About Department

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT	Dr. Ajithkumar V.T.
OP DAYS	Monday , Thursday - P1 Tuesday , Friday - P2 Wednesday , Saturday - P3
OP TIME	8 am to 1:30 pm
SPECIALITY CLINICS	1.Asthma clinic – 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 2.Endocrine & growth disorders clinic – All Fridays 3.Hematology clinic – Wednesdays & Saturdays 4.Immunization clinic – All days except Sundays 5.Mittayi clinic – All Thursdays 6.Nephro clinic – 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 7.Regional Early Intervention & Autism Centre – All days except Sundays 8.Genetics & Rare diseases Clinic – All Mondays
OT DAYS	N.A.
DEPARTMENT E MAIL ID	pedtcr@gmail.com
ONLINE BOOKING	AVAILABLE through eHealth Kerala

 

Overview & History

The Pediatrics Department started functioning with other clinical departments on 22 October 1983 in the erstwhile District Hospital & Maternity Hospital buildings in Thrissur , popularly known as “the Town Hospital”. In 1987 , the departments started functioning in 300 bedded Medical College Chest Hospital at Mulamgunnathukavu .The clinical departments were completely shifted from District Hospital to the New Medical College Hospital Complex in Mulamgunnathukavu in December 2005.The NICU was established in 2006 , which has bloomed into a separate full fledged department of Neonatology in 2022 .The Department of Pediatrics caters to four districts of Thrissur , Ernakulam , Palakkad & Malappuram , including the coastel belts & tribal pockets .

The first batch of 74 undergraduate( MBBS ) students were admitted in April 1982, and passed out in May1987. Over the years the number of MBBS seats intake reached 150 . The CBME curriculum has been implemented from batch 2020 and the detailed syllabus and electives put up in the institutional website . The Post graduate (MD) courses started off in the Silver Jubilee year of 2007 with an intake of total 2 seats .The PG seat intake has increased to 9 seats per year as recognized by the NMC . The Department as part of the institution also proudly affiliates with the KUHS in providing facilities for pursuing PhD in Pediatrics.

The department aims at training the residents on giving holistic care to both OP and IP patients .Catering to the needs of sick children of neighbouring areas as Palakkad , Malappuram , Ponnani , the institution is the apex tertiary care centre of Thrissur and its outskirts too. The Department caters to an average OP of 180 cases per day.

It harbours the responsibility of the Regional Early Intervention Centre with rapid upgradation to state of the art facilities in care of disabled children and their rehabilitation .

The Hemophilia care under Ashadhara program is now running in full swing and has established a day care facility for the affected children and adolescents .

The Department has an intensive care unit with two consultants , 10 ventilator beds ,non invasive ventilary care ,dialysis and other intensive care advancements .

It runs speciality clinics in the areas of Childhood Diabetes under Mittayi scheme ,Pediatric Asthma clinic , Immunisation clinic , Pediatric Nephro clinic , Pediatric Endocrine & Growth disorders clinic and collaborates with Pediatric Surgery & Neonatology Departments. The adolescent clinic is in collaboration with Child Guidance Clinic of Psychiatry Department and Clinical Psychologist of REIC .

The Department is active in dissemination of up-to-date knowledge by conducting annual CMEs on relevant topics regularly .The Department is a resource of trainer of trainers in various topics accredited in Govt and IAP schemes . The Department conducts regular BLS & Pediatric ALS certificate courses by IAP accredited instructors.

The Department actively collaborates with the Govt .Nursing College , Thrissur in training the students of B.Sc , M.Sc and Post B.Sc nursing students.

The Department promotes research culture by training the residents on research methodology in collaboration with Dept of Community Medicine and also conducts journal clubs on a monthly basis. The papers and posters presented by residents and faculty wins prizes regularly in various level conferences and the faculty are regularly publishing articles in journals of international and national repute.

Department stands unique in the institution and across most Govt institutions across the State in having an updated antibiotic policy .

Quality initiatives and audits are becoming the regular norm in Department of Pediatrics contributing to patient safety and satisfaction .

 

Courses & Available Seats

Courses	#Seats/Year
MD Pediatrics	9 Seats

 

Achievements

1. KUHS first rank holder in PostGraduate University Exam 2019- Dr Basima Amathu Rahim
2. Omana Mathew Best Paper Award for Post Graduate thesis by IAP – Dr Basima Amathu Rahim
3. Divisional PG Quiz winners and Zonal round qualifiers over years – Post graduate Quiz – Dr Indu & Dr Vipin , Dr Noona & Dr Nagarjoon,Dr Rabiya & Dr Sreya, Dr Noona & Dr Bintu Undergraduate Quiz – Aswathy & Arya , Neelima and team, Anjana & Jubna
4. Best paper Award (State Respicon 2018 ) – PG Oral paper : first prize - Dr Divya , second prize – Dr Keerthi S
5. Best paper Award (National Respicon 2020) – Oral paper : third prize - Dr Said Bakry
6. DNB Gold medal – Dr Anu Marie Peter

 

Equipment

1. Infusion pump
2. Multipara monitor
3. Pulse oximeter
4. Defibrillator
5. Ventilator
6. HFNC
7. BiPap machine
8. Servo-controlled warmer
9. Nebuliser
10. ABG Machine
11. Portable Xray machine
12. Glucometer
13. Suction machine + wall suction
14. BP apparatus
15. Ophthalmoscope
16. Resuscitation equipment
17. Electronic weighing machine
18. Computer
19. USG machine
20. Videolaryngoscope

