Paediatrics




Vision:
To transform care and inspire hope for all sick children in Punjab and nearby states in an equitable culture by promoting family-cantered child care, tireless advocacy, scientific discovery relevant to our need, and the high quality medical education of future leaders.

Mission:
To provide leadership training, research opportunities and mentorship to develop leaders equipped to make systematic and long lasting improvements to child health. To build a foundation from which its future graduates, post graduates and fellows will build careers that improve the health of underserved children through service innovation, policy, clinical research & community engagement.

 

Faculty:

Photo Name & Qualifications Designation Contact & Email

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Dr. Arvinder Wander
MBBS, MD, DM
Associate Professor & HOD

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Dr. Prashant Chhabra
MBBS, MD, DM
Assistant Professor
prashantchabra@gmail.com

Services:

Clinical Services:
General pediatric illnesses, Pediatric systemic diseases, Well baby Check up, Growth and Developmental monitoring, Nutritional counseling, Adolescent health aspects

Diagnostic services:
Hematological, Biochemical and Radiological diagnostic services provided by the respective supportive departments as per Institutional Guidelines

OPD Schedule:

Consultants Day of Week
Dr. Arvinder Wander

General OPD:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Dr. Prashant Chhabra

General OPD:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Special OPD:
Hematology :
Tuesday
Pediatric Neurology/Nephrology: Thursday
Oncology: Friday

Projects

Title Principal Investigator Co Investigator Collaboration, if any (Department and institute) Funding Agency Projects Status

Expansion planned for the future:

Unit expansion planned for the future:

  • Pediatric Accident and Emergency Unit with facilities for golden hour management of all child health emergencies
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with facilities for advanced mechanical ventilation, multimodal monitoring of critically ill children and to provide all possible extracorporeal life supports
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with facilities for caring premature neonates and all neonatal diseases
  • Pediatric neurology unit with facilities for electroencephalography (EEG), electrophysiology and comprehensive care for patients with epilepsy, neurometabolic diseases
  • To establish a comprehensive neuro-development center and child guidance clinic for patients with developmental delay, ADHD, Autism and other developmental problems
  • To establish a dedicated pediatric bronchocopy facility and pediatric pulmonology unit for chronic disease like Asthma,Cystic Fibrosis
  • To initiate pediatric renal replacement therapy
  • Pediatric oncology services for children suffering from hematological and other malignancies. Also to start stem cell transplantation
  • To establish pediatric rheumatology, allergy and immunology services
  • Telemedicine services

Academic expansion plan

  • To start training programs (DM/Fellowship) in all pediatric subspecialties near future.
  • To establish an advanced pediatric and neonatal skill lab for SIMULATION based training for medical and nursing students

Research plans

  • To initiate translational research
  • To perform high quality research relevant to local population
  • To collaborate with other institutions for multicentre studies