshmukh CT, Tullu MS. The Predictors of Outcome and Progression of Pediatric Sepsis and Septic Shock: A Prospective Observational Study from Western India. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2019 (accepted for publication, in press).
• Mali N, Tullu MS, Wandalkar PP, Deshpande SP, Ingale VC, Deshmukh CT, Gogtay NJ, Thatte UM. Steady State Pharmacokinetics of Vancomycin in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Referral Center. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2019;23(11):497-502.
• Asangi S, David JJE, Deshmukh CT. Awareness about Disease among Parents of Children with Nephrotic Syndrome. Indian Journal of Basic and Applied Medical Research; 2018:8(1): 408 – 416.
• Tullu MS, Karande S. Editorial- Reviewing an original research article. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 2019 (in press).
• Karande S, Deshmukh N, Rangarajan V, Agrawal A, Sholapurwala R. Brain SPECT scans in students with specific learning disability: Preliminary results. J Postgrad Med 2019;65:33-7.
• Joshi SS, Shetty YC, Karande S. Generic drugs – The Indian scenario. J Postgrad Med 2019;65:67-9.
• Karande S, D’souza S, Gogtay N, Shiledar M, Sholapurwala R. Economic burden of specific learning disability: A prevalence-based cost of illness study of its direct, indirect, and intangible costs. J Postgrad Med 2019;65:152-9.
• Sanju S, Tullu MS, Karande S, Muranjan MN, Parekh P. Beta-thalassemia major complicated by intracranial hemorrhage and critical illness polyneuropathy. J Postgrad Med 2019;65:171-6.
• Karande S. Is dietary intake related to test anxiety and scholastic performance in Indian adolescents? The search continues. Indian J Pediatr 2019;86:775-6.
• Kulkarni H, Kansra S, Karande S. Cystic fibrosis revisited. J Postgrad Med 2019;65:193-6.
• Karande S, Ramadoss D, Gogtay N. Economic burden of slow learners: A prevalence-based cost of illness study of its direct, indirect, and intangible costs. J Postgrad Med 2019;65:219-26.
• Tullu MS, Kulkarni A, Agrawal M. Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: A near miss. Indian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Pediatrics 2019;11(2):41-44.

1. Books:
2. Muranjan M. Skeletal dysplasias and other syndromes associated with short stature In: IAP Textbook of Pediatric Endocrinology, Khadilkar V, Bajpai A, Prasad H (Eds), Jaypee, 2019.
3. Divecha CA, Tullu MS. Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. In: Parthasarathy A, Menon PSN, Nair MKC, Gupta P, Kundu R, Gupta A, Shah AK, Rai A, Dharmapalan D, Choudhury J, Nendunchelian K, Ramchandran P.(eds). IAP Textbook of Pediatrics, 7^th New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2019: Pp 355-372.
4. Divecha CA, Tullu MS. Invasive Fungal Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. In: Gupte S (editor). Recent Advances in Pediatrics. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2019 (in press).
5. Uchil A, Tullu MS. Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP). In: Gupte S (editor). Recent Advances in Pediatrics. New Delhi: Jaypee Brother Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. 2019 (in press).

Details of CME Programs, Conferences and Academic Activities

2016:

• Indo-UK Genetic CME organized by Department of Pediatrics, Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital and Indo-UK Genetic Education forum, December 15, 2016.
• P.Bhagat Oration given by Dr Raju Khubchandani on “Pediatric Rheumatology- A Clinician’s Haven”, 9^th August 2016.
• Pre-Conference Workshop on Basic Ventilation [of the NCPCC 2016 (18^th Annual Conference of the Intensive Care Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics)] conducted by the Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 10^th November 2016.

2017:

• “IAP ORS Week Celebration” in July 2017.
• Collegiate Round of undergraduate and postgraduate Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) quiz in August 2017.

