Dr. Rajath Pejaver

Speciality:          Neonatology
Experience:       13+Years of experience
Hospital:             Manipal Hospital, Bangalore

Brief About doctor:

• A specialist in Paediatrics and Neonatology with a rich experience of over 13+years is currently working in Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road. 
• The Doctor has expertise in Paediatrics and Neonatology. 
• He has handled numerous complex medical cases and is known for attention to detail, accurate diagnosis, and treating patients with empathy.

Speciality Interest:

• Management of extremely preterm babies from 22 weeks of gestation onwards
• Neonatal transport: Transport of sick neonates by both air and by road
• Management of Perinatal asphyxia and therapeutic hypothermia
• Invasive and non-invasive neonatal ventilation
• Neonatal nutrition
• Follow up of high-risk neonates and Bayley Scale Assessment

Fellowship & Membership:

• Wessex Oxford Neonatal Fellowship- RCPCH-UK.
• Neonatal fellowship: KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital Singapore.
• Member of the royal college of physicians and child health -the UK.
• Member of the royal college of physicians -Edinburgh.
• Member of the National Neonatology Forum.

Awards:

• Invited as a Contributing Author to write 2 chapters in ‘ IAP-NNF Textbook of Clinical Neonatology’, 2021, Jaypee Bros . This textbook is used by neonatologists and neonatal fellows all over India as basic reference for Neonatal practices. (2020-21).
• Invited as a Contributing Author to write and edit a chapter in the South Asian edition of the prestigious ‘Cloherty and Stark’s Manual of Neonatal Care’, Wolters Kluwer, 2021. This manual is used by neonatologists all over as a primer of protocols to follow in neonatal intensive care. (2020-21).
• Conferred the prestigious Fellowship of the ‘Indian Academy of Pediatrics’ (FIAP) for lifetime contribution to Child Health, 2020.
• Reviewer for ‘Current Practice Guidelines’ of National Neonatology Forum of India, 2019.
• Awarded the “Healthcare achiever – Legend” award by Times of India 2019.
• Awarded the Oration (Dr Nagaraj Rao Oration) and delivered the same at the prestigious National Conference of Neonatology ( NNF NEOCON 2019), Dec 2019.
• Organized the well acclaimed and Prestigious conference in Neonatology, the ‘IAP NEOCON 2019’ in Bangalore as Chairman. This was attended by 19 International faculty and nearly 700 Delegates and the conference focused on ‘ Advancing Frontiers of Neonatal Medicine’.
• Awarded the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the National Neonatology Forum-Karnataka State Chapter,2019.
• Awarded the Oration award, National Neonatology Forum, Karnataka 2016.
• Awarded the Fellowship of the National Neonatology Forum for Lifetime service in the field of Neonatology, 2013.
• Invited for a Platform Presentation to present a paper on the “role of GM-CSF in Neonatal Sepsis “at the “Society for Pediatric Research / AAP/PAS” annual meeting, Boston, 2000.
• Awarded the 6th “Dr.G.K.Devarajulu Memorial Endowment Oration Award” by the GKNM Hospital, Coimbatore, India. (1999).
• Has carried out one of the first “Air Transports for sick Neonates” in India.
• First Pediatrician to successfully use Surfactant therapy in Neonatal RDS in India.
• Awarded the “Dr.V.Balagopal Raju Award” by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics for the best research paper in Child health. (1988).
• Awarded the “Dr.Satya Gupta Endowment Prize” for the best research paper in Pediatrics by the IAP Delhi. (1987).
• Awarded ‘Best Student’ prize in Anatomy, Forensic Medicine, Internal Medicine and General Surgery during M.B.B.S. (1977–1982).
• Conducted statewide Newborn Health initiatives and the ‘Newborn Week’ Celebration drives in collaboration with UNICEF, NNF.
• Has helped set up 5 more NICUs in the country apart from starting and running the one at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore.

Education:

• MBBS 
• MD(Pediatrics) 
• MRCPCH(UK) 
• MRCP(EDIN) 
• Neonatal Fellowship -RCPCH(UK)