Experience

• 20 years of clinical experience in Paediatric Gastroenterology
• Worked as Consultant in Pediatric Gastroenterology at S R Kalla Gastro Hospital (3 years), Fortis Escorts Hospital (9 years), Santokba Durlabhji Memorial Hospital (6 years) in Jaipur

Currently working at Neoclinic Children Hospital since May 2023.
 

Area of Expertise

• Neonatal and Pediatric diagnostic upper (Gastroscopy) and lower GI (Colonoscopy) endoscopy
• Endoscopic therapeutic procedures in children like – Foreign body removal, Stricture dilation, Variceal ligation and injection, Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), Polypectomy, Nasojejunal tube placement etc.

 

Education

• MBBS from Grant Medical College & J J Hospital, Mumbai – the oldest medical institution of Asia.
• MD in Pediatrics from Nair Hospital, Mumbai.
• Senior resident at PGI Chandigarh, where he developed a keen interest in Pediatric Gastroenterology
• PDCC (1 year) in Pediatric Gastroenterology at SGPGI, Lucknow (the only available training program in this discipline then in India).
• Fellowship (1 year) in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Liver transplantation at Starship Children Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, a tertiary hospital catering to all sorts of Pediatric GI ailments for nearby countries.

Professional Memberships

• Life Member, Indian society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition (ISPGHAN)
• Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP)
• Life Member, Indian Medical Association (IMA)
• Life Member – Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (ISHTM

Academic Contributions

• Author of more than 20 indexed journal publications, close to 40 book chapters.
• Faculty Speaker for several National & International Pediatric Gastroenterology Conferences and Organising secretary of many conferences held in Jaipur
• Served as Editor in Chief of Annals Of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology (APGH) – official quarterly journal of ISPGHAN from 2021-2023
• Served as founder treasurer of ISPGHAN from 2013-2015