2018:

• “ORACON 2018” [Dr. Maneck P. Bhagat Oration on “Immunodeficiency: Lessons from a Pediatrician’s Diary” delivered by Dr. Rashid Merchant, Consultant Pediatrician, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital & Former Dean & Professor of Pediatrics, B.J.Wadia Hospital, Mumbai] conducted at Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 7^th August 2018.
• “IAP ORS Week Celebration” in July 2018.
• Collegiate Round of undergraduate and postgraduate Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) quiz in August 2018
• “Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance Orientation Meeting’ for faculty, resident doctors and nurses in August 2018.
• Epilepsy-Pediatric Neurology department teaching program (guest lecture and case discussions by Dr. Rajkumar Agarwal, USA).

Teaching Schedule.

POSTGRADUATE TEACHING: October 2019

POSTGRADUATE TEACHING: November 2019

POSTGRADUATE TEACHING: December 2019

POSTGRADUATE TEACHING: January 2020

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING:

TIMING: 1:00 -2:00 PM

LECTURE THEATRE 5 ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY [& MLT HALL ON SATURDAY]

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING: OCTOBER 2019

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING: DECEMBER 2019

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING: JANUARY 2020

2016:

A.International:

• Milind S. Tullu: Citations Awarded/ Nominated (Biographical Note): “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2016- 33^rd edition (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).

B.National:

• Patil S, Muranjan MN, Bajaj S: Clinical profile of Pompe disease at a single centre. Second prize for Poster presentation at Child Neurocon 2016, 7th National conference of the Association of Child Neurology, Lucknow, February 12 – 14, 2016
• Mamta Muranjan& Dr. Shruti Mondkar: The unexplored story of treatment naïve Gaucher disease in India. Fouth prize for Poster presentation at 2nd South Asia LSD symposium, New Delhi, September 24 – 25, 2016
• Dias R, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Rare Treatment for a Common Pediatric Airway Problem. 8^th National Conference of Pediatric Anesthesiology [Indian Association of Pediatric Anesthesiologists (IAPA)] conducted by Department of Anesthesiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore from 28^th – 30^th January 2016. [Poster was awarded the II^nd Prize].
• Torrent Young Scholar Award (Zonal Round) won by Dr. R.Anusha (1^st rank) and Dr. Lamak Kadiyani (2^nd rank)

C.State:

• Ingale V, Swathi V, Tauro PP, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Clinical Profile and Outcome of Severe Dengue in Pediatric ICU. MAHA PEDICRITICON 2015-16 (2^nd Annual Conference of Maharashtra State IAP Intensive Care Chapter) hosted by IAP, Aurangabad & Maharashtra State IAP Intensive Care Chapter and Indian Medical Association, Aurangabad held on 9^th& 10^th January 2016 at Aurangabad. [Oral Paper awarded First Prize and Declared Winner].
• R. Anusha& Dr. Ankita Kulkarni – 1^st Rank in 10^th Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) PG Quiz Divisional Round and Participated in Zonal Quiz Round on 29.11.2016.

D.University:

• 2016 MUHS Convocation ceremony–Dr. Akanksha Gandhi awarded the Late Swati Anil Borse Gold Medal & the Dr. Sudhakar Sane Gold Medal for standing First at MD- Paediatrics Examination Summer 2015.

E.College:

• R. Anusha& Dr. Zabih Khan – 3^rd Rank in NNF Neonatology Quiz 2016 Intercollegiate Round.

2017:

A.State:

• Meenu Grewal (RMO) awarded 1^st Prize for e-poster “Enteric fever presenting as hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis (Authors: M.Grewal, M.Muranjan, S.Karande, S.Gupta) at NASHICON – 2017 (under auspices of Indian Academy of Pediatrics) held at Nashik on 24^th and 25^th June 2017.

2018:

A.International:

• Milind Tullu: Awarded the Publons Peer Reviewer Awards 2018 for placing in the top 1% of Reviewers in Clinical Medicine on Publons Global Reviewer Database, determined by the number of peer review reports performed during the 2017-18 Award year.
• Milind Tullu: 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).
• Milind Tullu: Citations Awarded/ Nominated (Biographical Note) –“Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2018 (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).

