Designation:
Consultant Neonatologist, consultant Paediatrics
Head of Department Paediatrics and Neonatology
Medical Director
Emirates Specialty Hospital DHCC
Vice President Emirates pediatric and neonatology society
President-elect of IAP Neonatal Chapter UAE
MRCPCH Examiner Elect
Qualifications:
FRCPCH
FNNF
Fellowship Neonatology UK
Diploma Neonatology UK
DM Neonatology AIIMS New Delhi
MD Paediatrics PGIMER Chandigarh
Publications and faculty in national and international journals
- Several; publications including systematic reviews, quality studies and randomized control trials.
- Was co-editor of a book on hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
- Co-author of several books including Asia Cloherty
- Founder of NNF branch in UAE
- Invited as a speaker at various national and international conferences.
- Conducted various workshops to teach the juniors and fellow pediatricians
- Started neonatal fellowship in UAE under NNF and IAP
- Editor of several journals
- Advisor of Journal of Neonatology
Awards:
- Young Scientist Award 2004 Analgesic effect of breastfeeding prior to venepuncture in term neonates: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial 13th Congress of the Federation of Asia and Oceania Prenatal Societies
- Selected for Gold Paper 2001 Prediction of Early Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia Using First Day Total Serum Bilirubin Estimation in Healthy Term and Borderline Term Newborn. XXI NNF Annual Convention, Guwahati
- Selected for social Award Paper 2002 Epidemiological Assessment of Breast Feeding Practices and Health Seeking Behavior in a Rural Community XXII Annual convention of NNF at Kochi, Kerala
- Selected for Gold Paper 2003 Cling Wrap: An innovative intervention for temperature maintenance and reduction of insensible water loss in Very Low Birth Weight Babies Nursed Under Radiant Warmer: A Randomized Controlled Trial. XXIII Annual Convention of National Neonatology Forum. Hyderabad.
- Best innovation in Zulekha hospital 2015
- Best Quality initialization Zulekha Hospital 2016
- Appreciation for Commitment Emirates Specialty Hospital 2019
- Best quality paper in Emirates Specialty Hospital 2020
- Best health care service provider 2022
- Al Safeer congress Ambassador award 2022
