Contributors List -IAP Drug Formulary 2024
Editor-in-Chief
DR JEESON C UNNI
SR CONSULTANT, DEPT PEDIATRICS AND NEONATOLOGY,
ASTER MEDCITY,
SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O,
CHERANELLOOR,
KOCHI - 682027, KERALA, INDIA
e mail: jeeson1955gmail.com, drjeeson.unni@asterhospital.com
Executive editor:
Dr Pallab Chatterjee
Consultant Pediatrician,
Apollo Multispeciality Hospital, Manipal Hospital and Fortis Hospital
Kolkata
Advisors:
Prof (Dr.) M.K.C.Nair, D.Sc.
National President, CIAP (2004) & Editor-in-Chief, IAP TB
Formerly Vice Chancellor KUHS &
Founder Director, CDC & Emeritus Professor in Child Adolescent and Behavioural Pediatrics, CDC
Director, NIMS-SPECTRUM-Child Development Research Centre (CDRC)
NIMS Medicity, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram
Prof. P. S. N. Menon
Former Professor of Pediatrics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Former Consultant & Head, Department of Pediatrics,
Jaber Al-Ahmed Armed Forces Hospital, Kuwait
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Associate editors
Dr Basavaraja GV
IAP National President 2024
Prof. of Pediatrics
IGICH,
Bangalore
Dr. Pooja Deewan,
Editor-in-Chief, Indian Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics,
UCMS,
New Delhi,
Prof T L Ratnakumari
Editor in Chief,
Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics,
B2, Marble Arch 2 ,Valliammal Road
Vepery, Chennai-600007
Former Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatalogy
Madras Medical college, Chennai
ANIIMS- Andaman and Nicobar Island Institute of Medical Sciences
Port Blair.
NEONATOLOGY
Dr George Jose
Consultant Neonatologist
ASTER MEDCITY,
SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O,
CHERANELLOOR,
KOCHI - 682027, KERALA, INDIA
Dr Thomas Maveli
Sr Specialist, Neonatology,
ASTER MEDCITY,
SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O,
CHERANELLOOR,
KOCHI - 682027, KERALA, INDIA
NEUROLOGY
PROF.(DR )P A MOHAMMED KUNJU
WHO FELLOW IN PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY (USA)
PROF & HEAD OF PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY
SAT HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE,
TRIVANDRUM 695011, KERALA INDIA
NEPHROLOGY
Dr Susan Uthuppu
HOD
Dept of Pediatric Nephrology
SAT Hospital
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Section Editor
Dr P S N Menon
Former Professor of Pediatrics
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi
Dr Deepa Anirudhan
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Govt. Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala
Dr Nithya T
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Govt Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala
Dr Parvathy L
Consultant -Pediatric endocrinology
Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala
Dr Rajesh TV
Additional Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Govt Medical College
Kozhikode, Kerala
Dr Sheeja Madhavan
Consultant in Pediatric &
Adolescent Endocrinology
KIMS Health, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Dr Veena V Nair
Consultant Pediatric &
Adolescent Endocrinologist
Ananthapuri Hospitals and
Research institute, Trivandrum
Dr Vijayakumar M
Professor and Head, Dept of Pediatrics
Govt Medical College
Kozhikode, Kerala
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Dr Bhaskar Shenoy
MD (Paed), FRCPCH (UK)
Fellowship in Ped. ID
Diploma in Infectious Diseases
Head, Dept of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Manipal Hospital, Bangalore
Karnataka 560 017
Dr Adil P
Junior Consultant
Dept of Pediatrics
Asha Hospital, Vadakara
Calicut, Kerala 673 104
Mob: 9946434035
Dr Baliwanth A
MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paed), FNNF, MRCPCH (UK)
Consultant Pediatrics
Manipal Hospital
98, HAL Airport Road,
Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Pin: 560 01
Dr Pooja Doddikoppad
Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Dept of Paediatrics and
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Manipal Hospital,
Old Airport Road, Bangalore 560 017
Mob : 9845755166
Dr Harshini T Reddy
Fellow in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Dept of Paediatrics and
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road
Bangalore 560 017
Mob : 8296009225
METABOLIC DISORDERS
Dr Sankar V.H.
Associate Professor
Dept of Pediatrics
SAT Hospital Medical College
Thiruvanathapuram
ALLERGIC DISORDERS
Dr Ranjit Baby Joseph
Sr Specialist, Dept of Pediatrics
ASTER MEDCITY, SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O,
CHERANELLOOR, KOCHI - 682027, KERALA
RHEUMATOLOGY
Dr Suma Balan
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
and Clinical Immunologist
AIMS, Kochi, Kerala 682 041
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Dr John Matthai
Connsultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Masonic Medical Centre for Children
Race Course, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Dr Vineeth Chezhiyan
Pediatric Intensivist
Masonic Medical Centre for Children
Race Course, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
HEMATO-ONCOLOGY
Dr Reghu Sukumaran
Ped. Hemato-Oncologist, Associate Consultant
Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal
CARDIOLOGY
Dr M Zulfikar Ahamed
Pazhaya Road, MC P.O.
Thiruvananthapuram 695 011, Kerala
RESPIRATORY
Dr D Vijayasekaran
# 4 3rd Cross Street, Dr Subbaraya Nagar
Kodambakkam, Chennai 600 004
Dr N.C. Gowrishankar
12A Balasubramaniam Colony
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 004
Dr Somu Sivabalan
F-49 1st Main Road, Annanagar East
Chennai 600 102
DERMATOLOGY
Dr. R. Madhu
Senior Assistant Professor,
Dept of Dermatology (Mycology)
Madras Medical College, Chennai - 3
Dr. V. Anandan
Professor, Department of Dermatology
Govt. Stanley Medical College
Chennai - 1
Dr. C. Vijayabhaskar
Associate Professor
Institute of Venereology
Madras Medical College, Chennai -3
INTENSIVE CARE
Dr Ajay Agade
Dr Rajappan Pillai
Dr Aoyon Sengupta
Consultants and Specialists from PICU
Dept of Pediatrics, Aster Medcity
South Chittoor P.O.
