Dr Abiramalatha completed
MBBS from Stanley Medical College, Chennai in 2007 DCH from Institute of Child Health (ICH), Madras Medical College in 2009. MD (Paeds) from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi in 2012 DM (Neo) from Christian Medical College, Vellore in 2016 She is currently pursuing PhD in Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai.
Dr Abiramalatha
MBBS., MD (Paeds)., DCH., DM (Neo)., PhD
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Clinical experience :
Has 8 years’ experience in Neonatal Intensive Care.
3 years as Senior Registrar in Christian Medical College, Vellore 4 years as Assistant Professor in Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai 1 year as Associate Professor in Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai She has expertise in managing all neonatal diseases, handling all neonatal emergencies and performing all neonatal procedures. She has experience in managing extreme preterm neonates born at ≥ 24 weeks gestational age and neonates who have undergone major surgeries.
Teaching experience :
Have 9 years teaching experience for MBBS and MD Pediatrics students Have 5 years teaching experience for DM Neonatology and Fellowship in Neonatology students
Neonatal respiratory support Newborn brain and developmental follow up
Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP, India) - L/2010/A-899 National Neonatology Forum (NNF, India) – TN/L-4507
She has developed a robust animal model for periventricular leukomalacia (preterm brain injury), a project funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, with a total fund of Rs.16.6 lakhs She has worked with Neonatal experts from many countries on multiple research projects. She is a peer-reviewer in the following journals
The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Pediatrics Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Archives of Diseases in Childhood British Journal of Nutrition BMC Gastroenterology BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth International journal of general Medicine Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine BMC Anesthesiology BMC Pediatrics Indian Journal of Pediatrics Eclinical medicine BMJ Pediatrics Open Journal of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Journal of Neonatology BMJ case reports Journal of Medical Case Reports International Journal of Pediatrics
Awards :
Tamil Nadu MGR University Gold Medal for DM Neonatology Associate Editor of Cochrane Neonatal ‘Young Researcher Award’ from ‘Indian Academy of Pediatrics’ (IAP) Recognitions :
National level certified trainer for
‘Advanced NRP’ and ‘Basic NRP’ workshops ‘Quality Improvement Initiatives’ workshops Invited speaker/faculty in regional and national conferences/ workshops in Neonatology She has written book chapters in various National level textbooks of Neonatology
Research paper presentations - International:
BRAIN 2021 (Fetal and Neonatal Neurology), an International Online Congress conducted from France in March 2021 - A Robust animal model for periventricular leukomalacia following the natural pattern of perinatal insults as in humans Research paper presentations - International: Neocon 2014 - Utility of neutrophil volume conductivity scatter (VCS) parameter changes as sepsis screen in neonates. South Pedicon 2015 - Utility of neutrophil volume conductivity scatter (VCS) parameter changes as sepsis screen in neonates. Kerala Neocon 2019 - Autologous umbilical cord blood for red cell concentrates transfusion in preterm infants - An uncontrolled clinical trial NeoCORE 2019 - Routine monitoring of gastric residual for prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants – A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis Neocon 2019 - Early fortification of human milk to promote growth in preterm infants – A Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis