Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics, Chennai

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.T.L.Ratnakumari

Executive Editor

Dr.G.Durai Arasan

Managing Editor

Dr.C.Vijayabhaskar

Associate Editors

Dr. Annamalai Vijayaraghavan
Dr. S.Kalpana
Dr. V.Poovazhagi
Dr. J.Shyamala
Dr. A.Somasundaram

Editorial Board Members

Dr. R.V.Dhakshayani
Dr. Elayarani Elavarasan
Dr. Lakshmi Prashanth
Dr. K.Senthil Ganesh
Dr. Sindhu Sivanandan
Dr. Sridevi A Naaraayan
Dr. R.Venkateswari
Dr. Yogesh N Parikh (Ex-officio)

National Advisory Board

President 2025, IAP

DR. Vasant M Khalatkar

Editor-in-Chief, IP

Dr.Pooja Dewan

Members

Dr. Bennet Xylem P
Dr. Khurshid Ahmed Wani
Dr. Madhu Sinha
Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh
Dr. M Narayanan
Dr. Nehal Patel
Dr. Raja Shekar Rao
Dr. Ritika Khurana
Dr. Suchitra Dontamala
Dr. Sukantha Chetterjee

Emeritus Editors

Dr. B.R.Nammalwar
Dr. A.Balachandran
Dr. K.Nedunchelian
Dr. P.Ramachandran
Dr. N.C.Gowrishankar
Dr. S.Thangavelu

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

Monthly indexed journal- Indian Pediatrics.
Quarterly journal - Indian Journal of Practical Pediatrics.
Quarterly Bulletin - Academy Today.
Books on the Proceedings of CME / Update / Symposia / workshops / seminars / conferences.
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 2025 DR. Vasant M Khalatkar	President Elect 2025 DR. Neelam Mohan	Imm. Past President Dr. GV Basavaraja
Vice President - Central Zone 2025 Dr. YS Guru Prasad	Vice President - East Zone 2025 Dr. Prasant Kumar Saboth	Vice President - West Zone 2025 Dr. Ramesh M Bajania	Vice President - North Zone 2025 Dr. Harish Kumar Pemde	Vice President - South Zone 2025 Dr. Preeti M Galagali	Secretary General 2025 & 2026 Dr.Yogesh N Parikh	National Treasurer Dr. Atanu Bhadra
Editor-in-Chief, IP Dr.Pooja Dewan	Editor-in-Chief, IJPP Dr.T.L.Ratnakumari	Joint Secretary- Liaison 2025 Dr. Ruchira Maheshwari	Joint Secretary- Admin 2025 Dr. Paramanad G Andankar

Members Of The Executive Board

Andhra Pradesh

Dr. MV Suresh Babu
Dr. Kasi Bandaru
Dr. P Venkata Rama Rao

Assam

Dr. Rashna Dass Hazarika

Bihar

Dr. Rakesh Kumar
Dr. Sheo Bachan Singh

Chandigarh

Dr.Gaurav Rishi Gupta

Chhattisgarh

Dr. Kavindra Sarbhai

Delhi

Dr. Mukesh Dhankar
Dr. Manish Gupta
Dr. Mukesh Verma

Goa

Dr. Sushma P Kirtani

Gujarat

Dr. Nehal Patel
Dr. Prashant V Kariya
Dr. Manish R Mehta
Dr. Divyang R Patel

Haryana

Dr. Naveen Kumar Gupta
Dr. Suresh Chander Jain

Himachal Pradesh

Dr. Pancham Kumar

Jammu & Kashmir

Dr. Khurshid Ahmed Wani

Jharkhand

Dr. Rajeeva Mishra

Karnataka

Dr. Durugappa H
Dr. B Nandeesh
Dr. Mallanagounda M Patil
Dr. Shiva Prakash Sosale C
Dr. Shreekrishna Gn

Kerala

Dr. P.Ashok Kumar
Dr. PT Vishnu Mohan
Dr. Johnny Sebastian
Dr. Bennet Xylem P

MadhyaPradesh

Dr. Shreelekha Ajay Joshi
Dr. Susheel Rathi
Dr. Pankaj Shukla

Maharashtra

Dr. Sanjeev L Joshi
Dr. Rajesh K Kulkami
Dr. Vinayak K Patki
Dr. Amol Manik Pawar
Dr. Deepa S Phirke
Dr. Nikhil U Pathak

Mumbai

Dr. Praveen V Gokhale

Manipur/Tripura

Dr. Jayanta Kumar Poddar

Odisha

Dr. Mahesh Prasad Mohanta
Dr. Arjit Mohapatra

Punjab

Dr. Baljinder Karur
Dr. Lalit Kumar Tandon

Rajasthan

Dr. Deepandra Garg
Dr. Atul Kumar Heda
Dr. Surya Prakash Sethi

Tamilnadu

Dr. G Amalraj
Dr. Mohamed Ismail
Dr. B Ramesh Babu
Dr. Annamalai Vijaya Raghavan
Dr. Vt Rajesh

Pondichery

Dr. Tiroumourougane Serane V

Telangana

Dr. Ch Laxman Kumar
Dr. G Laxman
Dr. K Raja Shekar Rao

Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Ghanshyam Chaudhary
Dr. Sanjiv Kumar
Dr. Rajendra K Srivastava
Dr. Vineet Tyagi

Uttarakhand

Dr. Utkarsh Sharma

West Bengal

Dr. Sukanta Chatterjee
Dr. Kalpana Datta (Chattarjee)
Dr. Dibyendu Rayachaudhuri

Services. IAP

Brig (Dr.) Shuvendu Roy
Dr. Mihir Sarkar

Editor-In-Chief-Ip