Departments > pediatrics > FacultiesFaculty Profile - Dr. Nisha Narendran

• Pursuing PhD
• In Medical Education Service since 02.09.2008
• MO in charge , Pediatric Asthma Clinic from Sept 2008 onwards,
• MO in charge , Immunisation clinic from 2020 March
• Postgraduates Academics Pediatrics Coordinator since July 2020
• Coordinator of IGRA from Pediatrics since June 2021
• Member of district panel on difficult to treat TB cases
• Chief Editor of IAP Today , the official bulletin of Kerala state Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2020 & 2021 , EB member Kerala IAP
• State Chairperson IAP Presidential action plan - Gender Equality 2022
• State Co-convenor - Hearing screening for newborns - IAP Presidential action plan 2022
• IAP Calicut Divisional PG Quiz Coordinator - 2018 till date
• National IAP PG Quiz - Quiz master - 2021, 2022
• Organised department annual CMEs and various departmental academic activities.

Invited talks:

• National Pedicon 2022 on Antihistamines in Pediatric practice
• State Respicon 2017 on Environment & Pediatric asthma
• Talks in Nutrition week valedictory ceremony on picky eaters ( online)
• State nutrition conference online 2021 - talk on picky eating in children
• Many district , interdepartmental IAP and institutional CMEs on asthma , Pediatric Tuberculosis Community health activities:
• Talk on child marriage and prevention in awareness sessions organised by WCD
• Talks on parenting arranged by WCD and in various schools on reproductive health in adolescents etc
• Sessions for doctors and anganwadi workers on brestfeeding , Dengue and monsoon illnesses
• Trainer of trainers in SAM 2012, Dengue 2015 , SAANS 2023,NSSK 2012 -conducted district level training for many batches of pediatricians and nurses on the topics. 5 .Introduction of module (chief contributor) on gender equality prepared as part of IAP Presidential Action Plan in 2022
• Gives awareness talks , interviews and write-ups in AIR , media channels and leading magazines in Malayalam

• Second prize - faculty catergory -poster Pedicon 2015 - case report on Indian Tick Typhus
• Pilot project of SBMR project won first in oral paper presentation in state Respicon 2018
• SBMR project final data presented as oral paper in national Respicon 2020 won third prize

1.In Medical Education Service since 02.09.2008

2.MO in charge , Pediatric Asthma Clinic from Sept 2008 onwards,

3.MO in charge , Immunisation clinic from 2020 March

4.Postgraduates Academics Pediatrics Coordinator since July 2020

5.Coordinator of IGRA from Pediatrics since June 2021

6.Member of district panel on difficult to treat TB cases

7.IAP Calicut Divisional PG Quiz Coordinator – 2018-2024

8.National IAP PG Quiz - Quiz master - 2021, 2022, 2023

9.Organised department annual CMEs and various departmental academic activities.

10.DNB final practical examination – examiner coordinator Oct 2024 and external examiner 2025

11.MD thesis co guide from  2015 ,MD thesis guide from 2018

12.IRC member , GMC Thrissur from 2024, IEC Clinical Expert , GMC Thrissur from 2024.

13.MusQan Nodal Officer

Invited talks:

• National Pedicon 2022 on Antihistamines in Pediatric practice , 2023- Critical CHD in children - Diagnosis
• State Respicon 2017 on Environment & Pediatric asthma
• Talks in Nutrition week valedictory ceremony on picky eaters ( online)
• 2020 Nov IYCN /HMBCON – Debate – fat – friend or foe – online international conference .
• State nutrition conference online 2021 - talk on picky eating in children, 2023State Nutricon- Debate on micronutrient supplementation – myth or fact .
• Many district , interdepartmental IAP and institutional CMEs on asthma , Pediatric Tuberculosis Community health activities:
• Talk on child marriage and prevention in awareness sessions organised by WCD
• Talks on parenting arranged by WCD and in various schools on reproductive health in adolescents etc
• Sessions for doctors and anganwadi workers on brestfeeding , Dengue and monsoon illnesses
• Trainer of trainers in SAM 2012, Dengue 2015 , SAANS 2023,NSSK 2012 -conducted district level training for many batches of pediatricians and nurses on the topics. 5 .Introduction of module (chief contributor) on gender equality prepared as part of IAP Presidential Action Plan in 2022
• 2023 Asia Pacific Toxicology conference speaker– Plant poisoning 
• Gives awareness talks , interviews and write-ups in AIR , media channels and leading magazines in Malayalam

• Journal Publications
  • Narendran N, Lally MS, Jose R. Perception of live lectures by medical students. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2017;6(23):1877-1881, DOI: 10.14260/Jemds/2017/412
  • Narendran N, Lally MS, Jose R. Social media use and perception of live lectures by medical students. J. Evid. Based Med. Healthc. 2017; 4(16), 921-924. DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2017/178
  • Narendran N, Ravi M, Jose R. Clinical and karyotypic profile of children with dysmorphology. J. Evolution Med. Dent. Sci. 2019;8(04):248-253, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2019/54
  • Ravi M, Narendran N, Jose R. Predictors of risk for abnormal karyotype in dysmorphic children. J. Evid. Based Med. Healthc. 2019; 6(0), 0000-0000. DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2019/000
  • Standard Treatment Guidelines in Pediatrics panel member , Govt of Kerala
  • Latent TB guidelines - Akshaya Keralam - by IAP Kerala& Govt of Kerala panel member
  • Chapter on Long term management of pediatric asthma in Text book of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
  • IAP Kerala Presidential Action Plan module on Gender Equality - Chief contributor
  • Narendran N, Divya M, Jose R. Disposal Methods of Used Pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers and Spacers by Families of Children With Asthma. Indian Pediatr. 2023;60(3):233-234. doi:10.1007/s13312-023-2842-1 (Accepted Dec 2022)
  • Muraleedharan S, Narendran N, Jose R. Profile of Aeroallergen Sensitization in Childhood Asthmatics Aged 4-14 y at a Tertiary Care Hospital [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 24]. Indian J Pediatr. 2023;10.1007/s12098-023-04813-4. doi:10.1007/s12098-023-04813-4
  • IAP NRC Text book of Pediatric Pulmonology - authored 4 chapters - Allergic Rhinitis , Food allergy , Urticaria , Angioedema
  • R D, Harikrishna D, Narendran N, Vt AK, Jp P, Francis F. Response to Pyridostigmine in Congenital Myasthenia with LRP4 Mutation. Indian J Pediatr. 2025 Mar;92(3):327. doi: 10.1007/s12098-024-05381-x. Epub 2024 Dec 30. PMID: 39739258.
  • Murali M, Shenoy DN, Narendran N, Aravindan V, Kurian B, Joseph BK, Thamunni AV. Mycoplasma Infection Associated C3 Glomerulopathy. Indian J Pediatr. 2025 May 3. doi: 10.1007/s12098-025-05549-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40317379.