Cheranelloor, Kochi 682 027, Kerala
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Philip John
Consultant Psychiatrist
Peejay’s Policlinic, Kochi, Kerala
SNAKE AND SCORPION ENVENOMATION
Chapters on Child with Special Needs, Adolescent and Nutrition
Dr Jeeson C Unni
Associate Consultant in Pediatrics,
Aster Medcity, South Chittoor P.O.
Cheranelloor, Kochi 682 027, Kerala, India
Editor-in-Chief
IAP Pediatric Drug Formulary
DRUG MONOGRAPH, POCKET DOSE BOOK, ONLINE VERSION AND WEB UPDATES
Dr Jeeson C Unni
IAP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – 2024
PRESIDENT
DR GV BASAVARAJA
PRESIDENT-ELECT
DR VASANT M KHALATKAR
IMM. PAST PRESIDENT
DR UPENDRA S KINJAWADEKAR
SECRETARY GENERAL
DR YOGESH N PARIKH
TREASURER
DR ATANU BHADRA
VICE-PRESIDENT (NORTH ZONE)
DR SATISH KUMAR SHARMA
VICE-PRESIDENT (SOUTH ZONE)
DR M SINGARAVELU
VICE-PRESIDENT (WEST ZONE)
DR ATUL A KULKARNI
VICE-PRESIDENT (CENTRAL ZONE)
DR AJAY SRIVASTAVA
VICE-PRESIDENT (EAST ZONE)
DR SANTANU DEB
JT. SECRETARY - LIAISON
DR RUCHIRA GUPTA
JT. SECRETARY - ADMIN
DR PARAMANAD G ANDANKAR
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, Indian Pediatrics
DR POOJA DEWAN
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, IJPP
DR TL RATNA KUMARI
Executive Members
DR BATCHU RAJSEKHAR
DR K KESAVULU
DR KVS SAI PRASAD
DR GAYATRI BEZBORUAH
DR MADHU SINHA
DR NAGENDRA P GUPTA
DR GAURAV RISHI GUPTA
DR ASHOK MEHTA
DR ANURAG AGARWAL
DR GITA PRASAD KAUSHAL
DR LALIT MENDIRATTA
DR SUSHMA P KIRTANI
DR NEHAL PATEL
DR PRASHANT V KARIYA
DR RAMESH M BAJANIA
DR AJAY KUMAR ARORA
DR NARENDER K MITTAL
DR MILAP SHARMA
DR SANJEEV KUMAR DIGRA
DR AMIT MOHAN
DR ADARSH E
DR AMARESH K PATIL
DR M VENKATACHALAPATHY
DR PRIYA SHIVALLI
DR SANJEEV CHETTY
DR ANIL VINCENT
DR D BALACHANDAR
DR P ASHOK KUMAR
DR TP ASHRAF
DR AJAY KUMAR GAUR
DR RAKESH MISHRA
DR SHREELEKHA AJAY JOSHI
DR AMOL MANIK PAWAR
DR BELA VERMA
DR PRAMOD M KULKARNI
DR RENU AJAY BORALKAR
DR SANJEEV L JOSHI
DR VINAYAK K PATKI
DR JEETENDRA B GAVHANE
DR NS KAMESHORE
DR HUNSI GIRI
DR SEBA RANJAN BISWAL
DR SUNIL KUMAR AGARWALLA
DR NARANG GURSHARAN SINGH
DR SHIV KUMAR GUPTA
DR DEVENDRA SAREEN
DR KAILASH K MEENA
DR RAMESH CHOUDHARY
DR A JALEEL AHAMED
DR B RAMESH BABU
DR K THANAPPAN
DR MS VISWANATHAN
DR P SUDHAKAR
DR N SHANMUGANANTHAN
DR K PAVAN KUMAR
DR RAMESH B DAMPURI
DR UPPIN NARAYAN REDDY
DR DINESH KUMAR SINGH
DR GHANSHYAM CHAUDHARY
DR SANJIV KUMAR
DR UTKARSH SHARMA
DR KALPANA DATTA (CHATTERJEE)
DR KRIPASINDHU CHATTERJEE
DR SUKANTA CHATTERJEE
DR POOJA DEWAN
DR TL RATNA KUMARI
MAJ GEN KM ADHIKARI (SERVICE)
DR M SURENDRANATH (ORG. SECRETARY)
COMPUTER AND MEDICAL INFORMATICS CHAPTER OF IAP 2023-24
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chairperson
Dr Samir Shah
Secretary
Dr. Ajoy Kumar
Treasurer
Dr Rashmin Cecil
Imm. Past Chairperson
Dr Pallab Chatterjee
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
North Zone : Dr Geeta Bansal
West Zone : Dr Bakulesh Chauhan
East Zone : Dr Subhendu Dey
Central Zone : Dr Anandilal Jhawar
South Zone : Dr Deepak Chiradoni
Advisors
Dr. Jagdish Chinnappa
Dr. Sanjeev Goel
Dr. Naveen Chandra Kini
Dr. Arun Wadhwa
Editor In-chief, IAP Drug Formulary
Dr Jeeson Unni
Executive Editor
Dr Pallab Chatterjee
Editors, CPU
Dr Krunal Shah
Dr Manoj Ambwani
CMIC Action Task Force
Dr Satish Pandya
Dr Yatin Mehta
Dr Rajendra Gandhi
Dr Satish Agrawal
Dr Bhavin Soni