The Paediatric Department of Holy Family Hospital is a well-established center of excellence for paediatric care. There are highly qualified and experienced paediatric consultants and super specialists who are available to attend each and every patient who comes to Holy Family Hospital. Along with the consultants there is team of full time intensivists, neonatologist, residents, trained nursing staff and state of art NICU, PICU and pediatric ward to address all kinds of pediatric problems and serious pediatric emergencies. The hospital has excellent infrastructure in terms of laboratory services, radio imaging including x-rays, CT scan, MRI and ultrasound and echocardiography to provide a holistic support for the patient visiting the hospital all under one roof.
No case is too challenging for our highly specialized team of paediatric and surgical specialists, who blend modern medicine with human expertise to make our success rate one of the best in Mumbai.
General Paediatrics: This includes the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Paediatric Ward. Children are admitted through OPD referrals / Emergency. RMOs, intensivists and doctors are available round the clock for prompt action and effective management.
Neonatal Care: This includes routine care of all newborns delivered in the hospital as well as management of critically sick newborns who are either born in the hospital or referred from outside.
Our Paediatric department has a 20-bedded Paediatric Ward on the second floor, which is well equipped to manage paediatric medical, surgical, orthopedic and other patients. We treat routine cases ranging from malaria enteric fever and meningitis to complicated cases such as Kawasaki’s disease and congestive cardiac failure.
Bright, airy and child-friendly, this ward provides a soothing ambience that hastens a child’s recovery. HFH boasts of an excellent play area, which is well-stocked with toys and other recreational aids to relieve the stress of hospitalization on our children.
The ward has round the clock availability of trained doctors, nurses and supportive staff to take total care of the child.
Advances in paediatric medicine, especially paediatric intensive care, have dramatically improved the prognosis of critically ill children. Conditions that were once fatal are now treatable and show substantial improvement.
Many of our little miracles take place in our PICU and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which routinely give critically ill infants and children a second chance at life.
Our PICU was set up in 2007. It is equipped with 4 beds, 2 ventilators, and other ICU equipment such as Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) monitoring devices, infusion pumps and pulse oximeters. There are 3 full time trained pediatric intensivists along with specially trained ancillary nursing staff to take optimum care of critically sick children.
The PICU is fully equipped to manage all types of complicated conditions such as status epilepticus, severe asthma, meningitis as well as critical post-operative paediatric surgery patients.
The HFH NICU is a state of art, recently renovated and upgraded level 3 NICU providing all required care and services for the sick neonate. The NICU is fully equipped with warmers, ventilators, Bubble CPAPS, multipara monitors, infusion pumps and is manned round the clock by trained and efficient medical and nursing staff. We also have a senior fulltime Neonatologist along with senior consultants who supervise the, management of critically sick neonates.
Our efficient ancillary nursing staff also contributes to our enviable success rate. NICU has separate sections for inborn and out born babies to reduce the risk of sepsis. The high success rate of treating even the tiniest of preterm babies makes this NICU at par with any other level 3 NICU in the country.
From resuscitating babies weighing as little as 700 grams to breathing life back into extreme pre-term neonates, our Department of Paediatrics performs tiny miracles that test the limits of modern medicine 24x7, every single day.
Our successful prognosis is thanks to our allied ancillaries all under one roof like in-house diagnostic facilities namely CT scans, ultrasound equipment, portable x-ray machines and a fully-automated Pathology Department.
Our hospital also conducts DNB classes for paediatric resident staff. Classes are taken by our senior paediatric consultants. There is a structured training program under the supervision of senior Peadiatric Consultant. This includes journal clubs, Seminars, bedside teaching rounds, Case presentations and Grand Rounds This ensures that our residents are trained well and be at par with the best in their chosen field.
Our post-graduate teachers are highly qualified and among the senior-most in their specialty in Mumbai. They take time out of their busy schedules to make sure our DNB students – and an ailing baby’s family – have no questions unanswered.
