Title

“Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics”, is a quarterly medical journal committed to practical pediatric problems and updates in management. It is a subscription journal and one of the official journals of Indian Academy of Pediatrics. The Journal is registered under Newspaper Registrar of India - New Delhi with the Reg.No.71867/99.

Indexing

Indexed in SCOPUS, EXCERPTA MEDICA since 2003 CABI Publishing and EMCare included in the list of books with NLM library - Catalogued; MMS ID 9911455593406676; ISSN 0972-9607; NLM ID 101145.

Objective

To impart knowledge and basics of skill learning for the pediatricians and general practitioners, particularly physicians in non-teaching institutions and rural areas, on practical management aspects of the common pediatric problems.

Journal Committee

Editor-in-Chief Dr. G.Durai Arasan	Executive Editor Dr. S.Kalpana	Managing Editor Dr. Annamalai Vijayaraghavan
Associate Editors Dr. R.V.Dhakshayani Dr. V.Poovazhagi Dr. J.Shyamala Dr. A.Somasundaram Dr. Sridevi A. Naaraayan	Executive Members Dr. Elayarani Elavarasan Dr. A.T.Indhumathi Dr. D.Priyadharishini Dr. Lakshmi Prashanth Dr. K.Senthil Ganesh Dr. Sindhu Sivanandan Dr. R.Venkateswari Dr. Ruchira Maheshwari (Ex-officio)

National Advisory Board

President 2026, IAP Dr. Neelam Mohan	President 2027, IAP Dr. M.Singaravelu	Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr. Pooja Dewan
Members Dr. Amol Manik Pawar Dr. Arjit Mohapatra Dr. M.M.Deshpande Dr. Mohamed Ismail Dr. Monika Sharma Dr. Priya Shivali Dr. Rashna Dass Hazarika Dr. Sharadkumar Pai Raikar Dr. M.V.Suresh Babu Dr. Suryaprakash Sethi	Past Editors Dr. A.Parthasarathy (Late) Dr. M.Vijaya kumar (Late)	Emeritus Editors Dr. B.R.Nammalwar Dr. A.Balachandran Dr. K.Nedunchelian Dr. P.Ramachandran Dr. N.C.Gowrishankar Dr. S.Thangavelu Dr. T.L.Ratnakumari

Indian Academy Of Pediatrics

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics was formed after amalgamating the Association of Pediatricians in India based at Mumbai and the Indian Pediatric Society based at Calcutta during its joint meeting at Hyderabad in 1963. The IAP Secretariat is situated at Mumbai. Today, the IAP has around 14,000 members with 140 branches which work for the furtherance of IAP's objectives and work independently as per IAP's constitution. The IAP has 13 subspeciality chapters and 4 working groups besides various issue based sub-committees appointed by the Excecutive Board from time to time.

Mission Statement

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics is committed to the improvement of the health and well being of all children. For this purpose, the Academy dedicates its efforts and resources. As members of the Academy we shall strive for the achievement of the optimum growth, development and health in the physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual realms of all children irrespective of diversities of their backgrounds. We shall fulfill our mission through the following activities :

Advocacy For Children

Serve as advocates for the legitimate causes of children, their growth, development, health, emotional nurture, opportunities, rights, equity and justice. Serve as competent and responsible source of information relevant to the health and well being of children, to other organizations, the public and the governments.

Professional Education And Improvement

Provide and promote ethical and professional standards among the members and provide and promote education and training for the improvement of the knowledge, attitude and skills of members in pediatrics in its widest sense.

Research

Provide leadership, guidance and support for research in its broadest sense, relevant to the health and well being of children.

Support For Pediatricians

Provide a forum for promoting the role and opportunities of pediatricians as the best equipped professionals for the care of sick children and to maintain the health and well being of all children. Remain as the spokesmedium of appropriate training of medical and related supportive professionals involved in the care of children in different settings.

Membership service

Provide services, benefits and recognition to assist and support the members for meeting the needs and challenges inherent in pursuing our mission.

Education of parents and the public

Design and conduct programs and efforts for the education of parents, the public and policy makers on their role in the promotion of health and well being of children at home, in school and in other situations.

Activities

The IAP advocates, encourages and advances the knowledge, study, research and practice of the science of Pediatrics in all possible ways and promotes Continuing Medical Education of its members and generally oversees standards for their professional conduct.

Apart from guiding its members on issues related to Child Survival, IAP also plays a crucial role in propogating the WHO, UNICEF and Government of India policies on Child survival as a "true in service" and actively participates in Government of India's child survival programmes.

The IAP organizes through its branches and subspeciality chapters CMEs, workshops, seminars, updates and conferences at National, Zonal, State, District and Local levels. It also exchanges Medical Teachers/Professionals at International/National level for disseminating, acquiring and imparting knowledge and training through various awards and research fellowships.