B.National:

• Meenu Grewal (PG Student) was declared as Winner in Grand Finale of Paediatrics- Torrent Young Scholar Award (February 2018).
• Ankita Kulkarni (PG Student) was declared as First Runner Up in Grand Finale of Paediatrics- Torrent Young Scholar Award (February 2018).
• Ankita Kulkarni (PG Student) was declared as Best Orator in Grand Finale of Paediatrics- Torrent Young Scholar Award (February 2018).
• Anjali Raghunath (PG Student) won the Zonal Round (West Zone) for Torrent Young Scholar Award 2019 (December 2018) and qualified for Grand Finale.

C.State:

• Oral Paper awarded First Prize/ Winner at EMBICON 2018: Shah S, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Pediatric Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS): Progression & Outcome. EMBICON 2018 (20^thAnnual Conference of IAP Mumbai Branch) at Leela Hotel, Mumbai (^2nd September 2018).
• Oral Paper awarded Second Prize at EMBICON 2018: Mondkar S, Deshmukh CT, Tullu MS, SrinivasaRangan R, Agrawal M. Tetanus at a Tertiary Care Centre in Mumbai: The Reality. EMBICON 2018 (20^th Annual Conference of IAP Mumbai Branch) at Leela Hotel, Mumbai (2^nd September 2018).
• Poster presentation awarded 4^th prize at EMBICON 2018: Shah S, Morwal A, Adiga D,Deshmukh CT, Vaswani RK, David J. Laryngeal Cleft – A Rare Case of Recurrent Pneumonia.

D.College:

• Milind Tullu: Certificate of Appreciation presented (for recognition of valuable and untiring contributions and efforts to the growth and development of Department of Medical Education) by Department of Medical Education, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 10^th September 2018 at its Silver Jubilee Celebration Program.

2019:

A.International:

• Milind Tullu: Awarded the Publons Peer Reviewer Awards 2019 for placing in the top 1% of Reviewers in i. Clinical Medicine and ii. Cross-Field on Publons Global Reviewer Database, determined by the number of peer review reports performed during the 2018-19 (Award year).
• Milind Tullu: Citations Awarded/ Nominated (Biographical Note) – “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2019 (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).

B.College:

• Mukesh Agrawal & Dr. Milind Tullu: Awarded the Dr. A.N.Supe Best Published Paper Award 2018 for the paper entitled “Comparison of Pediatric risk of mortality III, Pediatric index of mortality 2 and Pediatric index of mortality 3 in predicting mortality in a Pediatric intensive care unit in Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care [Authors: Priyamvada Tyagi, Milind S. Tullu (Corresponding author) & Mukesh Agrawal].

2016:

A.International:

• Milind S. Tullu: Citations Awarded/ Nominated (Biographical Note): “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2016- 33^rd edition (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).

B.National:

• Patil S, Muranjan MN, Bajaj S: Clinical profile of Pompe disease at a single centre. Second prize for Poster presentation at Child Neurocon 2016, 7th National conference of the Association of Child Neurology, Lucknow, February 12 – 14, 2016
• Mamta Muranjan& Dr. Shruti Mondkar: The unexplored story of treatment naïve Gaucher disease in India. Fouth prize for Poster presentation at 2nd South Asia LSD symposium, New Delhi, September 24 – 25, 2016
• Dias R, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Rare Treatment for a Common Pediatric Airway Problem. 8^th National Conference of Pediatric Anesthesiology [Indian Association of Pediatric Anesthesiologists (IAPA)] conducted by Department of Anesthesiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore from 28^th – 30^th January 2016. [Poster was awarded the II^nd Prize].
• Torrent Young Scholar Award (Zonal Round) won by Dr. R.Anusha (1^st rank) and Dr. Lamak Kadiyani (2^nd rank)

C.State:

• Ingale V, Swathi V, Tauro PP, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Clinical Profile and Outcome of Severe Dengue in Pediatric ICU. MAHA PEDICRITICON 2015-16 (2^nd Annual Conference of Maharashtra State IAP Intensive Care Chapter) hosted by IAP, Aurangabad & Maharashtra State IAP Intensive Care Chapter and Indian Medical Association, Aurangabad held on 9^th& 10^th January 2016 at Aurangabad. [Oral Paper awarded First Prize and Declared Winner].
• R. Anusha& Dr. Ankita Kulkarni – 1^st Rank in 10^th Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) PG Quiz Divisional Round and Participated in Zonal Quiz Round on 29.11.2016.

D.University:

• 2016 MUHS Convocation ceremony–Dr. Akanksha Gandhi awarded the Late Swati Anil Borse Gold Medal & the Dr. Sudhakar Sane Gold Medal for standing First at MD- Paediatrics Examination Summer 2015.

E.College:

• R. Anusha& Dr. Zabih Khan – 3^rd Rank in NNF Neonatology Quiz 2016 Intercollegiate Round.

2017:

A.State:

• Meenu Grewal (RMO) awarded 1^st Prize for e-poster “Enteric fever presenting as hemophagocyticlymphohistiocytosis (Authors: M.Grewal, M.Muranjan, S.Karande, S.Gupta) at NASHICON – 2017 (under auspices of Indian Academy of Pediatrics) held at Nashik on 24^th and 25^th June 2017.

2018:

A.International:

• Milind Tullu: Awarded the Publons Peer Reviewer Awards 2018 for placing in the top 1% of Reviewers in Clinical Medicine on Publons Global Reviewer Database, determined by the number of peer review reports performed during the 2017-18 Award year.
• Milind Tullu: 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).
• Milind Tullu: Citations Awarded/ Nominated (Biographical Note) –“Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2018 (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).

B.National:

• Meenu Grewal (PG Student) was declared as Winner in Grand Finale of Paediatrics- Torrent Young Scholar Award (February 2018).
• Ankita Kulkarni (PG Student) was declared as First Runner Up in Grand Finale of Paediatrics- Torrent Young Scholar Award (February 2018).
• Ankita Kulkarni (PG Student) was declared as Best Orator in Grand Finale of Paediatrics- Torrent Young Scholar Award (February 2018).
• Anjali Raghunath (PG Student) won the Zonal Round (West Zone) for Torrent Young Scholar Award 2019 (December 2018) and qualified for Grand Finale.

C.State:

• Oral Paper awarded First Prize/ Winner at EMBICON 2018: Shah S, Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT. Pediatric Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS): Progression & Outcome. EMBICON 2018 (20^thAnnual Conference of IAP Mumbai Branch) at Leela Hotel, Mumbai (^2nd September 2018).
• Oral Paper awarded Second Prize at EMBICON 2018: Mondkar S, Deshmukh CT, Tullu MS, SrinivasaRangan R, Agrawal M. Tetanus at a Tertiary Care Centre in Mumbai: The Reality. EMBICON 2018 (20^th Annual Conference of IAP Mumbai Branch) at Leela Hotel, Mumbai (2^nd September 2018).
• Poster presentation awarded 4^th prize at EMBICON 2018: Shah S, Morwal A, Adiga D,Deshmukh CT, Vaswani RK, David J. Laryngeal Cleft – A Rare Case of Recurrent Pneumonia.

D.College:

• Milind Tullu: Certificate of Appreciation presented (for recognition of valuable and untiring contributions and efforts to the growth and development of Department of Medical Education) by Department of Medical Education, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital, Mumbai on 10^th September 2018 at its Silver Jubilee Celebration Program.

2019:

A.International:

• Milind Tullu: Awarded the Publons Peer Reviewer Awards 2019 for placing in the top 1% of Reviewers in i. Clinical Medicine and ii. Cross-Field on Publons Global Reviewer Database, determined by the number of peer review reports performed during the 2018-19 (Award year).
• Milind Tullu: Citations Awarded/ Nominated (Biographical Note) – “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” 2019 (Marquis Who’s Who, USA).