 

Academic Activities

• Post Graduate trainings
  • BLS & PALS training , Regular classroom academic sessions including case presentations , seminars , journal club , interdepartmental activity , clinical club , NICU& PICU symposia , statistics presentations of Ward , PICU , NICU ,thesis log and theory exam assessments for postgraduates , Important days and weeks observance , Quizzes, faculty talks.
• MBBS students' trainings
  • Morning sessions of topic presentations , case based discussions , ward classes on Pediatrics & Neonatology cases , theory lectures , small group discussions and assignments.
• Nurses' training
  • Lectures, emergencies management demonstrations, NALS & PALS, BLS
• Annual CME
• ALS & PALS regularly by IAP accredited faculty.
• Centre for Final Practical Examination of DNB Pediatrics.

 

Research Topics

1. Clinical and demographic profile of anemia in children aged 6 months to 5 years attending a tertiary hospital - Dr Litta Paul

2. Clinico demographic profile of moderate acute malnutrition in children 6 month to 5 years- Dr Vismaya Thampi Ganesh

3. Neuro developmental assessment in children aged 5-10years with early onset Nephrotic syndrome -A cross sectional study Dr..Rosemary Francis

4. Outcome of children admitted in Pediatrics intensive care unit with respiratory distress in relation to their admission pattern in a tertiary care center in Kerala -Sooraj Vijayan

5. Clinical and biochemical profile of children with growth hormone deficiency in a tertiary care center - Dr Akhila Parveen

6. Clinicoaetiological profile and short-term outcome of status epilepticus in children admitted in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala -Dr Sreya Paul

7. "Association of vitamin d deficiency and lower respiratory tract infection in children aged 1 to 5 years"- Dr Shalu L S

8. Prospective study on barriers and determinants of asthma control in 6-16 years -old asthmatic children in a tertiary care centre -Dr Francis

9. Clinical profile & outcome of failure to thrive in hospitalised infants less than six months of age - Dr. Drishya N Shenoy

10. PSOFA score :as an outcome predictor of children admitted in paediatric intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in kerala -Dr.Lakshmi V

11. Clinical profile and outcome of neonates admitted with hypernatremic dehydration- Dr.Sona Sasi

12. Glucocorticoid dosing in various types of adrenal insufficiency- Dr. Chandni.K

13. Correlation of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with presence and severity of sepsis in children aged one month to 12 year admitted in PICU - Dr.Shameena M

14. Diagnostic accuracy of ACT and C- ACT in 5-15 year old children with asthma in a tertiary care centre in central Kerala- Dr Raina Rahi MV

15. Clinical outcome of children with acute encephalitis syndrome admitted to tertiary care hospital- Dr Padala Subrahmanya Satish

16. Clinical profile and outcome of children with ITP at 1 year of diagnosis- Dr Arabhi P

17. Outcome of Tuberculosis preventive therapy in children in Thrissur district- Dr Rose Chri

18. 16.Outcome of Tuberculosis preventive therapy in children in Thrissur district- Dr Rose Christy Jossy

19. Incidence of NEC after probiotic supplementation in preterm neonates less than 32 weeks :a prospective observational study - Dr Sonusree S

20. The pattern of growth & its determinants in childrenwithDown Syndrome-A cross sectional study in a tertiary care centre -Dr Anees MN

21. Incidence of congenital hypothyroidism and neurodevelopmental outcomes of neonates with screening thyroid stimulating hormones level >/= 10mIU/L -Dr amal arun

22. Clinical and neurocognitive profile of turner syndrome in children -a cross sectional study-Dr Tony cherian

23. Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Neonatal Culture-Proven Sepsis Infants at 1-2 Years of Age Smerah Chammayil

24. Validity of wrist circumference as a predictor of metabolic syndrome in overweight and obese children aged 5-18 years-a cross sectional study. Dr Thahira Thasleena Cherupalakkat

25. Clinical and etiological profile of headache in children and its association with other clinical conditions : A cross-sectional study- Dr. P Arjun Balagopal

26. Diagnostic validity ofsingle breath counting (sbc) in comparisonwith peak expiratory flow rate (pefr) in predicting severity of acute asthma exacerbation in children in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala-Dr. Athul Sreenivasan

27. Exclusive Breastfeeding in Preterm infants (≤34 Weeks Gestation) at 6 Months of Age: A Cross-Sectional Study - Archana Ravi M P

Past HODs

Sl.No.	Name	Period
1	Dr N Sathy	26-7-1983 to 09-01-1984
2	Dr Kurian Thomas	09-01-1984 to 01-09-1988
3	Dr A Vijayalakshmy	01-09-1988 to 01-09-1989
4	Dr Sudevan
5	Dr Ramakrishnan
6	Dr Komalavally	1997 to 1999
7	Dr VK Parvathy	14-11-1983 to 31-05-2004
8	Dr Somasekhara Pillai
9	Dr R Savida
10	Dr Krishnan Nampoodiri
11	Dr KK Purushothaman	28-05-2008 to 30-04-2021
12	Dr Cyril Ignatious Rozario

 

Non-Teaching Staff

1.	Ms Shimi Bhadran	Nurse Coordinator, Mittayi scheme
2.	Neena mol	Nurse Coordinator , Ashadhara Program
3.	Rajani Designation	Clerical staff

Facilities

• REIC
• Hemophilia Day Care Centre
• Pediatric ICU