The Pediatric Department of HFH is indeed a well-established center of excellence for providing efficient, prompt and holistic care to all pediatric patients coming to the hospital. The availability of senior and experienced paeditricians, full time intensivists, residents ably supported by trained and efficient nursing staff along with a robust infrastructure makes this department the ideal choice for handling all kinds of pediatric patients including new-borns.
| Physician | Speciality | Profile |
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Paediatrics |
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| Dr. Harvinder Kaur Palaha | MBBS, MD (Paediatrics) | View |
| Dr. Deepak P. Tirthani | MBBS, MD (Paed.), DCH (Bom) | View |
| Dr. Ganesh Lahane | MBBS, MD - Pediatrics | View |
| Dr. Vineeta Dalal | MBBS, DNB (Paeds.), MRCPCH (UK) | View |
| Dr. Sanjay Sharma | MBBS, MD (Pediatrics) | View |
Paediatric Opthalmology |
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| Dr. Vidhan Doshi | MBBS, MS, FPOS | View |
Paediatric Surgery |
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| Dr. Nishat S. Nanavati | MBBS, MS (Gen. Surgery),M.Ch (Paed. Surgery) | View |
| Dr. Bhalchandra Jayakar | MBBS, MCh (Pediatric-Surgery), MS (Gen. Surgery), DNBE, PGDHA | View |
| Dr. Jui Mandke | MBBS, DNB (Gen. Surgery),DNB (Paed. Surgery) | View |
Paediatric Lactation |
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| Dr. Mugdha Tanmay Joshi | BHMS, MSCDFSM, CNCC, PGCPDN, IBCLC | View |
Paediatric Nephrology |
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| Dr. Amish Udani | MBBS, DCH, DNB (Paediatrics) | View |
Paediatric Endocrinology |
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| Dr. Rini Shah | MBBS, MD (Paediatrics) | View |
From resuscitating babies weighing as little as 700 grams to breathing life back into extremely rare cases of pre-term neonates, our Department of Paediatrics performs tiny miracles that test the limits of modern medicine 24x7, every single day.
No case is too challenging for our highly specialised team of paediatric and surgical specialists, who blend modern medicine with human expertise to make our success rate one of the best in Mumbai.
General Paediatrics: This includes the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Paediatric Ward. Children are admitted through OPD referrals / Emergency. RMOs, intensivists and doctors are available for quick action.
Neonatal Care: Our hospital offers excellent neonatal care in Mumbai including many emergency and specialised services. More
Our department has a 20-bed Paediatric Ward on the second floor, which is equipped to manage paediatric medical, surgical, orthopaedic and other patients. We treat routine cases ranging from malaria enteric fever and meningitis to complicated cases such as Kawasaki’s disease and congestive cardiac failure.
Bright, airy and child-friendly, this ward provides a soothing ambience that hastens a child’s recovery. HFH boasts of an excellent play area, which is well-stocked with toys and other recreational aids to relieve the stress of hospitalisation on our children.
Advances in paediatric medicine, especially paediatric intensive care, have dramatically improved the prognosis of critically ill children. Conditions that were once fatal are now treatable and show substantial improvement.
Many of our little miracles take place in our PICU and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), which routinely give critically ill infants and children a second chance at life.
Our PICU was set up in 2007. It is equipped with 4 beds, 2 ventilators, and other ICU equipment such as Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) monitoring devices, infusion pumps and pulse oximeters. Our PICU is also supported by specially trained ancillary nursing staff.
It is thus fully equipped to manage all types of complicated conditions such as status epilepticus, severe asthma, meningitis as well as critical post-operative paediatric surgery patients.
Our NICU is an excellent facility equipped with 14 beds and 4 ventilators. It provides Level 2 & Level 3 neonatal intensive care. This facility thus provides a back-up to the Department of Obstetrics so that our obstetricians can safely deliver high-risk babies at our hospital.
Our NICU is complimented by a specialised team of senior paediatric consultant surgeons, paediatric opthalmologists, paediatric haemotologists paediatric neurologist, paediatric nephrologists and paediatric cardio-vascular surgeon. Our efficient ancillary nursing staff also contributes to our enviable success rate.
Our successful prognosis is thanks to our allied ancilliaries all under one roof like in-house diagnostic facilities namely CT scans, ultrasound equipment, portable x-ray machines and a fully-automated Pathology Department.
Our hospital also conducts DNB classes for paediatric resident staff. Classes are taken by our senior paediatric consultants. We also have journal clubs and Grand Rounds so that every paediatric RMO is academically at the cutting edge of his / her specialty just as he / she is in practical paediatric work.
Our post-graduate teachers are highly qualified and among the senior-most in their specialty in Mumbai. They take time out of their busy schedules to make sure our DNB students – and an ailing baby’s family – have no questions unanswered.
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