EVOLVING AVATARS in 72-YEAR LIFE JOURNEY

EVOLVING AVATARS in 72-YEAR LIFE JOURNEY

In her 72-Year Life Journey;

She has frequently relocated herself into different medical colleges & corporate hospitals including USA & yet kept up with her academic excellence pursuing in research publications, books & as speaker in national and international conferences

PROFESSIONAL LIFE:

• Started as neonatologist & general pediatrician for 22 yrs - 1978 -2000
• Adolescent pediatrician since 34 years: 1991 to date
• Working for grand parents from 2015 to date

NON MEDICAL ASPECTS

• Specialized in mental health- doing many courses like NLP CBT REBT, mindfulness, yoga, meditation, art and music therapy
• Written a book on anger management
• Motivational speaker for many corporates for 12 yrs since 2012
• Community work – last 17 yrs from 2007 running a NGO for last 17 years & associated with many NGOS from last 24 years

EXCELLENT WORK ON TOPICS

Pulmonology, Vaccinology, Infectious Diseases, Intensive Care Growth And Development

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING in

Computers in Medicine, Lactation Management, Adolescent Medicine, Disaster Management, Environment And Child Health

Associated with 4 International professional organizations – IPA, IAAH, APPA , ASPID , SAHM

Worked with International agencies – WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA & Govt of India Ministries

Professor Emeritus

Adolescent Medicine Dept of Pediatrics

Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College & Research Centre & Dr D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune  

Honorary Executive Director

AACCI – MUMBAI

Senior Consultant Adolescent Paediatrics

Jehangir Hospital & Research Center Pune

Jehangir Wellness Centre, Pune

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING RECEIVED

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING RECEIVED

MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING

MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING

MOOC COURSE 2020

University of North Carolina & Chapel Hill, USA

on

“POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY”

Basic and master trainer at

NLP – Neuro Linguistic programming, 1998

• Brahmakumari Raj Yoga, 2015
• Courses in REBT & CBT, 2013-14
• Art Therapy, Music Therapy, 2021
• Zentangles, 2023

• Mediations, 1984
• Mind power, 1994

MOOC COURSE 2021

University of Lieden, Netherlands on

“DEMYSTIFYING MINDFULNESS”

MOOC COURSE 2022

University of Toronto, Canada

on

“ART AND SCIENCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NEEDS”

INSTITUTIONAL WORK

INSTITUTIONAL WORK

Medical Colleges –

• Nagpur GMC,
• Grant Medical College ,Mumbai,
• GBJ Medical college, Pune (Left in 1991 as Professor)
• Currently Professor Emeritus at Dr D.Y. Patil Medical College Pimpri, Pune

Corporate Hospitals –

• MGH, Boston, USA
• Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Center, Mumbai
• Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
• Currently working in Jehangir Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Pune

Received Training, Developed expertise & worked in a variety of subjects –

• Neonatology,
• Intensive care,
• Pulmonology,
• Infectious diseases,
• Vaccinology,
• Disaster Management
• Environmental Health
• Focused on Adolescent health since 2000

FIRST IAP MEMBER IN:

FIRST IAP MEMBER IN:

STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER

ASPID (Asian Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases) for one term – till 2000

OFFICE BEARER

Of IPA (International Paediatric Association) for 12 yrs -Continuous 4 terms – till 2013

GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER

OF NCD CHILD

(NCD Child: The global body for the prevention of NCD in children) for 6 years – till 2013

SPECIAL CERTIFICATE FOR WORK

By AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics)

CHAIRPERSON

Of 1^st IAP –AAP-CME @ MUMBAI

GLOBAL CO-LEADER OF IAHW

of SAHM (Society of Adolescent health and Medicine, USA)

2 yrs -one term- 2020-21

EDITORIAL BOARD PUBLICATIONS

of SAHM (Society of Adolescent health and Medicine, USA)

6 yrs - Two terms (2019 – to date)

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

Of IAAH (International Association of Adolescent Health) for 8 Years – till 2017

NON IAP AWARDS & RECOGNITION

NON IAP AWARDS & RECOGNITION

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IMA Best woman doctor, Patna (1997)

IMA Mumbai Rotating Elocution trophy

19 Awards for Research during years 1986 to 2017

Honorary Fellowship of the AAP – 2001

At INDIAN CANCER SOCIETY

Only lady doctor in the first 25 women achievers in Delhi, 2004

Ramp walk in the fashion show in the program by Hemant Trivedi

IJCP DOCTOR OF THE YEAR for Adolescent health, New Delhi 2011.

