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Department of Pediatrics

Research

Overview

Clinical trials are considered Gold standard to find out newer treatments that work in people and ways to improve health. To conduct Clinical Trials and other health related research, Pediatric Department, Bharati Hospital & Research Centre, established this Clinical Research Unit in year 2005.

The research conducted in this unit is guided by principles laid down by committees at National and International levels. The research is conducted as per the regulations of New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019 G.S.R. 227 (E) and the guidelines given by Indian GCP, ICH GCP and by ICMR for Biomedical Research.

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The main thrust area of the ‘Clinical Research Unit’ is conducting various vaccine clinical trials from phase I to Phase IV. Till date vaccines like Pentavalent & Hexavalent vaccines, Pneumococcal vaccine, Rotavirus vaccine, Human PapilomaVirus Vaccine, Measles vaccine, MMR vaccine, Meningococcal vaccine, Japenese Encephalits vaccine etc. have been studied in various trials.

Clinical research Unit is also involved in conducting various surveillance programs like S. Pneumoniae surveillance, Rota virus surveillance and research into growth and development, nutrition etc.

The research team is trained in ICH GCP and is timely updated on the newer regulations for Clinical Trials. It strives hard to keep the quality of research at par with the international standards. The team is formed as per the requirements of the study. The research team consists of Principal Investigator, Co–investigator &/ or Sub-investigator, Research physician, Medical officer, Research coordinators, Pharmacist, Nurse, Lab technicians, Social workers, Fieldworkers etc.

The Clinical Research Unit has the infrastructure required for conducting clinical trials. It has dedicated cold storage facility to store the various vaccines in refrigerators within specified temperature range and deep freezers for storing sera samples, stool samples etc.

Thrust Areas

Nationally &/or Internationally Licensed vaccines which were studied in Pediatric Research Cell

  • Covishield (Covid-19 ) vaccine- Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd & ICMR Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) Medical College and Hospital, Pune was the first in the country to start this trial on 25 Aug 2020.
  • Pentavac- Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd
  • Prevenar 13- Pfizer
  • Synflorix (10 V Pneumococcal vaccine) - Glaxo & Smithkline
  • Priorix tetra (MMRV vaccine) - Glaxo & Smithkline
  • 9 Valent HPV vaccine - Gardasil 9- MSD (licensed internationally)
  • Quinvaxem (Pentavalent Vaccine) – Novartis India
  • MenVeo – Meningococcal conjugate vaccine - Novartis India
  • Shan 5 (Pentavalent vaccine)& Shan 6(Hexavalentvaccine) – Shantha biotech
  • Hexaxim (Hexavalent vaccine) – Sanofi Pasteur
  • Infanrix Hexa (Hexavalent vaccine)- Glaxo & Smithkline
  • Rotasiil (Rotavirus vaccine) – Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd
  • Pneumosiil (10 V Pneumococcal vaccine) – Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd

Clinical /Vaccine trials, Infectious & non-infectious disease surveillances and growth and development

Studies Conducted:

  • Vaccine trials: 65 vaccine trials of various phases I to IV
  • Surveillance: 8 (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Rota virus, Cytomegalovirus, Measles Mumps Rubella &Varicella)
  • Other studies: 12 including Antimicrobial Stewardship Program studies
  • 6 clinical trials & 2 surveillance studies are ongoing at the site.

Research Cell

Our dedicated research cell carries out clinical trials as per the ICMR and GCP/ICH guidelines. The team members are trained in clinical research and data management. Since the first trial was undertaken in 2004, the unit has participated in over 15 clinical trials in the fields of vaccines, hypertension, epilepsy, nephrology, and HIV and has received grants from various agencies due to the meticulous efforts of a dedicated team of research officers.

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Team Members

Dr. Sonali Palkar and Dr. Kavita Pawar Retrieval Services

Patients including neonates are transferred to our facility from a radius of up to 200 km in a specially designed ambulance run by trained staff. Amongst other equipment, the ambulance has a ventilator.

Contact:

NICU – 020-24375542

PICU - 020-24371116 / Ext: 514

Collaborations & Consultancy

The Department of Paediatrics has held academic collaborations with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church Medical College Hospital, Kolenchery, Kerala, for a joint fellowship in Neonatology, the Indian Academy of Paediatrics, and Neurology, Neonatology, Developmental Paediatrics. It has also held international collaborations with the Birmingham Children's Hospital, the United Kingdom for joint fellowship in Pulmonology.

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The department has held research collaborations with international organizations like

  • John Hopkins University
  • WHO
  • Inclane Trust
  • The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation
  • The Welcome Trust
  • Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH).

It has also collaborated with national organizations like ICMR, Christian Medical College Vellore, National Institute of Epidemiology, and National Institute of Virology, and various national and multinational pharmaceutical companies for the conduct of various research projects.

Our department has also been involved in providing consultancy to many of the government-run health programmes like the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK).

Publications

Our clinical research and research projects have led to more than 200 publications in indexed national and international journals, including The Lancet (Impact Factor 45).

  • In National journals - more than 150
  • In International journals( including Lancet) - more than 70
  • Book Chapters in renowned textbooks - 15
  • Books published - 2
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1 Dr. Vijay Kalrao HOD & Prof.
  1. Ranvijay Rana, Ramdas Dahiphale, Vijay Kalrao. Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis among Children Younger than 5 Years of Age. (Original Article). Indian Journal of Child Health. Vol 8 | Issue 1 | January 2021. 46-50
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  1. Varanasi Gopalkrishna, Madhuri S. Joshi, Nutan A. Chavan, Manohar S. Shinde, Atul M. Walimbe, Pradeep M. Sawant , Vijay R. Kalrao, Ram K. Dhongade, Ashish R. Bavdekar: Prevalence and genetic diversity of gastroenteritis viruses in hospitalized children < 5 years of age in Maharashtra state, Western India, 2017–2019, Journal of Medical Virology. 2021; 1–12. 11 May
  
  1. P Mahankar, S Lalwani, V Kalrao, J Oswal. Undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma of liver (UESL)-a case report. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal.2019. 4 (2), S52-S53
  
  1. P. Mahankar, V. Bafna, S. Bartakke, S. Lalwani, V. Kalrao, J.Oswal. Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets Induced Myelofibrosis- A Case Report. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal 4 (2019) S37eS38
  
  1. Rebecca Rajana, Sharlin M. Petera, Vincey M. Kuriana, Roohinaz Ansaria, Sunita Pawara and Vijay Kalrao. The practice of off label prescribing and associated adverse drug reactions in pediatric inpatients in a tertiary care hospital in India. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. Dec 2018. 10 (1). 29-34.
  
  1. P Patel, S Bartakke, V Bafna, B Sarangi, J Oswal, V Kalrao, S Lalwani. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in leukemia–A report of three cases. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal.2017. 2 (2), S11-S12
  
2 Professor Dr. Sanjay Lalwani
  1. Jayashree Gothankar, Prasad Pore, Girish Dhumale, Prakash Doke, Sanjay Lalwani, Sanjay Quraishi, Sujata Murarkar K, Reshma Patil, Vivek Waghachavare, Randhir Dhobale, Kirti Rasote, Sonali Palkar: Effect of Behavior Change Communication on the Incidence of Pneumonia in Under Five Children: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial : Indian Pediatrics: Volume 58__November 15, 2021 :1046-1052 Research Paper
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  1. Archana Kulkarni-Munje, Nandini Malshe, Sonali Palkar, Aniket Amlekar, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh Chandra Mishra and Vidya Arankalle. Immune Response of Indian Preterm Infants to Pentavalent Vaccine Varies With Component Antigens and Gestational Age. (Original Research). Frontiers in Immunology. April 2021 | Volume 12 | Article 592731. Pg 1-16.
    
  1. Harshad P. Patil, Prajakta S. Rane, Shubham Shrivastava, Sonali Palkar, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh C. Mishra, and Vidya A. Arankalle. Antibody (IgA, IgG, and IgG Subtype) Responses to SARS-CoV-2 in Severe and Nonsevere COVID-19 Patients. Viral Immunology. Volume 34, Number 3, 2021.
    
  1. Archana Kulkarni-Munje, Sonali Palkar, Shubham Shrivastava, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh C. Mishra, Vidya A. Arankalle. Disease duration based comparison of subsets of immune cells in SARS CoV-2 infected patients presenting with mild or severe symptoms identifies prognostic markers for severity. Immunity, Inflammation and Disease. 15 December 2020.
    
  1. Sujata Murarkar, Jayashree Gothankar, Prakash Doke, Prasad Pore, Sanjay Lalwani, Girish Dhumale, Sanjay Quraishi, Reshma Patil, Vivek Waghachavare, Randhir Dhobale, Kirti Rasote, Sonali Palkar and Nandini Malshe. Prevalence and determinants of under nutrition among under-five children residing in urban slums and rural area, Maharashtra, India: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2020) 20:1559
    
  1. Ruta Kulkarni, Harshad P. Patil, Sonali Palkar, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh Chandra Mishra, Vidya Arankalle. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody response among Indian COVID-19 patients using β-propiolactone-inactivated, whole virus-based indirect ELISA. Journal of Virological Methods 287 (2021) 113996.
    
  1. Bhagyashri D. Rajopadhye, Sonali H. Palkar, Vijaya A. Pandit, Priti P. Dhande, Mahadevan Kumar, Sanjay K. Lalwani. Antimicrobial prescribing pattern in a tertiary care teaching hospital: a pilot study. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2020 Mar;9(3):465-469. pISSN 2319-2003 | eISSN 2279-0780
    
 
  1. Randhir K, Pisal H, Kadam V, Khaire-Ghadge A, Malshe N, Deshpande R, Palkar S, Lalwani S et al. Association of preeclampsia with anthropometric measures and blood pressure in Indian children. PLOS ONE. 2020 May 5;15(5):e0231989.
    
