Presently, Director of Raghava Child and Adult Health Care Clinic
Consultant Pediatrician at Vittala International Institute of
Ophthalmology, Shaam Singh Nursing Home and Malathi Poly Clinic,
Bangalore.
Educational Qualifications
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MBBS from M. S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore. Batch of
1999-2000, Completed internship in 2005.
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Diploma in Child Health from Bangalore Medical College, Bangalore.
Batch of June 2006 to June 2008.
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Post-Graduate Studies
Diploma in Child Health: 1st Rank in RGUHS in DCH
Undergraduate Studies
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MBBS Phase I: 1st Rank in M. S. Ramaiah Medical College. Passed
with distinction and overall 10th Rank in RGUHS. Physiology:
Highest in Batch, 2nd Rank in RGUHS.
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MBBS Phase II: 1st Rank in M. S. Ramaiah Medical College. Passed
with a distinction and 2nd rank in RGUHS. Highest in Pathology,
Pharmacology and Microbiology. RGUHS: 1st Rank in Microbiology and
7th Rank in Pathology.
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MBBS Phase III Part I: 1st Rank in M. S. Ramaiah Medical College.
Highest in Community Medicine.
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MBBS Phase III Part II: 1st Rank in M. S. Ramaiah Medical College.
Highest in Internal Medicine. RGUHS: 6th rank overall, and 3rd
rank in Medicine.
Other Awards
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Dr. Rani Kanaka Memorial Award for highest marks in Physiology
- Mr. Nanjappa Memorial Award for highest in Medicine
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Dr. Sunita Movva Memorial Award for Outstanding performance in
Final MBBS
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Chan Pek Lui Gold Medal for Best Outgoing student of 1999-2000
batch
Lectures / Talks
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Invited Guest Lecture given at for the officials World Trade
Centre, Bangalore on Influenza
- Talk on influenza in corporate companies
- Lecture on Adolesent health for school doctors
- Radio talk on adolescent health
- Lectures for parents on Pneumonia
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Talks on rational antibiotic practices for general practitioners
- Talk on child health in Bangaore Science Forum
- Talk on Mother and Child Health for” Doctors for Seva”
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Presently teaching BSc optometry students at Vitthala
International Institute Of Ophthalmology
- Member of adolescent chapter of IAP-BPS
- Master of Ceremonies at various PEDICONs
- Contributed articles to conference souvenirs
Research Activities
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Carried out investigations on 'Employment and Pregnancy' at M. S.
Ramaiah Medical College in 2004 and presented the results at the
"Problem Solvers For Better Health", a national level conference
organized by the Community Medicine department at Trivandrum, and
won best paper award for the same.
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Carried out investigations on: 'Modulation of Plasma
Pro-Inflammatory Interleukins By Graded Physical Activity: Can
this have an impact on Pediatric Age Group?', and the results were
presented at the 45th National Conference of Indian Academy of
Pediatrics (PEDICON), Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. (17th-20th Jan. 2008),
and won Best Poster Award for the same.
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Presented a case report titled 'Neonatal chikungunya' as a poster
at the 47th National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
(PEDICON), Hyderabad, AP. (7th-10th Jan. 2010)
Workshops Attended
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Workshop on Mechanical Ventilation conducted by K.R. hospital in
2007
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support workshop at Ramaiah Medical
College, 2007
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Neonatal Advanced Life Support workshop at Indira Gandhi Institute
of Child Health, 2008
- Adolescent health workshop, September, 2014
Conferences Attended
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National conference "Problem Solvers for Better Health",
Trivandrum, 2004
- Mechanical Ventilation Conference, 2007
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National Neonatology Forum Conference, St John's Medical College,
2007
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PEDICON: 2008 (Bhubaneshwar), 2010 (Hyderabad), 2011 (Jaipur)
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Effect of Yoga on Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus,
Jipmer 2011
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IAP BPS annual CMEP: June, 2011. "Pediatric care in office
practice- Basics and beyond"
- Bangalore PEDICON, August, 2014, 2016, 2017
- CRITICON, September, 2014
- Karnataka PEDICON, September, 2014, 2015
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National conference on vaccine preventable diseases, December,
2015
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Active member of organizing committee of national PEDICON, 2017
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Programs Attended
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CME on infectious diseases, 2008, NIMHANS convention center,
Bangalore
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'ChanRe Update CME', 2007 and 2008, conducted by ChanRe
Rheumatology and Immunology Center & Research, Malleshwaram,
Bangalore
- Infectious diseases CME, Jan 2014
- Medico-legal CME, December, 2014
Work Experience
Worked as a resident in Vani Vilas Hospital (Bangalore Medical
College and Research Institute) between June 2006 and 2008.
Experience includes
- Work in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units
- Labor calls.
- Pediatric wards management.
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Weekly clinics for management of patients with asthma,
tuberculosis, rheumatic heart disease, cerebral palsy and renal
problems.
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Also worked in the departments of pediatric oncology, cardiology,
neurology and child psychiatry.
Was employed in Subbaiah Hospital, Mattikere, between July and
November 2008 as a consultant pediatrician. Actively involved in
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Private clinical practice including managing out patients, in
patients- ward, PICU and NICU, attending labor calls since
December 2008 till date.
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Consultant Pediatrician in Shekar Hospital, Bull Temple Road,
Bangalore; and in Vithala International Institute of
Ophthalmology, BSK 3rd Stage, Bangalore.
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Actively involved in giving educative talks to parents and the
general public.
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Presently faculty at Vithala International Institute of
ophthalmology, teaches Nutrition and physiology for first year,
and pharmacology for second year students.
Accomplishments in Social Service
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Participated in several medical camps in the countryside of
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for the benefit of rural poor.
Arranged a camp for poor in backward areas of Bangalore, and
treated several children in the same.
- Regular participant of School Health Check Up Camps.
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Participated in an Anti-Tobacco campaign- ‘Parivarthana’ and
spread awareness among school children by educative talks. A rally
was also organized in connection with the same.