Official Publications Of IAP

1. Monthly indexed journal- Indian Pediatrics.
2. Quarterly journal - Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics.
3. Quarterly Bulletin - Academy Today.
4. Books on the Proceedings of CME / Update / Symposia / workshops / seminars / conferences.
5. Guide books for parents on health and care of children. The IAP actively participates in public education on child health care programs through print and audio-visual media.

IAP Team-2025

President 2026 Dr. Neelam Mohan	President Elect 2026 Dr. M.Singaravelu	Imm. Past President Dr. Vasant M. Khalatkar
Secretary General Dr. Ruchira Maheshwari	Vice President - Central Zone 2026 Dr. Arakala Bhaskar	Vice President - East Zone 2026 Dr. Sukanta Chatterjee
Vice President - West Zone 2026 Dr. Sandip K. Trivedi	Vice President - North Zone 2026 Dr. Devendra Sareen	Vice President - South Zone 2026 Dr. Jose Ouseph
National Treasurer Dr. Alok Bhandari	Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr. Pooja Dewan	Editor-in-Chief, IJPP Dr. G.Durai Arasan
Joint Secretary- Liaison 2026 Dr. Anurag Agarwal	Joint Secretary- Admin 2026 Dr. Mahesh A. Mohite

Members Of The Executive Board

Andhra Pradesh Dr. K.Muralidhar Reddy Dr. M.Nageswara Rao Dr. Manohar Badur	Assam Dr. Rashna Dass Hazarika	Bihar Dr. Anil Kumar Dr. Rashmi Agarwal
Chandigarh Dr. Neeraj Kumar	Chhattisgarh Dr. M.M.Deshpande	Delhi Dr. Mukesh Dhankar Dr. Pankaj Garg Dr. Surender Singh Bisht
Goa Dr. Sharad Kumar Pairaikar	Gujarat Dr. Divyang R. Patel Dr. Manish R. Mehta Dr. Rashmin R. Cecil Dr. Vijay B. Shah	Haryana Dr. Ajay Kumar Arora Dr. Manoj Rawal
Himachal Pradesh Dr. Surinder Singh	Jammu & Kashmir Dr. Sunil Dutt Sharma	Jharkhand Dr. Rajeeva Misra
Karnataka Dr. Amaresh K. Patil Dr. M.Venkatachalapathy Dr. N.K.Kalappanavar Dr. Priya Shivalli Dr. Sahana Devadas	Kerala Dr. Johnny Sebastian Dr. M.Vijaya Kumar Dr. P.T.Vishnu Mohan Dr. P.Rakheesh	MadhyaPradesh Dr. M.K.Jain Dr. Rajesh Tikkas Dr. Ratan Khandelwal
Maharashtra Dr. Deepa S. Phirke Dr. Nikhil U. Pathak Dr. Rajesh K. Kulkarni Dr. Ramakant D. Patil Dr. Ravindra S. Sonawane Dr. Sagar R. Wagh	Meghalaya Dr.Palash Ranjan Gogoi	Mumbai Dr. Praveen V. Gokhale
Manipur/Tripura Dr. H.Jashobanta Singh	Odisha Dr. Geetanjali Sethy Dr. Sibabratta Patnaik	Punjab Dr. Manjit Singh Bhutani Dr. Monika Sharma
Rajasthan Dr. Anurag Tomar Dr. Badri Lal Meghwal Dr. Vishnu Kumar Pansari	Tamilnadu Dr. Annamalai Vijayaraghavan Dr. G.Amalraj Dr. J.Balaji Dr. K.Rajendran Dr. K.U.Suresh Balan Dr. S.Balasankar	Pondichery Dr. V.Tiroumourougane Serane
Telangana Dr. B.Suggunaker Reddy Dr. K.Raja Shekar Rao Dr. K.Venkateshwar Rao Dr. M.Seshu Madhav	Uttar Pradesh Dr. Ghanshyam Chaudhary Dr. Ram Niwas Sharma Dr. Shrish Bhatnagar Dr. Subhash Chandra	Uttarakhand Dr. Rajeev K. Srivastava
West Bengal Dr. Champak Das Dr. Jay Deb Ray Dr. Swapan Kumar Ray	Defence Service Dr. (Surg CMDE) Ashok Kumar Yadav	Organising Secretary (Pedicon 2027) Dr. K.Rajendran

IAP Secretariat

Honorary General Secretary,  Indian Academy of Pediatrics,  Kamdhenu Business Bay,  5th Floor, Plot No. 51, Sector 1, Juinagar East, (Near Juinagar Railway Station) Nerul, Navi Mumbai – 400706 (India) TEL : (022) 27710857, 27715578, 27716573, 27710118  E-mail : centraloffice@iapindia.org IAP Website : www.iapindia.org