  1. Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke, Gothankar Jayashree Sachin, Dhumale Girish Bhimrao, Pore Prasad Dnyandeo, Lalwani Sanjay Kewalchand, Quraishi Sanjaykumar Raguel, Murarkar Sujata Kapil, Patil Reshma Sudhir, Waghachavare Vivek Baliram, Dhobale Randhir Vishnupant, Palkar Sonali Hemant. Model package of Behavioral Change Communication regarding childhood pneumonia and its risk factors: a pre-post assessment. Indian Journal of Community Health. Vol 32. Issue No 01. Jan - Mar 2020
    
  1. Anand Kawade, Sudhir Babji, Veena Kamath, Abhishek Raut, Chandra Mohan Kumar, Ritabrata Kundu, Padmasani Venkatramanan, Sanjay K. Lalwani, Ashish Bavdekar, Sanjay Juvekar, Girish Dayma, Rakesh Patil, Muralidhar Kulkarni, Asha Hegde, Dinesh Nayak, B.S. Garg, Subodh Gupta, Smita Jategaonkar, Nidhi Bedi, Chetna Maliye, Nupur Ganguly, Kheya Ghosh Uttam, Prabal Niyogi, Sonali Palkar, Neeta Hanumante, Nidhi Goyal, Alok Arya, Mohd. Aslam, Varsha Parulekar, Abhijeet Dharmadhikari, Dutta Gaikwad, Jagdish Zade, Sajjad Desai, Gagandeep Kang, Prasad S. Kulkarni. Immunogenicity and lot-to-lot consistency of a ready to use liquid bovine-human reassortant pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (ROTASIIL - Liquid) in Indian infants. Vaccine. 2019. 37 (19). 2554-2560.
    
  1. Vidya Arankalle, Divya Tiraki, Ruta Kulkarni, Sonali Palkar, Nandini Malshe, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh Mishra. Age-stratified anti-HAV positivity in Pune, India after two decades: Has voluntary vaccination impacted overall exposure to HAV? Journal of Viral Hepatology. 2019. 26 (6). 757-760.
    
  1. Nandini Malshe, Sonali Palkar, Ruta Kulkarni, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh Chandra Mishra, Vidya Arankalle. Early disappearance of maternal anti-measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella antibodies in Indian infants. Vaccine. Jan 2019. 37 (11). 1443-1448.
    
  1. Vidya A. Arankalle, Ruta Kulkarni, Nandini Malshe, Sonali Palkar, Sanjay Lalwani, Akhilesh Chandra Mishra. Seroepidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in western India with special reference to appropriate age for infant vaccination. Journal of Medical Virology. Mar -19.
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Rahul Jahagirdar, Mohana Nitsure, Sanjay Lalwani. A comparision of recent diabetic ketoacidosis protocols between The International Society for Pediatric and Endocrine Diabetes (ISPAD) and British Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED). Journal of Pediatric Critical care. Jan- Feb 2019. Vol. 6 (1). 17-20. DOI-10.21304/2019.0601.00468
    
  1. P. Mahankar, V. Bafna, S. Bartakke, S. Lalwani, V. Kalrao, J. Oswal. Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets Induced Myelofibrosis- A Case Report. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal 4 (2019) S37eS38
    
  1. Sajjad Desai, Niraj Rathi, Anand Kawade, Padmasani Venkatramanan, Ritabrata Kundu, Sanjay K. Lalwani, A.P. Dubey, J. Venkateswara Rao, D. Narayanappa, Radha Ghildiyal, Nithya J Gogtay, P. Venugopal, Sonali Palkar, Renuka Munshi, Ashish Bavdekar, Sanjay Juvekar, Nupur Ganguly, Prabal Niyogi, Kheya Ghosh Uttam, Alpana Kondekar, Dipti Kumbhar, Smilu Mohanlal, Mukesh C. Agarwal, Parvan Shetty, Kalpana Antony, Bhagwat Gunale, Abhijeet Dharmadhikari, Jagdish Deshpande, Uma Nalavade, Deepa Sharma, Anurag Bansal, Yuxiao Tang, Jorge Flores, Prasad S. Kulkarni. Non-interference of Bovine-Human reassortant pentavalent rotavirus vaccine ROTASIIL_ with the immunogenicity of infant vaccines in comparison with a licensed rotavirus vaccine. 24 Jul 2018. Vaccine. 2018 Sep 5; 36(37):5519-5523.
    
  1. Gothankar J, Doke P, Dhumale G, Pore P, Lalwani S, Quraishi S, Murarkar S, Patil R, Waghachavare V, Dhobale R, Rasote K, Palkar S, Malshe N. Reported incidence and risk factors of childhood pneumonia in India: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2018 Sep 11;18(1):1111. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5996-2.
    
  1. Rathi N, Desai S, Kawade A, Venkatramanan P, Kundu R, Lalwani S K, Dubey AP, Venkateswara Rao J, Narayanappa D, Ghildiyal R, Gogtay N, Venugopal P, Palkar S, Munshi R, Kang G, Babji S, Bavdekar A, Juvekar S, Ganguly N, Niyogi P, Ghosh Uttam K, Rajani HS, Kondekar A, Kumbhar D, Mohanlal S, Agarwal MC, Shetty P, Antony K, Gunale B, Dharmadhikari A, Tang Y, Kulkarni PS, Flores J. A Phase III open-label, randomized, active controlled clinical study to assess safety, immunogenicity and lot-to-lot consistency of a bovine-human reassortant pentavalent rotavirus vaccine in Indian infants. Vaccine. 2018 Nov 9. pii: S0264-410X(18)31515-9
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Shalin Parikh, Ruma Deshmapde, Sanjay Lalwani. Growth Profile of Children With Thalassemia Major. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume – 7. Issue – 1. January – 2017
    
3 Dr. Rahul Jahagirdar
  1. Neha Mohan Rao, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Bhakti U Sarangi, Sanjay Bafna, Priscilla Joshi1, Rahul Jahagirdar Persistent left superior vena cava presenting as brain abscess. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care | Volume 8 | Issue 6 | November-December 2021 : 302-305
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  1. Nikhil Lohiya  , Rahul Jahagirdar  , Ruma Deshpande  , Ankush Goyal  : Sexual Maturity Assessment in Indian Children: Study from western India: Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism: 18 Sept 2020. 2021 Apr 13;34(5):567-572
    
  1. Karthik V. Badarayan, Jitendra S. Oswal, Sandeep Kansurkar, Rahul Jahagirdar, Rare Association of Adult Onset Still’s Disease with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Case Report International Journal of Pediatric, Vol.9, N.7, Serial No.91, Jul. 2021 . 13971-13975.
    
  1. Ajinkya Patil, Rahul Jahagirdar, Kavita Srivastava, Sanjay MankarA rare cause of progressive gait abnormality in a case of Turner syndrome , International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | June 2021 | Vol 8 | Issue 6
    
  1. Nikhil Shah, Vaman Khadilkar, Anuradha Khadilkar, Rahul Jahagirdar. Intussusception as a rare clinical presentation of a child with type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis. BMJ Case Report. 2020;13: e237229
    
  1. Priyanka Gangodkar, Vaman Khadilkar, P. Raghupathy, Rakesh Kumar, Archana Arya Dayal, Devi Dayal, Ahila Ayyavoo, Tushar Godbole, Rahul Jahagirdar, Kavitha Bhat, Neerja Gupta, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan, Sujatha Jagadeesh, Shatakshi Ranade, Nikhil Lohiya, Rashmi Lote Oke, Karthik Ganesan, Kavita Khatod, Meenal Agarwal, Nikhil Phadke, Anuradha Khadilkar. Clinical application of a novel next generation sequencing assay for CYP21A2 gene in 310 cases of 21- hydroxylase congenital adrenal hyperplasia from India.: Endocrine. (2021) 71:189–198
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Vaman Khadilkar, Ruma Deshpande, Nikhil Lohiya, Clinical, Etiological and Laboratory Profile of Children with Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD) Experience from a Tertiary Pediatric Endocrine Unit in Western India. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Volume 25 ¦ Issue 1 ¦ January-Febraury 2021, Pg 48-53
    
  1. Sunil Kapur, Jitendra Oswal, Rahul Jahagirdar and Vijay Viswanathan. Autoimmune Hypophysitis In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Indian Pediatrics. Volume 58. January 15, 2021.
    
  1. Nikhil Lohiya, Rahul Jahagirdar, Nirali Lohiya. Rhino Sinus Mucormycosis with Facial Nerve Palsy in a Child with Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Volume 7. Issue 6. November-December 2020
    
  1. Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Rahul Jahagirdar, Ruma Deshpande. Growth Parameters of under 2 year old Indian Children: A Comparison to WHO MGRS 2006 Charts. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Volume 24, Issue 2, March-April 2020; eISSN: 2230-8210. Pg- 176-180. 2
    
  1. Yesha Sunil Patel, Rahul Jahagirdar, Ruma Deshpande. Clinical and endocrinological profile of children with precocious puberty at a tertiary care center. Indian Journal of Child Health. Volume 6 Issue 7 July 2019 - 337-340
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Rahul Jahagirdar, Mohana Nitsure, Sanjay Lalwani. A comparision of recent diabetic ketoacidosis protocols between The International Society for Pediatric and Endocrine Diabetes (ISPAD) and British Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED). Journal of Pediatric Critical care. Jan- Feb 2019. Vol. 6 (1). 15-20. DOI-10.21304/2019.0601.00468
    
  1. Nikhil Lohiya, Vaman Khadilkar, Shubhadarshini Pawar, Anuradha Khadilkar, Shashi Chiplonkar, Rahul Jahagirdar. Field Testing of IAP 2015 Charts, The Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2018 volume 09, issue 85 (9) page no. 723-728 e-published January 2018
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Ruma Deshpande. Clinical Profile Of Turner's Syndrome- Our Experience. Indian Journal of Research. Volume: 6. Issue: 3.| February – 2017, 82-83
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Bhakti Sarangi. Evaluation of Office Based Management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus In Children. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume – 7. Issue – 2. February - 2017
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Shalin Parikh, Ruma Deshmapde, Sanjay Lalwani. Growth Profile of Children With Thalassemia Major. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume – 7. Issue – 1. January – 2017
    