B.College:

• Mukesh Agrawal & Dr. Milind Tullu: Awarded the Dr. A.N.Supe Best Published Paper Award 2018 for the paper entitled “Comparison of Pediatric risk of mortality III, Pediatric index of mortality 2 and Pediatric index of mortality 3 in predicting mortality in a Pediatric intensive care unit in Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care [Authors: Priyamvada Tyagi, Milind S. Tullu (Corresponding author) & Mukesh Agrawal].

Instructions for Learning Disability (LD) Certification

The following will help you to understand the procedure for obtaining LD Certification. Please read the instructions completely.

1) How to get an appointment for a student’s assessment in LD Clinic?

2) What are the assessments done in the LD clinic?

The child has to be brought at least three times to the LD Clinic for various assessments as per appointments given.These cannot be combined into a single session as this gets very taxing for the child. The dates of appointments for these testing are given by the Secretary in the LD Clinic and the entire procedure to be followed will be clearly explained by her to each parent.

The first appointment is given for child’s detailed clinical and neurological examination. (which takes about 30 minutes to be completed).
The second appointment is for testing the child’s intellectual capacity (IQ testing). (which takes about 60-90 minutes to be completed).
The third appointment is for the educational testing of the child. (which takes about 60-90 minutes to be completed).
In general the accompanying parent would have to take a half-day off from work / other family responsibilities for each of the three appointments

None of these examinations are painful or inconvenient to the child. The child need not be starving for any of these ‘tests’.

3) What other tests are required to be done before certification?

Vision testing to be done by an Ophthalmologist (Eye Specialist)
Hearing testing (Audiometry) to be done from an ENT Specialist
These two tests can be done at KEM Hospital or at any public hospital near the child’s residence. They can also be done from a private Ophthalmologist or ENT Specialist – if so desired by parent. Both the vision and hearing testing reports should be recent (done in the past 3 months) to be considered valid.
Any questions you may have about these will be answered at the LD Clinic.
4) How long does it take for the entire assessment procedure to be completed?

Generally it takes about three weeks; beginning from the time of the first assessment done in the LD clinic (namely, the child’s detailed clinical and neurological examination). The certificate will be issued to the parent(s) after a meeting with the Counselor in the LD Clinic who will explain the child’s diagnosis and how to help the child achieve his/her maximum potential.

Contact Information

In case you wish to contact Dr Sunil Karande send an email to sunilkarande@kem.edu . We especially welcome feedback on your experience at the LD clinic. This will help us make the clinic more student and parent friendly.

Learning Disability Clinic address: Pediatric Research Laboratory ( PRL ), 2 nd Floor, Above Ward 17/18, (Near Ward 1, Department of Pediatrics, KEM Hospital Main building)

CME Details

Year 2019:

• Pre-conference workshop in Genetics at KEM Hospital for Pedicon 2019, 56^th annual conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, Mumbai, 6 February 2019.
• Workshop on “Effective Communication Skills for Postgraduate Students” conducted by Dr. Santosh Salagre, Professor, Department of Medicine, Seth GSMC & KEMH at Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital on 16^th July 2019.
• ‘Hope for Rare’ – lysosomal storage disorders symposium – 2019 with participation of eminent international faculty at KEM Hospital, Mumbai, 17 July 2019.
• “IAP ORS Week Celebration & Poster Competition” on 26^th July 2019.
• Collegiate Round of undergraduate and postgraduate Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) quiz (14.08.2019 and 21.08.2019) in August 2019.
• Session on “Orientation of MD Students (Junior Residents-I) for Submission of Thesis Proposal” conducted at Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital on 16^th August 2019.
• Session/ Guest Lecture on “Case based Discussion on Congenital Heart Defects” by Dr. Swati Garekar, Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital, Mulund conducted at Department of Pediatrics, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital on 29^th August 2019.