IMA Honorary Professor during years 2017-20

Award in 1^st world congress for NCD prevention Chandigarh 2017

HCFI Award Dr Rakesh Gupta best philanthropic contribution in the field of a community health project, New Delhi, Nov 2017

HCFI Award Dr Anil Jaju for work done on Holistic development of adolescence through parents and teachers, Oct 2018

FIRST AWARDEE of IMA National Women Empowerment Award in 2018

ACHIVEMENTS IN IAP

ACHIVEMENTS IN IAP

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James Fleet Award for Research, 1986

Executive Board (EB) Member in years 1987, 1988, 1991

IAP UG QUIZ coordinator from 1997 – 99 & Made IAP UG QUIZ free form sponsorship

Member of CIAP (Child and Infant Protection Association) for 1987 – 2001 during which held posts:

• As President in 2000
• As HSG during 1996-97
• As Treasurer during 1994-95
• As AAA during 1992-93
• As EB during 1987, 1988, 1991

Editor of ACADEMY TODAY from 1992 till 1997

Awarded: Lady Pediatrician of the Millennium in 2000

Chairperson of IAP website, IAP Polio task force, Finance Committee & IAP Task Force on adolescent Health in 2000

Became FIAP in 2001

Chair of:

• IAP Adolescent Chapter (2003 – 2006)
• IAP Disaster management Group (2004)
• IAP Environment group (2007 – 2010)
• IAP WW (Women in Pediatrics) (2016-2018)

Life time Achievement Award by IAP Research group @ Pedicon 2018

National Co-ordinator of PALS group from 1998 - 2000

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

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Associate editor Asian Oceana Journal of Pediatrics and child health (AOJPCH) 2001-03

United Nations Summit – UNGASS meeting in New York 2002 & Represented SE Asia in IPA session

Member of Technical Steering committee

WHO HQ Geneva, for Child and Adolescent section (CAH) 2007-09.

IPA Technical Advisor Adolescent health 2008-13

Advisor APPA task force on NCD prevention (2016-18)

IPA Representative for Adolescent health- WHO Geneva 2008-13

Joint Coordinator IPA- AAP Tobacco prevention program 2008-13

ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION

ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION

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Chairperson, Speaker, Panelist, Invited Guest making in total 37 conferences in COUNTRIES:

Australia, China, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hawaii, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Turkey, Thailand, UAE-Sharjah, USA, Bangladesh, Cuba, Egypt, London, UK, Sri Lanka, Sicily, Tehran

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To discuss on topics:

Adolescent Health (Life skill education, Depression and suicide, Parenting skills, Substance abuse), Asthma, Child health and Environment, Computer and Medical Informatics, Clinical Pediatric pharmacology, Child Abuse, Disaster management, Growth and Development, Infections and Immunology, Lactation Management, Vaccinations

On Topics :

• General Pediatrics
• Pulmonology
• Neonatology
• Immunization
• Infectious diseases
• Adolescent physical and mental health
• Multicenter youth behavior studies
• Awareness and prevention of NCD’s in children & youth

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• Research paper Publications:

International (1) Indian (32)

• Research paper Presentations: Total 150

International (56) Indian (94)

• Awards for Research paper presented:

International (1) National (21)

ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION

ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION

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MODULES AUTHORED:

• IAP Guidelines on Safe injections Practices
• IAP UNICEF NACO HIV Guidelines- children and adolescents
• IAP Environmental health
• IAP Asthma Training Module

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BOOKS AUTHORED:

• Status of the Girl Child for IAP Mumbai 1992
• First Ed – IAP Guidelines on Immunisation 1997
• First ed IAP Text book for UG 1997
• IAP Conference Guidelines 2000
• IAP Manual on Adolescent Health 2000 and other Adolescent Training Manuals
• IAP Guidelines on Management of children in Disasters 2004

Edited in total 23 Books – of which 5 are for Layperson & other 18 for Medical – & 40 Articles participating as one of its:

• Editor
• Co-editor
• Joint editor
• Academic editor

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Contributed total 141 Chapters in various books of which 5 are in international & 136 are in Indian books.