  1. Ruma Deshpande, Rahul Jahagirdar. Growth performance of Indian under five children with endocrine disorders on WHO 2006 growth standards. International Journal of Scientific Research. Volume-6 | Issue-3 | March – 2017, 36-38
    
4. Dr. Kavita Srivastava Professor
  1. Suvasini Sharma, Jaya Shankar Kaushik, Kavita Srivastava, Jyotindra Narayan Goswami, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Kollencheri Puthenveettil Vinayan And Rekha Mittal. Association of Child Neurology (AOCN) – Indian Epilepsy Society (IES) Consensus Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of West Syndrome. Indian Pediatrics. Volume 58__January 15, 2021. Pg 54-66.
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  1. Ajinkya Patil, Rahul Jahagirdar, Kavita Srivastava, Sanjay MankarA rare cause of progressive gait abnormality in a case of Turner syndrome , International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics | June 2021 | Vol 8 | Issue 6
    
  1. Kavita Srivastava, Shirish Bhartiya, Vrushabh Gavli, Rahul Patil and Surekha Rajadhyaksha. Efficacy, Tolerability and Serum Phenytoin Levels After Intravenous Fosphenytoin Loading Dose In Children With Status Epilepticus. Indian Pediatrics. Volume 57. March 15, 2020. 218-221.
    
  1. Neha Vijay Parekh, Ruth Susan George, Adhiraj Dharmadhikari, Kavita Srivastava, Bijoy Kumar Panda. Study of clinical efficacy, safety and tolerability of low cost branded generic antiepileptic drugs in children and adolescents. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. August 2019. Vol 8, Issue 8. Page 1728- 1733. Print ISSN: 2319-2003 | Online ISSN: 2279-0780
    
  1. Devender Bhalla, Saloni Kapoor, Ani Kapoor, Elham Lotfalinezhad, Fatemah Amini, Nanda Kishor Bhatta, Kavita Srivastava, Manjari Tripathi. A First-Ever Dedicated Comprehensive Review of Incidence of Epilepsy In South America and Caribbean. International Journal of Epilepsy. 4 (2017) 65–69
    
  1. Kavita Srivastava, K K Kishore, Karan Topiwala, Surekha Rajadhyaksha. Recurrence rate and risk factors for recurrence of seizures after withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AED) in Indian children treated for epilepsy. International Journal of Epilepsy 4 (2017) 12-18
    
  1. Peter S. Bergin, Ettore Beghi, Lynette G. Sadleir, Alice Brockington, Manjari Tripathi, Mark P. Richardson, Elisa Bianchi, Kavita Srivastava, Jayaganth Jayabal, Benjamin Legros, Michel Ossemann, Nicole McGrath, Alberto Verrotti, Hui Jan Tan, Simone Beretta, Richard Frith, Ivan Iniesta, Emma Whitham, Jithangi Wanigasinghe , Birinus Ezeala-Adikaibe, Pasquale Striano , Ian Rosemergy, Elizabeth B. Walker, Maia Alkhidze, Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva, Jose Alfredo Ram_ırez Gonz_alez, Wendyl J. D’Souza, and *on behalf of the EpiNet Study Group. EpiNet as a way of involving more physicians and patients in epilepsy research: Validation study and accreditation process. Epilepsia Open, The Open Access Journal of the International League Against Epilepsy. 2017 Mar; 2(1): 20–31.
    
5 Dr. Ruma Deshpande Associate Professor
  1. Bijoy Kumar Panda, Raveena Bajaj, Dipeeka Surve, Ruma Deshpande Safety evaluation following immunization of pentavalent vaccine (multi-dose vial): experiences and comparative study, International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2021 Feb;8(2):243-247
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  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Vaman Khadilkar, Ruma Deshpande, Nikhil Lohiya, Clinical, Etiological and Laboratory Profile of Children with Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD) Experience from a Tertiary Pediatric Endocrine Unit in Western India. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Volume 25 ¦ Issue 1 ¦ January-Febraury 2021, Pg 48-53
    
  1. Nikhil Lohiya  , Rahul Jahagirdar  , Ruma Deshpande  , Ankush Goyal  : Sexual Maturity Assessment in Indian Children: Study from western India: Journal Of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism: 18 Sept 2020. 2021 Apr 13;34(5):567-572
    
  1. Karuna Randhir, Hemlata Pisal, Vrushali Kadam, Amrita Khaire-Ghadge, Nandini Malshe, Ruma Deshpande, Sonali Palkar, Sanjay Lalwani, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Chittaranjan Yajnik, Clive Osmond, Caroline Fall, Sadhana Joshi.IAssociation of preeclampsia with anthropometric measures and blood pressure in Indian children. PLOS ONE. May 5, 2020. Pg 1-13.
    
 
  1. Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Rahul Jahagirdar, Ruma Deshpande. Growth Parameters of under 2 year old Indian Children: A Comparison to WHO MGRS 2006 Charts. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Volume 24 • Issue 2 • March-April 2020e ISSN: 2230-8210. Pg- 176-180
    
  1. Yesha Sunil Patel, Rahul Jahagirdar, Ruma Deshpande. Clinical and endocrinological profile of children with precocious puberty at a tertiary care center. Indian Journal of Child Health. Jul 2019. Pg 1-4.
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Ruma Deshpande. Clinical Profile of Turner's Syndrome- Our Experience. Indian Journal of Research. Volume: 6. Issue: 2.| February – 2017.
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Shalin Parikh, Ruma Deshmapde, Sanjay Lalwani. Growth Profile of Children With Thalassemia Major. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume – 7. Issue – 1. January – 2017.
    
  1. Ruma Deshpande, Rahul Jahagirdar. Growth performance of Indian under five children with endocrine disorders on WHO 2006 growth standards. International Journal of Scientific Research. Volume-6 | Issue-3 | March - 2017
    
6 Dr. Bhakti Sarangi Associate Professor
  1. Bhakti Sarangi*, Guruprasad H. Shankar, Ajay Walimbe, K. C. Prithvichandra Croup as a manifestation of COVID-19 in infancy: International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2021 Nov;8(11):1884-1886
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  1. Neha Mohan Rao, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Bhakti U Sarangi, Sanjay Bafna, Priscilla Joshi1, Rahul Jahagirdar Persistent left superior vena cava presenting as brain abscess. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care | Volume 8 | Issue 6 | November-December 2021 : 302-305
    
  1. Bhakti U Sarang, Parmanand Andankar6, Abhijit Bagade7, Sameer Sadawarte8, Sagar Sharad Lad, Pradeep Suryawanshi A multicenter study of clinical and biochemical profiles, treatments, and short term outcomes in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome associated with SARS CoV 2 infection from Western India Rachit Mehta, Vinay H Joshi1, Preetha Joshi, Amit Bhondve2, Madhu Otiv3, Soonu Udani1, Mahesh Mohite4, , Ashish Ramchadra Dhongade; Journal of Pediatric Critical Care | Volume 8 | Issue 6 | November-December 2021: 270-277
    
 
  1. Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Varsha Sharma, Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe, K. C. Prithvichandra Markal, Venkat Sandeep Reddy. Surge in diabetic ketoacidosis in children with Type 1 diabetes during COVID 19 pandemic – A report from a tertiary care center in Pune, India. (Short Communication). Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Volume 8 | Issue 2 | March-April 2021
    
  1. Jitendra S. Oswal, Bhakti Sarangi, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Varsha Sharma. Successful use of tocilizumab in the treatment of multisystem inflammatory disease of childhood refractory to intravenous immunoglobulin and glucocorticoids. (Case Report). Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. | Volume 8 | Issue 2 | March-April 2021
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Jitendra S. Oswal*, K. V. Sandeep Reddy, K. C. Prithvichandra. Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 in Indian children: Pune experience. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2021 Apr;8(4).
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar and Venkat Sandeep Reddy. Virus-Induced Wheezing With Covid-19. Indian Pediatrics. Volume 57. December 15, 2020. 1183-1184
    
  1. Sai Divya Sasi Kumar, Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe. Acute febrile encephalopathy and seizures in children with diffusion restriction lesions on magnetic resonance imaging brain: A case series. Case Report. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. December 14, 2020
    
  1. Mohana Nitsure, Bhakti Sarangi, Guruprasad H Shankar, Venkat S Reddy, Ajay Walimbe, Varsha Sharma, Shirish Prayag. Mechanisms of Hypoxia in COVID-19 patients: A pathophysiologic Reflection. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine. Jp- journals 10071-23547. 2020
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Jitendra S Oswal, Nandini Malshe, Ajinkya Patil, Manojit Chakraborty and Sanjay Lalwani. Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Indian Children in the Initial Phase of the Pandemic. Indian Pediatrics. July 28, 2020
    
  1. Siddhant Lalwani, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Priscilla Joshi1, Bhakti Sarangi. Pediatric transfusion associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Volume 7. Issue 4. July-August 2020. Pg- 202-205
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Ajay Walimbe, Jitendra S Oswal, Shonit Kumar Patro. Utility of upper airway ultrasound for confirmation of endotracheal tube placement in the pediatric intensive care unit setting. July 13, 2020. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. 179-85. Volume 7. Issue 4. July-August 2020.
    
 
  1. Girish Kulkarni, Sodality Sutnga, Bhakti Sarangi, Venkat Sandeep Reddy. Severe Chikungunya infection in the pediatric intensive care unit: A case series. http://www.jpcc.org.in on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, IP: 10.232.74.22]. Published by Wolters Kluwer – Medknow. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2020 Pg 140-143.
    
  1. Sayali Deshpande, Bhakti Sarangi, Venkat Sandeep Reddy,Ajay Walimbe. Mycoplasma pneumonia induced cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care | Published by Wolters Kluwer – Medknow. Volume 7. Issue 2. March-April 2020
    
  1. Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Ajay Walimbe, Bhakti Sarangi, Sanjay Lalwani. Accidental Dapsone Ingestion Leading to Methemoglobinemia In A Child: Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Vol. 6 - No.2 Mar-Apr 2019. Pg 56-58
    
  1. Sunil V Kapur, Jitendra S Oswal, Bhakti Sarangi. Efficacy and Safety of High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Moderate and Severe Bronchiolitis. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. March 2019. 13 (3). SC11 - SC14
    
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Rahul Jahagirdar, Mohana Nitsure, Sanjay Lalwani. A comparision of recent diabetic ketoacidosis protocols between The International Society for Pediatric and Endocrine Diabetes (ISPAD) and British Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED). Journal of Pediatric Critical care. Jan- Feb 2019. Vol. 6 (1). 15-20
    
  1. Putun Patel, Sandip Bartakke, Vibha Bafna, Bhakti Sarangi, Kavita Srivastava, Jitendra Oswal, Vijay Kalrao, Sanjay Lalwani IVIG Induced Hemolytic Anemia E A Report Of Two Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal 2 (2017) S9 - S31
    
  1. P Patel, S Bartakke, V Bafna, B Sarangi, J Oswal, V Kalrao, S Lalwani. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in leukemia–A report of three cases. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal.2017. 2 (2), S11-S12
    
  1. Rahul Jahagirdar, Bhakti Sarangi. Evaluation of Office Based Management of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children. Indian Journal of Applied Research. Volume-7. Issue – 2. February – 2017
    
7 Dr.Neeta Hanumante Associate Professor
  1. Anand Kawade, Sudhir Babji, Veena Kamath, Abhishek Raut, Chandra Mohan Kumar, Ritabrata Kundu, Padmasani Venkatramanan, Sanjay K. Lalwani, Ashish Bavdekar, Sanjay Juvekar, Girish Dayma, Rakesh Patil, Muralidhar Kulkarni, Asha Hegde, Dinesh Nayak, B.S. Garg, Subodh Gupta, Smita Jategaonkar, Nidhi Bedi, Chetna Maliye, Nupur Ganguly, Kheya Ghosh Uttam, Prabal Niyogi, Sonali Palkar, Neeta Hanumante, Nidhi Goyal, Alok Arya, Mohd. Aslam, Varsha Parulekar, Abhijeet Dharmadhikari, Dutta Gaikwad, Jagdish Zade, Sajjad Desai, Gagandeep Kang, Prasad S. Kulkarni. Immunogenicity and lot-to-lot consistency of a ready to use liquid bovine-human reassortant pentavalent rotavirus vaccine (ROTASIIL - Liquid) in Indian infants. Vaccine. 2019. 37 (19). 2554-2560.
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  1. Neeta Hanumante, Sujata Murarkar, Shrivallabh Sane, Sumati Sancheti. Assessment of knowledge of mothers from migrant population regarding use of oral rehydration solution in diarrheal illness in under-five children from rural Pune. Indian Journal of Child Health. Vol 6. Issue 4. April 2019. 173-175. E-ISSN- 2349-6126. P-ISSN-2349-6118
  
  1. Dr Neeta Hanumante, Dr Dipali Desale, Mr R. B. Deshmukh. Factors Influencing Parental Willingness for Their Baby's Participation in Vaccine Clinical Trials. Indian Journal of Research. Feb-19. 8 (2) 1-3.
  
   
  1. Rajesh Joshi, Neeta Hanumante, Uma Nayak, Shalaka Agarkhedkar, Paresh Thakkar, Jayesh Sanmukhani, Ravindra Mittal. Immunogenicity and Safety of a Novel MMR Vaccine (Live) (Freeze-dried): Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research. Jan 2018. Volume 12 (1). SC09-SC13
  
8. Dr. Priyanka Gundecha Associate Professor
  1. Priyanka Badjate, Brijendra Prasad. Vitamin D evaluation based on demographics and calcium supplement intake in children suffering from acute febrile illness admitted in as tertiary care center. Indian Journal of Child Health. Vol 7, Issue 3. March 2020. Pg 117-120.
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  1. Priyanka Badjate, Brijendra Prasad. Cohort study showing correlation of Vitamin D levels with severity of illness in children admitted with acute febrile illness. Indian Journal of Child Health. 12 Jun 2020. Pg 1-5.
  
9. Dr. Ramdas Dahiphale Associate Professor
  1. Ranvijay Rana, Ramdas Dahiphale, Vijay Kalrao. Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis among Children Younger than 5 Years of Age. (Original Article). Indian Journal of Child Health. Vol 8 | Issue 1 | January 2021. 46-50
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  1. Ramdas Dahiphale. Epidemiological pattern of neurotuberculosis in children. International Journal of pediatrics. May 2020. Vol 14 (2).8-14. Print ISSN 2579-0897. Online ISSN: 2636-4662.
  
10 Dr. Ajay Walimbe Assistant Professor
  1. Bhakti Sarangi*, Guruprasad H. Shankar, Ajay Walimbe, K. C. Prithvichandra , Croup as a manifestation of COVID-19 in infancy , International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2021 Nov;8(11):1884-1886
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  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Jitendra S. Oswal*, K. V. Sandeep Reddy, K. C. Prithvichandra. Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 in Indian children: Pune experience. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2021 Apr;8(4). pISSN 2349-3925 | eISSN 2349-3933.
  
  1. Ajay Walimbe, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Bhakti U. Sarangi, Varsha SharmaSpontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a child with severe diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report Journal of Pediatric Critical Care ; July 10, 2021, IP: 10.232.74.23
  
  1. Sai Divya Sasi Kumar, Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe. Acute febrile encephalopathy and seizures in children with diffusion restriction lesions on magnetic resonance imaging brain: A case series. Case Report. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. December 14, 2020.
  
  1. Mohana Nitsure, Bhakti Sarangi, Guruprasad H Shankar, Venkat S Reddy, Ajay Walimbe, Varsha Sharma, Shirish Prayag. Mechanisms of Hypoxia in COVID-19 patients: A pathophysiologic Reflection. 2020 Oct; 24(10): 967–970
  
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Ajay Walimbe, Jitendra S Oswal, Shonit Kumar Patro. Utility of upper airway ultrasound for confirmation of endotracheal tube placement in the pediatric intensive care unit setting. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. July 13, 2020. Volume 7 | Issue 4 | July-August 2020. 179-185
  
   
  1. Sayali Deshpande, Bhakti Sarangi, Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Ajay Walimbe. Mycoplasma pneumoniaeinduced cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with autoimmune hemolytic anemia, Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Volume 7. Issue 2. March-April 2020
  
  1. Venkat Sandeep Reddy, Ajay Walimbe, Bhakti Sarangi, Sanjay Lalwani. Accidental Dapsone Ingestion Leading to Methemoglobinemia In A Child:. Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Vol. 6 - No.2 Mar-Apr 2019. Pg 56-58
  
11 Dr. Parag Mahankar Assistant Professor
  1. P. Mahankar, V. Bafna, S. Bartakke, S. Lalwani, V. Kalrao, J. Oswal. Vitamin D Deficiency Rickets Induced Myelofibrosis- A Case Report. Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal 4 (2019) S37eS38
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12 Dr. Guruprasad H S Assistant Professor
  1. Neha Mohan Rao, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Bhakti U Sarangi, Sanjay Bafna, Priscilla Joshi1, Rahul Jahagirdar , Persistent left superior vena cava presenting as brain abscess Journal of Pediatric Critical Care | Volume 8 | Issue 6 | November-December 2021 : 302-305
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  1. Bhakti Sarangi*, Guruprasad H. Shankar, Ajay Walimbe, K. C. Prithvichandra Croup as a manifestation of COVID-19 in infancy International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2021 Nov;8(11):1884-1886
  
  1. Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Jitendra S. Oswal*, K. V. Sandeep Reddy, K. C. Prithvichandra. Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 in Indian children: Pune experience. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2021 Apr;8(4).
  
  1. Jitendra S. Oswal, Bhakti Sarangi, Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Varsha Sharma. Successful use of tocilizumab in the treatment of multisystem inflammatory disease of childhood refractory to intravenous immunoglobulin and glucocorticoids. (Case Report). Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. | Volume 8 | Issue 2 | March-April 2021
  
  1. Guruprasad Hassan Shankar, Varsha Sharma, Bhakti Sarangi, Ajay Walimbe, K. C. Prithvichandra Markal, Venkat Sandeep Reddy. Surge in diabetic ketoacidosis in children with Type 1 diabetes during COVID 19 pandemic – A report from a tertiary care center in Pune, India. (Short Communication). Journal of Pediatric Critical Care. Volume 8 | Issue 2 | March-April 2021
  
13 Dr. Shridhar Jadhav Assistant Professor
  1. Shridhar Jadhav , Jitendra Oswal Automated Cellular Indices To Identify Dengue And Malaria And Distinguish Them From Other Febrile Illnesses International Journal of Current Advanced Research Vol 7, Issue 4(M), pp 12176-12190, April 2018
  
14 Dr. Leena Srivastava
  1. Ketan Bharadva, Digant Shastri, Narayan Gaonkar, Rhishikesh Thakre, Jayashree Mondkar, Ruchi Nanavati, Suchit Tamboli, Swati Vinchurkar, Antony Kollannur R, Samir Dalwai, Mahesh Patel, Parul Valia, Leena Srivastava, Chhaya Prasad, Amola Patel, Jeeson Unni And Somashekhar Nimbalkar. Consensus Statement of Indian Academy of Pediatrics on Early Childhood Development. Indian Pediatrics. Volume 57_September 15, 2020. 834-841.
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  1. Samir Dalwai, Jeeson Unni, Veena Kalra, Pratibha Singhi, Leena Shrivastava and Mkc Nair. Consensus Statement of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics on Evaluation and Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Indian Pediatrics. Volume 54__June 15, 2017. 481-488.
  
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